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章節 388: Chapter 388

'A purple message window… Is this sent from the Void?'

It seemed that the Thunder God would need consent to fully manifest.

Gazing at the message window before him, Seong Jihan spoke.

"I've bet everything I have on this… Should I really take this risk?"

[Ha, are you scared?]

Crackle!

At that taunt, the Phoenix Flag swiftly left Seong Jihan's hand, aiming directly at the giant lion's torso.

[What, what is this…? It's not even the Crimson Thunder…!]

"Even if you come in your true form, it will only bring you disgrace. Isn't it better to die here?"

[Vo-Void… What are you doing! Allow my true form to manifest! I swear on the name of the Thunder God that once I kill him, I will embrace annihilation!]

"Even if you kill me here, it's just a game, and I'll return unscathed."

[Hmph… of course, I know that. Still, I want to kill you. Because of you, I was dragged into the Void…!]

Seeing the lion's rage, Seong Jihan smirked.

The Thunder God had fallen because the Wandering Martial God had invaded.

Unable to retaliate against him, the lion took out its anger on Seong Jihan.

[Do you accept the Thunder God's proposal?]

Then, once again, a purple message window appeared.

"What will I get if I let him come in his true form?"

Already feeling uneasy about the lack of reward information for the Epic Quest, Seong Jihan couldn't simply accept this without knowing the rewards.

In response to his query, additional information appeared at the bottom of the message.

[If you accept the Thunder God's proposal, you will be granted 2 Racial Bonuses.]

[Moreover, if you subdue the Thunder God, you will receive 2 additional Racial Bonuses.]

Just summoning him granted 2 race bonuses, and defeating him would add up to a total of 4.

'Now that I think about it, the arena often gives a lot of race bonuses.'

This didn't seem like a bad deal.

"Race bonuses, huh… Alright, summon him."

Upon Seong Jihan's approval,

Whoooosh…

The purple vortex expanded greatly.

['Thunder God' is concentrating on Player Seong Jihan's arena.]

Crackle!

Thousands upon thousands of lightning bolts began to enhance the lion's body.

Simultaneously,

– Uh, wait… the Thunder God vanished on the other side?

– Looks like he's concentrating here…

In the other arenas where players were struggling against the Thunder God, the boss suddenly disappeared.

For those competitors, it meant clearing Stage 6 for free.

– Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing!!

– You were in an overwhelming lead, and now you're picking a fight with the Thunder God??

– Looks like he's getting race bonuses? Then the rewards aren't bad…

– Race bonus? Didn't Seong Jihan also bet on himself? Is he giving up GP to upgrade humanity, a low-tier race??

– Maybe he didn't bet much GP. If he's sure he'll get race bonuses, that's more valuable, right?

"I bet everything I had."

Seong Jihan retorted to the chat, causing the extraterrestrials who had bet on him to erupt in chaos.

Meanwhile,

– Wow, gave up all his wealth for the race bonuses? Unbelievable…

– Seriously… How far will he go to take care of humanity…

– We should build statues of him in every capital.

– LMAO! With extended lifespans and better health, humanity's now in the upper echelons.

– Not just statues. Countries should reimburse his lost GP too.

Human viewers, convinced that Seong Jihan gave up everything for race bonuses, began to praise him.

The notion of reimbursing his lost GP even became a trending opinion.

"I don't understand why everyone thinks I will lose,"

Seong Jihan muttered while reading the chat, shaking his head.

[Of course they think so!]

Crackle…

The giant lion, the Thunder God, shone brightly as electricity surged through its body.

With the 19 split entities now merged, the Thunder God's form was so vast and spectacular that it could obscure the entire purple vortex.

It resembled not just a game's 'boss' but a tremendous natural calamity.

[Now that I, The Thunder God has regained my true strength, who would think you stand a chance!]

Crackle, crackle…

The lion sparkled with intense electricity.

Yet parts of its body, especially where the void energy had penetrated, weren't uniform in color, appearing like large spots on its form.

[Race Bonuses will be granted to humanity after the game concludes.]

As if the Thunder God's full power was realized, a message confirming race bonuses appeared.

