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After a while.
Just when I thought I had barely held on, I felt the huge energy that seemed to swallow me up evaporate without a trace. The sound of rusty machinery that was constantly scratching my ears disappeared for a moment, and the strong wind stopped and my hair, which had been blowing around, settled down.
It suddenly quieted down to the point that what just happened seemed like a lie. The brilliance that filled the hall was gradually fading away as the light scattered.
Nothing has changed. Everything was the same.
It’s just that several messages are displayed in the field of view.
I took a deep breath and calmly lowered my eyes.
『An unprecedented achievement!』
『User Kim Soo-hyun and four others succeeded in obtaining the Zero Code!』
『Zero Code is a divine name born in Ten Heaven, an unknown dimension that no one knows about. The achievement of being recognized as the master of the Zero Code through the realm of law, the Zone of Protection, and the Temple of Promise is an unprecedented achievement that has never happened before or will happen again.』
『A total of 150,000,000 Gold Points will be granted to user Kim Soo-hyun and four others!』
『Modify the reward results. We confirmed that the Zero Code was not obtained by force, but that it was qualified and officially recognized.』
2022-04-18
『Existing Gold Point rewards are increased tenfold. The corrected reward is 1,500,000,000 Gold Points, and 300,000,000 Gold Points are granted per user.』
『User Kim Soo-hyun acquires the title ‘Normal’. (The title is activated when certain situations or conditions are met.) 』
I almost burst out laughing while reading the message. No, it’s really billions. The total reward is 1.5 billion GP, not 150 million GP. A whopping 300 million won per person. This is twice the amount of GP received in the first round.
< User Information (Player Status) >
1. Name: Kim Soo-hyun (5 years)
2. Class: Arousal Secret, Sovereign Of Sword, Master
3. Nation: Free mercenary
4. Clan: Mercenary (Clan Rank: S Zero)
5. True Name • Nationality: 1. Jeongsang (頂上) 2. Lord of the Sword (君主) 3. Demonic Nature (魔性) • Republic of Korea
6. Sex: Male (28)
7. Height • Weight: 181.5cm • 75.5kg
8. Tendency: Moderation • Chaos
[Strength 99(+2)] [Durability 95(+2)] [Dexterity 101] [Stamina 101(+2)] [Magic Power 96] [Luck 90(+2)]
(Remaining abilities are 0 points.)
In addition, he received the title of summit for the second time. I don’t know what effect it has, but I was finally able to experience something more realistic.
When I held my right hand tightly, I felt a small, solid texture. When I slowly raise my arm and open my hand, a bright blue bead is lying in my palm. No matter how many times I look at it, the zero code is clear.
okay. I finally did it.
I succeeded in changing the painful past with my own hands. Above all, I did not let my brother and Han So-young die, and now… .
now… .
“… … .”
weird. Why does my heart suddenly feel tight?
No matter how hard I try, my thoughts just won’t flow. No, more accurately, I should say that I don’t want to do it.
So, me.
‘But part of your heart probably didn’t want to accept it, right?’
‘Because it would have been better to listen to Seraph’s advice.’
‘The only will, belief, purpose, and goal that has supported you so far… .’
‘Because everything will fall apart.’
… What did you come here for?
Why aren’t you happy even though you accomplished what you wanted?
It was then.
“ah?”
In a split second, my vision suddenly tilted to the right,
“It’s dangerous!”
Someone supports my back and grabs my arm.
When I first came to my senses, I saw the ceiling. I think my legs suddenly gave out and I almost fell.
“are you okay?”
Go Yeon-ju approached his shadowy face with his eyes slightly lowered.
“No, no. it’s nothing.”
I straightened my posture with a long sigh. And then he stared at the thing he was holding in his hand again.
Zero Code is softly emitting blue light. It’s so beautiful that I just want to get sucked into it.
At that moment, I felt a tug on me again.
“Su-hyun!”
“Yes, yes?”
When I raised my eyes in surprise, Go Yeon-ju was looking at me with complicated eyes.
“Why are you doing this all of a sudden? yes?”
“Why are you like this? “What did I do?”
“no… . His eyes look like a dead person… . Like someone who’s about to collapse at any moment… .”
“… “Do you mean me?”
At first I wondered what that meant. Although I felt faint for a moment, there was nothing wrong with my body.
However, Go Yeon-ju spoke in a tearful voice and even her eyes became watery. Not only Go Yeon-ju but also Han So-young had a look of concern on their faces, and Nam Da-eun and Mar were also looking worried. I touched my face, feeling devastated.
‘Hwajeong. ‘Did I really just do that?’
– … … .
‘Hwajeong?’
– … It was a little strange. Come to your senses… ! No, no. Anyway, take a look.
Just a little. I would be mistaken if I felt like I said it reluctantly.
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No, it’s just as Hwajeong said. I’d better get out of here quickly. Because this is not the time to be so sentimental. The purpose has been achieved, and now that he has suddenly disappeared, there must be a lot of worries out there. Let’s think about it after we go back.
