Chapter 73
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 73
Chapter Title: Showtime
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A powerful long-range attack flew in from somewhere.
Where the players from the Chinese server had appeared in droves, a dark red smoke was now spreading.
Watching the overwhelming destructive power and the ominous smoke that seemed to block any approach, everyone's jaws dropped in bewilderment.
“Wh-what in the world…”
“How is this possible?”
“W-wasn't that where those Chinese guys were just a moment ago?”
Not only Go Dal-su, who gripped his duralumin club to buy time for others to escape,
but even those who had thrown everything aside to flee were stopped in their tracks by the unbelievable destructive power.
Could this possibly be a victory for Korea?
Their attempt to cheer in joy was short-lived.
Soon, the players of the Korean faction couldn't help but gulp nervously at a chilling thought.
“Who the hell attacked? Or was it a concentrated barrage from some group?”
“W-wait. Are we sure that was fired by our side?”
“Don’t say such scary things. If something that horrifying landed on us…”
To put it bluntly, who could guarantee that barrage wouldn't fall on them next?
“Don't let your guard down! There's a chance some players from the Chinese faction survived!”
Besides, no matter how powerful the bombardment was, it couldn't possibly have dealt with that many people all at once!
Park Jong-su shouted a warning, raising his axe.
But as if to render their warnings meaningless…
*Whoooosh—*
The smoke briefly cleared with a gust of wind.
What was revealed were countless corpses, foaming at the mouth.
“They’re all dead?”
An unbelievable display of firepower witnessed with their own eyes.
But before that, something else caught the eyes of the Korean players looking at the scene.
“H-hold on a second. Aren’t those all dropped items?”
“Whoa, is that for real?”
An immense amount of loot was dropped around the corpses, as numerous as the horde they once were.
Human greed has a way of erupting at any moment.
Even in a life-threatening situation, avaricious feelings surged.
However, they dared not reach out for it.
The lingering smoke, its effect seemingly still active, was part of the reason, but the real reason lay elsewhere.
*Creeak— Crack—!*
*Clatter— Clatter—*
“Guwoooooo—”
“Gigik, gigigik!”
Entities twitched and emitted bizarre noises from within the partially visible smoke.
They were corpses, already dead but still moving.
In other words, undead.
“U-undead?”
“W-was there a necromancer on the Korean server?”
“How should I know!”
“I almost got myself killed being greedy for items.”
The undead were slaughtering any surviving Chinese players still writhing within the smoke, blocking any approach as if warning them not to even think about touching the dropped items.
Faced with such a gruesome scene, the Korean faction didn't dare to approach, their bodies tense.
*Bzzzz— Bzzzzz—*
*Buzzzzzzzzzzz—!!!*
*Bwoooooooom—!!!*
The sound of angry wings beating came from behind them.
Those who naturally turned their heads could only stare in astonishment.
A countless number of honeybees, reminiscent of a disastrous swarm of locusts.
Needless to say, there was no need to explain who had appeared, riding a giant bear and leading this massive swarm of bees.
“Honeybee…”
Honeybee, one of the Korean server's most mysterious figures.
“Everyone, please step aside. My bees won't attack unless they're provoked.”
“…”
And so, his and his bees' first official debut was made.
* * * * *
After ten minutes, the poison zone from the Dark Cheonramcho dissipated.
With the bees and Kang Yeon-ah busily collecting the spoils behind him, Seong-hyeok felt all eyes focusing on him.
*…Is this to be expected?*
It was only natural. The bee army Seong-hyeok had brought with him,
some of them even armed with armor, was intimidating enough on its own. But before that, hadn't they all witnessed it?
The ridiculously powerful barrage that had fallen where the numerous Chinese players were gathered.
That was not something that could be dismissed as a mere 'production class'.
This was the work of a top-tier, predatory combat class.
The ability to launch a wide-range attack on a completely different level from modern weapons—which couldn't inflict significant damage on players because they weren't itemized—was a huge advantage in itself!
*And there are additional effects, too.*
As if that weren't impressive enough, the Dark Cheonramcho bee venom not only granted a massive buff to his bees but also possessed the power to raise the dead as undead.
“Guwoooooo—”
*Clatter— Clatter—*
Even with a low 10% chance, the sheer number of deaths had resulted in a legion of undead numerous enough to be called an army.
For now, since all the enemies had been wiped out, their only role was to further display Seong-hyeok's power, which was a bit of a shame.
But it wasn't as if there were no other options.
*Voom— Voom— Voooom—*
As luck would have it, some of the portals had survived the bombardment and were still operational, emitting a faint light.
Of course, with the crucial skill user dead, it should have been impossible to activate the portals and open a large gate. But as they say, you make do with what you have.
“Seong-hyeok oppa. This portal. If I do it right, I think I might be able to reuse it just once.”
“…What?”
Kang Yeon-ah, the elite porter who had swept up the items in an instant with her versatile hands.
She approached Seong-hyeok as if it were no big deal and shared the information.
[Player Kang Yeon-ah (Tough Woman - Level 27) reveals the authority of the Dimensional Traveler, Blanqui.]
