Episode 133 [Dimension Shifter, Main Quest – 1]
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After the war event ends, Ganghwa Island It is said that something presumed to be a transcendental object has appeared.
Since Ganghwa Island was an outpost of the Black Orc Army, the main reward appeared there.
“So you’re saying that the object… is in the shape of a tree?”
Lee Hyun-wook was riding the Pridwen and communicating with team leader Lee Gyo-jun via Mana Messenger.
He answered in a voice that sounded like he was yelling whether he was inside a helicopter.
– Yes, that’s right! According to the system message, his name is Shin Dan-su!
“If it’s Shin Dan-su, it’s definitely the Dangun myth. “The one in…”
– I think that’s probably the case, but I’ll have to check for details! Oh, did you get anything as a war event reward? Just like I got Laputa’s master key during the 4th wave!
In response to that question, Hyunwook Lee took out an item from his pocket.
[Item information]
– Name: Relic of an ancient country
– Effect: Unknown
“…I think I got something like that.”
– As expected.
Lee Kyo-jun breathes a sigh of relief.
It was a type of so-called Eight Juryeong bronze bell.
This item seemed to be one of the heavenly seals from the myth of Dangun.
So does the ancient country here mean Gojoseon?
‘Of course, it was not Gojoseon in the historical sense.’
This game features monsters and items inspired by myths, tales, history, etc.
However, it is literally just a motif and its actual form is completely different.
– First of all, I hope you come right away! After the battle, a system message pops up saying that Shindansu has been created in front of everyone… Even though they are blocking it, they are gathering around! I guess you never know what a transcendental object might do, just because it has a real mind, right?
The ‘support players’ who came from home and abroad were allies who fought the war together, but they were also people to be wary of. In the first place, mercenaries who entered the war for rewards could become thieves at any time…
‘And in reality, there will be quite a few thieves mixed in…’
– And I was wary of the ‘mask’, but the battlefield is very complicated. I saw that the surveillance network was broken.
Here, ‘mask’ refers to terrorists who infiltrated while hiding their identity, or villains.
After ending Mana Messenger communication, Lee Hyun-wook prepared to go to Ganghwa Island.
“An object with divine power was created in this country too, right?”
It was Emilia Müller, a saint who was sitting next to him, who said that.
When Lee Hyun-wook turned his head, she was looking at the western sky.
“Now that I think about it… I can definitely feel it.”
Because she was a top player in the divine class, she was able to detect powerful divine power from a distance.
“Really? They say it’s in the shape of a tree, but is it really the size of a world tree?”
Lee Hyun-wook asked with anticipation, but she shook her head without hesitation.
“Well, maybe it’s because I’m still young, but my level is a bit low.”
Actually, the ‘World Tree’ created in the Republic of Chad is the space tree ‘Yggdrasil’ in Norse mythology.
Usually, the status of items and objects was determined based on the influence of the story that served as the motif, but in that respect, Shindansu had no choice but to be set at a lower rank than Yggdrasil.
‘Anyway, just having something similar to the World Tree will be a huge advantage.’
[Laputa] in Seoul, [Sanctuary of Fire] in Gangwon-do, and [Sindansu] in Ganghwa-do…. Every
corner of this land was renovated with special power, and it was all under Lee Hyun-wook’s authority.
It also seemed that it would become easier to manufacture weapons containing divine power in the future.
“Would you like me to go and take a closer look? You’ll feel it better up close.”
Lee Hyun-wook pondered and shook his head.
“I think it’s better not to do that. Stay in Laputa for now.”
“huh? why? Who knows who is as knowledgeable about this field as I am…”
“No, that’s not it… There’s a lot of them gathered there.”
Lee Hyun-wook spoke in small words to ensure that no one would hear, but he refrained from calling himself a villain.
“You don’t have to worry about me. I have a solution now.”
“But you never know, so let’s make the best choice.”
When Lee Hyun-wook spoke strongly, she reluctantly nodded.
“Well, who am I alive for? I will listen carefully to what you say.”
Not long ago, I found out that the Necromancer was already active.
