The player returns after 10,000 years Chapter 311
Inside the crack (1)
What? do you want to do this? Cha Yeon-joo looked at him as if he was bewildered.
There was even a degree of madness. To say that we have to find and close a rift in three days that we don’t know where on earth it might appear
.
No matter how much the Guardians had the power to control many countries in the world, the chances of success were very slim.
It’s like looking for a needle in the desert, but you can’t find it simply because there are many people who can mobilize. If I’m right, I can pinpoint the location of the rift to some extent.
Kang Woo said in a calm voice. Of course, it is not to the extent that it can be specified to some extent, but the location of the crack itself is known.
‘E-level gate where I met Seol-ah for the first time.
The gate, where goblins usually live, was the location of the crack.
I can’t say that openly.’ When asked how he knew the location of the gate, he couldn’t answer, ‘Because I’m actually a demon of prophecy, isn’t it? ‘I can’t find cracks.
It must be found in someone else’s hands. Only then can you be completely free from doubt.
Brother, how can you pinpoint the location of the rift?
Kim Si-hoon tilted his head and asked.
Kangwoo paused for a while and then slowly opened his mouth.
Sihun, you know that monsters are appearing at the gate, right?
Ah… yes of course. Unlike monsters that have magic stones in their bodies, they are monsters that move with the power of magic.
Those monsters are called mutant monsters within the gate and are treated as a kind of ‘disaster’.
Monsters basically appear regardless of the level of the gate.
In other words, 5,600 hell level monsters appear at the C-level gate casually.
Even if you catch it with difficulty, it does not drop even the magic stone, which is an expensive energy source, so it naturally became the object that players avoid the most.
The Gate, which received a report that a monster had appeared, would not go there intentionally even if the monster had been subdued.
Assuming that the monster appeared because the demon of prophecy came over to Earth from Hell, there is a high possibility that it was the effect of the rift.
oh if so
Kim Si-hoon’s eyes lit up as if he noticed what Kang-woo was trying to say.
There must be a crack in one of the gates where there were reports of monsters appearing.
yes.
Kang Woo nodded. In fact, even Kang-woo himself is not sure if there is a definite connection between the two.
The important thing is to push the logic that seems plausible by packaging it as if it were the truth.
Of course, it is not without flaws. However, there are many gates where the appearance of monsters has not been confirmed. I didn’t check all the gates in Earth.
Cha Yeon-joo stabbed the loophole exactly.
As she said, the gate where the monsters were confirmed was just a gate where players often came and went.
Earth has not yet recovered all the territories lost to monsters since the cataclysmic day, and there are hundreds of gates that players are not allowed to enter.
As long as it was a high-risk operation, it was suicidal to proceed with an operation based on simple probabilities.
So, I have something to suggest.
As if it was an expected rebuttal, he continued speaking without interruption.
I move my gaze towards Gaia. Mr. Gaia, can you tell me that the earth’s guardian should be operated only for 3 hours instead of 3 days?
Ah… I think that’s probably possible.
If we can’t find a rift within those three hours, we’ll give up this operation.
Silence fell.
Kim Si-hoon and Cha Yeon-joo, Uriel, were in trouble.
If it’s about 3 hours, how much can you withstand the interference from the outside world?
The deadline you mentioned at the beginning is 3 days, so if it’s about 3 hours… It won’t have any impact at all, but I think it’s possible enough.
but.
Gaia continued with a worried voice.
In just 3 hours… Can you find it? I need to find it.
answered calmly. You can’t just watch while washing your hands while the devil of prophecy and his minions grow.
That’s… I’m also in favor of Kangwoo’s words.
The blue-haired boy raised his hand and said.
I don’t know why Seraphim sided with the Demon of Prophecy… but if that’s what they intended, we shouldn’t let this go unchecked.
I still couldn’t believe that Seraphim had turned to the devil’s side.
However, the revelation of a goddess with the highest level of deity, not anyone else.
I don’t think he would have said that for no reason. ‘I have to buy time.’
It takes time to convey this situation to Michael and come up with countermeasures.
If the Earth’s protection is restored and Gaia’s power returns to some extent, it will be enough to buy that time.
…..
Gaia clenched her thin fists with her mouth firmly shut.
She nodded slightly and said.
…All right. Instead, if 3 hours pass, I will tell Gaia-sama to activate Ji’s protection again no matter what.
yes.
Kang Woo nodded.
I slowly got up and turned around.
‘then.
It’s time to prepare for the operation.
In preparing for this operation, there were not many things that Kang-woo had to do directly.
Guardians players were dispatched in parties to the gates that had been reported to have appeared until now.
In addition, magic tools that can activate the gate leading to the Hall of Protection were provided to each party so that support was possible immediately upon discovering a crack.
Of course, a party has been dispatched to the E-level gate where Kang Woo first arrived.
Even if Kang-woo didn’t say anything, that E-level gate was designated as a dangerous gate where monsters appeared more than 5 times, so Kim Si-hun decided to go directly to that gate.
‘If it’s Sihun, there’s no need to get lost without finding a crack
.’
Since each gate has a different width, there were cases where it could not be found even if a crack appeared, but Sihun Kim had no such worries.
Because it was Kim Si-hoon who could fly in the air even though it was limited by using the sword.
Okay then.
Kang Woo raised his right hand before waiting for the start time of the operation.