– Isn't this at least past Stage 10…

– Probably. The Thunder God is a powerful constellation.

– Judging by the state, it hasn't fully succumbed to the Void yet; only spots are marked.

– Doesn't entering the Void mean certain death? How is this god different?

– Recognized gods require a maturation process in the Void since they're granted immortality by BattleNet.

– Ah… So pledging self-annihilation is why they're giving race bonuses.

The extraterrestrials, actively analyzing the Thunder God, provided useful insights.

Seong Jihan glanced back at the lion, his mind racing.

'The void-infused parts must be the Thunder God's weakness.'

The lion's electricity stuttered unnaturally around the void spots.

Its power would have been greater if not for these void spots.

While he was carefully observing,

[Finally… I will kill you!]

Crackle!

Electricity surged endlessly from the lion's body, painting the vast map white with overwhelming power.

[As expected of the Thunder God… Even if I regain my former strength, he's still formidable.]

The Shadow Queen within Eclipse evaluated the Thunder God's power, realizing that even she, who had reached Dominion Level 7, would find him challenging.

The Thunder God, having partially reclaimed his full strength from the Void, was immensely formidable.

'I need to go all out.'

[Constellation reaching level has been reduced to Level 759.]

Seong Jihan activated Constellation Traits, amplifying his power with the half-mask, but he knew that in a direct power struggle, handling the Thunder God's lightning wasn't straightforward.

A special approach was necessary to block the Thunder God's attacks.

Firstly, the idea of using the first stage of Taiji Swordsmanship, the Taiji itself, came to mind.

'I can't summon the Taiji sword here; let's use the Dark Soul Vortex instead.'

With the live BattleTube broadcast ongoing, revealing the Taiji Sword was too risky.

Harnessing the powers of,

Fundamental Divine Arts,

Dark Shadow Technique:

Dark Soul Vortex

Seong Jihan's sword Eclipse started swirling, absorbing the Thunder God's strikes.

Though the vortex was dwarfed by the world-engulfing lightning, it effectively shielded Seong Jihan.

[Yes! Resist! Dying too quickly wouldn't be fun!]

Seeing Seong Jihan's countermeasure, the Thunder God was rather pleased.

Crackle…!

He poured more power into his strikes, attempting to break through the vortex.

– This is overwhelming…

– The Thunder God is a powerful constellation, But he's actually weakened now compared to his prime.

– Curses! Betraying us for race bonuses… I'll never forgive you, Seong Jihan!

– If he earns those bonuses, it's worth it. You can't buy those with GP.

Though Seong Jihan held his ground, from a third-party perspective, the Thunder God appeared dominant.

However,

Whoooosh…

While it seemed the Dark Soul Vortex might be overwhelmed by the lightning waves, it instead started to grow.

The Thunder God's electricity was increasingly being absorbed.

Step. Step.

With the Dark Soul Vortex as a shield, Seong Jihan advanced slowly.

Seeing this, the Thunder God growled.

[You're quite resilient.]

"Didn't you say it'd be boring if I died too quickly?"

Though Seong Jihan's words carried ease, inwardly, he assessed the situation coldly.

'Without the Heaven's Chaotic Flow training, I'd have been overwhelmed by now.'

Despite outward composure, he knew the limits were near.

Unable to directly reveal the Taiji Sword, he substituted with the Dark Soul Vortex, which had absorbed beyond his manageable amount of energy.

'I need to cleanse the interior once.'

Electricity surged wildly within the vortex; left unchecked, it might backfire and incinerate him instantly.

As he prepared to stabilize the vortex,

[Void increased by 1.]

[Surpassing the Void limit. Player's body might succumb to the Void.]

Having stayed at 200 for 700 days without further increase, now his Void had risen by 1 since activating the half-mask, issuing a warning.

It seemed unlikely to immediately succumb, but…

'I need to lower it.'

He decided to control the rising Void.

'As with summoning the Taiji Sword, directing the Void internally should decrease the levels.'

Though he'd only managed to summon the handle of the Taiji Sword at the second stage, his experience led him to strategies to reduce the Void.

Swooosh.

Inserting Eclipse into the vortex pulsing with electricity,

'Infuse the Void to strengthen the sword.'

