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Chương 243: Chapter 243

"That old man took action himself. There definitely was an issue with this world."

Click! Click!

The black skull rattled its teeth as the masked elf vanished into thin air. Observing the disappearance, the skull turned its head towards Seong Jihan.

"Are you alright, my leader?"

"Who's that guy?"

The half-masked elf.

He looked different from the stereotypical elves seen before. The elves human race had witnessed, though appearing in various forms, were actually all with the same female elf face, due to a disguise spell.

Yet, the elf seen earlier seemed truly undisguised and distinctly male – different from any elf encountered before.

'He didn't have green hair like a High Elf but silver instead.'

An odd creature indeed.

Seeing Seong Jihan's curiosity, Karlein clicked its teeth and said,

"That masked elf from before? An ancient elf."

"Ancient elf?"

"Yeah, an old elf. Supposedly a member of the elder council from the time the World Tree Alliance was formed… I've only seen him a few times with business, so I don't know much. I just know that each of them is individually strong enough to be a constellation.

"As strong as a constellation?"

"Yeah. And quite a powerful high-ranking one at that."

Karlein glanced at the seed Seong Jihan was holding.

"If you give that to the BattleNet, he might really come after you. Why not just absorb it all?"

"Hmm, worried?"

"Of course. You're going to be my Leader, Those old elves are petty and dangerous. You don't want to be targeted by them; it'll be a hassle."

If Karlein was saying so, then the masked elf was definitely no easy adversary.

But Seong Jihan decided,

"I'll have to hand it over regardless."

"…Really?"

"Yeah. The misery of elves is my happiness."

Epic quest reward aside,

If it caused trouble for the World Tree Alliance, Seong Jihan was willing to take the risk.

"Alright then… If it gets dangerous, call me anytime. I'll come to save you!"

"That won't be necessary."

"I'll keep the constellation channel open at all times! See you next time!"

With a wave, the black skull disappeared, and the undead legion summoned to block the masked elf vanished along with it.

-Why is the skull so obsessed with Seong Jihan?

-It wants to make him its Leader; definitely no good intentions there.

-But why does the black skull want a Leader? What is it going to do with the Leader?

-Exactly. But opening a constellation channel… Is that kid a constellation? LOL.

-All the fantasies about the constellation are shattered now -_-

Karlein was drastically different from the typical image of a constellation, and viewers debated over this peculiarity.

Then,

Ssssh…

The vanished Karlein reappeared.

"Ah. I said goodbye, yet here I am, coming back like this."

"Why did you return?"

"For the first-place award ceremony, of course!"

"First place?"

"Yes. You've made the greatest contribution to annihilating the Blue Blood Demons across both factions."

The black skull chuckled ominously before widening its mouth.

Suddenly, from within, a massive diamond popped out.

"The first-place reward… is this stat diamond that increases your remaining stats by ten points!"

"Thanks for the reward, but why am I first place?"

Seong Jihan tilted his head questioningly.

He had been battling players from the Solar Faction right up until the game ended.

What did that have to do with contributing to the annihilation?

"According to BattleNet's own evaluation scores, you're overwhelmingly dominant. Probably because you completely trampled the hopes of the Blue Blood Demons?"

"Ah, by preventing the possession, huh."

"Yeah, possession switching! Since you blocked it at the source, your merit is much greater than just destroying the city below. Here."

Ssssh…

With a whoosh, the massive diamond flew towards Seong Jihan, who observed it quietly.

'Is this the reward for annihilating an entire race…?'

Ten remaining stats + 10. While it was a top-tier reward in the game, the complex emotions of having ended a race for it crossed his mind.

If humanity were to face extinction, and players were to join the fray, would they slaughter humanity for a stat boost of +10?

"What are you doing? Aren't you going to accept it?"

"…No. I'll accept what's given."

That's right.

Comparing the current situation of the Blue Blood Demons with humanity was a meaningless speculation.

Seong Jihan stopped pondering and gripped the diamond.

['Essence of the Race' has been absorbed.]

[Your remaining stats increase by +10.]

As the Essence of the Race granted the boost and then vanished,

"Farewell for real this time, Leader~"

Whirl.

The black skull spun in place and vanished.

['You have cleared the Special Map, 'Race Annihilation Battle' in the first place.']

[Your level increases by 10.]