I slapped my cheek hard to come to my senses. He immediately put the zero code into his chest and opened his mouth.
“Let’s go out. “Let’s go back.”
Just before I left the room, I looked back, feeling as if I was possessed by something.
The inside was still the same. Only the blue bonfire was lighting up the lonely hall.
Should I say it’s refreshing, or should I say it’s love and hate?
I don’t know.
One thing is only certain.
Now to come back here,
“… … .”
It will never happen again.
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If there was one thing I was curious about after leaving the Temple of Promise, it was none other than the whereabouts of the Four Zones. As soon as we returned to the sacred area, a group of lights approached us and guided us as before, and I became curious about what would happen next. In the first round, we took out every single one, so there is no comparison.
Hwajeong gave the answer. To put it bluntly, it disappears as soon as I unlock it with a zero code. Of course, the Temple of Promise, as well as the final gateway and ancient ruins, will still remain, but the guardians ‘keep the zero code.’ Since the cause is gone, it must return to nothingness.
For me, who had planned to mobilize as an ally if possible, it was a disappointing experience. But he said there was nothing he could do, so he had no choice but to give up.
As I was walking back as I was being guided,
“Ugh. The more I look at it, the more I regret it. Marya. Don’t you want to take them with you? “I think it would be delicious to grow.”
“yes. I also want to spend time together if I can. But since Da-eun is a sword, wouldn’t she be able to use it as a weapon?”
Four ladies play with the snooping guardian,
“hmm. This is my first time receiving 300 million won worth of GP. “Actually, I’m still in a daze.”
“It’s my first time with 300 million, but I’ve experienced something similar before. “Istantel Low Road may not know this, but in our clan, we see this and call it the Kim Soo-hyun effect.”
I was amazed when I saw the reward message, and I was shaking all the way back. Even Han So-young was more talkative than usual.
But you can see it at a glance. There are many things I want to ask, but I am holding back. And it’s not that they’re talking because they’re really happy, but that they’re doing it on purpose because of me.
Actually, I don’t think there is a big problem, but I still feel sorry.
So we joked and laughed sometimes, but the more we did, the more awkward the atmosphere became. In particular, Han So-young’s worry became even deeper. She probably sensed my emotional state with her extra senses, so she decided to just keep quiet.
And so through the Holy Zone, the Iron and Blood Zone, and the Sword Zone, to the first Shadow Zone. We were able to return to the point where we first entered in about the same amount of time as when we entered.
“Thank you for taking me… . Okay… . Oh, by the way, how many hours has it been since you came here?”
Go Yeon-ju, who was saying goodbye to the shadow giant at that time, asked as if something suddenly occurred to him.
“It was probably seven or eight hours. “I stayed longer than I thought.”
Soyoung Han said it was an estimate, but it was almost accurate.
About three hours to go. One hour and thirty minutes from the Temple of Promise. Three hours to get back. In other words, roughly seven hours and thirty minutes would have passed. It is definitely a time that cannot be considered short. (Of course, it doesn’t even compare to the first episode.) I experienced such an amazing phenomenon that I didn’t notice the passage of time.
Anyway, there is only one thing left now. If you unlock the legal area with the zero code and enter the warp gate as soon as you leave, everything is over. This marks the end of fifteen years of Hall Plain life.
It’s a new thought, but… . It was really long.
I traced my hand to find the invisible membrane, stood in front of the Buddhist temple, and took out a small blue bead from my pocket. My heart is pounding, but my mind is strangely blank.
“then… .”
After a while, the hand holding the zero code slowly touched the membrane.
however.
“hmm?”
How much time has passed?
No matter how long I waited, there was no sign of the legal area being lifted. To be more precise, there is no reaction at all. Even if I tried rolling the zero code around, the result was the same.
“what? I can’t believe I’ll be trapped like this forever… ?”
I could hear Go Yeon-ju chattering as if she was still relaxed, followed by Nam Da-eun laughing.
“I think it would still be good. Wouldn’t it be nice to make the temple our kingdom and live together as a group of five? “If I get lonely, I can have a child with my brother.”
“You, Da-eun. Watch your mouth. “There is nothing you can’t say in front of Mar.”
“why? “They are only father and daughter in a formal sense anyway, so they are not close relatives.”
“Yes, yes? “Me and my dad?”
Marya. Why are you so surprised? Words like that aren’t even worth worrying about… . no. Don’t blush. To turn someone into a beast.
“Let’s wait a little longer. “Because of the size of this membrane, it may take time to release.”
At least Han So-young says the most normal and realistic things. Thanks to this, I got out of a difficult situation.
To express my gratitude at least with my eyes, I looked back at Soyoung Han with my hand on the curtain.
It was that moment.
“… … ?”
Suddenly, acrid smoke stings my nose,
Grrrr, rrrrr!
Hot heat flowed in from the front.
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Now, it looks like Episode 2 will be wrapped up in Episodes 4 and 5. 🙂
fantasy,