He poured the Void into the vortex.

[What, what are you doing…]

"Hang on a bit. I'll reinforce you."

[Reinforce? It's causing internal Void explosions…!]

"This will make you stronger."

[Save me…!]

Ignoring the plea of the Shadow Queen, Seong Jihan infused the Void.

[Void decreases by 5.]

A message indicating the Void's reduction appeared, and he felt strength focusing into the sword.

'Partially succeeded.'

The Dark Soul Vortex had more room due to the Void explosion, and Eclipse began to mimic the Taiji Sword somewhat.

It was time to confront directly.

"You, your goal is to swallow the sun with your sword, right?"

[…Yes.]

"Then you should be able to swallow a lion struck by lightning."

Swoooosh…

Dark Sword Eclipse emerged from the vortex.

Concentrated Void energy exploded.

Fundamental Divine Arts,

Dark Shadow Technique:

Shadow Divine Blade

Whooosh!

Darkness spread swiftly from the sword.

[What is this…!]

Though the Thunder God sparked fervently, the darkness cloaked his light.

The void-infused spots on the Thunder God's body resonated with the darkness.

[Why… is this Void reacting like this…?]

"A Thunder God who can't even manage his body… pathetic."

[This can't be! I didn't exert full power… No…!]

"Let's end this. Just die."

Whooooo…

The Void engulfed the Thunder God completely.

His desperate struggles were soon shrouded in darkness.

[Thunder God has been subdued.]

[2 additional Race Bonuses granted.]

A message confirmed the victory.

Looking at the Thunder God hidden in darkness, Seong Jihan shrugged.

"It wasn't much of a challenge, was it?"

Then,

Whooooo…

The Void vortex began to spin rapidly.

It soon absorbed the darkness of the Shadow Divine Sword.

[The Black Administrator expresses satisfaction with your sword.]

[In his authority, he will summon a special boss monster for only you in the next round.]

A message emerged from the void.

'If satisfied, reward better… Why summon a special monster?'

Initially disgruntled by the message,

[Special Boss, 'Red Administrator's Hand' will appear.]

Upon seeing the name of the next boss monster, Seong Jihan blinked.


章節 389: Chapter 389

– The Red Administrator…

– Why is that guy's hand here?

– Wow, what's happening now?

– Is this channel a special feature of administrators?

As soon as the name of the special boss appeared on BattleTube, the chat from extraterrestrial viewers exploded.

The Red Administrator.

Despite his term ending, he had not relinquished his position and had gone into hiding.

And.

'An administrator who seems linked to both the Martial God and Ashoka in some way…'

Initially, even those who had limited humanity were part of the Red's Tribe.

The Red Administrator,

'But if only his hand is remaining, it might've been cut off while he was fleeing and buried in the void.'

Seong Jihan observed the front while crossing his arms.

The vortex of the void gradually turned black.

Fwooooosh…!

From within, a burning hand emerged.

'It's clenched in a fist.'

Though the size of the hand was slightly larger than Seong Jihan, it was far less imposing compared to the overwhelming figure of the Thunder God.

Despite its appearance, Seong Jihan remained cautious as he slowly approached the Red Administrator's hand.

The hand had a peculiar texture, as if mixing human features with those of a reptile.

Scaly structures stood out prominently, blazing on the back of the hand.

– That's the hand of an administrator? Doesn't seem like much.

– The Red Administrator originally came from a giant race. Of course, after the administrators appeared, they renamed their species the Red's Tribe.

– Ah, I see…

– If it's staying still like that, can't he just attack and clear this mission too?

– As if beating an administrator's hand is that simple…

– Still, it's too quiet.

Viewers speculated as the seemingly lifeless, clenched hand did not move.

But.

As Seong Jihan got closer to the Red Hand.

Flash!

A light flickered on the back of the hand.

From there, characters emerged.

Though it wasn't any recognizable language, Seong Jihan could read the characters.

[Red.]

Swoosh!

As soon as the letter emerged, the hand opened out.

Inside the scarlet palm, hundreds of eyes were embedded.

Initially unfocused and dazed.

[Target.]

Wriggle. Wriggle.

