CH 196

. Burning Call (2)

Jinhyuk... Mr.

Theresa's face turned white.

There was only despair lingering on his face, where the blood had disappeared.

This.

Jinhyuk's eyes narrowed.

The view behind Teresa.

The city, smeared with smoke and blood, was no longer a splendid cultural center.

I knew what this was.

'Outbreak.'

It was an aftermath from the air raids of large-scale monsters, completely different from the three major despair manifested in Beijing, China.

Please... help us. Too many people... now...

Theresa seemed to be almost exhausted, as if she had fought with all her might.

The reason I couldn't even ask for support until this happened was probably because I was saving time and saving people.

'The damage is greater than I thought.'

The words Are you okay? ran up to my throat, but at that moment, ripples began to form on the screen.

[[Lv??]

Video chat is forcibly closed due to 'gray fog'.]

The connection was cut with a crackling sound.

At the same time, Teresa's appearance also disappeared.

Only the unfocused pupils and trembling lips remain like afterimages.

" "

Jinhyuk clenched his fist with a stiff face.

The worst situations came to mind one after another, but surprisingly, my head was cold.

Don't panic.

One minute and one second is urgent.

The important thing now is to derive the best results from the information given.

What are you going to do?

Elise, who had been watching silently, opened her mouth.

Andria, who was next to him, looked at Jinhyuk with a worried expression.

Elise. You take over Andria's education instead. This is so important that it should never be delayed.

What are you going to do?

I... should go to the Awakened Association first.

In such a situation, the associations of each country must be on the verge of an emergency. For more immediate information, go to the association.

Hmm. After all, it looks like you're going to the rescue. But, is there really a need for that? Whether an Outbreak occurs in Europe or not is irrelevant to us, isn't it?

On the surface, the idealistic idea of saving all humans is nothing more than a light apricot.

When an outbreak occurs, victims are inevitably bound to come out.

Ellis was saying that it would be better to focus on their growth during that time.

That's right.

That's correct, but... .

I don't know anything else, but I can't stand it when someone in my company retires at will.

Promoting the rights and interests of shareholders is the cornerstone of the company's growth.

Above all, you can leave this company only when the boss fires you.

It's like you. Well, that's why I like it more.

Elise shrugged.

And he quickly added a word.

But is it okay without me? The guy who came down now... he's not that kind.

I'm roughly expecting it too.

Combining the clues captured on the screen, the floor where the Outbreak occurred was on the 14th floor.

However, it is a structure in which Outbreak cannot occur on the 14th floor.

The guy who ruled that floor had no interest in anything other than the floor he ruled.

Still, that this happened means that someone intervened.

And at this point, there was only one guy who had to tie the hands and feet of the players.

as soon as .

It was moved on the side of Moorim.

Perhaps, as a paladin, weakening Teresa, who can become a force to the empire, and the forces following her must also be part of their plan.

'They didn't already have a favorite corner, but they even did this... This is it.'

Jinhyuk's eyes turned cold.

The Tower of Trials appeared and the world changed, but in fact, most people were unaware of the dangers of the Tower.

It's a natural thing.

It was the players who had awakened to climb the tower.

The rest of the people just stood by the outside, and all they did was pray for them to climb the tower safely.

I believed that such a peaceful daily life would last forever.

Just until today.

Kie-ee!

Kurre...

From low-level monsters including ghouls and zombies.

Even medium-sized and large-scale monsters with a mysterious and terrible appearance.

A huge number of undead monsters roamed the road, wandering in search of living humans.

kuung!

Whoops... Whoops!

Collapsing bricks and burning streets.

The army that was trying to respond clumsily was destroyed immediately after the Outbreak, and nearby players were also swept away by the aftermath.

About 50,000 people were injured due to the first Outbreak alone.

Considering the time of 12 hours, it can't be a huge scale.

Damn it...

Whew. Whoo. Whoo.

please please.

Five or six men and women were gathered in the shopping mall across the intersection.

'Olympus', one of the 7 major guilds and the largest in Europe

They were the players of the guild.

The most notable among them was Maria, who had risen to the ranks of arch mages.

A level where you can create 2 or more 6 circle magic at the same time.

Maria was gathering the few surviving players and timing out how to get out of this hell.

'You have to find a gap.'

You have to find a place where the siege is loose and escape there.

huuuuuuoooooooooooooooooooo

Maria gathered mana while using wide-area detection magic.

The situation wasn't good enough that I didn't know how many people had already survived, but I didn't want to give up on everything.

But that was then.

trembling

Something was caught in Maria's senses.

'This feeling... .'

mana that cools down to the brain.

A sticky feeling of discomfort engulfed my whole body.

[The target sees your presence!]

Creepy!

Goosebumps rose up along my spine.

there is no way to know

How could you not know?

A being who became too addicted to magic and sold his soul to the Demon King.

Instead of being promised eternal life, the worst sorcerer who became a white bone.

