_ Volume 13, Chapter 8
308. The Fifth Return Earth (4)
“Emperor?”
Kim Hwi-yeon asked shyly.
is the emperor It was a very anachronistic word.
But all the Chinese players bowed down at the man’s words.
An unfathomable person kneels and bows his head. Players in Korea and Japan look at them in bewilderment.
When they didn’t bend down, the skinny man snorted.
“As expected, the lowly ones don’t recognize His Majesty’s greatness.”
He glanced around. Seeing the devastated land and the soil polluted by cultivation, he contorted his face.
“This is not a suitable place for a great emperor to stay! wait! lowly things! First of all, let’s get His Majesty’s residence ready first, and then we’ll talk about it again.”
the man winked. People carrying palanquins
moved their heavy feet and climbed Mt. Baekdu.
“what. that?”
who is called emperor.
People were taken aback by the unexpected situation.
And regardless of their embarrassment, the quest was in progress.
[Start of special quest]
[Players from all over the world gathered at Mt. Baekdu. The small number of players who have not yet arrived at Mt. Baekdu will incur a heavy penalty if they do not arrive within the next week.] [
Prepare your shelter for a week and prepare for the monsters’ attack. A full-scale quest will begin in a week.]
[Select a representative for each country. ]
[Players from each country cannot harm each other during this quest.]
“Representative?”
Each country had a leader. However, this was the first time he had been asked to directly appoint a representative through a quest.
“This… how do I do it?”
“Kim Hwi-yeon. you do it.”
Taesan said softly.
“There is no one else to do it but you, right? I don’t intend to.”
In the first place, Kim Hwi-yeon overcame all the troubles in each region and became the leader. Now, there was no possibility that someone else would become the representative.
Taesan would be the only one, but he had no intention of doing that.
“ah. yes.” Kim Hwi-yeon
became the representative
through the people’s choice .
Japan was not much different. Eika Ichijo became the representative without much trouble.
“What will happen to North Korea…
“I will take care of it.”
Divided into dozens of groups, it would be difficult for them to choose someone as their representative.
But it wasn’t a major issue.
There was something else more important than that.
china.
The unfathomable number of players
.
Korea and Japan were so numerous that they seemed literally only a handful. It was impossible to guess the number.
And they had to go on quests together.
Korean and Japanese players tried to talk to and exchange information with Chinese players. They tried to build friendships with each other and match the sum of battles.
But there was a problem from there.
“hey?”
“Um… can you answer me?”
The Chinese players completely ignored the Korean and Japanese people.
Even if I tried to talk to him from the front and grab him, he avoided me as if I couldn’t see him.
People were perplexed. In order to clear the quest, they had to talk together and cooperate.
But they showed no signs of cooperating.
“What the hell is that?”
Hwiyeon Kim grumbled.
“What are you going to do? Are you trying to live with yourself? It is so strange.”
“Hmm.”
Taesan was also amazing. The China he remembered in his previous life was not like this.
Surely many players survived, but not as many as this, and the one called the emperor did not exist.
Rather, it was more like North Korea, where there was no clear leader, and the teams were divided and fighting. And as the quest progressed and people died, they gradually
regained stability.
But now it was very different.
‘The guy riding the palanquin is said to be the emperor.’
And the power you feel there.
Taesan laughed quietly. I had a guess.
After just one day, a residence was prepared for the emperor.
The withered man called them.
“His Majesty is calling you.”
“her.”
Lee Taeyeon stuck out her tongue. The emperor’s residence created in heaven and earth was literally the end of splendor.
A tent the size of a playground was used to pitch a tent. Around it lay luxurious decorations of inestimable value.
“I think I saw this in a textbook
?”
“that’s right. It’s one of the most beautiful stone statues in China, and here it is…
Eika murmured as she absentmindedly touched the statue.
“What is it? how.”
To bring such a large amount of silk and bring such a stone statue in a situation where people were literally risking their lives to fight for the survival of mankind.
“First… shall we go in?”
They didn’t know anything about China yet. Even how they survived
.
The one called the emperor called Kim Hwi-yeon and Aika, the representatives of each country. And Lee Tae-yeon, Kang Jun-hyuk and Tae-san. There were only five like this.
The withered man shouted something as a cautionary note when meeting the emperor, but he threw it all away.
“Seeing that only we were invited, why don’t you look around the community? He never answered me.”
Junhyeok Kang grumbled. Calling Lee Tae-yeon and Kang Jun-hyeok and Kang Tae-san accurately
meant that they knew that the three were the strongest in Alone Mode.
They passed through the entrance and entered the tent.
Opposite the entrance was a lofty throne.
Seeing the man sitting on top of it, Kim Hwi-yeon frowned slightly.
“Yongpo?”
The man was wearing a robe that only ancient emperors wore.
The man in the chair looked down at them and spoke in a languid but confident tone.
“I am Jinryong. I am the master of the earth.”
“What bullshit?”
Junhyeok Kang clicked his tongue. Jinryong continued his words without any change in emotions.
“I understand. An insect that crawls on the ground cannot accept the idea of a bird in the sky. But I am right.”
What comes out of Jinryong’s voice is arrogance. There was only one.
“You are weak and weak.”