As the eyes moved, they collectively fixed their gaze on Seong Jihan.

The numerous red eyeballs, brimming with life, trembled.

– Ew! What is that??

– Even with just a hand remaining, it's that powerful… it's definitely an administrator.

– To instill fear even through the screen…

The viewers who had earlier downplayed the hand's significance felt an overwhelming sense of intimidation just by looking at the eyes.

'Why are these seasoned fighters scared of such a gaze?'

Despite facing the eyes directly, Seong Jihan didn't flinch.

'Let's begin the inspection.'

Step. Step.

He walked toward the outstretched hand.

As he approached, the eyes focused increasingly on him.

Flames danced across the hand, then letters appeared again.

[Why am I here? The Black wouldn't have released me.]

"Who knows."

[Ah, got it. You are the bait.]

"…"

The red hand continued to answer its own questions, causing Seong Jihan to frown at the word "bait."

[Bait needed. Found the main body's location. If known, no bait needed. Currently in process of finding.]

The hand spoke in disjointed phrases, but Seong Jihan could roughly understand its meaning.

The Black Administrator had summoned the hand as a special boss intending to use Seong Jihan as bait.

'Is he trying to lure out the Red Administrator through me?'

The Red Administrator, who had vanished long ago.

However, his traces remained scattered on Earth, and recently, connections with the Martial God and Ashoka had surfaced.

As administrators were the absolute figures of BattleNet, they surely wouldn't be oblivious to this information.

Caught in the midst of the administrators' schemes, Seong Jihan felt like a pawn in their grand game.

'The one universal truth in BattleNet is that no one here is trustworthy. The administrators may seem friendly now, but they all have their own agendas using me as a means to an end.'

Remaining ever vigilant in observing the situation is essential.

As Seong Jihan mused,

[Detected. Playing along with intent. Main body needs my power. Bait will be tempting.]

Fwoosh!

Suddenly, flames surged from the Red Hand, extending towards Seong Jihan.

Swoosh!

Seong Jihan quickly dodged the flames, but…

Hiss…!

The tail end of the flames grazed his cheek.

'Even with all my buffs, I couldn't avoid it… so this is the power of an administrator's flame.'

[Constellation reaching level drops to Level 758.]

Despite having activated the Constellation Traits and wearing the mask, he still couldn't fully evade the small flame.

Certainly, this special boss was formidable.

Seong Jihan took a cautious step back, keeping his guard up.

[? Bait. Why dodge. Fulfill your role.]

"And become a sitting duck?"

Seong Jihan retorted upon reading the altered letters.

Fwoosh…

The flame that had scorched his cheek rose momentarily before dying out.

[Stat Red increases by 2.]

As a message displayed the stat increase, Seong Jihan hesitated.

'…Raised by 2 just from a brief touch?'

The Red stat, challenging to increase, had risen by 2 from just a tiny flame.

What would happen if he absorbed the entire flame?

'…Should I consider playing the bait?'

Seong Jihan briefly considered it.

[Resistance pointless. Will switch bodies. Will become bait.]

However, the message promising to take over his body made him draw his weapon.

Letting his body absorb the flames for the stat increase risked conceding control to another entity.

Then.

[Futile defiance.]

Swoosh…

The hundreds of eyes merged into one large eye.

The eye emitted light, creating letters.

[Stop.]

Next to this command, another set of letters appeared.

'That's… a domination code.'

Designed to enforce control through his language.

However.

'My body's moving fine.'

The command to stop had no restrictive power over Seong Jihan.

[Will consume.]

Convinced he had halted, the Red Hand began to extend the flames slowly, contrary to the previous rapid surge.

The flames expanded outward, forming a wide ring to encircle Seong Jihan.

– Why is he staying still?

– As expected, you can't defy an administrator's power.

– It's the Red Hand. Defiance is futile.

– Shouldn't we get refunds?? He even beat the Thunder God, but now an administrator's hand appears? I bet so much money, but the Arena is playing tricks like this?

As Seong Jihan stood still, angry bettors momentarily rioted.

– Oh! I just checked, they're acknowledging it on Arena and giving automatic wins for the special boss appearance.

– Really? Recognized as 1st place?

