Episode 400:
The upper world where the Elyos live.
The underworld where monsters live.
Middle Earth, where people who are neither Elyos nor monsters live.
Offset. To those who do not know the existence of the place otherwise called heaven.
Taehyun, who knew that the Abyss was nothing more than a lower world, had to have a unique perspective.
Of course, that doesn’t mean the Abyss is smaller than Earth.
It is a place where even Taehyeon cannot predict the end, and there is an area that even the great dukes who have lived for a long time cannot know.
It was natural for a human with much weaker powers to view the Abyss as the universe.
The beginning. Middle layer. Deep part.
And the deepest level, where the full-scale secret struggle begins.
How much time will have to pass before we find out that there is a magical sea of unknown depth flowing there, a desert with no known end, and subspace gates leading to a labyrinth are installed here and there.
The thirty-five years of life I lived before returning.
Taehyun could tell by seeing the development process at that time.
Without his intervention, it would have taken at least 100 more years.
Even that would have been possible only after the blood of countless players had been spilled.
At first, there was a certain sense of duty.
To condemn the demons and save the players who are wasting away in the Abyss.
Wouldn’t there be a need to share information more actively?
It wasn’t until I met beings called Archdukes that I changed my mind.
If we don’t resolve the territorial war and tribal war, it will end up happening.
‘The Earth will face a cataclysmic moment.’
I couldn’t stay tied to the Earth.
After finishing the turf war, I had to meet the king and ask him questions.
What happens after the tribal war?
Is it really all that is necessary to use the power of the lower world to balance the upper world?
While growing little by little.
Taehyun’s body became that of a monster, and his thoughts also gradually expanded.
Earth where humans live.
Could it be that it is a middle world that belongs to neither the lower world nor the upper world?
A civilization that is more developed than the monsters of the underworld.
A power that is incomparably weak compared to the Elyos of the Upper World.
Such fleeting thoughts often appeared in my mind.
Is that why?
‘Middle-earth is not just about Earth.’
The reason Taehyun, who had been sarcastic all the time, closed his mouth was because it was such an unexpected remark.
Eventually, what came out of my mouth that never left was a rather foolish response.
“what…?”
It was a stupid question, even to myself.
Fortunately.
Noname was far from a practical joke.
It was almost impossible for him to appear here.
This is because there is not enough time to waste on personal jokes.
[Earth is connected to the lower world right now, but there is also another dimension connected to the upper world.]
“…!!”
Another dimension exists.
I felt like I had been hit hard on the head when words that would have been overlooked by anyone else came out of the mouth of a man named God.
I feel like asking about the details.
Noname said that stories from other dimensions are outside the rules.
He told me that if I was curious, I would have to look it up myself like ‘that guy’.
[If this continues, the upper and lower worlds will be connected again according to his will. Of course, the choice is yours.]
“….”
I was confused.
It was difficult to understand.
The memories that Noname showed in the past in the United States would only be about one of the ten heavenly realms.
Just looking at the Valkyries I saw earlier, their status would be incomparable to that of ordinary monsters.
If such people were to wander into the underworld, the monsters would die out.
“why?”
Why would the Underworld King, who wants to win the tribal war, take such a risk?
A conversation between King Sanggye and King Hagye.
An ancient memory revealed by Shinsu.
In addition, several guesses were combined to come together.
rise in rank.
“Are you saying that is the only way to win the race war?”
Those words leaked out without me even realizing it.
[Contrary to appearances, he was a bit slow to notice.]
Taehyun has much greater potential than he thinks.
The fact that Taehyun, a human, was able to surpass the power of the Archduke was possible because of his rise in rank.
Noname spoke as if chatting.
I didn’t know it was Taehyun.
If all the monsters in the underworld truly rise in rank due to the influence of the divine beast, many monsters of great supply will be born among them.
‘The current power gap can be made up somehow.’
But how much time will it take to do that?
How many battles must be fought to gain experience?
In the first place, is it possible to win a race war with monsters alone?
In my memories, the racial war was one in which the underworld could never win.
Although there is a supreme power called the Archduke, there are also beings in the upper world who are called the masters of each heaven.
Even with that alone, you can already see that the Ten Archdukes exist.
[The Absolutes that exist in each heaven are also not inferior to the Great Duke of the Underworld.]
No Name put a wedge in Taehyeon’s doubts.
‘….’
Dozens of archdukes.
No, the number may be in the hundreds.
Just thinking about it was a dizzying amount of power.
At that time, something passed through my mind.
“If the Divine Beast raises the level of the lower world, what about Earth…?”
What is the status of Earth, which is still imperfectly connected to the Abyss?
Noname did not answer that question.
That attitude became an opportunity to confirm my guess.
‘The status of the lower world and the status of the Earth are connected.’
It became even more difficult to understand the King of Hagye’s actions.
Because he didn’t have to go through the trouble of using Taehyun as the key, he could just bloom the divine beast himself.
All he had to do was finish the turf war himself, raise the status of the Underworld and Earth through the Divine Beast, and prepare for the race war.
But why doesn’t he move?
Why can’t I even see my nose removed after going through the trouble of selecting the key?
“What is the Underworld King doing?”
This time, Noname did not respond.
I just don’t have much time.
I’m just asking you to ask more productive questions.
‘It can’t even be called an arrangement like this.’
This is our second meeting.
