[World – The Destruction of the Earth (EP. 2)]
Purpose – Assist Jongsa in accelerating the destruction of the “Earth”.
Reward – ?, Title – Usurper of the Earth (Sub-Transcendent), Title – Chaos of the Western Continent (Mythical), Blessing of the Earth (Extreme), Level up by 2.
[World – Plan Interception / Earth (EP. 2)]
Purpose – Prevent Jongsa from stopping the destruction of the “Earth”.
Reward – ?, Title – Guardian of the Earth (Legendary), Old Star Fragment (1/7)
Two choices.
It’s not surprising that choices can branch out like this; I’ve seen it a million times. But the rewards are somewhat surprising.
[Level up by 2?]
[Sub-Transcendent title, what’s that? LOL]
[Come on, let’s go! LOL]
[The rewards are crazy]
[Option 1, let’s go~ LOL]
[Option 2, go for it]
[2]
[Old Star Fragment sounds fancy]
[Yeah, Lily chooses 2~]
[We have to stop it, what’s with option 1! LOL]
The first reward is no joke.
I still don’t know what “Old Star Fragment” actually is, but right now, it isn’t comparable to option 1.
Titles are titles, but a quest that offers a “level up” is really rare.
Especially since my level is abnormally high compared to other users; that “level up by 2” would widen the gap even more.
“What do you think I’ll do?”
“…Think about it. The Earth, it’s the Earth! Just gaining half of it grants you the power to crumble an entire world!”
“Hmmm…”
“No matter how strong you are, this is not something to take lightly─”
“I’ll do it if you give me everything.”
“…What?”
If you give me not half, but all of the Earth’s power, then I’ll do that.
I said this, and in that moment, I felt Jongsa’s face souring.
If it’s just a part, that’s one thing, but if you give me ‘everything,’ it might not just be simple destruction; who knows what could be done.
Although the ancient dragon kin and these Children of God are definitely different beings, it’s true that they possess similar powers and techniques.
I might also find out how this incident occurred.
“Will you give it to me?”
[“Give it”]
[Ah, LOL, asking for everything]
[Yeah, if I don’t get all, I won’t do it~]
[Hahahahahaha]
[Look at that rotten expression]
[Big Lil Li]
[I’ll just go with option 2]
[The Star Fragment looks like a hidden thing, c’mon~]
“……Hehehe.”
After a while, Jongsa laughed.
Jongsa raised his head, biting his lips as if trying to contain an expression of servility.
“Alright. If you want it, I’ll give it to you. Just blow up the magic array right behind you and go to the place I’ll tell you later. …Lastly, let me give you one piece of advice: that power is by no means easy, and it can have very dangerous consequences─”
“Liar.”
In the dark space, his blue eyes glinted.
Jongsa, who had been chattering away, instantly changed his servile expression, seizing the moment I was off guard to deliver a final blow.
“No negotiations.”
Boom!!
The judgment of the hammer struck Jongsa down.
I struck down.
[World – Plan Interference / Guardian of the Earth (EP. 2) cleared!]
[A small amount of experience points gained.]
[Title – Guardian of the Earth (Legend) acquired.]
[Rumors about ‘Lily Elbrite’ spread widely in Teshiniria.]
[Gained Earth Energy (Medium) …]
…
[The World Quest in Ertarn is temporarily deactivated and the third episode will be conducted later.]
[Gained an Ancient Star Fragment.]
Thud.
A small stone fragment like a pebble fell on my hand while I was spinning the hammer.
A shiny brown stone fragment.
“This is an Ancient Star Fragment.”
It sparkles a bit but doesn’t look particularly impressive.
I can only feel a slight sense of Earth energy from it?
Considering it said 1/7, I guess I need to collect all the other star fragments for something to happen.
[Not giving much after all]
[Wow]
[For Lily]
[Death of Jongsa?]
[Hitting the head feels so refreshing haha]
[Lily is hitting a person…]
[x]
[The reward is a bit stingy?]
[Death?]
“I’m not dead.”
I just hit his head a bit too hard.
He’ll probably recover and get back up after some time.
I used the earth to lift Jongsa and placed him so his hand would touch the boy.
Swoosh…
The Earth energy flowing through Jongsa returns to its rightful owner.
Normally, simply placing it wouldn’t draw in energy, but right now Jongsa’s control is nearly gone.
All the power Jongsa had originated from the boy, so the energy that lost control should naturally return to its owner.
“Done.”
[?]
[What did you do?]
[Why did you stick him there?]
[?]
[Been doing the swoosh swoosh thing]
“I transferred all the power. He won’t be able to do anything once he wakes up.”
I detached Jongsa, now drained of power, and set him aside.
When he wakes up, he’ll realize only the power of an upper-ranked disciple remains, and he’ll be angry, but I really don’t care.
‘That’s all there is to it.’
After subtracting the power borrowed from the ‘Earth,’ what Jongsa originally had is all that remains.
After using it for thousands of years, it’s time to return it.
“Hmm…”
[Huh?]
[Not finishing up?]
