𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟑𝟔
━Hey, hey, what happened?
“What?”
━It’s a mess right now because you cleared the Guild Quest alone. Every Guild Member is talking about it.
After the Guild Quest ended, I was talking with Jaehoon, who had contacted me after a long time, as I was about to leave for the Anis Kingdom.
It was possible because there was still time left before the promised time.
“Everyone seems to have nothing to do.”
━That’s how shocking it is. Honestly, it wasn’t a Guild Quest designed to be cleared alone, right?
As Jaehoon said, the intention of the Guild Quest wouldn’t be that.
The purpose of the Guild Quest would be to gather the capabilities of all Guild Members and develop strategies and tactics to conquer it, but I broke that purpose in an instant.
Frankly, if you could clear it alone, there was no reason to gather Guild Members and raise them.
━Anyway, since you succeeded in the Guild Quest without any damage, you’ll challenge A-rank, right?
“Well. Aren’t the Guild Members still lacking for that?”
━They are lacking. When I asked about that, I heard they’re accepting Guild Members to match the number of dungeons. Maybe they’ll accept additional Guild Members if the number of dungeons increases?
The total number of Emperor Guild Members is around 4,500.
Compared to that, now that we’ve risen to B+ rank, we could accept up to 8,000.
However, it seemed like they were adjusting it appropriately because if they accepted too many, the dungeons would become saturated. But conversely, it also meant that if they couldn’t find dungeons, the number of Guild Members wouldn’t increase.
“Ah, do you know how many dungeons there are?”
━……Why don’t you know the number of dungeons even though you’re a Vice Guild Master? I heard there are a total of 58 dungeons. I also heard they’re trying to buy dungeons owned by other Guilds with gold?
“Gold? Didn’t territory development cost quite a bit of money?”
━Hey, how much money does the Guild Master make? Over 4,000 Guild Members are paying gold to gain Contribution Points. Where do you think that money goes?
Jaehoon’s opinion was that there wouldn’t be any worries about money since over 4,000 Guild Members were contributing gold.
Well, if you think about it, the money earned from quests wasn’t insignificant either, and if you consider that money going to Aizen, it was clear that he would be earning a tremendous amount every day.
━And once the territory is completed and players start flowing in, they’ll collect taxes from there too, so it’ll be huge. They’ll probably earn much more than the money they’ve spent so far.
‘But why is this guy so excited?’
Listening to him, he seemed more excited than usual.
Did something good happen?
However, I didn’t pry into that and instead asked about how the Guild was doing.
“How’s Guild life?”
━Guild life? It’s good, of course. You can go straight to the dungeon just by paying Contribution Points, and there aren’t many people, so it’s easy to hunt.
“Really?”
━The downside is that we can’t catch the boss.
Speaking of which, did he say only executives and above could catch the boss?
━Still, I have no complaints. It’s much better than the Great Voyage Guild.
“Why? Is the boss prohibited there too?”
━That’s not it…… but even where there’s a boss, they charge an entrance fee, and the competition is so fierce that it’s almost impossible to get in.
It seemed like other Guilds weren’t that different either.
At the same time, I was curious about Snow Wind Wings, led by Kangjin. I was also curious about what the driving force was that made them immediately procure the scroll as soon as he gave instructions to the Guild Members.
“You can come up to executive later.”
━Do you think becoming an executive is that easy?
“Hmm.”
Honestly, I thought it might be possible if I lent him my ring.
Wouldn’t it be enough if he wore a ring that increased his base stats by over 700 and other stats by 300 each?
However, it wasn’t obtained through normal means, so I was hesitant to reveal it carelessly.
“You have to work hard.”
━What hard work. To put in that effort, I’d have to quit my job first.
Fortunately, it seemed like he had no intention of quitting his job.
Since I didn’t know how long this game called Twilight would last, I agreed with his thought that it would be somewhat unsettling to quit his job and invest everything in it.
As for me, if it was a game with only Enhancement, I could do anything.