– Yeah, win or lose, bettors on Seong Jihan get their GP.

– So we win?

– Nice! Seong Jihan, handle the Red case however you want. Made some good money!!

The guaranteed refund by Arena turned the sentiments of bettors.

'Gamblers will be gamblers… Looks like I made 70 times my GP too.'

GP obsession transcends species and is a universal truth across the cosmos.

Taking his eyes off the gamblers, Seong Jihan watched his opponent.

The Red Hand, encircling him in flames, seemingly ready to consume him in one go.

'Retaliation was always an option.'

Striking a distracted enemy had always been easy for him.

But he had decided to wait, considering the previously increased stat.

Raising the Red by 2 from mere contact.

'Need to extract maximum benefit without getting dominated.'

After some time, Seong Jihan saw his chance.

* * *

The red flames completely encircled him.

Expending a lot of power to create the circle, the flames within the Red Hand weakened.

Furthermore, the large, merged eye had significantly dimmed.

'This is sufficient.'

Swoosh…

Seong Jihan re-activated the Dark Soul Vortex.

[?? Bait? How?]

Questioning, the hand watched as Seong Jihan continued.

Disregarding the message, he thrust Eclipse into the Dark Soul Vortex again.

[…Trying that again?]

"Didn't it work well earlier?"

[There was something to learn from your sword…]

"Then let's learn again."

Immediately after the Shadow Queen finished speaking, Seong Jihan caused the void within the vortex to explode.

[Void decreases by 5.]

As the void message appeared, the sword took shape, and he withdrew the blade from the vortex.

Fundamental Divine Arts,

Dark Shadow Technique:

Shadow Divine Blade

Upon witnessing the Shadow Divine Blade, which had dispatched the Thunder God in one move,

[That's…! The void's core…]

The once still eye now trembled in surprise.

[You're not bait, but the Black's blade…]

Swoosh!

The red hand began to touch the erupting darkness.

However, unlike the Thunder God who had been entirely engulfed,

Sizzle…

The hand resisted, emitting smoke as the darkness contacted it.

[No, it's different. Weaker than the Black's blade.]

"What's the Black's blade?"

[You're imitating an administrator's blade and don't know?]

This is imitating an administrator's blade?

Seong Jihan blinked.

This was an alternative he created as he couldn't reveal Dongbang Sak's Taiji Sword.

"Oh. I didn't know."

[So, did you craft this yourself?]

"It's not entirely original; I adapted it from something learnt."

[…A lie? But some truth. Not strong enough for void's proxy…]

Psfffff…

The flames around the hand weakened.

[If you were the void's proxy, resistance would be futile. On the contrary, to protect my true form, acceptance might be wise. Bait, however…]

The eyes kept rotating, continuing to draft letters.

[Your blade is a vital talent for my true form.]

"I told you, I didn't craft it."

[Realizing is talent.]

"Oh, really?"

Seong Jihan smirked.

Ashoka often criticized his ambiguous talents, and now even the Red Hand deemed it valuable.

Regardless, flattery meant little now.

'Time to end this.'

Without the domination code's failure, the Red Hand would overpower him.

He needed to finish it while still in a superior position.

As Seong Jihan poured more power into the Shadow Divine Blade,

[Close but not quite the Black's. Definitely bait.]

[Moreover, a vital bait for my true form.]

Resistance diminishing, the hand finally accepted Seong Jihan as bait.

"Enough with the bait talk."

Such talk was unpleasant.

As he intensified the dark power, the Red Hand's defenses significantly weakened.

[Decision.]

Whoosh!

The hand caught fire and vanished.

Thud…

Leaving behind a single eye, significantly reduced in size, on the ground.

Originally enormous, now human-sized.

[If consumed, talent might be lost.]

[Thus, will be eaten instead.]

The eye's message read.

Changing plans from consuming Seong Jihan to offering itself.

"…Eat you?"

[Yes. Eat me.]

The red eye squirmed vilely, expanding blood vessels.

Eating a living octopus seemed more appealing.

'Should I just crush it?'

As Seong Jihan contemplated,

[Minimum Red increased by 500.]

The eye provided an added incentive.


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