Chapter 318
Chapter 318
=Three planets of the World Tree Elves. Their numbers are 71, 99, and 200.
=If they were to defeat humanity completely, humanity would have no place in the lower ranks.
=Assuming the promise is fulfilled, it is quite an interesting condition.
In the Bronze League to which humanity belongs, there have been a total of three World Tree Elves encountered so far.
Among them, three have been said to have been defeated by humanity.
Based on the information that has been revealed so far, it could be seen that all the World Tree Elves in the league have been defeated.
However.
"Are there only three World Tree Elves assigned to the Bronze League?"
"Well..."
"There must be more, right?"
In response to Sung JiHan's confident words, the Elf Administrator remained silent for a moment before answering.
"...There are two more."
"Do they not lose there?"
"...Alright. If you return the Shadow Queen, all five planets will be defeated by humanity. Until the end of this Bronze League, we will concede victory to humanity."
The number of World Tree Elf planets within the league revealed by the Administrator.
With the mention of a total of five, the viewers watching were amazed.
-What? There are five World Tree Elves in one league?
-1/4 of the 20 races? Damn, lol.
-Really? Looking at the scores, there were some who predicted that there might be one or two more similar to the World Tree Elf line.
-Still, I didn't expect there to be five...
-Wow, the Administrator was secretly planning to deal with only three.
-You shouldn't trust those Elves, though.
-Still, it's a huge advantage to receive a free win from five teams...
-For real, it's a complete gain to hand over the Holy See and ensure the safety of humanity. They're not even human.
Various reactions from the viewers.
Opinions varied between whether they could trust the words of the Elves and that the conditions were too good.
The chat was still ablaze even though the game had ended.
[5, 5 teams... Well, it's okay! We just have to win like this, right?]
"I don't know. They brought it to five games because they said they would execute me. If they had intentionally banned only me, we might have lost."
[Is that so... Is it really that serious?]
[Your Majesty, the level of humanity is even worse than you think.]
Instead of dragging the game to five games, the World Tree Elves banned only Sung JiHan.
If they had done so while trying to win, there would have been a higher chance of the game ending in the Elves' victory.
That's how severe the difference between the World Tree Elves and humanity was.
"...Then there's no choice. Thank you for the brief freedom."
And the Shadow Queen, who had heard about the level of humanity from Ariel, gave up her lingering attachment to life.
Before Sung JiHan appeared, humanity's representative team would lose even to the 20th place.
The Shadow Queen, who had experienced the league, knew better than anyone how good the conditions offered by the Elves were.
"Do you have nothing to offer to offset that deal?"
"What can I offer... I am a fallen Holy See who has lost everything. The Shadow Elves have been wiped out by them, and everything I had was taken away. All that's left is me... After suffering such a great loss at the hands of the Elves, it will take some time to recover. Do I have any value left..."
A race that has been wiped out and a fallen Holy See who has lost everything.
In addition, she had become a Void Processor for the Elves and lost her power.
She underestimated herself.
But.
"Still, the experience as the Holy See won't go to waste."
"That's true, but..."
"Until humanity is liberated from BattleNet, help me and humanity."
The conditions that Sung JiHan presented to the Shadow Queen were.
"Is that enough? Accepting that deal would be better for achieving your goal."
"I can't trust the Elf's deal. Should I confirm?"
With a swish, Sung JiHan was enveloped in the eternal power of the internal heavens.
Then, instead of the trembling-eyed Elf Grand Administrator.
"Ah...! What are you doing! Is this why the Great Spirit surrendered to you...?"
"Will you definitely keep your promise?"
"Of course. If you return the Shadow Queen, we will surrender victory to you."
"What do you trust about you?"
"By using an authorized contract in BattleNet."
"Is there no way to deceive me in the contract?"
Sung JiHan asked the Elf about the possible problems that could arise from the contract.
It was like asking a scammer, "Is there no way you can scam me?".
-No, will the Elf answer if you ask them? LOL
-Yeah, wouldn't it be better to ask the Shadow Queen?
-Talking about the contract makes it even more suspicious.
-The deal is good, but the opponent has 0% trust, LOL.
The viewers wondered why Sung JiHan asked the Elf the question.
"Well..."
However, the Elf Grand Administrator, instead of answering Sung JiHan's question, was rolling her eyes around.
If the opponent was a regular race, Sung JiHan could deceive them without batting an eye.
Sueuk...
Because the life force emanating from the opponent matched that of the World Tree.
As an Elf, it was very difficult for her to resist it.
"Of course, there is no way to deceive in the contract...!"
"Is that true? If you just write the contract, is there a 0% chance of it being violated?"
At first, she tried to deny Sung JiHan's words in any way possible.
But due to the intensifying life force, her mind became hazy.
"0%... is not true. If I write the contract and die after receiving the Shadow Queen..."
"Ah, so you plan to write the contract and die?"
"Yes, because I have to take responsibility for this incident. Ah, no, who would want to die!? If I hand over the queen, the contract will be upheld!"
The Elf Grand Administrator, who was answering Sung JiHan's question with a vacant gaze, was startled and tried to pick up the words she blurted out.
-Writing the contract and dying as the person responsible, huh?
-As expected, Elves, LOL, they can't be trusted.
-What did Sung JiHan do? Suddenly, he's so smooth, LOL.
-The Great Spirits also kneeled in the game earlier. He must have used a similar ability.
Now, even the ordinary viewers could see clearly that the Elf's intentions were transparent.
"I refuse the deal. We will achieve victory on our own, without relying on humanity."
"Ha. Can we really achieve victory over something like humanity? We just need to banish you."