[You gain 10 billion GP.]

Beyond the Essence of the Race,

Substantial experience and GP rewards also came as first-place prizes.

'10 levels at once… Am I going to hit rank 1 now?'

Each level up was a significant factor in the rankings, and a 10-level jump would cause a massive shift in rankings.

Seong Jihan thought he might achieve first place, but…

[A.DaVVies has donated 100,000 GP.]

[Wow. Seong Jihan, 2nd place!! Congratulations!! You won't have to worry about the next match!]

Seeing Coach Davies' message, he realized he didn't secure first place.

-Oh… Seong Jihan got 2nd place?

-Thankfully, he didn't get 1st place LOL.

-Phew… He won't be targeted until the next Space League…

-But seriously, isn't Oliver amazing? How does he keep holding onto 1st place while Seong Jihan keeps climbing?

-Yeah, he's holding up well LOL.

Oliver, who had held the top spot in the world rankings for several years. It was already a given that Seong Jihan would take first place from him, but Oliver had managed to hold on as much as possible.

'I should reclaim 1st place after the next Space League.'

Thinking so, Seong Jihan logged out of the game.

* * *

"Ugh. Ah! Aaah… What's this? My hair!"

As soon as he logged out, Ariel, who came out of Seong Jihan's arm, screamed.

"I-I've turned into a High Elf!"

The grayish-black hair of Ariel had turned green like a High Elf in some strands.

"Is it because of the life force?"

"Ah… With this change, I am no longer a shadow elf…"

"Think of it as evolution."

"What kind of evolution is this! It's a mess!"

"Still, you seem stronger than last time?"

"R-Really? Hmm…"

As Seong-Jihan spoke, Ariel, who looked at him with trembling eyes, began to check her condition in earnest.

She cast shadows around the house and split them into dozens or hundreds from one form.

She nodded hesitantly to Seong Jihan.

"…It's true. I've become noticeably stronger."

"Right? So let's keep at it."

"…Sigh."

Although she didn't want to receive the life force, she couldn't refuse the situation when the results were so clear. Ariel sighed deeply and returned to Seong Jihan's arms.

"Maybe I should rest for a bit…"

"Before that, do you know anything about that masked elf? Just share that and then you can rest."

"The Masked Elf? Was there such a being? I couldn't see it earlier because I was too distracted by this life force."

"Constellation of the dead star said he's an ancient elf."

"An ancient elf…"

In response to Seong Jihan's words, Ariel's tone became serious all of a sudden.

"Do you have any footage of the Masked Elf from earlier?"

"Sure."

She rewound the recently ended BattleTube and sighed.

"Huh… A High Elf. I've only heard stories. Each member of the Council of the World Tree, who created the World Tree Alliance, is as powerful as a constellation. If this being reveals itself, it must be reported to the Queen immediately… Can I have a moment to report?"

"Ancient elves from the World Tree Alliance… Anything else you know about them?"

"That's all I know. I'll ask the Queen for more information."

"Got it."

"Uh, before we hear more about this ancient elf, wouldn't it be better to leave the seed alone? If that being really comes into this world, it could be threatening."

"Hmm."

"I'll go report this now."

As Ariel disappeared to report to the Shadow Queen, Seong Jihan looked at the seed he held in his right hand.

'Both Karlein and Ariel advised me to leave it alone.'

He had grasped the extent of the ancient elf's strength when he effortlessly disposed of the tentacle, but their displayed caution still seemed excessive.

'What's the big deal with this thing?'

As Seong Jihan fiddled with the shrunken modified seed,

A system message appeared before him.

[Would you like to return the 'Modified Seed of Life' to BattleNet?]

[If more life force is lost from the seed, it won't be accepted as 'evidence material,' and no reward will be given.]

BattleNet warned him not to absorb more life force from the seed.

Seong Jihan sighed,

Thinking he would drain all the force and then return the seed, but now he had to put that on hold.

'Maybe I'll wait until I hear what the queen has to say.'

Returning the seed was certain,

But he might as well listen to the ancient elf story as Ariel suggested.

Ssssh…

Suddenly, green smoke began to waft from the modified seed.

['The Modified Seed of Life' is rapidly losing force.]

[If the force is further depleted, it will not be accepted as 'evidence material,' and no reward can be given.]

[Do you wish to return the 'Modified Seed of Life'?]