In that case, the villain side would try to eliminate the saint somehow.
She would be the biggest obstacle when the Legion of Death moves in the future…
That’s why Emilia Müller decided to wait at Laputa.
Meanwhile, all those who fought together at this site expressed their intention to go to Ganghwa Island together.
“I heard something appeared there?”
“Then we can go too, right?”
“Well then, I want to go too! “I can’t pass this up.”
They also felt their intuition and instinct as players that there might be some kind of reward.
Well, after going through such a difficult raid, there was no way I would miss out on a place where rewards were given.
‘And taking them with you will help in many ways.’
If this level of power were in one place in the first place, the villain side would not be able to act carelessly.
So we headed to Ganghwa Island again.
During that time, Hyunwook Lee checked one item in detail.
[Item Information]
– Name: Unknown Black Fragment (Special)
– Effect: Unknown
This seemed to be the original information that had been made public, but Hyunwook Lee saw one more line below it.
* Hidden information: You can open the ‘Black Gate’ by collecting dimensional fragments.
This was to see hidden information through the [Insight Lens] obtained after swallowing the Eye of Horus.
‘It’s a dimensional fragment…’
Anyway, it meant that this alone couldn’t open the Black Gate.
‘If this continues, how many more times will we have to defeat the ancient gods?’
And if I go inside, will I be able to find out the truth about this game?…
No matter what, one day I will go inside… and further witness the truth.
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The entirety of Ganghwa Island, the largest island off the west coast of Seoul, was still burning.
Although some of the flames caused by Lee Hyun-wook’s ‘blasting operation’ had not yet died down, it was no exaggeration to say that the entire island was reduced to charcoal as a fierce battle took place for several hours afterwards.
However, the players seemed to have no intention of leaving the island filled with smoke.
Rather, they were running deeper and deeper into the island, as if competing.
“Oh—there it is!”
The place where their steps stopped was near a reservoir on the plains of southern Ganghwa Island.
The surrounding area also showed signs of battle, with ugly pits dug here and there.
But in one corner of it, there was some kind of strange white light shining around.
“Wow…”
And the moment the players witnessed something beyond that brilliance, they naturally exclaimed in admiration.
Woong——
In what was originally just a rice field, a brilliantly shining 5m tall tree stood tall.
At first glance, it was no ordinary tree. White light was visible rising from the roots and extending through the trunk, spreading out to all the leaves and emitting sacred shimmer in all directions.
Hung—— Hung——
And as I got closer, I felt that brilliant power touch my body.
– You have entered into the shadow of the sacred tree ‘Sindansu’.
* All recovery speeds are greatly increased.
* All status abnormalities are quickly recovered.
* All dark spells are weakened.
* A ‘mana ecosystem’ will be established in the area.
* The ‘Sanctuary’ effect is applied to the area.
“Wow, this really is similar to the World Tree, isn’t it?”
“So it’s like a miniature world tree?”
Of course, its size and power were nothing compared to the world tree of the Republic of Chad. That was because the World Tree was such a fraudulent entity that it was also a top-class object whose value could not be set.
But…
“…you must not come any closer than this!”
“Uh! Player, don’t come any closer!”
ROK AMT troops were blocking the area around Shindansu and blocking players’ access.
Protests poured in from all over.
“Can’t we just watch? Why are you overreacting like that?”
“It’s absurd… didn’t we fight? Shouldn’t the compensation be divided equally?”
“Three of our guild members are dead, and you’re treating me like this?”
– Now, calm down, the item is already owned and the owner is coming!
A voice rang out through a loudspeaker from a helicopter in the sky.
“Who is the owner, and is he not allowing us to approach him? Couldn’t it be us?”
“And let’s share some! “Didn’t we save this country?”
In the player world, ownership of items or objects is usually determined by ‘system judgment’.
Simply put, the system gave ownership of items depending on the amount of contribution.
Otherwise, the simple and ignorant method of assuming that the person who learns first is the owner is bound to be followed.
“Don’t you want to touch it and see if it’s really an item you own?”