Jinyoung said. “You
are the ones who can survive only with someone’s protection .
Protection from a great one like me.”
Jinryong looked at Kim Hwiyeon.
“He who was chosen as the representative of Korea. How many players are there in your country?”
“…Forty thousand.”
“Then representative of Japan. Who are the survivors of your country?”
“Four hundred thousand.”
Hearing the number, Jinryong said confidently.
“There are 100 million players in China led by me.”
One hundred million.
They are speechless at the overwhelming numbers. It was a very high survival rate even considering that the country had a large population.
And Taesan was also a little surprised. China in its previous life did not survive even one tenth of that.
“Forty thousand and forty thousand. It’s a small number that really has no value.”
There was a slight hint of contempt in Jinryong’s voice.
“As far as I know, there were tens of millions of people in both countries. But
you said you couldn’t save just that much from there? Are you qualified to be a leader?”
At those words, Kim Hwi-yeon and Aika shut their mouths.
“You don’t deserve it.”
Jinryong revealed this.
The tent began to flutter.
Except for Taesan, the faces of everyone else hardened.
“You are not qualified to rule people. That is the limit of you fellow citizens.”
Jinryong stood up from his seat.
“Be my people. Follow my orders and carry out my instructions. Then I will save you and protect you as my people.”
he said outright. like an emperor
At the same time, a great power jumped out of Jinryong.
“Ah…
“Ugh”
Kim Hwi-yeon and Aika’s faces turned white. Lee Tae-yeon and Kang Jun-hyeok
are shocked.
‘for a moment.’
Kang Jun-hyuk had met Amelia. Her powers were like those of a monster. Kang Jun-hyeok, who believed that he had no opponents other than Tae-san and Lee Tae-yeon, had the strength to believe that he could never win.
However, the power that Jinryong showed now was superior to that.
can’t be touched
It was the same power as the Absolute.
Koo Goo Goo!
Power comes out stronger. Lee Tae-yeon and Kang Jun-hyeok clenched their teeth and endured, but in the case of Kim Hwi-yeon and Aika, their bodies began to bend.
Jinryong said calmly.
“Accept it. Woomin. That is the best option you can make.”
Kim Hwi-yeon’s mouth trembled. It was just a feeling of being weighed down by an overwhelming presence.
But she bit her lip.
It was the moment when Jinryong frowned at her unanswering appearance and tried to strengthen his power even more.
“I did something and it was only like this’?”
A quiet murmur was heard.
Jinryong’s pupils shook for the first time.
Taesan looked at him with calm eyes as if he were taking a walk.
‘ what?’
Jin-ryong was taken aback. Even though Taesan was right next to him, he didn’t care about his presence at all.
Taesan looked at Jinryong and said.
“It’s fun.”
“…you must be Taesan. A self-proclaimed person who went deeper than anyone else in Alone Mode.”
Jinryong revealed this.
“Anyway, human. It cannot reach me.”
Jinryong’s power exploded.
All the pressure was on Taesan.
It is a concentration of mighty power that in itself oppresses life.
Taesan laughed quietly. A very small amount of power
emanated
from him .
Kiyiing!
“Huh!”
Kim Hwi-yeon let out a breath. The waves of power collided and the Jinryong’s pressure was broken.
“…you?”
Jinryong’s eyes were shaking like crazy.
Kim Hwi-yeon and Aika, unaware of the circumstances, stared blankly at the two, gasping for breath.
After a moment of silence, Jinryong opened his mouth
.
“…the excitement is broken. go away. I will hear the answer later.”
As if he didn’t want to answer any further, he got down from his throne and headed out of the tent.
As he left, Taesan asked with a smile.
“I heard that North Korean players went to see you.”
Divided into dozens of groups, they headed north to join China.
“Where have they gone?”
Jinryong left without answering.
Taesan raised Kim Hwi-yeon and Aika, who had fallen, to their feet.
“Are you okay?”
“ah. Yes…
Kim Hwi-yeon struggled to get up.
“thank you. Mr. Taesan.”
“ah. Thank you…
“Brother.”
Junhyeok Kang asked with a hard face.
“What is it. that?”
“…too strong? Isn’t
that enough for the 50th floor?”
Lee Tae-yeon and Kang Jun-hyeok were embarrassed. In the case of Kim Hwi-yeon and Aika, they simply felt huge pressure, but the two attacking the Alone mode could more directly feel the power of Jinryong.
“Is there anyone other than my brother who has gone down to that level?”
Jinryong’s power was too strong.
Even Lee Tae-yeon and Kang Jun-hyeok had power that could not win.
Taesan shook his head and said.
“Didn’t you feel it?”
“yes?”
” What?”
“I hope you didn’t feel it.”
Taesan murmured to himself.
From the moment he met Jinryong, he felt a great cohesion of power in him.
It was not something that could be obtained simply by going down the labyrinth.
However, it was not something that could be obtained by receiving God’s attention like Amelia.
What Jinryong possessed was unstable power, as if various powers were randomly mixed and
exploded at any moment. And that kind of power was not generally obtainable.
And when he used Grasping Essence on Jinryong, Taesan was convinced of it.
[The slave of a beast that longs for life.]
Level up with skill.
