The intervention of the Angel Guild is close to good news for the users.
They were strong enough to claim the top spot in the guild rankings in the past, and they must have grown even stronger through the World Quest that lasts for several months.
At the very least, they were sure to lend a fair amount of strength in the ‘Demon Race’ raid.
After chatting a bit more, I tried to find the most talked-about ‘Couple Zombie.’
Finding the Couple Zombie is simple.
‘There are various appearance conditions. Dungeons, field bosses, special quests… there are many, but the most common one is…’
Kuh-gung!!
“Load magic!”
“Healer! Heal me quick! I’m about to die!”
“Yeah, yes!”
“What are you doing! Attack already! The second phase is coming!”
‘It’s a field boss.’
Somewhere in the west of the continent, deep canyons.
Below the seemingly endless deep canyon lives a giant centipede that has lived for a thousand years.
The centipede eats anything that passes through the canyon, including humans.
Every year, the number of humans it devours reaches into the dozens or hundreds, prompting one of the human kingdoms to hire a group of users for help.
The centipede’s name is Jiroone.
[The master of the deep canyon, Jiroone, is going wild!]
[Lv.130]
It was a fairly standard field boss at level 130.
“Ugh!!!”
“Damn it! The magic is cut off.”
“Guild Master!”
“Hey hey! Attack quickly! We just need to break that shell somehow!”
“Yes!!”
Of course, to them, it was a boss far more threatening and difficult than anything else.
I momentarily hid in the air to watch their battle.
The guild’s level was about that of a medium and small guild, not particularly strong.
Here, the medium and small guild refers to a real medium and small guild, not a hidden job guild like the ‘Medium and Small Guild Alliance.’
The level, number of members, and professions were all pretty average.
Fortunately, their weapons were somewhat legendary, so they were managing to hold their ground.
Kiiiiiing!!!
Jiroone is going berserk.
As poison spews from Jiroone’s mouth, the guild members raise magical barriers and scatter in a panic.
“Ah, damn it…”
Some didn’t evade in time and were completely dissolved by the poison, retiring from the battle.
Seeing the users disappear in a bluish light, Jiroone grows even more furious.
From its perspective, it must feel like losing the prey it worked hard to catch.
Kakagaga!
Jiroone turns its body.
“! Spread out! Spread out!”
When the massive centipede, 50 meters long and 10 meters tall, spins its body, the already narrow canyon begins to turn into chaos.
Kugagagagag!!!
Confusion continues, and the damage to the guild accumulates.
Someone might say that someone should help, but users must remember that this place is a game.
If I step in, threads about the internet’s last hit pro, Lily, and the Lily controversy will flood in.
To step up, at least the Couple Zombie that they’ve been looking for since earlier needs to show up right before their demise.
There doesn’t seem to be any sign of that happening anytime soon…
‘Surely it won’t just not show up, right?’
Avoiding the huffing Jiroone, the guild members barely gathered together.
Everyone’s looking a mess.
Thanks to the huge monster den and the commotion, they’re unaware, but they won’t last long like this.
“Phew…”
“Guild Master!”
“What’s the damage?”
“Out of 29 members, 19 are dead. Most of the dead are from the mage class, so it’ll probably be harder from now on…”
“No. We’ll use that.”
“…! You mean that?”
“Yeah.”
‘That?’
The Guild Master of the medium and small guild, having made a big decision, pulls out their trump card.
The surviving guild members tried to dissuade them, but the Guild Master, having already faced significant losses, was resolute.
Curious about it, I stepped a little closer.
What the Guild Master pulled out was a single playing card.
A card adorned with a peculiar clown design.
It was a card I had never seen before, but I immediately recognized its origin.
‘Magician.’
They were a collaborator who had participated in the Kraken raid and was once a Ranker ranked 70.
‘Though they’ve probably fallen since then.’
They had not shown up earlier in the alliance but were confirmed to be on the list.
The Magician summons spells and spirits for offense, defense, and support through 53 playing cards, and the Joker Card went as follows.
There was a slight pause in the speech, but it was clear from the description that among all living beings in the world…
“I owe a great debt to the Magician. Luck, Joker Card. Summons a random living being among all life forms in the world.”
!
‘What?’
“It might summon something useless, but according to the Magician, the more dangerous the situation, the stronger the creature that appears. If we don’t attack first, it won’t attack us either, so now is the time to use it.”
Joker Card.
I thought the name itself would easily flip the game, but to think it would mean ‘summoning one from all life forms.’
It’s truly a power that could not just flip the game but shatter it.
Of course, since it’s one among all living beings, it could summon something not particularly impressive like ‘a random bug on the road’ or ‘an orc sleeping at home.’
