[(52 Hours Elapsed) Current Situation of the Great Cataclysm]
Author: Emergency Response Committee
(Picture of a continent surrounded by a purple border)
As you can see, in just 52 hours since the Great Cataclysm began, 1/10 of the continent has been obliterated.
Even with users and kingdoms preparing and Lily putting up a shield almost the size of 4 to 5 kingdoms, it’s still this bad.
Coastal cities and kingdoms can practically be considered wiped out.
Of course, this is the first damage, so the interior is still fine, but who knows what will happen as time goes by, no one can tell.
According to rumors, preparations for the first raid are almost complete, and if you want to participate…
(Picture of a Floating Ship docked at the port)
Just head over here, submit your alliance application, and you can join the raid, okay?
By the way, the alliance is part of the Great Cataclysm system, so participating will provide buffs and other support, I’ve heard.
I saw on Lily’s broadcast that there are alliance tokens, so it seems like shops will open up later?
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─Wow, wow
─Can anyone join the alliance?
└Yeah, it seems like any user can join
└Challenger Alliance, that’s badass! LOL
└For real, haha
└Just don’t come, there are already so many people; it’s crazy!
└But seriously, can low-level newbies under level 50 not come? They’re trying to tag along with common weapons and armor.
└LOL
└Take care of the newbies!
└Even the growing newbies need to try a raid…
└Back in my day, I couldn’t even join until I hit level 70. This world is wild…
─I saw on Lily’s broadcast that if you catch a Water Spirit, they give out tokens.
└Right? I caught 5 and now I have 4 tokens.
└1-2 star spirits and the Kraken don’t seem too tough? They’re pretty manageable.
└For real, I leveled up 10 times already with the 3x experience event, LOL, it’s insane!
─Whoa, I tried to challenge a stage 3 Lily after seeing her melt through something, and I just got wrecked… She’s so strong!
└LOL, what a noob.
└Does a level 100 fill in the blank look like a joke to you?
└Lily is strong; it’s not that they’re weak.
─In the meantime, the Floating Ship has become the symbol of the alliance.
└LOL
└Wow, Lily!
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It’s daytime, yet it’s dim and gloomy somewhere in the west of the continent.
Already, tens of thousands of people are wandering around a bit away from the coastal area, with enough floating ships and various transportation means docked to easily fill up 500 people per spot.
From innocent-looking newbies to swordsmen donning swords, rankers radiating a special aura, and people recording everything around them.
A truly diverse crowd has flocked here.
At the top of the tallest building, there was a white flag depicting a shield protecting the world with a sword crossing through the center.
System information reads “Challenger Alliance Forward Base”.
“This way! This way!”
“Are we submitting applications here?”
“Hey! Let’s go together!”
“Can you please line up properly!”
“Hey! Do you know who I am!”
“If you use skills here, you’re in for it! Please be careful!”
“I heard there are a lot of rankers over there?”
“Let’s go take a look!”
“It’s chaotic.”
And I arrived at this chaotic marketplace, looking around.
It had been just a little over two days since the Great Cataclysm began.
After transferring the Water Spirit to the Spirit King, I heard that a place called the ‘Challenger Alliance Outpost’ had been set up while I was searching for the Water Spirits and the Kraken nearby.
It wasn’t just a simple gathering of upper guilds; it was an alliance created by someone searching for some kind of system-related something.
The guild masters who originally intended to form an alliance were quite startled, but since the one who made it also had some authority, they didn’t mind too much and joined under the alliance.
Anyway, with the alliance established…
“Hmm.”
What stands out the most is the pretty big Floating Ship.
A medium-sized Floating Ship prioritized the purpose of ‘transportation’ that I requested from Robus.
Judging by the numbers, it seems they’ve almost reached the target in such a short time.
‘They really made everything without holding back.’
Since I realized the inner workings of the Magic Engineering Guild, there was no way they could hold back.
Now, with that Floating Ship, rankers from each guild are about to start the raid.
It’s a bit different from my expectation that they would leave from each guild, but it should be a good thing if the organization is well established.
‘If it’s well established.’
[Oh?]
[What’s that?]
[Lilha!]
[Today, I turned on the broadcast several times]
[???]
[Here ㅇㄷ]
[Is it an alliance?]
[Lady Lily has joined the Challenger Alliance, it’s already existing right now]
[What? Did Lily join the alliance?]
After starting the broadcast and casually calling out to Lilha, I headed to the reception where they accept membership applications.
Inside the reception area visible from outside, I saw the alliance members frantically processing papers, and what’s unusual is that they handle the applications in an analog format.
The final records are processed magically, but the applications are accepted on paper.
Because a multitude of users wanting to participate in the raid, those just here to watch, or people who came out of boredom, as well as those wanting to cause trouble all crowded in, the line was very long.
“Hmm. The line is quite long.”
[Let’s just cut in]
[Isn’t it VVIP if it’s Lily?]
[Let’s kill them all]
[Aww, there are just too many people for real]
[LOL]
[There are only insane idiots outside]
[Just tell the alliance leader]
[Why am I waiting like a librarian]
[Lily ㅇㄷ? I’m broadcasting right now, why can’t I see Lily?]
While looking at the chaotic chat window, I scanned my surroundings.
To avoid attracting attention, I used perception hindrance to disguise myself as an ordinary user, but with so many people around, I feel like they wouldn’t notice even if I let it go.
There are quite a few famous people other than me, after all.
“I’m curious how the application process works. I’m also interested in how they’ll transport this many users.”
