Episode 83. (2)
Official meeting of AAU.
The branch heads of each branch logged into the video chat one by one.
The faces that came to mind were miserable, making me want to call them uglies.
It was unreasonable to blame the camera.
Because not a single one of them had a good complexion.
“Everyone has worked hard.”
The reason was simple.
It’s been a week that literally felt like a storm.
But I couldn’t be rude.
“What a hardship. There are people who are really struggling.”
who suffered more than they did.
No, because there was only one player.
I couldn’t measure the weight of the hardships, but I could guarantee it.
Even if it is the sum of the hard work of the staff of each regional AAU.
That one person couldn’t stand the weight he was carrying.
“It’s been a terrible week, hasn’t it?”
“It is still terrifying. very just.”
“When I first heard the news, my heart was broken.”
The senior wizard of the Mage Tower has gone missing.
Truly a state of emergency.
As has been emphasized several times.
Because the wizards of the Mage Tower were so powerful.
Because they were beings who had no choice but to be tied to the Magic Tower.
Even in such a magic tower, the senior magician belonging to the strongest is missing.
If, by any chance, he becomes hostile towards the players…
“It could have been disastrous. catastrophe.”
“You can tell just by looking at the expression on our Korean branch manager’s face.”
“…Maybe it’s because it’s in the past. Now I can even sigh.”
It was Seoul, South Korea, where such a magic tower was located.
Korea achieved splendid economic growth through the magic tower effect.
However, at the same time, it was also the Republic of Korea that had the highest probability of having a senior wizard.
“They say Seoul might disappear from the face of the earth!!”
Even thinking about it again made me dizzy.
If only Seoul had become a battlefield like that dizzying imagination.
The resulting damage would have been difficult to measure.
however.
“In the end, I owe you to player Lee Ho-yeol again this time.”
It was.
At the same time in Korea. in Seoul. in the magic tower.
Players who suffered more than themselves.
Because Lee Ho-yeol was there.
great activity itself.
Ho-yeol’s performance was beyond comprehension even to the AAU executives who made significant contributions to the worldview of Arcana beyond Arcana’s experts.
“To be honest, I was skeptical at first. It’s great, but the same title as Chief Mage? No matter how much Lee Ho-yeol is a player, where is the chief mage of the Mage Tower usually?”
“But it was a useless suspicion.”
“you’re right. In such a nonsensical rift…”
[A crack in a broken dimension] A rift.
Appropriate level 900 ~ 1000 level.
Hoyeol proudly cleared a crack that could only be regarded as a bug.
“I never thought I would return safely as if nothing really happened!”
“I’m still dying to find out what happened inside? I feel like I want to ask at least the crotch of my pants.”
“Eyy, it won’t be of any use, will it?”
difficult interview.
internal ejaculation.
Even if you beg
Would Ho-yeol’s resolute attitude make him flinch?
But one thing remains unchanged.
“What if I don’t do a few interviews? What if I say everything I can’t say? It’s not another person, it’s Lee Ho-yeol. How many times has it already been this time?”
Yes, Ho-yeol deserves it.
It was fundamentally different from other players who couldn’t be careful about their words and actions when they were suffering from star disease.
From the first appearance until now. Wasn’t it Ho-yeol who always showed the same attitude?
“Beyond popularity, it is almost at the level of faith. The public’s reaction.”
It meant that not everyone muttered homen for nothing.
It must have been thanks to Ho-yeol that the branch managers were able to smile with faces that showed no trace of blood. But AAU knew. No, I had to be concerned.
“But except for Lee Ho-yeol…”
If Ho-yeol wasn’t there.
Could mankind, the players, have solved this situation?
The answer to that was, of course, ‘NO’.
“To be honest, the gap is too big.”
“Who can clear the 900-1000 level rift? It is said that the chief wizard accompanied him, but it was Lee Ho-yeol’s ability that moved the chief wizard. It is also a personal ability.”
“The bottom line is that other players have no choice but to step up.”
The players must have felt it through this situation.
their powerlessness.
In that sense, the new update was good news.
The only thing that can overcome powerlessness is the level.
All you need to level up is experience.
In this new updated crack.
At least one experience point seemed like it could be raised properly.
“It’s been a while since [Predator] content.”
“Isn’t this a joke between the top players?”
“Nervous warfare is good in the predator zone. what.”