[Worrying Lily]
[???]
“I’m in deep thought. Should I wake him or not?”
A boy, child of God, seven pieces, a being endowed with powers like disaster and humus.
This existence with so many titles seems necessary to progress.
You might wonder why I’d wake him now that the World Quest related to the ‘Earth’ is finished, but there’s something crucial left.
‘So who are these guys?’
Why do they possess the techniques I created with the dragon tribe and have similar powers and abilities?
Is power similar to that?
What on earth happened in the past, and what did the sage and the Jongsa do?
Nothing has been clearly resolved until the end of a single fragment’s story.
Since both the sage and the Jongsa spoke only from their own perspectives, it would be most certain to hear directly from the parties involved.
“If it’s a problem, it’s definitely the disaster. If we release it, it will most likely go wild.”
[Let’s just kill it]
[Do we really have to wake it up?]
[There’s nothing missing, haha]
[How about going to deal with the sage?]
[If we wake it up, will it go berserk?]
[Weren’t you trying to stop the Jongsa from waking it up?]
I hesitated for a moment and released all the small amounts of earth energy within me.
I thought I might as well get used to the earth’s energy while mastering some blunt techniques, but it had long been swept away by the Kraken’s gaze.
During the process of removing the weight of the Iron Armor, all the aura had flown away as well.
My body, completely drained of power.
The ‘Holy of Destruction’ resided within me.
“Core of Explosion.”
The explosion infused with holy power shattered the seal.
■
Fragments of the seal released.
I saw two knots among the breaking earth’s shards.
One was the knot of ‘Water Surface’ created by life risking everything.
That knot stretched out straight, binding the fragments, and even now, as the seal was broken, it hovered around fulfilling its role.
And the other one is…
‘…?’
Light.
The knot of light gently envelops the earth.
To completely lift the seal, I must remove that knot as well.
‘Roar of Acceleration, Core of Explosion.’
I triggered an explosive reaction, stacking the Roar of Acceleration hundreds of times through the holy power.
The destructive might was incomparable to the aura formed with merely the earth’s energy.
In the collapsing pupil, I felt the space separating by the light.
…
…
…
This is…
“Many attempts have been made, but this is the best we can do.”
“……”
“Is this really the only way?”
“Yeah. There’s nothing else.”
It’s a dragon.
The pinnacle of life forms, excluding celestial beings and the demon race, possessing eternal life and power.
‘And a race that perishes in swathes through war and experimentation.’
This is a memory of dragons.
Seeing the numerous wounds and the serious expressions devoid of playfulness, it’s clear this was during the later years after the reincarnation.
‘At least around the 27th or 28th year.’
Since then, the very ground where life could exist has faded away, so saying it’s around that time wouldn’t be inaccurate.
And this ‘point in time’ is…
‘Humus.’
The Dragon of the Earth, Humus.
This memory captures his perspective.
“What do you think, Sugarado? You decided to stay.”
“That’s right. Sugarado. Share your thoughts.”
“…….”
Amidst the countless dragons watching, Sugarado, who was far away, let out a deep sigh.
A chill surged around her, the White Dragon.
“…I don’t know. Do as you wish.”
“But, Sugarado. This is not something to pass over easily. Half of the ‘Cradle’ has been destroyed, and we haven’t seen that human for years, whether they’ve ascended to ‘above’ or not.”
“Indeed. As the king of the Ice Dragons, don’t we need to care for the ice dragons that will cross over with us?”
“My children have decided to stay.”
“…Is that a consensus?”
The Dragon Lord, the Radiant Dragon Sharurodo, looked at Sugarado with disbelief, and Sugarado snorted.
A part of the air around her froze from her breath.
“As my people, it’s only natural they should follow my wishes.”
“…Impressive.”
“Someone must protect the Cradle. And to say this now, but that plan is too reckless. To ‘split dimensions’ and leave for another world. Does that seem easy?”
‘To split dimensions and leave…’
Indeed, dragons are the masters of magic and the Cradle of Dragons is considered to be in a dimension different from this one, indicating their proficiency in dimensional magic.
Everyone is deeply scarred, but if all the dragons unite, it wouldn’t be impossible.
‘But it failed.’
From the rumors I heard and Sugarado’s words, which resonated within Sre, it was said that a few dragons survived even after the war ended.
All news had ceased, and while most perished, I had occasionally heard rumors about dragons even towards the end of the war, indicating that not all dragons disappeared.
In other words, this plan within the memory is a ‘failed’ one.
Sharurodo ignited a luminous glow.
The light embedded in a massive hand.
While that light may not reach the realm of the holy, it was not without its ‘source.’
“I will consume my life for this. Having already been saved once by ‘her’, it shouldn’t be a problem to use it this way.”
“……”
“I have pledged with the six who will assist me and embodied the magic through the oath of the Dragon Heart. Now my strength will become a ‘knot’ that will protect everyone as we move forward.”
“And if you fail?”
“If I fail?”
Well…
“According to the covenant, I will ‘consume’ all the hearts and die. Thanks to that, the magic will be maintained forever.”
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