* Blanqui's Two-Dimensional Bag: Summons a bag that can store items in 200 slots. The bag can be transferred to others. (Max summonable: 10)
* Space Step: Allows spatial movement to a desired location up to 100M away. (Mana Cost: 70 / Cooldown: 5 minutes)
* Blanqui's Large-Scale Dimensional Tunnel (Cannot be opened yet due to level limitations) -> Level Insufficient (Required Level: 30)
* ???
“…”
It was none other than Kang Yeon-ah, who had unexpectedly become the second person on the farm to form an incarnation contract with a Transcendent Being.
[The Transcendent Being, Dimensional Traveler Blanqui, advises you to treat its incarnation well, stating this is a one-time favor.]
[The Transcendent Being, Dimensional Traveler Blanqui, uses the power of ■■■ to wring out the last remaining energy from the portal. For one time only, the portal will be imbued with the Dimensional Traveler's authority.]
*Vwoooooooom—!!!*
And the power of ■■■, still obscured by static and unreadable.
Used by Blanqui through its incarnation, Kang Yeon-ah, the portal reactivated, and a massive gate unfolded.
“This looks like fun. Seong-hyeok, can I come with you?”
“Don't tell me you can swap places between your main body and your shadow?”
“So you've figured that much out. It's okay if I come along, right?”
“…Do as you please.”
An opportunity seized unintentionally.
Seong-hyeok, along with Cha Hye-rin, who seemed annoyed at being pushed down to second place in points, launched a counter-attack on the Chinese server.
* * * * *
“No matter how much they struggle, it’s just a talent show for small-fry nations.”
The Chinese server, boasting a vast territory.
As such, there were offensives from other Asian servers trying to attack from all sides, but the Emperor was confident.
A large workforce and population.
That naturally led to numerous players with unique classes, and indeed, the Emperor had gathered useful subordinates from the very beginning and made them his own.
[Player Emperor's Head has left a message.]
『Your Majesty. All preparations are complete. All that remains is to plunder everything, empowered by Your Majesty's grace.』
Among them, the ability of Emperor's Head was quite special.
His unique class had virtually no combat ability, but it could transport a large number of people at once.
For China, he was the owner of a special skill that enabled large-scale raids.
Therefore, with just one.
If he could succeed in the transport, the Emperor's goal was to repeat it several more times and bring down the Korean server and Honeybee first.
“Victory comes to those who master both strategy and strength.”
[The Transcendent Being, Vile Gourmet Aaal, licks its tongue, agreeing that those are words of absolute truth.]
[The Transcendent Being, Perfected Being of Blood Radimir, anticipates a slaughter.]
[The Transcendent Being, Demon King Glock, likewise anticipates a slaughter.]
A perfect victory.
Even without him personally stepping in, a small piece of land like Korea…
The Emperor had thought he could crush it with ease.
But what was this?
[Aaal's Mark has been retrieved. -> Target of Retrieval: Emperor's Head]
Aaal's Mark, one of the authorities granted to him as Aaal's incarnation.
Unlike a 'Brand', the 'Mark' could only be bestowed upon a very small number of people, a power he granted only to his most trusted subordinates.
And its retrieval meant that Emperor's Head was dead.
“Wh-what in the world is going on!”
*CRASH!*
An utterly unacceptable outcome.
As this situation, which he had expected to be a simple matter of crushing a small nation, took such a drastic turn, the Emperor gritted his teeth and rose to his feet.
“Insolent bastards. It would have been better for you to die quietly. I will make you regret this.”
He was about to march towards Korea, intending to wipe out Honeybee and the Korean server who had acted so arrogantly towards him during the first and second auctions.
*Vwoooooooom—!!!*
“…So they've decided to pull an interesting stunt.”
He didn't know what power they had used, but the portal that Emperor's Head had set up had now opened in the Chinese faction's territory.
From it, a tide of undead, composed of zombies and skeletons, surged forth.
“For the Emperor!”
“Slaughter them all!”
“These toy-like undead are a joke!”
“Uwoooooh—!!!”
As if to prove the might of the continent was not to be taken lightly.
The players of the Chinese server began to effortlessly smash the emerging undead.
Of course, some were surrounded and killed by the undead, but perhaps because of their overwhelming numbers…
no matter how many died, the Chinese players still outnumbered the undead.
“Foolish things. To bring death upon themselves. I suppose barbarians will always be barbarians.”
Seeing the Koreans rushing to their own deaths without him even needing to take a step, the Emperor expressed his delight and gathered the nearby stagnant water and blood.
*Slosh— Slosh—!*
Blood, a liquid easily obtained wherever there are corpses.
Using it as a medium, the Emperor created a summoned entity, which began to rapidly devour the undead pouring out of the massive gate.
“Pathetic Korean bastards! Is this all you've got!”
The attack was a mere nuisance, consisting only of undead.
But as if hearing the Emperor's voice…
“If you want, I'll give you all a big one, too.”
*Bzzzzz—*
*Bzzzzzzzzzz—!!!*
While the disposable undead, which only lasted 120 minutes, served as meat shields, Seong-hyeok and his bees crossed over safely.
*Shwoooooooosh—*
Following that, once again, with a furious sound that tore through the air,
*KABOOOOOOOM—!!!*
*Bwoooooooom—!!!*
along with the poison zone—the optimal field for the bees—the real showtime began.