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A new rift ‘Predator’s Swamp’ is added.
New monsters are added.
‘Crazy Wolf’ : Lv.450
‘Berserker Blood Goblin’ : Lv.460
‘Sky Blade’ : Lv.500
‘Ragged Fighter’ : Lv.520….
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Thursday.
Real new update, not a bug.
The update details caused an uproar in the community.
-The appropriate level must have been crazy. -I think everyone except Lee Ho
-yeol should be a bit nervous?
There is no unity, mobs;;
From the days when arcana was a game until now.
The monsters that appeared were consistent.
If it was a [Noll Habitat], it was natural for play to appear, and if it was a [Goblin Habitat], only goblins appeared.
In that sense, this crack was a bit strange.
[The Swamp of Predators].
Judging by the name of the swamp, crocodiles or lizardmen were likely to appear.
species, as well as the environment in which they live. As some comments pointed out, the monsters that appeared did not feel uniform.
If you really want to find similarities.
Like level?
But it was the law to see as much as I knew anything.
“Isn’t this the first time it appears as a rift? Predator Zone.”
“Right. If it had appeared, the reaction in the comments would not have been like this.”
“It came at just the right time.”
Nam’s brother from Gaon having a conversation.
Naturally, the two belonged to acquaintances.
Nam Tae-min raised an eyebrow.
“I can fight without a fight for the first time in a while. Isn’t that right bro?”
predator zone.
It was simple to explain.
As the name suggests, it means an area where predators gather.
That’s why there is no unity among the monsters that appear.
Because it was a place where the guys called predators from the nearby area gathered.
So, if you add a kind explanation to the reason why they flocked…
“It’s that predators are fighting each other over the loot that exists in the swamp.”
Hisagi said to the guild members.
Yes, I understood that far.
Loot that exists in the swamp area.
A place where strong monsters flocked to claim the loot.
That’s the predator zone.
The rift that appeared this time is called [The Predator’s Swamp].
However, there was one question.
“Does that mean that even monsters fight each other?”
“That’s it, you son of a bitch! Are you new to the Predator Zone?”
“Is this your first time…?”
“What’s really the first time?!”
If it’s the first time, it’s just unfamiliar.
It must have been that he felt sorry for getting angry all of a sudden.
The thick-haired man coughed and then continued.
“Yes, in the Predator Zone, even monsters fight among themselves. Beyond fighting, they even kill each other. did you say They were originally from other regions. It means that blood ties are delayed and there is nothing to look after.”
It was.
The Predator Zone is a place where the battle never stops.
Naturally, the level of the monsters that appeared was higher than their level.
Appearing in the Predator Zone meant that he had survived such a series of death-death struggles.
“It went well. Predator pups.”
“…yes, it took me well. But you know, sister.”
“what?”
“Are you really okay?”
“Shut up? Say it’s okay a few times, really.”
no it wasn’t okay
Because I was in such a hot state.
Leonie’s protruding lips spoke for that.
Everyone could guess why.
“sister. That’s why we usually grow up early…”
Appropriate level 1000.
How did Ho-yeol get into such a ridiculous crack?
‘If I had known, nothing would have changed…’
Even if he had joined, he would have become a burden rather than a help.
However, knowing that fact and waking up knowing it while sleeping in a state of not knowing is the difference between heaven and earth…!
‘I really look like an idiot.’
It’s hard to explain, but…
so to speak.
A different feeling than helplessness.
It’s a feeling of bewilderment that transcends helplessness.
But he knew exactly what he had to do.
“Just shut up. From now on, I will sleep when I die.”
Predator Swamp.
I’ll raise the level as soon as I can in the new rift.
A predator zone where the battle never stops?
There was no hunting ground more suitable for the berserker who became stronger as the battle went on.
Of course, Leonie wasn’t the only one with such thoughts.
“The primary goal is to raise only 10 levels, no more.”
“The first goal of our unification is the spoils of the swamps.”
“I’m sure there will be a lot of nettube angles coming out here too?”
Even if their goals are different.
if you are a predator.
If you are strong, you have no choice but to gather in the [Swamp of Predators].
yes i know that
Even if everyone has different thoughts.
Everyone couldn’t help but think of the same person.
yes heat.
“I have to work hard to catch up with Mr. Ho-yeol.”