In other words, until ownership was proven, there was bound to be a swarm of drooling hyenas.
– I’m sorry, but no contact is allowed at all as a forced transfer of ownership may occur!
“No, it’s not like I can steal such a large object, it’s ridiculous. ….”
“Let’s just touch it and see! “There may be some kind of quest or additional reward!”
Before we knew it, hundreds of people had gathered near Sindansu, causing great confusion. As the excitement of the battle had not yet washed away, it was dangerous as if something big would break out at any moment.
Meanwhile, there were also ‘villains’ mixed among them.
“Chief, I guess that ended up falling into that guy’s hands too?”
“Tsk, I guess so… Isn’t it great that it’s a sacred tree?”
“That’s right. Our side is predominantly dark…”
These were members of the ‘Darkness’ organization disguised as members of the [Bango] guild.
They had judged that Lee Hyun-wook could not defeat the Black Orc boss monsters.
However, about two hours ago, in front of their eyes , A system message announcing the successful capture of a war event came to mind.
Although I couldn’t see it in person, it was clear that the war event had been ‘captured’ by Lee Hyun-wook.
“Lee Hyun-wook… How on earth did he win?”
Even though the operation was a complete failure, they still did not leave.
“But if this happens… I guess I’ll have no choice but to carry out my next plan?”
This was because the next operation was being prepared.
At that time, two large men came next to them.
“It’s been a while, pitbull brother?”
They were Harry Bernard and William Bernard, known as the Pitbull Brothers. They were
American independent players and were famous as the best tank mercenaries.
Before they were powerful players, they had deceptive physical conditions. They were both over 2 meters tall and wore heavy iron armor. As he was wearing it, he felt quite intimidated as he got closer.
“Wow… Was this old man in charge of this operation?”
Director Zhou Wei of Amseong chuckled at his younger brother William Bernard’s words.
“Watch your mouth, little boy… I can catch you before you catch your target.”
“what? Hahaha—I honestly don’t think you can do anything to me, right?”
“Don’t you remember the last time you teased me and ended up whining while trapped in a wall of ice?”
“That was a few years ago, are you holding on to that? After all, old people are living in the glories of the past, aren’t they?”
Although the two sides shared dark secrets, their relationship was not necessarily good.
“Now, let’s both say hello and lower our voices.”
The person who stepped in to mediate the spark between the two was Harry Bernard.
Contrary to his nickname, Red Berserker, he seemed to be quite a serious man.
“And Director Zhou Wei, reinforcements from outside the list are scheduled to arrive from our side.”
Zhou Wei tilted his head at Harry Bernard’s words.
“Hmm, I didn’t hear that? Is that something that was reported to our elders?”
“I’m sorry, but this is a weapon our Chairman prepared in secret.”
“This is it… How can we get it together if we’re so uncooperative?”
It was the secret title of the country’s villain heads, both Chairman and Elder.
“…The basement door of the mansion is scheduled to be opened today.”
“hmm? “If you’re talking about the mansion’s basement, do you mean the man-eating player?”
Harry Bernard nodded to that question, and Zhou Wei clicked his tongue.
“Ha—is it okay to send a kid who hasn’t even grown up into combat already?”
“If you lined up based on age and size, I would be first. That kid… is a monster.”
One by one, the players gathered at that time turned their heads to the eastern sky.
“Anyway, he’s finally arrived…”
Before I knew it, a white airship was approaching west, facing the sinking sun.
“Look! Steele Rain is back!”
As a result, whispers began here and there:
“If this is the case, does Stillane really own Shindansu?”
“Well, in fact, he is probably the biggest contributor to this war event…”
There was no reason for him to come back to this island other than Shindansu.
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her her herd herd. As Fridwen neared Shindansu, she slowly began to lower her altitude.
The players were naturally stunned when they saw the brilliant airship up close.
“Wow, the dog is cool, but at the same time, the dog is disgusting… Why do you have so many?”
“The Laputa Airship doesn’t have enough magical engineering equipment, so is it now a sacred tree?”
