— Volume 10, Chapter 13
238. The fourth return. Earth (5)
Gosin’s goal was simple.
You can’t kill Taesan. To send the monster down to kill him, he had to gather a lot of strength.
There was also the matter of contracting with the gods, so it wouldn’t be an easy decision.
So, he kills everyone except Taesan.
The current attack felt just like that.
A monster attack that fires from a distance. They are not few in number and are scattered in all directions.
‘It’s not a bad way.’
Taishan wasn’t very good at long-range attacks. You can attack 10KM with your bow and magic, but you can’t predict that and it’s not a god.
If you try to attack that distance with arrows or magic, he will probably come up with a countermeasure.
Of course, the processing itself was possible. Sadohwa King’s bowl black and so on. If he
revealed his tiles one by one, he could destroy them.
But that itself must be what Gosin was aiming for.
So, use the power that is not wasted as much as possible.
Ugh.
Starlight arrows converge on Taesan’s hand.
It was an intermediate level magic that Zervand, the god of magic, handed over to him this time.
Choi Tae-man, who was right next to him, turned white. Other than that one, the others weren’t much different either.
“Huh.”
“Heh heh.”
They breathe heavily and shrug their bodies.
‘That’s it.’
It was simply implemented, but there was a harsh pressure. Even if it was just a piece of power, I could instinctively know that they had unapproachable power.
‘Wasn’t that an exaggeration?’
Choi Tae-man is astonished inside, while Tae-san concentrates.
expand the senses Identify the location of monsters shooting spheres from a distance of 10KM.
I store each of them in my head. Detect monsters crawling deep beneath your feet. It reads all the variables that exist in all directions.
And arrows are shot high into the sky. The power of the starlight ascended to the lofty sky.
“Scatter.”
Arrows exploded like fireworks.
Arrows scattered like meteors began to pierce the monsters. At the
same time, the ground shattered and a monster in the form of a shield appeared. It formed a huge barrier by enclosing the monster that shoots spheres.
It appeared to be a monster specialized in blocking long-range attacks. That power is probably A-class. Taesan’s bow and frost arrows were at a level that could be blocked without any problems.
‘As expected, I’ve prepared it.’
Split starlight collides with the monster’s barrier.
And the starlight breaks the barrier.
It shatters the strength of an A-class monster focused only on defense like Styrofoam.
The starlight that fell straight down exploded.
Whoops!
Debris rises with explosions everywhere.
“What is this?”
Choi Tae-man is at a loss for words at the power of a missile. Taesan laughs heartily.
“It’s fine.”
The monsters disappeared without leaving any remains. The monster that appeared behind was specialized in defense, so it was a blow even though its health was not low.
[Intermediate Magic: Starlight Arrow]
[Proficiency Level: 1%]
[ Mana Consumption
: 40 ]
Arrows
can be split into multiple branches, but their power is reduced.]
If the frozen world was magic to subdue multiple enemies in close combat, Starlight Arrow was magic for ultra-long-range sniper.
If the arrows were used without being separated,
their power would go through distances of tens of kilometers without diminishing.
In addition, Taesan could control the speed. It was my first time using it, so I handled it slowly, but if I wanted to, it was possible to shoot at a speed that even skilled people would not be able to react to.
The value in the labyrinth, which is a limited space, is not low, but the value outside is even higher. The part about long-distance combat that Taesan lacked was considerably filled.
“Let’s keep going.”
Taesan said.
People blankly nodded.
“The story was rather reduced.”
“What are you talking about all of a sudden?”
“It’s my strength towards you.” Choi Tae-man smiled bitterly.
“You are literally a monster.”
After that, monsters continued to appear.
They tried to kill them in various ways with various powers.
And Taesan easily defeated them all.
The power of Taesan, which was shown in each process, was a wonder itself.
Rather, the rumors he had heard were reduced.
“Did you think it was fake?”
“Most of them did. Not only me, but
those who had not met you believed that your strength was exaggerated.”
He glanced at the others.
“But it wasn’t. I can see why they show their adoration for you.”
The people of Busan, like Seoul, were showing respect and worship toward Mt. Tae.
“This could… cause problems.”
Choi Tae-man frowned.
Taesan,
knowing what he was talking about, answered.
“It won’t happen.”
they moved on
Monsters still showed up, but there was nothing unusual about finding another way. After taking care of everything and moving forward, they arrived in Seoul.
“Ohhh!”
“They survived!”
People hug each other and shed tears of joy. They show their appreciation to Taesan.
“thank you! thank you!”
Taesan nodded and went inside.
There was no one inside except Izzy and the normal player who was guarding Seoul. It meant that Taesan, which departed from Busan, arrived first.
It was to be expected. The smaller the number, the longer the distance they could travel. Barkaza’s group was relatively slow because there were more of them than in Busan.
Kim Hwi-yeon, Lee Tae-yeon, and Kang Jun-hyuk were also not very different.
Moreover, they were not as strong as Mount Tai, so it took time to deal with the monsters. In the case of Minerva, it was inevitable to cross the sea in the first place.
“I am resting until the rest of the group arrives.”
The next quest will proceed only when everyone gathers.
After sending the people into City Hall, Taesan went outside again.
It moved quickly and flew toward Kim Hwi-yeon. It wasn’t long before I noticed their movements.
