The quest in Ertarn controlled the collapse of the Celestial Being’s dream, ending naturally when the dream broke.
It didn’t specify how to awaken it or how to change the dream; all information had to be gathered independently.
However, this time in Teshiniria, there was a pretty clear answer.
“Enter one of the Seven Factions and become an Upper-ranked Disciple.”
Since the answer is clear, becoming a disciple shouldn’t pose any particular problems.
“The cutscene is a bit concerning, though.”
[That’s Mazum]
[But it probably won’t work on Lily]
[Obvious sage is the villain]
[Is it similar to Ertarn?]
[Huh?]
“First of all, the quest and cutscene aren’t particularly related. The cutscene talks about the Children of God and the glorious existence of the water surface, but the quest is just ‘Become a disciple of the sect.’”
Compared to the grand universe shown in the cutscene, the quest is quite humble.
It’s the opposite of Ertarn, where the cutscene is somewhat modest and the quest is complicated.
It seems like this multi-dimensional World Quest will proceed in ‘episodes’, so important quests might not appear until several episodes have passed.
“First, I should head to the Extreme Scythe Faction.”
I’m not going to choose the scythe-wielding faction, but I need to pay the price to that person first.
I pulled out the map received from Bujin.
It was a rough map showing the locations of each faction before heading to Teshiniria.
The seven factions are evenly spread across five continents, and among them, the Extreme Scythe Faction is located on the Southern Continent.
I am currently on the Central Continent, so I could reach it quickly with a bit of flying.
“……”
[Lily?]
[?]
[Feeling uneasy?]
“Let’s go. Let’s go.”
A small lake positioned not far away.
I feel a familiar aura, and I want to check it, but… I can do that later.
I set my feet towards the Southern Continent.
■
Upon arriving at the territory of the Extreme Scythe Faction, I immediately tried to find that guy, but I failed.
It’s not that he was absent or that he was an unexpected powerhouse.
[To enter the ‘Inner Hall’ of the Extreme Scythe, you must become a disciple of that faction.]
[This system will remain until EP.1, the ancient race is completed.]
[Do you wish to join the Extreme Scythe?]
“…I didn’t expect this.”
It’s completely blocked systemically.
I managed to enter the territory of the Extreme Scythe and the Outer Hall available to outsiders, but I can’t enter the ‘Inner Hall.’
To go further, I must belong to the Extreme Scythe.
[Huh]
[Let’s just break in]
[???]
[Why the blockade?]
[Come out, hurry up]
[Why is it blocked?]
“Exactly. I don’t see why they would need to block it.”
If the Extreme Scythe itself is the one blocking, that’s understandable.
Surely there’s some sort of shield or magic array protecting the sect, and they wouldn’t easily allow the intrusion of outsiders.
There’s definitely something with either the Eden magic array or a reason they wouldn’t allow an outsider’s intrusion.
The main reason I came here is to find someone who attacked while penetrating the house’s shield.
But this place is ‘systematically’ blocked.
It suggests that the blockage here is due to Deoen’s will, not Teshiniria’s.
“I don’t think I did anything wrong… maybe it’s just to prevent people from barging in too much?”
Thinking about it, the New Continent isn’t a solo gig for me.
If someone has a holy seal at level 121, anyone can enter, so they must have thought of some sort of model where multiple rankers can tackle quests together.
It seems users indeed need to belong to a sect for some reason.
That reason is likely highly tied to the ‘Children of God’ in the cutscene.
And as for the Inner Hall, its size rivals that of a small town.
[Can’t we just go in?]
[Let’s just break through the system 😤]
[It’s the Extreme Scythe Faction 😆]
[For real, LOL.]
[Lily with a scythe is kinda ehh.]
[Let’s just tell them to come out.]
[If we smash everything, they might just show up 😏]
“Hmm…”
Bang bang bang!
I knocked on the door of the Inner Hall.
It resembled the Extreme Axe Faction but differed slightly in overall color, patterns, and appearance.
If I can’t go in, can’t I just call them?
After a moment of waiting, a middle-aged man dressed in a long green robe appeared.
He seemed to have less muscle mass than Bujin or even the former director, and he didn’t exude much confidence, making him look unremarkable.
“Who are you? By your attire, you seem like an outsider.”
“I’m looking for a person who wields a green scythe.”
“…There are quite a few who wield green scythes, you know?”
The middle-aged man looked at me as if he couldn’t believe what he was hearing.
Well, this is the ‘Scythe’ sect, so nearly everyone must use scythes.
‘Not sharing the name, huh? Guess that’s why I can’t tell.’
“Please describe their appearance. I’ll help you look for them.”
“They have green eyes.”
“Well, I have green eyes myself. Any other information?”
“They have a rather fierce tone. They suddenly attack first, then get angry.”
“…I can’t say I know such a person. There are many like that.”
[LOL, seriously?]
[Don’t know the name?]
[Looks like their personalities are all trash.]
[Not saying anything at all…]
[Guess we should just break it!]
[Still, the gatekeeper seems nice?]
I also asked about anyone whose scythe was recently broken or someone training, but didn’t get anything particularly useful.
“It seems you might have to go in and search for yourself…”
“I can’t enter.”