Just as Noname had figured out Taehyun, Taehyun had also gotten to know him a little bit.
“What do you want me to do? Oh, don’t misunderstand. “Because I’m asking what the King of the Underworld wants.”
[Sometimes there are areas beyond the reach of omnipotence. The same goes for the guy who chose you. Reincarnation consumes more existence than you think.]
“….”
[My time here is slowly running out. Now it’s time to choose. Should I accept Shinsoo or reject Shinsoo’s choice and go out?] As if there
really was no time, Noname continued what he had to say without giving him time to think.
[It will take quite some time. By your standards, it may be hundreds of years, thousands of years, or tens of thousands of years.]
“Wait, I didn’t say anything like that…”
[Isn’t it up to you to decide how much time you can shorten? One thing that is hopeful is that time passes differently here than outside.]
“That is truly hopeful.”
Before I knew it, Taehyun’s attitude had become crooked again.
Of course, Noname no longer cared about that attitude.
[I hope it’s not too late and you don’t have to experience the same sense of loss as he did.]
“I refuse to say anything that doesn’t make sense.”
[Just kidding.]
“….”
At one point, I asked him if he didn’t like jokes and said he didn’t have enough time.
Noname didn’t bother to answer.
Now is the time to really choose.
Taehyun’s worries did not last long.
A divine beast that has already blossomed according to the King of the Underworld’s plan.
If I could accept that power and gain greater power, if I could use that power to raise the status of both the underworld and the Earth.
“There is no reason to refuse.”
I said I would play it properly for once.
Taehyun expressed his firm intention.
[Let’s begin.]
With that, let’s end.
A lot of magical energy rushed into my head.
There was no pain.
The body thrown into the enormous magical power is simply erased, pickled, and regenerated over and over again.
Only then did I understand what it meant to be chosen by a divine beast and what it meant to raise the level of the underworld.
Taehyun concentrated his mind.
Because I was planning to accept the power of the divine beast and move out as soon as possible.
I had no intention of feeling this strange feeling for long.
Kurrrrrr.
Memories were erased and re-engraved repeatedly.
[That guy is also mischievous.]
I felt like I heard those words.
It wasn’t long before even that became unheard of.
* * *
A teenage guild representing the new Korea.
Among them, Night Walker’s status was particularly high.
This was also because Onsaemi was called one of the four major guilds along with Magicians Alchemist and developed New Korea into the powerhouse it is today.
Force, goods, etc.
This was also because, unlike other guilds that used external appearances as a measure of strength, Night Walker’s strength came from information.
However, the person who is raising the guild’s status more than anything else is Yoo Ah-young, the guild leader and one of the best active players.
It started with an S-level license, then acquired an SS-level license, and recently acquired an SSS-level license, one of only ten issued in the world.
This is because she is one of the ten national power players who are showing off their power in the world.
It’s already been three years since Kim Tae-hyun, the world’s No. 1 player, went missing.
This was an achievement achieved over those three years.
Night Walker special training room.
There, Yoo Ah-young swung the sword alone.
It was not a rare grade sword nor did it contain any magical power.
Nevertheless, there was a prediction that it could tear anything to pieces.
The corpses of S-class monsters of different names were piled up around her.
Although it was a hologram made of magical power, its appearance could easily be considered a real monster.
The voice of the training staff could be heard through her earrings.
[Guild leader. Shall we begin now?]
“Okay. Annihilation mode. “Please give me a grade of SSS.”
[…I understand.]
With the employee’s final hesitant reply, a new magical power gathered before my eyes.
The gathered magical power created five SS-class monsters.
Annihilation mode is a difficulty level created based on the assumption that a break has occurred, and since it is an SSS level break, it was natural that many SS level monsters would appear.
“Whoa.”
She exhaled and adjusted her grip on the sword.
Tsuzzzzzz.
The rare grade sword was imbued with green magic.
Until 4 years ago, it was an S-grade skill, and until 3 years ago, it was an SS-grade skill.
It was ‘Amazon’s Awesomeness’, which has now become an SSS level skill.
Her new model was flooding in quickly.
Squeak. Skag. Tsukak.
An attack struck before the monsters could react.
In one fell swoop, the magical power that made up the monsters’ bodies disappeared.
This is because the system judged that the power contained in her sword exceeded the resistance of the monsters.
Let’s deal with about ten more SS-rank monsters like that.
Crrrrr.
The magic of the system created a blue object.
Among monsters, it ranks high in ferocity.
It was a dragon that was considered to be at the top level in terms of strength.
“It’s a blue dragon.”
I remembered Seo Sang-ik’s words that I once shared.
New Korea’s only legendary weapon, the Dragon Slayer Sword.
Apparently it was also made from the corpse of a blue dragon.
Pajijijik.
Sparks flew from the fully formed body of the dragon.
Her body was paralyzed, as if it had been electrocuted.
The dragons’ unique strength and courage.
Kwasik!!
The sword he was holding could not withstand his spirit and broke apart.
A rare grade sword cannot even withstand the energy of an SSS grade monster.
‘So that guy has been holding onto something like this for three years now…’
Tiring.
[Skill Amazoness’ Haki (SSS) has been strengthened. Magic power consumption is accelerated.]
Tsuzuzuzuzu!!
Green magic covered the entire body.
“If I catch you, can I say I reached him?”
Thinking of a man who disappeared without a trace three years ago.
She took on the dragon’s spirit with her body.
