Chapter 894 – Alliance
Seongil had some experience working as an underhunter on the Ark in the past, so he had some understanding of their methods.
『… You really know about us well. Is it okay to just put it down for ‘a little while’?』
“Yes. Just for about 10 minutes.”
As the leaders of the Ark were wise men who have lived since ancient times, they were able to quickly figure out that Seong-il was seeking their help to pull off a trick against the Transcendental Church.
However, the target of the trick was not themselves. As they extend towards the Transcendental Church, they ultimately show that they are not only unable to ask Seong-il the reason, but are also unable to refuse his request.
‘It’s convenient.’
Seong-il easily reached South America without having to spend as much time and suffering as before. He secretly summons two Jinshin clones from afar and makes them run in opposite directions.
“… Are you just staying like this?”
Yoo Jun-kyung, the nephew of Under Hunter Association Chairman Yoo Chang-jin, who followed Seong-il as his attendant, is embarrassed because he does not understand the reason for his strange behavior when Seong-il asks him to move to the point but does nothing and just stands still. Br〉
“Is there a problem?”
“… No. However, since this is a waypoint created by our Under Hunters to secretly carry out operations, we hope that you can complete your business as quickly as possible. If this location is discovered, not only our operational activities but also the safety of our agents will be at risk. Because it was created.”
“That’s right. Just 5 minutes. I just have to stand here quietly for 5 minutes. That doesn’t matter, right?”
“… It’s okay, though.”
No matter how much you think about it, the actions of a monster are incomprehensible. Even after the conversation, he closes his eyes and doesn’t do anything, as if he doesn’t want to talk to him anymore, and Yoo Jun-gyeong scratches his head in embarrassment.
『3 minutes have passed. Slowly getting to the point?』
Dana’s voice hits Seongil’s ears as he closes his eyes. Her holy day gives her a silent reply in her mind and then commands her Maker’s doll to cast ‘Change Her Destiny’.
“…?”
As Yoo Jun-kyung mumbles something about the monster in front of him, he frowns and observes him. However, since nothing unusual happened other than the mumbling, he just looked at the monster with a strange expression.
“I guess this is enough.”
Seong-il, who secretly switches locations with the Creator’s doll like a ghost using his alter ego’s unique skill ‘Fate Change’, plants branches of Withgrasil in the empty space to create a forward base. He then uses the new skill and item he recently acquired, ‘Twisted Dungeon Core’, to completely conceal Withgrasil’s branch.
“Hoo… Isn’t this level of concealment a joke?”
『That’s fascinating. It’s a hiding power that can even repel the master’s reactions. It truly is the work of a game master.』
“Yes.”
Admiring the performance of the new power given by the Game Master, Seong-il this time casts Fate Change on the Forgotten God’s clone, who was running in the opposite direction to himself, and then repeats the same action.
“Okay. Let’s go back.”
“…”
Seong-il reverse-summons the two Jinshin clones he had summoned earlier back into his soul and tells Yoo Jun-kyung to move on to the next point. Yoo Jun-kyung is taken aback by the incomprehensible actions of the strange man.
Seong-il, who received the help of the Ark, traveled to three places in South America in just 30 minutes. Five places in Africa. Succeeded in creating bases in two places in the Middle East, two places in Oceania, and two places in Europe.
‘Actually… It might not be much different from stopping time after teleporting every day…? Maybe it would have been better to do it the way it was before, since Withgrasil branches could be planted at more points…?’
If you think about it carefully considering the time consumption, the Ark’s help may not seem that efficient. However, Seong-il decides to accept this situation as a good thing because variables may appear while creating a route using the existing method.
『The operation is scheduled to begin in three days when all preparations are completed. But… Is it really okay for you to set the preparation period so short?』
“Three days is a lot of time for me, so don’t worry.”
For them, it was three days, but for Seong-il it was almost infinite preparation time, so Seong-il firmly cuts off Illax’s worried question.
After successfully completing the deal with the guardian of reason, Seong-il meets Yu Jun-kyung again and moves with him to the final point closest to Antarctica.
“Then it’s goodbye.”
