Episode 601. Player Unknown (2)
[Humanity is destroyed.]
With a brief and dry warning, the apocalypse that would encompass the entire tower for the first time began to take shape.
This broadcast triggered an unimaginable chaos that swept the world.
Well, that can’t be helped.
The few outbreaks we’ve had so far, all of which were disasters that were barely prevented after countless sacrifices.
However, if this fails, all sorts of terrible and powerful beings that only exist in the tower may pour out.
In a word, it was a situation where humanity could be completely destroyed. It was only natural that each country would be on emergency alert.
And now.
A meeting was ongoing for over 10 hours in a top-secret facility in a building in Seocho-gu, Seoul.
Still the same boring meetings where the same old thing is repeated over and over again.
“Whew… This is a headache.”
The president of the Korean Awakening Association, Han Sang-jin, let out a deep sigh.
Next to them were representatives of several guilds that had become powerful, including the Dangun and Balhae guilds.
“There’s constant pressure from foreign countries. They keep asking us what we’re going to do. Damn it. Do they think we have a good solution?”
“Still, you have to make a decision.”
“Of course. There are only six and a half days left.”
“After all, what’s left is….”
Most people are keeping quiet, but there is one surest way to prevent the destruction of humanity right now.
Everyone joins forces to kill the fake Kang Jin-hyeok.
Of course, the fake here was the one living in hiding in Signiel.
Boom!
Yoo Chun-young got up from his seat.
“What are you talking about? We should attack Signiel based solely on the words of someone who suddenly appeared out of nowhere! There’s no guarantee that what the masked man says is true, right? In this old man’s view, the one causing the trouble is the fake.”
“Your words are correct, sir. However, from our perspective, the unknown player currently in the association… no, Kang Jin-hyeok is very cooperative. He even voluntarily returned his weapon.”
“I inspected the confiscated weapons just in case, and they have the same structure and appearance as the existing weapons registered in the Hall of Fame.”
“The ability test is the same. We used the same skills and unique abilities, such as ice and fire.”
“On the other hand… Signiel is silent to our summons request. If they are opposed to it because their granddaughter is being held hostage… .”
“What? Are you trying to say that my judgment has been clouded because of Yeonhwa right now?”
Kukukukuku!
Anger burst out from Yu Cheon-yeong’s body.
The inside was suffocating because of the murderous intent that was spurting out.
“Have you forgotten how much Kang Jin-hyeok sacrificed for us?”
“I agree with you. I would rather die than hit him in the back of the head.”
The opposing side was also not easy.
They faced each other tensely, raising their magical power as if they were not going to back down.
If things continued like this, not only would a meeting not be held, but an internal civil war might break out.
“Stop it! Stop it. Don’t you know that fighting among ourselves won’t help anything?”
As the situation was about to escalate, Han Sang-jin tried to stop everyone.
“… … .”
“Tch!”
“Kaaaak, huh! Damn it. We don’t want to hit the back of the head of Kang Jin-hyeok, the player who contributed so much. But what can we do? If we don’t make that damn choice, everyone will end up like X?”
Even at this moment, the sand in the hourglass is falling.
At the moment the first seal was released, small cracks appeared, and gates estimated to be D-F class are being created simultaneously all over the world.
Equivalent to goblins or orcs. They are still relatively easy to block, but their level will go up tomorrow.
The next day it will go up another level, and the day after that it might be above B grade.
If you just go there, countless big cities will burn and disappear. At a point where it exceeds Class A, you won’t even want to calculate what percentage of humanity will survive.
If you don’t want that to happen, you have to get rid of one of the two.
In the worst case, both of them had to be removed.
Just then, the secretary who had been quietly answering the phone whispered in Han Sang-jin’s ear.
“Tongue, Chairman. Outside right now…!”
The secretary had not yet finished speaking.
Crunch!
The door to the confidential space split left and right.
Kukookung!
Unexpected figures emerged from the collapsing debris.
“Cluck! Dust… .”
“No matter how big the situation became, I never thought it would come to a small country like this.”
“If the Korean rankers had just done their jobs properly, we wouldn’t have had to come forward.”
“Stop whining. It’s something that needs to be done anyway.”
The voices of a man and a woman intertwined in the smoke.
Whatever happened, the intrusion into the innermost part was clearly an act of provocation.
“Where the hell do you think this is…!”
The ranker of the Dangun Guild immediately took out his weapon.
Woohoo!
A giant sword appeared from subspace with a dazzling light.
but.
Kaang!
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Before the sword was even halfway out, a woman with copper skin intervened.
The timing of it entangling me like a snake was unusual.
“Stop it, Kazal. We didn’t come here to fight a war.”
“Player Lee Chang-hee. Please stop. I know you.”
The man and Han Sang-jin stopped each other from bringing the people.
“Association President. If you know anyone…?”