The black ring on the middle finger was engraved with five geometric patterns, three of which emitted a faint light. ‘To obtain the fourth key…’
Kang Woo recalled the messages Han Seol Ah had when he fell from heaven.
I couldn’t check it because I was distracted at the time, but it was possible to check it again later in the status window.
[You must complete the preceding quest to obtain the fourth key of the Demon Sea, ‘Greed’.]
[Preceding Quest: ‘Demon who covets light]
[Create at least one skill that combines holy power and demonic energy.]
and Shiva. Look at the quest name.
No matter how many times I look at it, my hamstrings tingle and my limbs are crushed and seem to disappear. When he saw the contents of the quest, a deep sigh flowed from Kangwoo’s mouth.
ha.
When I first saw the quest, I thought it was rather simple than when I got the second and third keys.
It was because he was confident that no one would follow him in terms of his ability to control the aura within his body, whether it was holy power or demonic energy.
That’s not wrong. His ability to control energy was astonishing, to the point that even the Demon God fell back into the abyss of the Demon Sea due to his absurd ability to control demonic energy.
Even that control power is growing day by day through sleeping with Han Seol-ah.
‘however.’
When I actually tried it, it was completely different from what I expected.
Combining holy power and demonic energy was ‘impossible’ in the first place.
It was a bullshit of the order to make cold flames.
‘I didn’t know it would be like this.
It is possible to handle them simultaneously so that they do not collide with each other.
You can even use skills apart from magic power and holy power.
However,
‘combining these two to create a technology.
impossible.
Regardless of how powerful they are, the moment the two try to mix, they strongly oppose each other.
I’m annoyed by this.
I didn’t even know if it was a quest made to break it. ‘There is one… there is a way to use it.
Just one thing. There was a way to use the two energies together.
Just strongly collide the two energies without mixing them.
Then, an attack with an absurd level of explosive
power could be performed. ‘The question is whether this is a skill.’
I only spoke slickly, but it’s similar to throwing a house after pouring chemicals that are mutually incompatible with each other.
And as he thought, the system did not recognize this as ‘technology’.
…Is there any other way than putting it aside for now?
I honestly don’t know how.
There might be a way to increase the demonic control even further, but if the demonic control increased so easily in the first place,
he wouldn’t have even shown a tearful asshole show of degeneration.
Hmm… Come to think of it, the symptoms are a bit similar to metamorphosis, right?
When I tried to forcibly mix magic and holy power.
As if she had undergone metamorphosis, the skin all over her body peeled off and a terrible pain swept through her whole body.
If Seol-Ah Han had seen it, she would have fallen to heaven right away.
‘What comes out when you mix magic and holy power… is similar to metamorphosis.
Kangwoo crossed his arms and thought deeply.
A stuffy feeling that doesn’t come to mind as if something is coming up.
Tsk.
Kang Woo clicked his tongue and stood up.
Now was not the time to be doing this. Finally, while reviewing the strategy, I waited for Gaia to contact me.
– Kik.
Mr. Kang Woo. yes let’s
We all gathered in the living room.
okay.
Kang-woo got up, opened the door, and came out.
Originally, Kang Woo’s role is to investigate whether cracks appear inside SS-class gates in the Middle East.
Of course, Kang-woo did not go there. ‘Cracks anyway.’
It will be found at the E-class gate where Kim Si-hoon is.
king I came here to
be called and become the sword of this Balrog King…
Kang Woo! Kang Woo-nii-im!!
A girl and a woman rushed at the Balrog, who was kneeling on one knee and speaking with a serious expression.
long time no see. Did everyone train well? Kang Woo I trained really hard.
Echidna looked up at him with sparkling eyes.
Kang Woo smiled and stroked her hair.
Whoa! I missed you, Kang Woo!
uh uh uh
I pushed away Halkyon, who was rushing at me with a burden.
Halkyon didn’t care and jumped high and clung to Kang-woo’s neck.
Kang-woo hurriedly turned his head.
‘Shiba.’
I see the light disappearing from Seol-ah Han’s eyes.
Queue… sure. Ga Kang Woo-nim missed me too, right?
‘no.’
heh heh heh Oh, will you sleep with me after a long time? ‘You die then.’
Not to me, but to the person who went over there to grab a kitchen knife.
Big hum.
Kangwoo cleared his throat as he removed the halkyon that was sticking to him.
The light gradually returned to Han Seol-ah’s eyes.
She put the knife in her hand back down.
Then… the operation will begin soon. Gather everyone. Because I have something to explain.
Kangwoo said while sitting on the sofa. In front of him stood Seolah Han, Balrog Echidna, and Halkyon.
Unlike the Guardians, including Kim Si-hoon, they are those who know about Kang-woo’s ‘truth’ to some extent.
He was the member who would carry out the operation to close this rift.
What about Lilith and Balzahak?
The Hall of Guardians is controlling information. Balzahak is watching Lucis.
Kang Woo nodded. Balrog Did you succeed in what you said before?
Yes, it has now adapted almost perfectly to the human body.
He said while making a black armored armor in his right hand.
Kang Woo nodded and continued.
First of all, you…
continued slowly explaining the outline of this operation.
– Ugh! Kang Woo’s communication crystal rang. It was a communication from Sihun Kim. -Brother! A purple crack like you’ve never seen before has appeared!
okay.
After giving a short answer, Kang-woo turned his head.
