Chapter 111
Chapter 111
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 111
Chapter Title: #18 Error Code
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“Lenox. Unknown intruders are threatening Lea.”
Silver hair and blue eyes.
A woman who was practically his closest confidante, of the same bloodline as Lenox, spoke in a tone of warning.
The chamber of the central nation’s supreme ruler wasn’t opulent so much as it resembled a sacred temple, and the man seated within looked like a god who had descended directly into the shrine.
Lenox.
His short-cropped silver hair framed eyes of such deep cobalt they seemed divine, now cold and unyielding.
He appeared to be a young man barely in his thirties, but with his lips pressed shut, he exuded an aura far more mature.
In truth, Lenox had lived nearly half a century.
As bearers of “divine blood,” their lifespans were immeasurably long.
Yet most of their kind perished from mental instability before reaching their full potential, so no one knew their true limits.
Footage of the forest intruders—hunters—appeared on the screen alongside documents.
Lenox stared silently at the vivid replay of the intruders’ skill attacks playing before his eyes and spoke.
“Where did these bastards come from?”
“We haven’t identified their origins yet. They call themselves ‘gods’ from another world and are gathering the forest’s monsters. This is a clear challenge to you, the one who reigns as god in the central nation.”
Lenox’s eyes narrowed.
He’d assumed it was just another emotional clash between the military and the clans.
The woman before him, Serebia, acted as his proxy in managing the clans’ interests and conveying their demands amid his busy schedule.
Serebia continued.
“These self-proclaimed ‘gods’ wield unusual power. We must eliminate them before they ally with the military and threaten us.”
“......”
“The military and the intruders both. Otherwise, it’ll be a grave threat to Lea in the forest.”
Of course, it was nonsense.
Lenox stamped his approval on the electronic documents and dispatched an android army to the designated location. Serebia smiled quietly.
Lea hadn’t been spared by Lenox, but by the sacred clan ‘Lenoxa.’
Lenox was a patriarch so formidable that even the sacred clan that birthed him treaded carefully around him, and Lea—who had fled to the forest—was the leash they could use to control him.
Of the specially crafted twins designed for mental stability, Lea had been peculiar since childhood.
She cherished life and had long advocated for reforms for forest dwellers and an end to the military’s cruel experiments, but Lenoxa ignored her.
After repeated clashes with the clan, Lea renounced all duties and rights and fled to the forest.
When her illegal childbirth led to a bloodline leak, Lenoxa decided to capture her—but Lenox blocked them.
Lenox had struck a deal with the council to guarantee Lea’s freedom.
Lea’s resentment toward the center and military was considerable threat after bearing a child, but once in the forest, she likely wouldn’t survive long.
After her death, Lenox would take responsibility for her children.
The clan and Lenox had sealed that deal, maintaining an unspoken compromise and mutual respect for coexistence ever since.
It was only natural that Lenoxa found it easier to manipulate Lenox now.
“And also.”
Serebia tapped the panel she held, and another document appeared on Lenox’s screen.
“With several elders having passed into eternal rest recently, please permit the birth of new clan members.”
Lenox, who had been gravely watching the intruder footage, approved it immediately.
Replacing deceased members of the sacred clan with new births was standard procedure.
“May endless glory shine upon Lenoxa’s sanctity.”
Having finished her business, Serebia bowed ceremoniously and withdrew.
As she left the room, an alert window popped up.
[The constellation ‘The Light Arbiter Promising Salvation’ praises you and warns that the prepared bodies must be born soon.]
[The demons created by the military are about to emerge, so hurry and kill them, it says.]
Serebia smiled.
“Don’t worry. The central machine soldiers are just resting because it’s been too peaceful lately—their power is guaranteed.”
[The constellation ‘The Light Arbiter Promising Salvation’ says it doesn’t know how strong your machine soldiers are, but earnestly warns that once those demons open their eyes, they won’t be easy to defeat.]
Serebia paused briefly at the constellation’s warning but soon regained her composure and walked into a room.
Those managing the artificial wombs greeted her.
They moved to follow her like attendants, but Serebia refused and entered the birth chamber alone.
Three capsules.
“These are them? The bodies infused with the souls of the incredibly powerful battle angels you mentioned.”
[The constellation ‘The Light Arbiter Promising Salvation’ says the incarnations went smoothly thanks to your help and urges the swift initiation of their birth.]
Serebia pressed the button.
Flash.
The devices lit up, the liquid in the capsules drained, and the internal machinery began detaching one by one.
Serebia asked.
“Newly born clan members usually need adaptation training because they can’t control their bodies right away, but do these ones require a separate process?”
[The constellation ‘The Light Arbiter Promising Salvation’ says they’re incarnated angels who’ve been in bodies until recently, so they’ll adapt immediately.]