Or it could also call forth a Ranker User who they desperately need or another Field Boss as solid backup.
You see.
If you listen to the story, it seems that they won’t attack the summoner as long as you don’t go first.
‘What exactly is the criterion for all living beings?’
If it literally means “all” living beings, then does it apply to everyone?
……
“There’s no way.”
Just because I used a Joker Card, the Eight Seats or the Six Demon Kings won’t suddenly pop out and annihilate the world.
They are beings whose existence is unclear, after all, and they wouldn’t be affected by something as trivial as a single card.
Similarly, the highest-tier Celestials and Demons are excluded.
Of course, that card would also be influenced by the System, but their strength is not to be underestimated.
As for potential risks…
‘The unidentified Celestial that is about to reveal itself. And the Silence of the Dead.’
These beings, as the highest-tier Celestials and Demons, are very likely to be unaffected by the card, but they will anyway reach this place.
If the target of the invasion opens the door themselves, there’s no reason for them not to cross over.
That must be stopped.
At least until the disaster, it’s a card that must never be used.
If they appear now, there’s no way to stop them.
“I’ll use it!”
Flash!
A strong light burst forth from the card.
■
The Guild Master of Koryu Guild, Kim Maesan, received the Joker Card from the ranker ‘Magician’ a few months ago.
While the Magician was clearing a dungeon, a major problem arose, and the Koryu Guild, which happened to be nearby, actively helped, receiving the card as a reward.
The Magician boasted that this single card could break any game.
He also emphasized that it was a unique item that could only exist once in the world, urging to use it only at crucial moments.
“Ugh!!”
And now, this moment was indeed that crucial moment.
‘How much have I invested here!’
The guild had prepared diligently, so much so that the roots would be pulled out for this Jiroone subjugation.
To thrive and survive in the disaster subjugation war happening in a month, leveling up was extremely important.
However, due to a slightly insufficient challenge, they were on the brink of failing and incurring losses.
It’s a choice.
Either end with a loss as it is.
‘Or gamble on something even bigger.’
A powerful light burst forth, enough to make one’s eyes turn pale.
The card shone fiercely and began to float towards the sky.
“Whoa…!”
“It’s shining!”
“It’s shining! It must be Celestial-type!”
The overwhelming light left the guild members gaping as they looked up at the radiant card.
Kiaaa…
Even Jiroone, who had found its prey again, flinched as well.
Though everyone could see the process of the card being used, the actual user, Kim Maesan, felt something was off.
‘…I haven’t heard anything like this.’
‘Didn’t they just say it would be used?’
‘I didn’t even get the feeling of ‘using’ it in the first place.’
‘The card just floated up, shining so brightly that it felt like it was being taken away.’
Kim Maesan clenched and opened the hand that had grabbed the card for no reason, but he prayed anyway.
‘Anyway, please let it be something strong! And a sentient being that can communicate!’
According to the magician, most beings summoned probably wouldn’t be very communicative…
“Um? Hello?”
“Huh?”
“L-Li-li-lilily?!”
“Wow! It’s really Lady Lily!”
“No way, Lady Lily is actually coming out… wow…”
“?”
Lily appeared.
The number one ranked user and the strongest.
The most famous person associated with Deoen and the most helpful person currently.
Does this even make sense?
‘A user gets summoned?’
Lily nodded as if she was convincing herself while looking into the air.
“Aha… It’s a summoning card in the form of opening a door. Were you in a raid?”
“Does this even make sense…”
“Guild Master? Is this person the guild master?”
Took.
Lily came right up to him.
Kim Maesan put aside his questions and nodded.
“Ah, y-yes. I’d appreciate it if you could deal with that.”
“Is it the centipede over there?”
“Yes! Please! Ah… Just don’t finish it off completely, just cut down its health a bit. It’s a quest…”
“Hmm… Got it.”
Whoosh.
Light burst from Lily’s hand, and a giant hammer was summoned.
In the blink of an eye, Lily disappeared, and a scream erupted from the direction of the centipede.
Something about this feels incredibly anticlimactic.
It’s enough to painfully feel the cheating nature of the Joker Card.
‘If I had known it would be like this, I would have used it from the start.’
Of course, if the situation weren’t dangerous, Lily wouldn’t have shown up.
At least that’s what Kim Maesan thought.
“Aren’t you glad? If another ranker had been summoned, they would have definitely asked for this and that.”
“…Well, that’s true.”
“Phew~ A celebrity like Lady Lily wouldn’t be stingy, right?”
“Lady Lily is super rich, isn’t she? I mean, right?”
“Well then, it’d be a disaster. Haha.”
The relieved guild members started throwing casual remarks at each other.
Whatever happens, it seems the raid will end well.
Since no one can defeat Lily.
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