Ruler of the Game 913

Chapter 913 – Ruler of the Game

Illax looks like the concept of victory or ‘escape’ has completely disappeared from his mind. Not only did they suffer a huge blow during this battle, but many of their fellow countrymen who were supposed to lead them were kidnapped by the Transcendence Church, so their will to fight seemed to have been greatly broken.

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“… Do you have any plans to get them back?”

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『It won’t be easy.』

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Illax explains that the elites of the Transcendental Church are currently wandering around the dimensional gateway installed in the Pacific Ocean with kidnapped members in preparation for the upcoming lifting of the dimensional barrier.

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『It is even a place where the elites of the Transcendence Church are moving and gathering. In the future, they will wake up from dimensional hibernation one after another and plan to send their forces there, so rescuing the hostages will not be easy.』

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Even though we had to fight desperately against the Transcendence Church, when the barrier collapsed, which would happen soon, we were in a situation where we could escape to the outside of the dimension to avoid the AI. However, you have to risk your life just to fight like that. Illax tells us that fighting while rescuing hostages in a place where enemy forces are concentrated is virtually suicidal.

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『It is not easy to just clash with each other right away due to the extreme power difference, but fight while keeping them alive? It would be better to commit suicide. Sincerely.』

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Since harsh torture awaits them if they are caught by the Transcendence Church, the leaders of the Ark, including Illax, say that rather than rescuing the hostages, they should find a way to leave Earth through a final battle with them.

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“… What if I get your attention? It will greatly reduce the enemy’s power in the dimensional port.”

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『Looking? How?』

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“I just need to attack their base.”

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『…!!』

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Seongil’s opinion is beyond imagination. In fact, it was like saying that he was going to commit suicide, so the leaders of the Ark, including Ilax, were speechless and shocked.

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『Are you serious? There is a 100% chance that you will die…?』

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From the perspective of the guardians of reason, if Seong-il could draw their attention, they could expect to escape with a glimmer of hope when the dimensional barrier collapses. Even though it was a very profitable offer, Seong-il’s opinion was so absurd that they seemed to question Seong-il.

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“I’m sane. I’m even thinking of going alone. But there’s a condition.”

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Seong-il will give a non-combat ark to Illax and other guardians of the opposite sex as his share, and asks them to place all the rescued humans there. And it’s a bonus to tell people to stop caring about the human race that is about to leave.

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『Uhm…』

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When Seong-il asks them to hand over the ark, which is their greatest sacred object and the most important thing for their survival, the guardians of the opposite sex all remain silent, as if they were embarrassed or as if they had promised. Even he wouldn’t have agreed easily, so instead of pushing them, Seong-il gives them a book of carrots.
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“For your information, if you accept the offer, we will also completely repair your ark within one hour. This is a bonus.”

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『… What is that?』

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When Seong-il puts forward ridiculous conditions, the leaders of the Ark all glare at him with bewildered expressions. However, since he could not tell the alien race that he had the power to stop time as well as move to a dimension with infinite resources, Seong-il calmly persuaded them.
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“I swear, I am confident that I can repair it. If you don’t believe me, lend me the worst ark you have for a moment. I will repair it and return it to you in 10 minutes.”

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Seong-il says that not only will he repair the ark, but he will also provide ample resources. He even says that he will repair the ark just once, so they can trust him and make sure they can’t play around.
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『Uhm…』

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“Anyway, you’re going to die if I don’t help you, right? And look at the sky.”

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Even though Seong-il fell into the trap of the Transcendental Church, he of course managed to collapse the Antarctic barrier. He strongly appeals that he is a man capable of destroying meteorites.
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『… Okay. I will give you my ark.』

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『Adalan!! Am I crazy?』

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Interestingly, the leader of the Ark, Adalan, appears to accept Seongil’s request. The other leaders who saw this looked shocked.

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“Otherwise? We are dead now. If you don’t try something, it’s the end. Shouldn’t we at least grasp at straws?』

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He emphasizes that the monster in front of him not only kept his promise to them, but is also a great person who does not blame them for their mistakes, and strongly appeals that they should listen to Adalan Seong-il’s demands. Selaumaini and Illax appear greatly shaken by that remark.