“…”
Although he did destroy himself and made him feel miserable. Aside from that, the monster in front of him was the first human to display overwhelming power against an alien race that humanity had thought could never be overcome with psionics, so Jun-kyung Yoo was a very complex person who respected him despite being beaten by him. I was feeling emotions.
“Okay then.”
Seong-il waves to his old colleague Yoo Jun-kyung, who is looking at him with a confused expression. Instead of using the inner plane without thinking, Seong-il shows his skillful side by using teleportation to distance himself from him.
‘The guardians of reason are not my enemies, but there is no need to use the Inner Plane in front of them.’
Seong-il, who set up the last point at the end of South America, close to the South Pole, while hiding his abilities, moves to the inner plane again.
“Whew… Somehow things worked out well.”
As soon as he returned to Eden, Seong-il stopped time and urgently summoned the executives. He explains the alliance and operational plan with the Guardian of Reason to the executives who came running in surprise at the sudden call.
“… There is no need for you to directly participate in the war. However, that is no reason not to take advantage of the situation where the aliens are waging a fierce war in both polar regions.”
“You are correct.”
As soon as Seong-il speaks, Hunter Go Min-seok, one of the leaders of the Eden Academy Hunters, quickly agrees with his words. Seong-il normally would not have shown much of a reaction to such a flattering comment, but he remembered that Go Min-seok had come up with a quite useful plan on behalf of Academy Hunters not long ago, so he looked at him and asked.
“Do you have a good plan?”
“I need to plan the strategy in a more detailed way… But the general idea still comes to mind.”
“Hoo? Interesting. Let me tell you.”
Seong-il presents the appearance of a solemn seeker and asks Go Min-seok a question in an arrogant tone. Go Min-seok, facing Seong-il’s sharp gaze head-on, begins to answer with a nervous expression, slightly sweating.
“According to the seeker’s information, there is a high possibility that the Ark’s general offensive against the North Pole this time will be closer to an all-out war on a different level than before.”
“Is it a deception?”
“… Although it is a deception. At the same time, the battle is an assault on the enemy and at the same time an operation with the characteristics of hammer and anvil.”
Go Min-seok predicted that the Guardian of Reason would fight a desperate battle in the North Pole with all his might in order to help Joker, whose name is Seong-il, deal a fatal blow to the important base of the Transcendental Church located in the South Pole.
“… If you attack the North Pole with a half-hearted attitude and then retreat, the problem will become more serious. Based on this attack, the aliens will realize that the Seeker is really a complete third force that has nothing to do with the Ark, so the Transcendence Church will be the Seeker in the future. There is a high possibility that they will also take measures against you, and then it will become difficult to even dream of a surprise attack like this.”
“Hmm…”
“In fact, the worst situation in diplomacy or war is not knowing about unfavorable circumstances, but rather not being able to predict how the situation will turn out. That is why the guardian of reason, who knows this fact, desperately helps the seeker to transcend. You’ll want to deal a serious blow to the church.”
“I see.”
As the Guardians of Reason are well aware of the importance of the holy day, Go Min-seok predicted that there was a high possibility that they would fight desperately in the North Pole so as not to miss this golden opportunity.
Therefore, he thought that the guardian of reason would faithfully serve as a kind of anvil to block all attacks by the Transcendence Church so that Seong-il could successfully attempt an operation in Antarctica.
“In the meantime, if the Seeker succeeds in inflicting serious damage on Antarctica, there is a high possibility that even the administrators who have spread all over the world and are controlling humanity with difficulty will have no choice but to fall to Antarctica.”
“Hmm…”
“Then I think we can take advantage of that gap and rush out from the portal the seeker created and frantically rescue people.”
“That’s a valid opinion. Quite a bit.”
“… Thank you!”
Perhaps because of the thought of having made a mark on one of Eden’s most powerful figures, Go Min-seok’s eyes sparkled, and he looked delighted.
‘Hmm? Wasn’t he simply ambitious?’
After reading Go Min-seok’s emotions, Seong-il is puzzled as he realizes that he is not approaching him to get closer to the center of power, but is happy with the recent praise because he truly respects him.