“They are rankers from India. I heard they entered the country today to deal with player Kang Jin-hyeok after the apocalypse of the ‘Covenant’ was triggered, but I didn’t expect them to be this reckless… .”
“Nice to meet you. My name is Master Kumar from Gandhara, India. You have been of great help to us in the past.”
Nirasya.
He was once a top ranker, but lost his life fighting the old-timer corporation.
Gandhara was dismantled and India was eliminated from the competition, having lost its center of gravity.
I completely distanced myself from the climb to the top and just looked at the shining spectacle of others.
however.
After the war between Northern Europe and Olympus, everything changed completely.
The gods of the past millennia who had disappeared began to pour everything they had into nurturing the apostles.
As a result, top-level rankers were born after overcoming numerous difficulties.
Kumar, who is under the protection of the Lord Brahma.
Deshmukh, who receives the protection of the Lord Vishnu.
Kajal, who is under the protection of the Lord Indra
Antia, who receives the protection of the Lord Agni.
These four.
“It doesn’t matter if you object. In addition to us, we will send rankers from all over the world.”
Kumar shrugged.
“More than anything, this time, unlike the time of Nirasha, when we only tried to satisfy our own selfish desires, we have both justice and justification.”
No individual can surpass Kang Jin-hyeok. No matter how much protection he receives from the gods, he will never be able to stand up to the monster that defeated the gods alone.
But if it is a group united for one purpose… .
… … That power can never be ignored.
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Same time.
At Signiel, Jinhyuk and the rest of the members were gathered.
“This is ridiculous.”
Jinhyuk watched the broadcast from a little while ago once again.
Their appearance, magical power, and even their little habits are exactly the same.
It means a character that is perfectly aimed at and created for oneself.
‘You even have a magic wand there.’
The Eye of Chaos is one of the highest level eyes, just like the Eye of Greed. It is a type that can only be obtained by successfully completing extremely complex conditions.
Ellis, being a high-ranking member, had no memory of the unknown being distorted, but it seems that the other members are also having confusion in their memories.
If this is what the old-timer corporation is like, it would be pointless for ordinary people or mediocre players to talk about it.
‘If the covenant is activated at this timing, then it must be related to the beings above, not the primordial beings.’
One of the operators must have made a move.
That guy is also very picky.
‘We’ve taken humanity hostage, and we only have seven days left, so we don’t have many options.’
There’s a good chance that even that is being read.
Since they are only digging into the sore spots, unless there are some major variables, we should assume that the other side is prepared for everything.
Anyway, even if I use a single-handed method, it seems to work very well.
“Ugh. What are you going to do? Well. If you leave it like this… Gulp! That fake will only get more arrogant and run wild.”
Ellis muttered, taking a mouthful of strawberry tart for dessert.
“If we make a mistake, we might have to go to war with humanity.”
“The number of players caught by drones is over a hundred. Only B-rank and above.”
“There are quite a few rankers mixed in. They don’t even try to hide their magical powers.”
“Anyway, these kids. They’ve already forgotten everything Jinhyeok oppa saved them from. They’re showing their teeth because they might die at any moment.”
The rest of the members also each said something.
Even though no one is saying anything, everyone is feeling anxious.
This is because this crisis is on a different level from any other crisis we have experienced so far.
The burden of having to fight against fellow humans rather than the common goal of the tower… .
‘I guess not knowing which one is the real me also plays a part.’
The only fact is that they fought Tulcha within the Great Circle, and it is unknown who won or what kind of deals and plots were made within it.
In other words.
This means that among the remaining members, there may be someone who believes the fake guy’s words.
Jinhyuk pressed his throbbing temples.
I was frustrated with the operators who created this situation, but even worse was the disillusionment and disgust I felt toward the humans who changed their stance.
First of all, there is no choice but to make contact with the other person.
The most important thing to figure out what their intentions were was to have a face-to-face conversation.
“Taemin.”
“Yes, bro.”
“That kid is in the Awakened Ones Association now, right?”
“That’s probably true. There’s only one large-scale facility that suppresses magical powers, and security has gone up several levels to the Arts Center in the past few hours.”
“Then… it must be somewhere underground.”
Some candidates come to mind.
But right then.
Kwaaang!
An explosion occurred beneath Signiel.
Black smoke rose along with the red heat wave.
Jinhyuk’s gaze turned downward.
“This magic power is….”
A refreshing drink with a unique lotus scent lingering in the air.
The rankers of Gandhara announced their first opening.
“The annoying guys are here. It would be a good idea to just get away without dealing with them.”
Cheon Yoo-seong put his hand on the scabbard.
How can a guy who rolls his eyes and doesn’t care about water or fire when provoked be so rational in a situation like this?
Of course, as the guy said, the answer is not to associate with leeches.
but.
Any way to escape with peace of mind was blocked from the start.
[Currently, ‘system manipulation’ is unfolding in this area!]
Only after the Gandhara players attacked did another hidden trap become apparent.
There is evidence that one of the operators intervened.
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