– Volume 13, Chapter 6
306. Fifth return district (2)
People quickly read the quest window that appeared. Kim Hwi-yeon makes a happy, yet ambiguous face.
“Hmm… South Korea, China, North Korea, Japan, so… But are North Korean players still alive?”
“I thought everyone was dead because no posts were posted on the community.”
Junggeun murmurs. Kim Hwi-yeon
frowned.
“Not bad. But…
First of all, Japan was included. She shared many conversations and information with Japanese leader Ichijo Eika. Naturally, the relationship with Japan had to become intimate.
But China was also included.
A country that completely ignores players from other countries as if they are not their allies.
“Fortunately, the destination is listed this time.”
The place they had to go to was Mt. Baekdu, between China and North Korea. It wasn’t that far, but the problem was different.
“How did they come over here from Japan…
If the destination was Mt. Baekdu, Japan had no choice but to come inland. The problem was that Japan was an island nation, so we had to cross the sea.
And the sea was full of monsters.
Kim Hwi-yeon pressed her forehead as if she had a headache.
“We talked about it, but what would happen…
If the quest progressed, there was a high possibility that it would be centered on the continent, not Japan, so they had been talking about Japanese players going over to Korea via the sea
. I didn’t know how long it would take and whether I would really succeed. Taesan opened his mouth.
“Can I go help?”
“Are you Taesan?”
Kim Hwi-yeon, who was taken aback for a while, soon
realized one piece of information.
“Come to think of it, Minerva said she could split the sea…
Jeju Island players have been talking about it. That Minerva parted the sea. It is said to have the power of a god.
However, even those who worship Mount Tai as a god did not believe it. to cut the sea It was because it was literally like a miracle from God.
Taesan nodded.
“you can do it.”
“Ha…
Kim Hwi-yeon couldn’t hold back her exclamation.
Do you really cut the sea?
It was unbelievable even when I heard it myself. Taesan continued.
“I’ll leave Barcaza and Minerva here and go alone.”
“yes? Without Minerva-sama?”
“Because I can do it myself. And you two should be here.”
You don’t know what tricks Gosin will do. However, only Minerva and Barkaza were enough to stop it.
If a monster that the two of them can’t stop
descends, the waves of its power will be able to feel even Mount Taesan heading towards Japan. It was possible to deal with it sufficiently.
“Didn’t I say we were gathering in Fukuoka? For now, I’m taking care of people while taking a break.”
“ah. thank you. Mr. Taesan.”
As soon as the words were finished, Taesan’s body disappeared. Kim Hwi-yeon was possessed with an empty smile. Even the strongest himself in hard mode couldn’t keep up with the movement. It was literally monstrous strength.
“Shall we go?”
Taesan came out and stamped her feet
.
[You activated Skill Acceleration.]
[You activated Leap.]
His body flew through the sky with a roar.
“Whew.”
Eika
slowly moved forward, wiping away the sweat.
It was Fukuoka soon. After a few days of hard work while fighting the monsters, the destination was finally in front of my eyes.
However, their expressions were not bright.
“Miss Eika. What do we do now?”
“Well…
the destination is Mt. Baekdu. It was inland. As discussed earlier, they had to go beyond Japan and head to Korea first.
I had to trust only my body to cross a distance that would take nearly an hour by plane.
“What should I do…
Swimming was impossible.
In the depths of the water, monsters roosted. If they tried to swim across, it was clear that most would not make it alive.
“A fucking island country.”
Aika let out a deep sigh.
“Are you going to build a boat…
A sturdy and strong boat that can accommodate all these people?
Eika didn’t know it, but in fact, Japanese players from previous lives
came over to the inland like that.
The term of the fifth return from the previous life was quite long. By then, the players had developed enough strength to defeat the monsters of the sea without problems.
In addition, this quest did not have a time limit. There were a few ships in Fukuoka that weren’t half wrecked, but there wasn’t enough fuel left to carry more than 400,000 players. They ended up having to cut down trees and smelt iron to build several huge ships.
Then they boarded a boat and headed inland. The monsters of the sea trying to attack the ship were taken down by hardmode players
.
It took about half a year to get there.
No matter how superhuman they were, it was not easy to build a ship in a situation where there was no foundation.
But there was no other way. Eika grunted and opened her mouth.
“Once you arrive at the port, think about it. After figuring out the situation of the remaining ships and the sea, let’s do it slowly. once.”
“All right.”
People nodded their heads with stiff faces
.
They prepared for hardships and headed for their destination.
“It is the sea.”
someone is muttering The sea began to appear in the distance. There is a long way to go, but first we have arrived at our destination.
“..what?”
A man in the lead, looking at the sea, suddenly opened his eyes.
“Is that… a person?”
” yes?”
Eika also averted her eyes at his words. As I focused my gaze, I saw someone near the beach.
“…Huh?”
“for a moment. who is this? Was there a player who arrived first?”
They were perplexed and went all the way to the human figure. Aika’s eyes widened when she confirmed who In-yeong was.
“Mr. Taesan…?”
Taesan Kang. Korean Alone mode player.
he was standing on the beach
“Come. I’ve been struggling to wait for days.”
“Why is Taesan here?”
“I’m here to help.”
Taesan answered briefly. Aika asked with a puzzled face.
“Have you ever crossed the sea alone…?”
Taesan nodded.
Aika couldn’t help but exclaim.
crossed the sea in his own strength. I could see the power of Taesan.
Japanese players, who belatedly realized the identity of Mount Tai, also felt gratitude as well as respect. He crossed the dangerous sea alone to help them.
“thank you. Mr. Taesan.”
Aika expressed her sincere gratitude. she said with a hopeful face.
