Chapter 907 – Antarctica
Eden, whose development had slowed down due to bringing in such a huge population at once, began to develop society again at a crazy speed thanks to the new power, and thanks to this, they were able to train a huge number of hunters again before the ‘final battle’. Succeeded.
“Whoa…”
Seong-il breathes a sigh of relief when he hears the report that, based on the time acceleration power he received from the game master, he succeeded in subjugating the vast number of humans rescued from reality to Eden in one month and training them to be hunters.
‘Even though the majority are B-level or lower… Still, the number of hunters that humanity has is in the millions. An unprecedented unit group.’
Seong-il becomes intrigued when Eden possesses an overwhelmingly greater number of hunters than the total number of all awakened humans in history.
‘As there are a lot of people. During the final battle, only hunters of grade A or higher should be dispatched.’
In fact, even if he was a C or B grade hunter, he was a combat agent that was no different from a monster to the average person. Therefore, if you forcefully take them, there is a high possibility that they will be of tremendous help during the final operation.
‘… Hunters below B will take a lot of time and money if they are abducted by aliens, but since genetic manipulation is possible, it is not a good idea to send them into an all-out war.’
Nevertheless, Seong-il believed that if the operation went wrong and many low-level hunters fell into the hands of the Transcendental Church, there was a high possibility that they would become sacrifices for the so-called ‘ascension’, so he no longer forced low-level hunters into the battlefield. I didn’t want to do it.
‘It might have been a struggle in the past due to a lack of manpower… But that’s not the case at all now.’
Thanks to hard work and bold investment, there are now close to 20,000 S-class hunters under Seong-il. Since the number of A-level hunters alone exceeded 300,000, Seongil decided to compete thoroughly qualitatively rather than pushing quantitatively as in the past.
‘There is a high possibility that managers will be driven to the North and South Poles. Thanks to this, in a situation where the enemy’s defense is weakened, there is no need to increase the sacrifice by forcing low-level hunters into the big city.’
The world’s leading large cities, where most of the surviving humans live densely, are places where the Transcendence Church has invested intensive resources to ‘breed’ humanity, unlike small colonies that are neglected and in poor condition, as if half-abandoned, so hunters with mediocre skills are unable to survive. If you invaded there, there was a high chance of being fatally injured by all kinds of psionic weapons or traps.
Therefore, Seong-il, who believed that the number of elite troops was already sufficient, decided to send in elite troops to clean up the enemy rather than using low-level hunters as scapegoats to attack the enemy.
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“… Guys! It’s finally tomorrow!”
Seongil completes all preparations and finally gathers the elites in preparation for the final battle the next day and begins his speech with Arulil.
Politicians from each continent and S-class hunters with top-level skills who fill the central grand temple of the main inner plane look at the Supreme Commander of Eden, who speaks with a solemn expression on the podium.
Except for the war with the Transcendence Church or the training of hunters, he did not do much, so his activity level was lower compared to Aruil and the high priests who oversee all major and minor affairs in Eden, so his presence was weak to ordinary people, but the factors of Eden were the commander in front of him. They are fully aware that he is the ultimate weapon of Eden with the strongest force that a human can possess, so they appear to be concentrating on his speech with a solemn expression.
“Because! Today! We will rescue all remaining humans on Earth! We will be free from tragedy!”
“Waaaaa!!”
The core members of Eden roaring below the podium. In the meantime, Dana, Seong-il’s faithful aide, perhaps to boost Seong-il’s morale, spreads the G.E.C.R. Spread across all levels and the video data they collect in real time in augmented reality, making all of humanity truly enthusiastic about Seong-il’s speech. It shows that there is.
‘We’ve finally come this far.’
When Seong-il thinks that he has risen to a position that his past self could not even have imagined, he feels a sense of duty as well as excitement filling his whole soul. Because of this, he only enjoyed the cheers for a moment. He calmly begins to prepare for the final battle the next day.
‘You speak really well.’
The appearance of Aruril following behind her and beginning her speech to the humans of Eden. As a great apostle who once followed the god of magic and ruled over believers, she strongly emphasizes with solemn and splendid speech how important tomorrow’s final battle is to all mankind.
It stimulated people’s emotions so perfectly that even Seong-il, who had been watching Aruril’s speech without much thought at first, watched in fascination.
“Whoa… Finally…”
The next day. Seong-il sits in front of the portal with a nervous expression, preparing for the final human rescue operation. And as soon as he takes his stance, the countdown rings. Seong-il quietly closes his eyes and thinks back to his old thoughts.
In the past, people were persecuted for being non-combat capable. Meanwhile, a strange supernatural power suddenly awakens. Even the strange worlds he traveled to based on that ability. Although it was a very short time, he recalled countless memories in a split second and became emotional.