“You can’t due to outsider access? Well, foreigners really can’t enter the Inner Hall.”
The man nodded and seemed to have a lightbulb moment as he raised his head.
“Then how about becoming a disciple of the Extreme Scythe? As a disciple, you could freely access the Inner Hall. Although, the ‘inside’ part is a different matter…”
“That won’t work for me.”
“I have things to do, but the moment I saw the sect that uses the hammer, I decided to go there.”
“…Then there’s nothing I can help with. I’m not that great, you know.”
“It’s okay. I’m just grateful for your help.”
I nodded my head and slipped out the door.
[What are you going to do now?]
[Let’s go use the hammer.]
Boom!!
The holy aura spreads out.
The holy energy that escaped from my body covered the inner hall as big as a small town and swept over the entire inner hall that rivaled the kingdom.
─?!
“……”
[Lily?]
“Let’s go.”
■
Clunk!
“…?!”
“Gyeom, what’s wrong?”
Inside the extreme scythe’s inner hall.
In a space where the high-ranking disciples and their master gather to share insights on ‘advancement of skills,’ someone abruptly stood up.
His name was Sangyeom, who, a few days ago, experienced an incident where an exclusive weapon given only to high-ranking disciples was destroyed due to some reason during training.
It wasn’t just any rank; this was an incident of a weapon being destroyed at the ‘high’ rank.
This was a significant blow to the important status of being ‘high’ rank, but the person involved kept his mouth shut as if nothing had happened.
“…Could it really have come? Haha! I said it, but to be this foolish.”
“I asked what was going on.”
“Oh. Master. It’s that─”
“Gyeom, do you not see what time it is?”
Sangyeom, fueled by revenge, turned his head, only to be met with a disapproving glance from another disciple.
Though at the same high rank, he joined much later than Sangyeom, so he still called him ‘hyung.’
“Aren’t we sharing insights about the storm’s clouds and the killing of the soul? How can you speak without permission?”
“…What did you just say?”
“Why are you suddenly speaking without permission?”
“Ha! Are you crazy? Even in the same high rank, there are those above and below—”
“Gyeom, I’m curious too. Is this your time right now?”
“…No.”
“Yet how can you behave so arrogantly? Is this place where disciples below you gather?”
When the master spoke with an angry expression, Sangyeom lowered his head.
After all, even high-ranking disciples were still disciples.
No matter how high one climbed in the sect, it didn’t mean they reached the top.
Even though Sangyeom was the most senior among the high ranks, he had ultimately become equal to disciples who joined later.
As Sangyeom lowered his head, the other disciples followed suit.
This was to gauge the atmosphere and avoid witnessing Sangyeom’s shame.
Cough cough.
Someone was suppressing a laugh.
Crunch.
And Sangyeom knew it too.
“Moreover, I heard that your weapon broke during training recently. A weapon is as precious as your own body!”
“The broken part is just the handle…”
“Isn’t the handle part of the weapon? Have you forgotten the great ancestor’s intentions contained within our weapons?”
“…I will reflect on this.”
“It’s a situation where you need to awaken the ancestor’s will and evolve as quickly as possible! Other sects are getting closer to great success! You cannot act on your own whims!”
“I will keep it in mind.”
“““I will keep it in mind!”””
“Enough! Get out. We should call it a day.”
“Leave!”
At the master’s command, all the Urgent Disciples rushed out of the building.
Sangyeom gnawed his teeth while ignoring the disciples glancing at him, staring at the site of the ‘disturbance.’
It’s definitely that guy.
He had the audacity to disregard the warning and come here!
“Death Sentence.”
“…What is it, you bastard?”
“Hahaha~ Our you seem quite angry. Are you that upset about your weapon being broken?”
“…Are you asking to die?”
Sre!
A green scythe emerged behind Sangyeom.
Even though the weapon was under repair, dealing with a rookie who just got promoted to Urgent was a piece of cake…!
“Hey~ That’s why you’re a ten-thousand-year Urgent Disciple.”
“Say one more word.”
“Given that you’ve already received two warnings, do you really think the Master will let you off the hook if you cause another incident? Not to mention how tense the situation is right now~”
The situation.
Since the world has connected to the Multi-Dimension, each sect has been changing day by day.
In a world that has been peaceful for a long time, an “ominous atmosphere” is flowing, and according to the sect leader, something may awaken, which is why he hasn’t been seen at all lately.
In this situation, standing out for no reason would only invite trouble.
“I really don’t want to say this to you, Death Sentence, but… we’re asking for your understanding. Got it? If you mess up again, we all suffer because of you. It’s happened more than once or twice.”
“……”
“Let’s just quietly go this time. If something happens now, it really won’t be possible to fix things.”
“Go.”
“Yes!”
The arrogant Priest leaves.
Disciples who had been giving him a beggar’s glare since earlier followed him.
“……”
Ska-ska-ska!
Some parts of the Inner Hall building were severed cleanly.
Buildings broken in a fit of irritation.
It might make the Lower-ranked Disciples who repair them suffer, but that was no concern for the Urgent Disciple Sangyeom.
“…I will definitely! I will definitely kill you!”
Sangyeom vowed.
He would surely kill that arrogant woman who caused this!
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