With a sense of urgency, the messages kept popping up.

Seong Jihan, who hadn't done anything, found both the seed and system in an inexplicable frenzy.

'What's going on with this thing?'

Uncertain of the sudden changes,

"I'll return it now."

Not wanting to miss out on the epic quest reward, Seong Jihan promptly handed over the modified seed of life to the system.

As if waiting for his decision, the seed promptly vanished.

[You have cleared the Epic Quest.]

[The Void stat limit increases by +30.]

[You have obtained the title, 'Void Enforcer'.]

The quest-clear message and rewards were granted.

'Good. I didn't have a suitable title to equip.'

Seong Jihan, eager to inspect his new title earned as an epic quest reward,

Ssssh…

Noticed the green smoke that had billowed from the seed didn't dissipate.

Instead, it intensified and flew outside through the window.

'I need to deal with that first.'

The life force-filled smoke.

Left to its own devices, it could unknowably impact Earth and humanity.

Seong Jihan decided to sort out the smoke's issue before checking out the title,

Ssssh…

He reached out effortlessly to absorb it,

But the smoke resisted and broke through the window, flying out.

Observing the green mist move as freely as if the window wasn't there,

'That's some serious resistance.'

Seong Jihan stood up and opened the window, stepping outside.

Stepping into thin air, he reached out for the smoke.

Ssssh!

Transforming briefly into a tree-like form, the smoke then…

Ssssh…

Morphed into unique symbols.

'What's this…?'

Although Seong Jihan had no prior knowledge of these symbols, he could somehow read them.

[This world has already undergone the experiment.]


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Chương 244: Chapter 244

Seong Jihan furrowed his brows in frustration.

'Has the experiment already been conducted?'

A modified seed of life.

While its exact functions were still shrouded in ambiguity, given the instance with the Blue Blood Demons, it certainly wasn't an artifact destined to bring about positive changes in this world.

'The last seed of life did not germinate. I completely absorbed its energy.'

If that wasn't the cause, could it be that the experiment had been previously conducted?

But when?

As Seong Jihan was mulling over this,

[Master. I have heard from the Queen.]

"What did you say?"

From Seong Jihan's left arm, Ariel, who had finished her report, voiced out.

[The Masked Ancient Elf is known among the World Tree Elders as an elf who enforces their martial power. They're renowned for being particularly impulsive. Handing over the real seed would likely induce an invasion. The Queen suggests it's better to leave the seed be.]

"Ah. But I have already returned it."

[You returned it?]

"Yes. It combusted by itself, so I couldn't help it."

[This is dangerous.]

Ariel spoke with grave seriousness.

[We must prepare for the Ancient Elf's invasion. Among the constellations, his martial prowess is formidable. The approaching conflict won't be easy.]

"Is it that serious?"

[Yes. Better we had just let the seed disappear… This world might be destroyed by his hands.]

And just as Ariel finished,

Zzzing…

[Sure enough, you've broken the promise.]

A large screen materialized in front of Seong Jihan, showing the Masked Ancient Elf with crossed arms and eyes full of murderous intent.

[I address all the higher-ranked players among humanity. Present the player that dared mock me. Hand them forth. Or, I shall descend personally to eradicate humanity.]

The elf turned his back after speaking, beginning to operate an intricate mechanical device.

Then,

Zzzing…

In front of the elf, a huge portal intermittently appeared and vanished.

[Three minutes left for coordinate setting… It would be wise to make a smart decision.]

The Masked Ancient Elf had promptly warned of an impending attack right after the seed was handed over.

Was it because Seong Jihan was in a hideout state that his identity remained concealed?

The elf had sent a communication to all of humanity's top players, demanding they offer up Seong Jihan's head themselves.

[…that Ancient Elf, I knew he was hasty, but I didn't expect an incursion so soon. Master, should we prepare quickly?]

"It's unbelievable.. We're up against a mad elf. But how come they get to know about it already?"

[They must have monitored the BattleNet messages.]

"The results came out really quick."

[The BattleNet communication network is incredibly fast.]

Not so helpful in this particular case.

With such thoughts, Seong Jihan returned home.

Yoon Seah came running breathlessly to him.

"Un…Uncle. What's going on!"

"Oh. Did the screen pop up for you too? You're in the higher ranks too?"