━Ah, sorry. Jooyeon is calling. I’ll contact you again later.
“Okay.”
━And come down when you have time. I’ll buy you dinner.
Didn’t he buy it for me before?
Anyway, leaving those words, Jaehoon ended the conversation, and after confirming that it was almost time, I headed to the Anis Kingdom using the Teleportation Device.
Pabat!━
‘A battle with the Apostles……’
It would probably be difficult, right?
If there was only one Apostle, I could somehow win.
However, there were four Apostles, and thousands of thoughts were with them, so I had no choice but to judge that the odds of winning this battle were low.
‘But are all these people here to participate in the battle?’
Looking around, I could only see people.
Tilting my head at the sight that far exceeded the capacity of a single city, I walked to the west gate, which was the meeting place, and soon I could see at least thousands of people waiting there as well.
Murmur~ Murmur~
‘Just how many people are there?’
It wasn’t a joke, but it felt like all the players belonging to the Anis Kingdom had gathered.
‘If we take this many people and still fail, the aftermath might be huge.’
With this many people, it was impossible for rumors not to spread.
Besides, if we failed, what would people think?
Along with the thought that it wouldn’t work after all, there was a high possibility that they would give up on the Beluin’s Specter strategy and eventually Beluin would descend.
Of course, even if Beluin descended and smashed everything, the game wouldn’t be ruined, but……
On the other hand, it would be funny if the game was ruined.
“Excuse me, are you Rudin-nim?”
“……?”
At that moment, a few players approached and asked that question.
Were they people sent by Kangjin?
“Yes.”
Thinking that, I nodded and answered, and the player who heard my answer smiled clearly visibly and started to guide me somewhere.
“You’ve arrived. This way.”
“Everyone is waiting.”
“Thank you for coming.”
‘It’s quite hectic.’
It felt a bit overwhelming as several players spoke almost simultaneously, but I still managed to understand the gist of their words and started to follow them.
The place I arrived at had about 20 players gathered, including Kangjin.
“This is the place.”
“Then I’ll leave it to you.”
More than that, weren’t they expecting too much from me?
I wondered if I would be cursed online if we failed the strategy.
Anyway, as the player who guided me stepped back, Kangjin approached and welcomed me.
“Thank you for coming.”
“I just kept my promise.”
I’m just helping because I received something.
First, since it was a strategy with a high probability of failure, I answered in a tone that seemed to draw a line, letting them know that it didn’t matter to me how they reacted afterward.
Fortunately, Kangjin seemed to notice my attitude and softened his smile, but soon regained his composure and introduced the players nearby.
“Here are the Masters of other Guilds that have formed an alliance with me.”
“Are they all Guild Masters?”
“Yes. A total of 23 Guilds have gathered here. You can think of it as all the powerful Guilds in the Anis Kingdom have gathered.”
Considering the Guilds and the number of people, it reminded me of the Kraken subjugation before.
However, there was only one Kraken, and this time there was Beluin’s Specter, four Apostles, and finally thousands of thoughts, so I even thought that this number was insufficient.
‘However……’
I had to admit what I had to admit.
It was amazing that they gathered this many people.
In addition, I don’t know how they did it, but it seemed like the Anis Kingdom hadn’t fallen into the trap of the Main Scenario.
That damn trap that caused conflicts between Guilds.
“Please take care of us.”
“No, please take care of us.”
Some simply exchanged greetings, but those who were interested in me continued to add words.
“I’ve only seen you in videos, it’s an honor to meet you in person.”
“Did anyone else from the Emperor Guild come?”
“With Rudin-nim here, it’s almost as if we’ve already won.”
“……”
Hearing these words, I thought, ‘Did I receive the Magic Scroll in vain?’
Of course, I didn’t show it.
Moreover, as I kept listening, it felt like I was being threatened.
“Now, now, let’s stop and get going since it’s time.”
However, at a very opportune moment, Kangjin stepped forward and stopped the Guild Masters who were saying everything they could, and adjusted the schedule to start moving, and everyone nodded at Kangjin’s words and began to prepare.