『Game Master: Okay! The final battle has finally arrived!』
‘… What’s wrong with you?’
When the game master, who usually does not talk to him in situations related to reality, talks to him, Seong-il asks him in a slightly puzzled tone.
『Game Master: Just. Because I’m proud of you.』
‘… What crazy talk?’
『Game Master: That’s it. Just remember this one thing. Whatever happens, I’m on your side. And I respect your choice.』
‘Suddenly?’
Seong-il is taken aback by the game master’s sentimental story. Either way, the game master continues to say uncharacteristic lines.
『Game Master: I always speak suddenly, you idiot.』
‘That’s right.’
『Game Master: Win. And remember. I can upgrade just one more time.』
‘Oh, you mean meteorite energy.’
Until now, the power of a meteorite. To be exact, he was a game master who was able to grow with the core energy of the dungeon created by processing the power created by a meteorite, but now he is no longer able to be promoted through core energy alone.
‘You said we had to directly absorb the power of the meteorite on Earth…?’
Seong-il suddenly realizes why the game master said such a thing to him and laughs bitterly.
‘You’re going to level up all the way, you bastard…’
『Game Master: That’s not it.』
‘…?’
Of course, he thought the game master was begging him to upgrade by absorbing the meteorite’s energy, but Seong-il is puzzled when a completely different story emerges.
『Game Master: That’s it. Time will tell. Anyway, I wish you good luck. It was a really long time, right?』
‘That’s right.’
Seongil smiles and nods his head at his long-time partner’s words. Meanwhile, a dimensional portal that allows him to travel to reality opens before his eyes, and Seong-il throws himself into the portal without hesitation, as if asking for a chat with the game master.
“Woman.”
Seong-il emerges from a portal installed at the end of South America and moves to a pre-arranged location with the Guardian of Reason. Then, hunters belonging to the Ark can be seen there.
“Are you here?”
Unlike them, who have quite a number, Yoo Chang-jin and the Under Hunters are taken aback when Seong-il appears alone at the meeting place.
“… Didn’t you say that there were countless S-class hunters under your command? Where do they go and why are they alone?”
Yoo Jun-kyung knew that the monster in front of him was an extremely powerful psionic user, so he tried to be as careful as possible. However, when Seong-il makes the absurd move of coming here alone, he eventually loses his patience, forgets the promise he made in advance, and asks him in an awkward tone.
“My men? They went off to do other important work.”
Seong-il obediently explains that the hunters under his command have spread out across the world and gone to rescue the remaining humans. Managers and bishops are scheduled to flock to the South and North Poles at the same time, so we will take advantage of this opportunity to rescue them.
“Ah… Yes…”
Perhaps unable to believe Seong-il’s words, Yoo Jun-kyung ultimately fails to control his facial expression and responds with an expression of bewilderment.
‘Hmm… Even though we mainly targeted small, sparsely populated communities for three days… Still, doesn’t the Ark plant informants in those communities, mine useful psionic users, and scout them out as agents?’
Seong-il sees Yu Jun-kyung’s reaction and realizes that the Ark has not paid any attention to the small colony for nearly three days.
“… We really gave up everything for the past three days and desperately prepared for today’s operation. I hope that what you said is not a lie.”
‘Oh, is that so?’
Seong-il sees the reaction of Yoo Chang-jin, Yoo Jun-kyung’s uncle and head of the Under Hunter Association, and realizes why they failed to notice the huge events that have occurred around the world over the past three days.
‘Well… Unlike me, who can stop time, the preparation time for the Ark was really tight. An all-out war in just three days… There must have been a lot to prepare.
Seong-il, who understands the situation of the Ark, which was slower than expected, no longer wonders and calmly concentrates on reading the materials given by Yoo Chang-jin.
“30 minutes from now. The ‘Guardians’ are planning to attack the Arctic Dimension base all at once. The Seeker is looking for an opportunity…”
Yoo Chang-jin says that he and his Underhunters will activate the ancient artifacts of the Ark while the Transcendental Church is looking away, creating a secret path for Seong-il to infiltrate Antarctica.
“Can’t we just drill it through?”
“…”
As the seeker appears to be bragging to the end, the atmosphere among the underhunters begins to turn cold. No matter how powerful the monster in front of you was, the barrier spread across Antarctica was so incredibly strong that it was realistically impossible to destroy it without the help of relics.
‘Hmm… I think I could destroy it if I really wanted to… Even quietly.’
However, Seong-il, who recently completed the art of self-immolation and is now fully capable of breaking the law, senses the distrust of the Under Hunters and is dumbfounded to be deceived again.