"No, do you understand the gravity of the situation?! What is this about an elf… It's a mess right now! Even the news channels are covering it!"

"That screen was only for top players, wasn't it?"

"Anyone can see the screen together! Uncle, why are you so laid-back?"

Yoon Seah, tapping the screen floating before her, spoke out of exasperation.

A hardly ordinary figure had declared their intention to descend upon Earth.

Anyone else would quake in fear and scramble as if their lives were at stake.

Yet, here was Seong Jihan, utterly unperturbed.

"Well, I'm not worried for some reason."

The Ancient Elf threatening to invade Earth, Knowing the devastating impact that a constellational-tier warrior could wreak, it was hard to predict the scope of destruction he could bring about.

Nevertheless, Seong Jihan strangely wasn't overtly troubled by the threat of the Ancient Elf's declaration.

"I guess it looks like a fight I could take on."

"Uncle… You shouldn't get too comfortable just because you dodged that attack."

"Not really, he seems manageable."

With these words, Seong Jihan took out his Phoenix Flag and began preparations for battle.

Just as the 3 minutes were nearly up,

[Now, I'll soon be there.]

Zzzing!

Inside the screen raised by the Ancient Elf, a massive portal began forming.

This time it was different, for the portal reflected a blue planet on its surface.

"That's Earth, our…"

When Yoon Seah saw it and faltered mid-sentence with a look of utter despair,

Thud! Thud!

The elf, who had been operating the machine, stepped back.

Into the portal, he began to enter.

"I'll be back."

"Uncle, I want to go too!"

"Right now, you're just baggage."

"No! I can still use the Veil of Void…! I'll hide and shoot arrows!"

Yoon Seah protested the luggage treatment, trying to prove her usefulness in any way.

"Enough, rest for now."

Click! Thump!

Seong Jihan approached Yoon Seah and tapped her acupuncture points.

"Ugh… Uncle… What did you do?"

"Oh? You're holding on? Another round."

Was it because she was at a high level?

Seong Jihan tapped the points again, causing her to stiffen up, then laid her on the sofa.

"Just sleep. It will all be over when you wake up."

"…"

[What will you do if you lose while she's out?]

"She'll wake up in an hour."

[Ah.]

"Shall we go?"

Blocking Yoon Seah's movements, Seong Jihan stepped out to confront the Ancient Elf in a window.

[No, no… Why?]

Ping!

Out of the screen still hanging in the air, the Ancient Elf was seen getting kicked out of the portal.

"…What?"

* * *

The Masked Elf, who had been menacingly demanding Seong Jihan's head from humanity's high-ranked players, had set a threatening atmosphere.

-Did you see that? That was the elf who killed the Blue Blood Demons' commander, wasn't it?

-Is it even possible to send a message to all the higher-ranked players like that? Can you believe this?

-He did take the life seed a while ago, so it could be that he's already dealt with Seong Jihan.

-I was wondering how he would even get here, but he's just opening the portal instantly.

Those who watched the urgent news together felt a sense of tension as they saw the Ancient Elf, whom they thought would only cause fear, now seemed like a genuine threat to arrive.

-He thinks he can slap us around?

-Look, if he could kick the tentacle dudes ass easily, think how strong could he be?

-But it was Seong Jihan who dealt with it… After all that stubborn life force…

-Yeah, the tentacle was a constellational being too, right?

-So, this elf could be one as well?

-Does that make the planetary owners all so whimsical?

-Being top dog on their star probably lets them get away with anything.

The Ancient Elf, a player of the Solar Faction, had an immense reputation, although his power had only been seen in snippets.

Yet, the speculation that he was overwhelmingly powerful wasn't challenged much.

-They're not going to actually hand over Seong Jihan… right?

-Are you insane? Without him, humanity is doomed in the Space League.

-Without him, we'd have been in last place, with two defeats.

-We need to gather all the rankers and protect him.

-Ugh…! My stocks have crashed!

-Don't worry! Seong Jihan will take care of it!!

With the Ancient Elf's impending descent just minutes away, the world economy even fluctuated.

People were more tense than ever before, their eyes glued to the screens broadcasting to the top players.

Then,

[How could this be…!?]

As they watched the Ancient Elf being kicked out of the portal.

-What is he doing?