“If you have Mr. Taesan… I can cross the sea faster.”
While Taesan takes care of the sea monsters, they build a boat and sail to Korea without the monsters interfering.
If it went according to plan, the time required to build the ship could be greatly reduced. There was a good chance that it would arrive in Korea within three months.
“no.”
But Taesan said.
“I’ll pass right now. Get ready.”
“yes? Right now?”
Aika was taken aback. going over right now There was no way. A memory passed through her mind as she tried to deny it.
Players from Japan and Korea often interacted with each other through community. The distance is close and the culture is similar, so we shared a lot of comfort in this hopeless situation.
And most of the stories Korean players told were about Taesan.
And among them, there was a story that was ignored because it was so exaggerated.
It was the story of Mount Tai dividing the sea.
Taishan stared at the horizon.
rippling waves.
There was no sense of will in it.
It was just a natural phenomenon.
then.
Taesan opened his mouth with determination.
“Separate.”
[You activate the declaration of severance.]
“Huh?”
Eika’s pupils widened.
The people who had been quietly whispering shut their mouths.
“The sea…
Eika looked at the sea as if possessed. Not only her, but everyone else.
The sea level was parting in front of them.
It made a way for them to part beyond the horizon and to the bottom of the deep, deep sea.
A fluttering, bouncing fish came into their sight.
No one could open their mouths.
I just stared blankly at the parted sea.
Taesan moved in silence.
“Let’s go. then.”
“Oh oh oh…
Japanese players hesitantly
walked out on the bottom of the sea.
They recoiled as they looked at the wall of the sea that parted beside them. It was as if the wall would collapse at any moment and the sea would swallow them.
“I never imagined seeing the bottom of the sea like this…
Aika muttered blankly.
Divide the sea and make a road
It was literally a miracle of God.
And the one who did it was Taesan.
‘Is this really human power?’
Aika was silently shocked. He knew the power of Taishan. The momentum he showed at the end as he lightly trampled on Amelia was beyond her reach.
But it was more than that.
It is said that it is the sea that reaches Korea and Japan.
“This is…
I knew that Korean players worship Taesan as a god.
He also knew that Taishan had overwhelming power enough to be mistaken for a god.
But it was more than she had imagined.
Taesan’s power was beyond understanding.
Other Japanese players who experienced the power of Taishan for the first time were even more shocked.
Although Taesan showed his strength when defeating Amelia, few saw him in person.
In the community, Korean players worship Taesan and talk about his powers, but I thought that there was, of course, exaggeration
.
But no.
Rather, it was reduced.
Kurrureung!
The monsters across the sea wave their tentacles and try to attack, but Tae-san waves.
[You activated Dekaravia’s Distorted Vegetation.]
Kugoo Goo!
Roots arise from the bottom of the sea. Enveloping hundreds of thousands of players, it penetrates and crushes monsters.
“Taishan-nim…
Their worship goes to Taishan. Those who find someone to rely on begin to believe in Taesan.
[The proficiency of the divine power has risen by 1%.]
They arrived in Korea within a few hours.
It was incomprehensibly fast, considering that it took several days to go to Fukuoka alone while dealing with the monsters.
They stammered and set foot in Korea. Taesan led them up to Seoul.
one day.
It was the time until the Japanese players parted the sea and arrived in Seoul.
It was only natural that Kim Hwi-yeon’s eyes widened as she waited.
“Are you there already?”
Although she was embarrassed, she guided the people of Japan to a resting place. In a daze, they followed Kim Hwi-yeon’s words.
After a while, barely recovering from the shock, they shouted.
“Taesan-nim…!”
“He is a god! What a god!”
They started shouting furiously. In response to the Korean people who originally believed in Taesan as a god, they began to worship each other.
[The proficiency of the divine power has increased by 1%.]
[The proficiency of the divine power has increased by 1%.]
“It seems to be climbing steadily.”
Taesan murmured. The number of players in Japan is ten times that of Korea. Perhaps because more people worshiped, the rate of increase in divine power became steeper.
There was a good chance that the mastery of divine power would exceed 60% this time.
Minerva, who was cleaning up the monsters, also said with excitement.
“I am also surprised. master. Where the hell did you get the spirit from? That’s a power not allowed to mortals.”
Minerva is the Spirit King. Mortals knew a lot of information that they didn’t know. That’s why I couldn’t help but wonder about Taesan’s commandments.
“well.”
Taesan didn’t even know. In order to know that, he had to first know what spirit elevation was, but even the immortal Green Witch could not give an answer to it.
It would be after going down the labyrinth for quite some time to realize that.
In the meantime, Ichika regained his composure and
started a conversation with Kim Hwi-yeon.
She is Japan’s leader. I couldn’t just admire it forever.
“There are 450,000 surviving players in Japan. There are ten thousand hardmode players.”
“It’s ten times ours…
Kim Hwi-yeon licked her tongue. I’ve heard of it before, but it really survived a lot. Ichika smiled bitterly.
“It’s nothing to be proud of. The situation in Korea was unique.”
Those who are called Gosin because of the existence of Taesan focused on Korea.
In fact, the gap between Korean hardmode players and Japanese hardmode players was quite large.
“Then now…
“Yes.”
Hwiyeon Kim nodded.
“The biggest problem remains.”
This quest is a national joint quest. All players from a designated country had to gather in one place.
And at Mt. Baekdu, I had to meet Chinese players who had not received a single response.
“How many people survived in China?”
How many survivors are there? What is their atmosphere? Are they hostile to other countries?
I didn’t know anything about it.
But still they had to go.
Two days later. After talking with people and having some exchange.
They headed for Mt. Baekdu.
Level up with skill