Meanwhile, among well-known players, there was a growing theory of keeping Steelein in check.
How rapidly had Donald Harris, who became the manager of the World Tree a few years ago, grown?
So that the man was actually evaluated as the world’s strongest or second-strongest today.
However , If he had two super-level objects, his potential was immeasurable.
In other words, he would soon become a giant capable of shaking up the international community and needed to be kept in check.
“Wouldn’t it be a total hit if someone suddenly pretended to be crazy and ambushed and killed him? ”
“Ugh… then I’ll have to quickly grab the moglai and run away!”
“Hey, do you think you can lift that? “It’s best to bring that damn powerful shotgun.”
The value of Lee Hyun-wook’s items was so great that he could harbor such vain delusions.
Woowoowoo——
But then about a dozen airships flew in formation behind Friedwen.
And there was even a huge ‘war box’ floating in the visible sky far away.
In fact, all kinds of armed forces were mobilized to cover their heads as if to show off.
“Uh…”
The players who had gathered to protest the large-scale appearance had no choice but to hesitate and step back.
“What is it? No matter how I look at it, is it just showing off?”
“Wow… is that something like, if you’re going to touch me, just touch me?”
Their shadows swept across the floor and fell over the players’ heads.
“…but it’s a bit scary.”
Although that would never happen, I was scared when I thought that steel rain could pour down on my head.
Meanwhile, Hugin was sitting on Fridwen’s bow.
Lee Hyun-wook used its eyes to scan the gathered players.
As expected, he saw some familiar faces. A significant number of villains had infiltrated.
‘Red Berserker…’
If Lee Hyun-wook had not obtained the Moglai during the 4th wave, it would have fallen into the hands of that big man. A few
years later, Lee Hyun-wook defeated the guy and took it from him in his past life. It was a scenario:
‘And there’s also his younger brother, William Bernard.’
He was the villain who hit Lee Hyun-wook’s head with a wooden hammer at the last moment of his previous life.
In other words, he was the same person who murdered Lee Hyun-wook and caused him to return.
‘After I died, that guy probably took my Mogley, right?’
When Lee Hyun-wook was down, he was so happy that he waved his brother’s belongings back by shaking his brother.
In many ways, it was inevitable that he and his brother had a bad relationship with the Mogley.
But at that moment…
– (!) The main quest was updated. .
‘…What again?’
– Congratulations! You have reached the first branch of the main quest [#2: Killing the Dimension Shifter].
“Huh?”
– Caution! The Bad Affair of Past Life—The first Dimension Shifter will appear. Kill him!
The Bad Affair of Past Life It was clear that it meant William Bernard.
Lee Hyun-wook made Hugin fly and looked at him closely.
At that moment, the guy frowned as hard as he could and grabbed his abdomen.
“Ugh——!”
Then, didn’t he suddenly vomit blood?
“Brother Tongue…”
“Huh? What’s wrong with you?”
“Tongue, tongue…”
He rolled his big body around, retched in pain, and then vomited something out.
“Kuh—uh——!”
Puck—
it was a black bead the size of a fist.
“What is this? Why is this in my body…”
At that moment, the marble flies into the sky and causes a big explosion.
Twa—t——!
Black light bursts out from within, and the next moment, it is sucked back in and gathers into one dot.
“Wait a minute, isn’t that the gate?”
A dimensional crack, or gate, was opening on that spot.
It was even a black gate… that is, a black gate.
‘What…’
Immediately after that, someone jumped out from inside.
Boom——
“Hey… I Were you chosen first? Ugh…”
A large man in black iron armor… He looked around and grinned.
After spitting out black beads, William Bernard staggered to his feet and raised his index finger.
“Brother . “Isn’t that me?”
Yes. Although the impression was a little different, the man who came out of Black Gate was clearly William Bernard.
To be precise, Lee Hyun-wook’s past life was the future William Bernard.
Hyunwook Lee could hear him muttering softly as he looked around through Hugin.
“If this happens, I might be able to ‘transcend’ before the Chairman and the Necromancer?”
And on his shoulder…was the great sword Mowglei.