-Wait, he looked all badass and got bounced out? lolol

-Argh….I dumped my shares![email protected]#ㄸ&%[email protected]$!&$

-I trusted in Seong Jihan and bought more lol

The overwhelming presence, the Ancient Elf, who had displayed his power to all top players, was bounced out of the portal, rolled on the ground, and then suddenly stood up.

[This is ridiculous!]

Though such a skilled being wouldn't normally need to roll on the ground,

It seemed like he didn't anticipate getting thrown out like that.

After a roll, he stood up and again rushed towards the Earth portal.

But…

Bang!

[Why…!]

Once more denied entry, the Ancient Elf didn't roll on the ground but stood there before the portal, helplessly pondering.

Ready for any encounter, Seong Jihan floated atop Sword Palace, speaking to Ariel.

"So are these really the elders of the World Tree Alliance? Not too impressive, huh?"

[No… That's not like an Ancient Elf… The text on the portal! Look, it's showing up!]

True to Ariel's words,

A text began to appear atop the portal that had just ejected the Ancient Elf.

A moment before, smoke had created similar text.

'I can't read it this time, though.'

Unlike the previous automatic translation, this text didn't translate itself.

[It's elven language.]

"What does it say?"

[This world has already undergone the experiment a long time ago…. No new entry is possible…?]

"This world has already undergone the experiment?"

The characters on the portal – much like the smoke's message – talked of an experiment.

The only new clue: an indication that it happened a "long time ago."

[So, this planet… it's already an experimented world… But the races here are far too weak…]

And there, watching the portal's letters,

The Ancient Elf burst into disheartened laughter before declaring,

[Well, that means I can't enter. The humans get to save their pitiful lives for now. We'll see…]

He turned around, his fists clenched tight.

Flick!

And then, the screens hovering before the high-ranked players flickered off at once.

Though he'd been embarrassed by being ejected from the portal,

Ancient Elf had demonstrated his powerful authority by controlling the players' screens.

However…

-Look at this guy… still keeping up appearances even after getting bounced out, lololol

-Does it even matter at this point?

-Now he's really throwing out the 'wait and see' comment, lololol🤣

-Now he's planning to wait and see until Season 174th, lolololol😭

As the chat filled with laughter directed at him, the Ancient Elf's declaration of war, which had kept humanity on edge for three minutes, ended in a farce.

As Seong Jihan replayed the characters engraved on the Ancient Elf's portal, he pondered deeply.

"It's quite unnerving if experiments have already been conducted on Earth and new entries are prohibited."

[That's… something I've found puzzling for a while. How could humanity, such a weak race, have ever entered the BattleNet?]

"Could it be… related to the elven experiment?"

[Perhaps not?]

The characters from the modified life seed and the Ancient Elf's unexpected bounce all hinted at a connection between the Elf's experiment and humanity. But…

"There aren't any eternally living beings among humanity, except the disciplines of the Wandering Martial Gods."

[But if it were them, wouldn't BattleNet have opened a thousand years ago?]

"Hmm…"

[Even among humanity, you're the most transcendent. Could there be a secret about your birth?]

"I have no clue…"

The strange characters automatically translated, the elven experiments…

'Could there really be something?'

'I should ask my sister later.'

Contemplating this, Seong Jihan returned home.

And there,

Tap! Tap!

He released Yoon Seah from her acupressure-induced paralysis.

"Did you rest well?"

"Puhah. Ah, seriously…! That was awful!"

"Hey, think about it objectively for a second. Would you be a help or a hindrance to me?"

"Urgh… Uh…Well, still though…"

Seah, unable to rebuke Seong Jihan's sharp retort, reacted with a slight groan.

"If you grow enough to actually be of help, I'll drag you along even if you refuse."

"Keugh… Uncle, just you wait. I'll be there to save you one day. When that happens, you better be ready to thank me with tears and snot running down your face!"

"I would prefer without the snot."

"Including the snot!"

"Alright, alright."

Paying scant attention to Seah's obsession with snot,

"Ah, but… you. Are you in touch with Jiah?"

"Mom? She doesn't entertain everything, but yes, we talk occasionally. She always brings up this dream she had."

"Is that so? Guess you two are dealing with something."

"Yeah."

"Can you ask her if there's any secret about my birth?"

"…What?"

Seong Jihan decided it was time to address his burning question directly with his sister, Seong Jiah


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