Lich...

Maria looked up at the sky with eyes full of fear.

I wondered if there were dark clouds in the cloudless sky, and then purple-colored magic circles appeared one by one.

It's not double casting.

triple .

No, maybe even higher than that... .

Oh my gosh...

"A city a wide-area magic that covers the entire area."

Hey, how can you beat this monster?

Since they were all made up of magical players, everyone was aware of how absurd the level of magic that is being expressed is now.

Desperate skill car.

At their level, even after 1000 years, even the toes of this monster will not be able to keep up.

[Lich activates his unique ability 'The Return of the Specter'.]

The sky turned black.

At the same time.

kukuku kuk kuk!

An indescribable aura began to engulf Europe.

Korea Awakened Association.

In the conference room of more than 100 pyeong, all the rankers who are considered to be the best in Korea were gathered.

Cha Yun-kyung, a ranker of the same guild as the master of the Dangun Guild, Gyu-ho Moon.

Like Gong Min-woo of the Fight Against Guild, Yoo Jin-ah is the sub-guild master.

Lastly, to Jinhyuk, who is officially an independent.

Five of Korea's top players were convened urgently.

There's a lot of tension going on.

The mana that filled the room was so sharply captured that an ordinary person could not stand it.

That would be proof that everyone is extremely nervous.

indeed .

'Is this because the situation is the situation.'

Since the Tower of Trials appeared, Outbreak has occurred several times, but this is the first time that it has caused such a huge amount of damage.

It wasn't just a hole, it was a level where the dimension and the dimension were connected.

Because of that, an emergency meeting was held to help Europe around the world.

Jinhyuk glanced around.

'It's quite spectacular to have these members gather in one place.'

They were celebrities who said it was difficult enough to see them in real life.

In particular, Mun Gyu-ho of the Dangun Guild is the most veiled person among them.

Since I was more focused on finding hidden labyrinths and relics than climbing the tower, I hardly did any outside activities.

For that reason, almost nothing was known about him.

'I heard rumors that he changed his body to become stronger, but... .'

I'm a little curious as to why.

That was then.

rumble.

The door opened, and the person who called the meeting appeared.

Sangjin Han is the president of the Korea Awakened Association.

All eyes were turned to one side.

Thank you for coming together even though you are busy. I don't have time, so I'll skip the verbose greetings and tell you the situation right away.

After Han Sang-jin briefly expressed his gratitude, he brought up the main topic.

The real-time situation in Europe appeared on a huge screen in the center of the conference room.

"As everyone knows, gates have appeared all over Europe due to the current Outbreak. A total of five confirmed so far. One Class A and four Class B. The damage is estimated to be over 100,000 people 14 hours later. Of course these numbers are growing exponentially even as we are talking now."

Are you saying that Outbreak came out with an A?

Gong Min-woo of the Brawl Fathers Guild frowned.

It's surprising that five Outbreaks appeared at the same time... Class A.

" "

The rest of them also felt that the situation was more serious than they thought, so their expressions hardened even more.

yea that's the way it is

It's a B-class, so even one raid of any guild is enough to deal with it.

From Class A, the dimension is completely different.

The reality was that at least five raids were required, and even that was unsuccessful.

In addition, the difficulty varied according to the type of boss, so if an outbreak involving an A-grade gate occurred, it was inevitable to have a headache in devising a countermeasure.

Based on the mana estimate, the associations and intelligence agencies of each country consider it to be Class A.

Is this the dungeon-side Outbreak? Or...

This time, Cha Yun-kyung opened her mouth.

There are three types of Outbreak.

A dungeon, a labyrinth, or a ruin.

Even with the same Class A, the risk varies greatly depending on which outbreak occurred in any of the three locations.

If it was the dungeon, it was worth trying, but .

If it was a labyrinth or, in the worst case, an outbreak connected to the ruins, then even if the guilds were united, they had to be prepared for huge damage.

However.

Not all three.

in the words that follow.

The representatives of each guild felt that the hope they were holding had completely vanished.

The enemy we need to eliminate is 'Lich'. The boss monster in charge of one floor. And he has already used 'The Second Coming of the Wraith' to completely take over Western Europe as his territory.

The pain in my head cannot be described in words.

This is because the boss-level Lich is different from the general Lich.

...the president of the association, do you know the meaning of what you are saying?

Moon Kyu-ho, who had been silent all along, spoke for the first time.

The only way to kill Lich, who performed 'The Second Coming of the Specter', is to use magic, not physical attacks.

However, the ranker with the highest level of magic skill among the existing players is currently in Europe.

And the fact that the Olympus guild with such a ranker is asking for help from outside... .

This means that Lich's skills are several steps above Maria's.

It is a mission that is almost suicidal.

At least.

Everyone but one thought so.

'There is no one who can win in a magic war... .'

The corners of Jinhyuk's lips went up.