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『Good! Instead, there is a condition.』

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As Adalan’s Ark is one of the best arks with balanced combat and transport capabilities despite being the largest of the arks that have survived as of non-combat, Selaumaini said that he would first-hand over the poorest and least important ark to Seong-il first. Say.

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『If you really repair the arks. We will hand over the ark to you at the end.』

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In any case, rescue of humanity is difficult in other arks due to size issues. Although Seong-il noticed the plans of these leaders, he did not dare to stand in opposition with them and simply expressed his agreement with their opinions.

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“I promise. Just give me any ark. Ah! That’s right! I will also decide the treatment of the humans living in the ark from now on. I do not agree with your cyborg plan.”

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『…』

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Even though the conditions were subtly changed, Illax did not lash out at Seong-il’s words and calmly took him to the ark. And even the leaders who look at that with a puzzled expression.

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『I will transfer authority to you.』

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Illax obediently hands over the authority to operate the smallest ark to Seong-il. When he enters the strange psionic glass space that contained Illax in the past, Seongil feels a huge amount of psionic energy enter his body and his mind becomes linked to the Ark.

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‘Oh, was it something like this?’

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Aside from protecting Illax’s body, this glass space seemed to be a space that linked the Ark manager’s mind to the Ark, allowing him to freely control the Ark according to his will.

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‘I can feel my mind-expanding.’

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Originally, an ordinary human would have lost his mind just by linking his mind to the Ark due to the mental pressure of this huge system, but fortunately, Seong-il is a being who transcends ordinary humans. Because of this, he was able to take control of the ark without much difficulty.

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“Oh! Do I have enough control over this?』

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When the strange building and Seong-il’s spirit become linked, Dana, who had been concentrating on assisting Seong-il’s spirit, wakes up and begins tinkering with the ark’s system.

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‘Whew… I’ll check if the hunters are doing well before I go back.’

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With the advice of Illax and Dana, Seong-il drives a small ark that is in poor condition and launches it into the skies of Antarctica. Originally, the ark should have floated as lightly as a feather, but because of the intense battle, many of its functions had been damaged, so the aircraft trembled and floated through the air with difficulty.

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‘Dana. Have you contacted the hunters yet?’

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『It’s still not easy because of the barrier. Do you really need to go outside the barrier?』

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‘Hmm.’

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Although more than half of the Antarctic barrier had collapsed, it still had a strong influence on the surrounding area. Therefore, in order to communicate with the Eden Hunter, Seongil had to push the ark to its limit, break through the collapsed barrier, and climb into the sky.

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『It is possible. Master.』

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‘Oh.’

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Fortunately, as I broke through the barrier and ascended to the sky, I began to hear a soft communication sound. Seong-il operates the ark carefully and orders the Eden Hunter to brief him on the current situation.

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『Seeker!!』

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When a seeker who had been out of contact for a while sent a message through augmented reality, executives from all over the world cheered in unison.

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『Ahyun Lee. What is the current situation?』

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In a temporary executive video conference room created through augmented reality, Seong-il picks up his lover, Lee Ah-hyeon, and asks her to brief him on the current situation.

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『Fortunately, everything went as the seeker expected, and we were able to rescue the civilians in the big city without any difficulties.』

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Fortunately, the Transcendental Church seemed to have concentrated all of its power on the South and North Poles, as Seong-il had predicted. Thanks to this, it is said that there were no defense forces in major cities around the world except for the Hunters, hunting dogs raised by the Transcendence Church.

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『Of course… The puppet regime and hunters. And although the army they operated was not formidable, they were still able to defeat it easily.』

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Eden’s Hunter Corps is currently a monster-like army that can take down even managers if they want to. Meanwhile, the Transcendental Church had sent all its administrators from around the world to the South and North Poles to subdue Seongil and the Guardians of Reason, and thanks to this, the Eden Hunters were able to easily target major cities around the world and slaughter hunting dogs. .

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『What is the structure of humanity?』

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『The situation has ended smoothly. Currently, all humanity from almost every major city on Earth has been relocated to Eden, and only a few troops remain on Earth, waiting for the seeker.』

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『Hmm…』

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Seong-il feels reassured when he hears that the Eden Hunters took advantage of his hard work for half a day and fortunately finished everything.

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『Alright, let everyone return at once.』

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Seong-il returns all the Eden Hunters remaining on Earth to block any possible variables. After finishing everything, he looks at Ilax again and asks about the ark.