“Lee Yiyi!”
They were desperately pushing the monster away.
‘It’s fine.’
The strength of the monsters is the highest in D-class. Even though it was relatively difficult for them to deal with, they were taking care of each one.
Taesan did not go to help. There was no reason to help if he could overcome it. Experience was the most important value.
Taesan moved as it was.
I also met the group led by Lee Tae-yeon and Kang Jun-hyeok, but neither of them seemed to have a problem.
‘Looks like he overcame it well.’
Seeing that it was not a horse, it seemed that a C-class monster had appeared, but it seemed to have won. With the strength of the two, it was possible.
‘There’s no problem with Barcaza or Minerva.’
Then it was just waiting.
Taesan returned to Seoul. There, the people of Busan, including Choi Tae-man, were walking around with stupid faces
.
“Here…
it’s so fine.
Most of the buildings were destroyed, but they still retained their shape. Busan had been blown to the root of the building.
People’s faces were also bright. Their faces showed only hope for a future where they could survive.
Proportionately, many survived. Unlike Busan, where the number can be counted, there were tens of thousands of people.
‘and.’
Choi Tae-man tightened his hand.
His strength was noticeably higher than before. It was because Taesan was assisted by the spread of the area as it entered Seoul.
“under.”
he let out a laugh
It was both surprising and sad that only one person made such a difference.
The people of Seoul welcomed the people of Busan. People of the same level of difficulty can meet each other, but the feeling of meeting on Earth was different.
Family acquaintances and those who encountered them were delighted and talked with each other.
And the more they talked, the more they realized the difference between Seoul and Busan.
The people of Seoul had the idea that they could be like this without Taesan.
The people of Busan thought that since they came to Seoul, we too could see the future like this.
As a result, his faith in Taishan grew stronger. The proficiency of divine power rose remarkably to the extent of exceeding 30%
.
Time passed just like that.
Slowly people started to gather.
The last one was Kim Hwi-yeon and his party. It was inevitable that it would take a long time since the most people went and it took time to deal with each monster.
So everyone gathered.
“ruler. Then let’s start the meeting.”
Hwiyeon Kim said.
Close to ten people gathered in a small conference room. Most of them were some kind of leaders who oversaw the players in each province.
Kim Hwi-yeon looked at them with an ambiguous face.
“I want to say nice to meet you, but you look like a familiar face.”
Choi Tae-man smiled bitterly.
If you’re at the level of becoming a leader in a region, you’re obviously a hard mode player. And it had to be especially strong.
There was no way that Kim Hwi-yeon and Geum Joong-geun were not acquainted. Kim Hwi-yeon tapped the table.
“There are many things I want to talk about, and you all have many questions, but…
They were glancing at Taesan and Minerva Barcaza next to it.
A cult of longing, curiosity, and curiosity.
and one enemy.
[Master.]
‘Wait.’
Taesan answers the voice that resonates in his head.
“Take care of the questions later and let’s organize things first.”
Kim Hwi-yeon asked with a serious face.
“How many of you survived?”
Survivors and added people from each mode. I had to figure that out first.
Choi Tae-man spoke first.
“busan. Rows of players in Alone Mode.
Twelve hardmode players. Fifty-seven normal mode players. Two easy mode player bags. A total of one hundred and eighty-one survived.”
They all shut their mouths at the gruesome numbers.
Of the approximately 3.5 million people, only about 180 survived. Choi Tae-man said gloomily.
“It’s okay to curse at me. Because I couldn’t save it.”
“no. You couldn’t help it.”
All of them knew the situation in Busan. Next, the leader of Jeju Island spoke.
“jeju island. Alone mode players three. Twenty hardmode players. Normal mode player thirty. Easy Mode Player Bag.”
“gwangju. Eight hundred and thirty hardmode players. Normal mode player two thousand five hundred and twenty. Five thousand three hundred easy mode players.”
Each story begins. The most surviving place is Daejeon, with a whopping 1,150 hard mode players.
3,000 normal mode players. Six thousand Easy Mode players survived.
There was pride on the face of the man who said the survival numbers. He was proud enough to have saved many people under his command.
He glanced at Taishan.
In those eyes, a light that seemed to ask what it was like. It contained weak hostility and vigilance.
‘long time no see.’
There is no world where everyone cooperates while laughing hahahaha. People were fighting against each other
.
An example of this was Choi Joong-hyeok.
He killed many people for his own survival.
But he had a clear purpose: his own survival.
the will to survive. Even if the method was wrong, there was no problem in itself. So even though Taesan also dealt with Choi Junghyeok, he understood his will.
Seojangsan was the same. He persecuted Izzy and Normal Mode for rational survival. The method was wrong and
it produced bad results, but it was understandable because it was a choice worth making in a world that was perishing.
But the man in front of me. The leader of Daejeon.
Taesan couldn’t understand that man until the end.
The one who died the stupidest death he remembers.
That was the man Taesan remembered.
It was Kim Hwi-yeon’s turn.
she opened her mouth
“One hundred and fifty-two players in Alone mode.
Hard mode player 57722. Normal mode player twenty five hundred and eighty. Twenty thousand Easy Mode players. There are forty-eight thousand five hundred and twenty-five in total.”
In a different way from Busan, people are at a loss for words.
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