“Even if it’s to repay Hokkaido’s debt.”
“…Couldn’t Lee Ho-yeol show up? No, even clearing the level 1000 rift. Isn’t it too immoral to cross a crack like this?!”
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Wow.
It’s tough. This crack?
The monsters that appear must be at least level 450.
Above all, it is a predator zone.
To put it simply, it is a Colosseum where only monsters crazy about battles gather.
I tilted my teacup and opened my mouth.
“It must be very disturbing.”
No, it’s too harsh for me beyond being noisy…!
Because my level was only level 296.
More than anything else, it’s a rift where the battle never ends.
‘I don’t think I’ll have any magic power left.’
With the effect of the sextant brooch and Duke Swalin’s cherished item, he had quite a bit of magic regeneration, but… it was true that the absolute amount of magic was lacking due to his low level.
‘I’m not a predator.’
The interrogation of devil worshipers is not over.
As for my honest feelings.
I wanted to ignore this nasty crack.
─Approach to oddities (in progress) ▲
●Attack the rift. (Repeat)
● Witness the Arcana Continent. (Success)
The repeated quest to attack the rift wasn’t enough.
Wasn’t it me who even found out that the rift was connected to the Arcana continent?
Furthermore, he even found out that the devil was active on the Arcana continent.
This guy’s pride is that he can’t stand still.
“Maybe you need an education.”
…Yes, even the tired personality who can’t live without formality can’t stay still.
In that sense, it is fortunate that several wells were dug. Even if his magic power runs out during the ensuing battle.
‘There are quite a few things I can use even if I see it like this.’
There was also black magic once.
I didn’t have a chance to wield it, but I was trained in swordsmanship.
Even if the training period was short. In addition to Grandfel’s talent, I was taught by an excellent teacher named Harkon, the commander of the Knights of the Lion Heart.
“Bitter but fragrant.”
Also, the tea made from the medicinal herbs that I have been sipping since.
‘Even if it doesn’t taste good.’
While preparing for the regular conference, reading books on non-medicinal herbs is rewarding. Just drinking it as tea had quite a significant effect on the non-herb.
[Health regeneration increases slightly for 3 hours.]
And finally.
There was still one thing left to check.
I opened my inventory.
What he took out was a small piece of a five-pointed star.
It was the [pentagon of impure knowledge] that was purified through the exorcism ceremony.
It was time to test the hypothesis.
I didn’t hesitate.
I immediately checked the item information.
[The Pentagram of Pure Knowledge]
[Rating: Epic]
[Restrictions: None]
[Effect: When equipped, acquires knowledge of all minerals and plants in the Arcana continent.]
[Description: A demon containing immeasurably vast knowledge . tool.]
…yes I had a feeling?
Truly an epic grade item!
From that effect, it is ignorant.
Acquiring knowledge about all the minerals and plants of the Arcana continent!
I expected it in my own way, but I didn’t expect it to be a big disappointment.
‘Isn’t this more than expected?’
Other players don’t know.
For me, there is no better effect than this.
Acquiring knowledge of all minerals?
It means that the efficiency of magic that targets minerals is increased.
Acquiring knowledge about all plants?
All plants, of course, also include knowledge about non-herbs.
So what if it’s a non-stop predator zone?
I have the [Pentagram of pure knowledge]…!
Confidence soared that it would not be strange if I ran to the rift right away.
However, there was a procedure for everything.
I got up from my seat.
okay.
Even if you enter when entering the rift.
It has to finish and go.
─The chief’s weight (repeat)▲
Proceed with the verification in the Topaz Hall. (Success)
●Proceed with regular conferences successfully. (in progress)….
I trimmed the disheveled clothes.
This is the pride of the organizer of regular academic conferences.
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Two elder mages.
and Chief Wizard Marcelo.
They looked down the crystal hall.
Exactly, the enthusiasm of listening to Bangrit’s presentation.
Marcelo opened his mouth.
“It takes a decision. A chance to make everything right at the same time. Akkshan and the Demon Hunters, the unforgivable sins of the Mage Tower. In addition, losing to Sir Lee Ho-yeol is the first step toward repaying the debt.”
The elder mage, who had been listening silently, salivated.
“I’m sure the tower owner has the same thoughts as you.”
Then he nodded.
“I will condone your agenda, Marcelo.”
“…!”