“I apologize. Everyone seems to have high expectations for Rudin-nim.”
“I don’t mind the expectations. More than that, what’s the total number of people?”
“Each Guild has gathered 1,000 to 2,000 people, so at least 30,000 or more must have gathered.”
‘Quite a lot.’
I thought that if those 30,000 people used fixed damage skills like Earth’s Dynamics, they would be able to defeat the Apostles in an instant, but in reality, those fixed damage skills were hard to obtain.
I didn’t have any other than Earth’s Dynamics.
‘Ah, were there Karzen Kingdom soldiers too?’
Just in case, I checked the Soldier Summon skill and saw that it had a fixed damage of 45.
‘Hmm, come to think of it, wouldn’t my Soldier Summon be stronger than most players right now?’
Due to the Summon stat, all the stats of the summoned creature increased by about 700, and with the effects of various items, it was further strengthened, so it wasn’t a completely absurd thought.
‘I’ll have to check later.’
Unfortunately, even if I summoned soldiers in this battle, there was a high chance they would be swept away by the thoughts.
Besides, since the thoughts weren’t affected by normal attacks, I decided it was meaningless and put aside the thought of summoning, focusing only on this battle.
* * *
‘Wow……’
After walking for about an hour and finally arriving at the place where Beluin’s Specter was, I ended up seeing a sight that made me spontaneously exclaim in admiration.
Even though I was still some distance away, the black waves were clearly visible.
Realizing that the identity of those waves was Beluin’s Thoughts, I first worried about whether I could break through that overwhelming quantity.
‘Although the number on this side is smaller, it’s still overwhelming.’
In addition, it was a sight that made me understand why the Anis Kingdom gathered so many people.
“Is there a way to deal with that?”
Since it would be insane to try to break through alone, I asked that first, and Kangjin nodded his head.
“Yes, everyone here has acquired a Light Attribute attack skill.”
“Really?”
“Most of them are F-rank skills, though. Also, because they were acquired in a hurry, the skill levels will be low.”
‘Then isn’t it the same?’
I thought about it for a moment.
If it was a low-level F-rank skill, the damage wouldn’t be much, so I thought it wouldn’t be much different from using existing skills.
However, if it was a Light Attribute, damage would definitely be inflicted, and since there were a considerable number of people here, I thought it would be helpful.
“Ah, they’ve spotted us too.”
As Kangjin said, I could see the moving swarm of Thoughts slightly change direction and run towards us.
It seemed they were attacking everyone they could see.
“They’re coming! Everyone get ready!”
“Those who can attack, fire first!”
With that shout, everyone moved busily, and among them, those who could attack used Light Attribute skills towards the Thoughts.
Kwa!━
Here, the F-rank skills Kangjin mentioned hadn’t attacked yet, perhaps due to lack of range, but still, because there were so many people, the number of attacks launched was significant, and they were taking down some of the Thoughts.
“Alright, pour it on!”
Furthermore, when the Thoughts approached to about 20-30 meters, almost everyone, as if waiting, fired Arrows of Light.
Seeing everyone use the same skill, I wondered if they had acquired it from the library or perhaps learned it from the Church of Light using Contribution Points.
“Tsk, Divine Manifestation.”
Pa━
Even though countless people were attacking, they were only F-rank, and the Thoughts’ vitality was high.
In the end, seeing the Thoughts that easily broke through the players’ attacks and reached where I was, I cast Divine Manifestation and swung the Roar of the Thunder Dragon.
Kwa!━
[Hit Damage! 12,550.]
‘As expected, the damage has increased.’
It wasn’t that the Divine Manifestation skill level had increased, but rather the Light Attribute had also increased due to all the attributes attached to the Legendary-grade ring, Ar’a.
However, I didn’t have time to rejoice over the increased damage, as I saw the countless Thoughts swarming in and swung the Roar of the Thunder Dragon more quickly.
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