The Elf Grand Administrator bit her lip and stood up from her seat.
"You will regret today's events. We will... exterminate humanity."
As she created such a ominous atmosphere and tried to leave, Sung JiHan stopped her.
"Hey, before you go, tell me what's in the glass bottle."
"That... Ugh. I, I'm logging out!"
Sung JiHan paused for a moment in response to the question, then quickly left the director's office.
"Unlike the Great Spirit, he still resists."
Even if his Eternal Stat was 10,000 higher, would he have listened better?
I'll have to find out about the glass bottle later.
While Sung JiHan was feeling regretful.
"I'll figure it out!"
The Shadow Queen, who had changed her voice to a much brighter tone than before, stepped forward and told Sung JiHan to leave it to her.
"You're proactive."
"Thanks to you, I survived! I'll do my best until your race is liberated. But when do you consider liberation...? Promotion to the Gold League?"
"No, just escaping Bronze is enough."
"Bronze... Are you satisfied with just that? If you go to a higher league, your race itself will evolve much more."
Like during the previous planet colonization map, as they progress through the game in the higher league.
Will the human race itself become healthier and possess stronger power?
Sung JiHan's conclusion was firm.
"I don't plan on staying in the Battle.net anymore. Just escaping Bronze is enough."
"Got it. It's easy to get promoted from Bronze!"
With players like Sung JiHan, it should be easy to escape Bronze, no matter how weak the human race is.
Until then, the Shadow Queen was confident in herself.
"Then, I will be bound to Eclipse until I get promoted. I will merge with Ariel."
"You're coming to Eclipse?"
"Yes. When the human race is liberated from Battle.net, your power granted by the system will disappear... Unlike them, I will definitely keep my promise."
Suuu...
The two beings that had been mixed together without fully merging in the Shadow Sword Eclipse began to merge.
In front of him, system messages began to appear.
"The Seat 'Shadow Queen' is temporarily bound."
"The Seat has been placed under the control of the Seat Candidate."
"Special achievement, 'Reversed Rank,' has been cleared."
"Obtain 10,000 Seat Fame."
"10,000?"
Unlike before, instead of achievement points, he was given Seat Fame.
Since he had gained 100 earlier, is 10,000 considered high?
"Seat Fame - 10,100"
As Sung JiHan looked at the newly appeared Seat Fame section in his status window.
"Seat Fame points exceed 10,000."
"Achievement Shop will be upgraded to Fame Shop."
The achievement shop that had been useful until now disappeared, and a new shop appeared.
***
The land was filled with the stars of the God of War.
As Gilgamesh woke up, he found himself inside the golden tower that stood tall on the desolate land, the Tower of Babel.
"...Now, the time has come."
The giant in crimson armor, Enkidu, began to turn into gold.
And then, soon.
Boom!
Fragments of steel exploded in all directions.
From within them, Longinus revealed himself.
"No matter how much I helped, your recovery is faster than expected, Longinus."
Watching that scene with his arms crossed, Gilgamesh thought to himself, "If only he had come out a little earlier, it's a shame."
As he looked at the screen displayed on the wall, he slightly lowered his head and said, "It's a shame. Why is that?"
"Your target, Sung JiHan... has become even stronger. And he even obtained the Holy Seat."
"He obtained the Holy Seat? Him?"
"Yes. Of course, he is currently unable to fully utilize the power of the Holy Seat. But he will recover over time."
Gilgamesh let out a bitter laugh. "This is... I never expected that I would be able to manipulate 'eternity' like that using my abilities. I have raised him too much."
Originally, the 'modified roots of the World Tree' were arranged to control Sung JiHan. Gilgamesh never dreamed that Sung JiHan would be able to write 'code', and instead, he bestowed upon him the stat 'eternity'.
Thus, Gilgamesh played the biggest role in Sung JiHan's recent growth.
"Until you fully recover, it would be better to postpone your descent to Earth."
He persuaded Longinus.
"Postpone?"
"Yes. If you descend in your current state, you won't be able to fully exert your power. It's better to go thoroughly prepared."
"..."
"Furthermore, he is a candidate for the Holy Seat. If you mess with the candidate for the Holy Seat, there will be significant restrictions from the Battle.net. No matter how much you are a member of the Divine Faction, the impact will be great."
"No, I will go immediately."
However, Longinus immediately rejected Gilgamesh's suggestion.
"That guy. Didn't you say he obtained the Holy Seat? Even if we delay, his power will only become stronger."
"That's true, but..."
"And, the power of annihilation that destroyed your tower..."
Longinus recalled when Sung JiHan destroyed the tower.
When he wrote the pattern on the ceiling, the entire Tower of Babel disappeared.
It was a power similar to the power of the Spear of Divine Punishment.
"Even after seeing that, I can't just sit still. I will prove my superiority over him as soon as possible."
"What if he is superior?"
Gilgamesh's words made Longinus smile instead.
"Well, then I can finally die... That would be fine."
Even if he wins, it's enough.
Even if he loses, it's enough.
Gilgamesh nodded his head as he heard those words.
"Then, I will open the way for you."
"You?"
"Yes. The restrictions that come with targeting the candidate for the Holy Seat. I will share them with you."
"I didn't expect you to be so considerate... I understand."
Gilgamesh's unexpected proposal made Longinus widen his eyes slightly. But since there was no loss anyway, he soon nodded his head.
"Then, prepare yourself and come back here."
"Yes. When everything is done, come here."
After Longinus left the room like that.
"I thought well, Longinus."
Gilgamesh watched his back and slightly raised the corners of his mouth.
"Be the sacrifice to awaken the third pillar."
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