The final purpose of the alliance is to battle the Kraken.
So far, only the Kraken has shown itself, while the Demon Race and Scorpio have yet to appear.
I’ve heard that abnormal creatures are rising up in the desert, but… I believe the damage isn’t too severe.
But… I know that the damage isn’t that significant.
Since the Pharaoh has already taken care of everything, at least the desert where the Pharaoh is located won’t collapse.
Anyway, I want to wait as much as possible, but…
“…Waiting is definitely a bit much.”
At this line and this speed, it would take at least 5 hours before I could register.
As I looked around a bit more, I found a registration office unusually lacking in lines.
No, it’s not completely empty, but there are at most about 10 people in total.
And it’s set up in a building shape, not even a tent.
“Hmm? There aren’t any people over there?”
[?]
[True]
[That place ㄱㄱㄱㄱㄱ]
[Ugh, I really want to ‘slay’ someone ㅋㅋㅋ]
[Oh]
I headed straight to the registration office in the corner without any line and quickly figured out why there were no people.
‘Only users over level 80 can register.’
This line, visible only through system information, seemed to be one of the Alliance’s rules.
‘Newbies would step right in without realizing.’
Looking at the people coming out of the registration office, I occasionally spotted regular users aside from the rankers who were level 80.
After waiting for about 5 minutes, my turn came, and I stepped into the registration office.
A sharp-eyed woman in a neat, pure white outfit was sitting behind the registration table, and a man in pure white armor stood in front of her.
The man looked like a ranker.
“Hello…”
“Users below level 80, please stand in the regular line. If you cause unnecessary trouble, you’ll receive an immediate death sentence.”
“Oh, another regular user. Get out.”
[?]
[???]
[Are you kidding?]
The receptionist shook her head tiredly.
The man emitted a threatening aura and placed his hand on his sword.
“Excuse me.”
“I said to leave, didn’t I? There’s a clear sign outside that says users below level 80 shouldn’t enter. Why did you come in?”
“No.”
“I said leave, didn’t I? Can you not understand words?”
“……”
[哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈哈]
[What are they trying to do?]
[They want to be killed, right, Lily?]
[Don’t they watch Lily’s broadcasts while forming the Alliance?]
[“Death Sentence”]
“I have a high level.”
“Please, stop lying. You look like you’re around level 50. Does the Alliance look like a joke to you?”
“Hey, don’t be so harsh. You can tell they’re just a newbie who clearly doesn’t know what’s going on.”
“Who cares if they’re a newbie at level 50?”
“At level 50, they’re still a newbie. Excuse me, sir? If you want to join the Alliance, please stand in that line over there?”
The receptionist kindly pointed to a line that looked overwhelmingly long, probably taking at least 10 hours.
“I’m really high-level.”
“Ugh, seriously.”
Sre. The man draws his sword.
It’s definitely not an ordinary sword, with a yellow cross embedded in the glossy white hilt.
‘At least it’s legendary… or maybe it’s an Alliance-exclusive weapon?’
There’s some special aura surrounding the sword.
“How many are you?”
“Over 100.”
“100? You ought to know when to stop talking nonsense. Even rankers can’t hit 100.”
“Then I’m higher than those people.”
“Crazy guy.”
Hooong!
The man’s sword darts toward my neck at high speed.
His attire suggests he’s a sluggish full-armor knight, but his swordsmanship resembles that of a samurai.
Thud.
I grabbed the sword.
It was like the white sword had been softly interlocked from the start as I held it.
“…!!”
“Something feels unnatural. Why doing your own thing over there?”
“You…!”
Kugugugu!!
An immense power lurks within the man’s sword.
The reception area shakes, and the receptionist instinctively pulls back, swallowing nervously.
“……”
Of course, ‘immense’ is merely the man’s standard.
For me, holding the sword with two fingers, there’s barely any difference from the beginning until now.
Before long, the reception area quiets down, and a cold sweat runs down the man’s face.
“W-who are you?”
“Why don’t you believe me?”
“Uhm…”
“With this lack of faith, you’re not qualified as a User Alliance member. Shouldn’t you at least check my identity?”
“…Huh?”
[LOL]
[Loving this panicking face]
[Let’s kill him right now]
[Hahaha]
[Lily, stop bullying the newbie]
[Ah, so he’s a muscle-brain]
[Great Lily]
[Evil Lily, lol]
[This is too funny]
I glanced at the receptionist, who was trembling, her pupils darting everywhere.
“Aren’t you going to process my application?”
“Huh? N-no! I’ll do it right away! Here, the papers…”
“Really, who…?”
“Lady Lily!!!!”
Kwahh!
The door to the reception bursts open, and a swarm of people barges in.
With all of them seeming to be over level 90, the samurai knight and the receptionist’s eyes widen in disbelief.
So the one who just stopped me…
“……”
“Black?”
“No, I called you to come inside right away. Why are you processing applications here?”
“I was curious about how the application process works. Is that not allowed?”
“Haha… Do as you please.”
“Lady Lily, nice to meet you! I’m the Vice Guild Master of the Chaos Guild…”
“Hey! Out! I’m talking to Lady Lily first! Hello! I’m Neris, the Guild Master of the Magic Tower Guild…”
“We’ve met once before, haven’t we? If you don’t mind, I’d like to discuss the raid…”
Surrounded by Guild Masters, I talk while the two of them stare at us in a daze.
I asked the Guild Masters for a moment and handed the documents to the receptionist.
“Uh, uh?”
“Please accept this.”
“…Yes.”
I became a guild member of the alliance.
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