The moment one opened their eyes inside a capsule, Serebia’s body jolted.
“!”
Her breath caught.
Overwhelmed by an aura from a being on a level beyond humans, Serebia froze reflexively.
Like objects crumpling in impossibly deep, heavy water, every sense in her body screamed under the crushing, unidentified pressure.
The man inside the capsule glanced at the woman before him and instantly concealed his aura.
Gasp.
Only then did Serebia gulp in air, her body trembling finely.
“Wh-what are these......”
As the constellation ‘The Light Arbiter Promising Salvation’ had said, the beings in the capsules stood upright without instruction, moved their hands, and checked their conditions.
Soon, three pairs of eyes gleamed, disrupting the system.
『Error code (error code: 1_⑈⑇) detected. If this entity’s body is damaged in this field, recovery is impossible.』
『Error code (error code: ⑉⑇_9) detected. If this entity’s body is damaged in this field, recovery is impossible.』
『Error code (error code: 77_⑆) detected. If this entity’s body is damaged in this field, recovery is impossible.』
* * *
The enemy forces facing us turned into a total mess in an instant.
After witnessing the android army’s power firsthand, I fully grasped why the forest residents were classified as “civilians.”
The center could wipe them all out with a flick of the wrist.
Ofen said.
“It’s Lenox’s android army.”
“Get the residents to safety, quick.”
“......And you?”
“We fight.”
Ofen stared at me like I was insane, but I ignored him and issued orders to the guild members.
“For convenience until combat begins, I’ll reverse-summon the affiliated heroes.”
Except for my favorite, of course.
Hellcannon was holding Yugeon for me anyway.
Whiiiir—
I looked up at the noise to see military planes streaking across the high sky.
The guild members buzzed.
“Looks like drones.”
“Wow, their tech is insane.”
“Our quest is resident protection, so shouldn’t we just bail?”
“Sub-mission 1 was handling the rulers and military, so taking on the center means dealing with those bastards too, right?”
“Bet they give tons of EXP.”
The guild members chattered.
As the vast majority of residents evacuated swiftly, Ofen, Kaizen, and a few others glanced at us with complicated expressions.
Ofen, who had been pressing his lips tight, finally spoke in a suppressed voice.
“Are you sane?”
“What?”
Amid the guild members’ casual banter, Ofen growled low enough for only me to hear.
“You haven’t seen the machine soldiers yet, so you’re fearless? Fighting them is just pointless death. Even if you kill a few dozen—no, a few hundred—more will come from the center, and it means nothing.”
His tone was threatening.
I rolled my eyes to glance at our guild members—they hadn’t heard Ofen and were busy analyzing the enemies.
“I saw something crazy earlier. I follow global PvP scenes because I love lute comps. The guys we were fighting? Total nationality mix—mostly UK, Germany, France.”
“I saw that too. Tons of European countries mixed in.”
“What, they forming the EU here or something?”
“UK being in there is weird, though. When the C-rank gate blew in Europe, they sat it out and only Chess guild went privately.”
“Maybe they joined to avoid a dogpile? If they don’t team up, they fight alone, so probably just playing it safe.”
“Obviously.”
“Plus, Chess stepped up during the C-rank gate, and UK hunters are top-tier, so EU probably turned a blind eye.”
“They’re probably all waiting to backstab each other.”
The guild members spilled what they’d pieced together mid-fight.
I looked back at Ofen.
“Ofen.”
His face hardened even more when I called his name.
“Thanks for worrying.”
Ofen’s expression, which had seemed ready to oppose anything I said, flushed with surprise.
True to his role protecting the forest residents, Ofen was coldly sharp, but he had an equally strong instinct to shield his own.
That was probably why he snapped at me.
“But our mission isn’t just protecting you—it’s eliminating or locking up the rulers who made the forest like this and making this world worth living in.”
“!”
Like in Midgard, I tended to over-immerse, so I made a habit of reading into quests.
I sensed the ‘intent’ of Channel 1004 sending us here for this world.
Through progressing quests and meeting civilians here, I glimpsed a plea to save people from this survivors’ hell, this horrific dystopia.
“Your mother, Lea, chose me. Heaven’s on your side, so lean on us a bit more.”
That’s why we came here.
Ofen’s wide blue eyes shook violently.
Kaizen and the other leader-level residents nearby stared at me in shock.
“Lady Kaisha......”
Then.
Ding!
[The faith and trust of Channel 1004 residents toward you has exceeded a threshold, forming new divinities.]
[God of Protection Kaisha]new!
[God of Mercy Kaisha]new!
[God of War Kaisha]new!
[system: Past achievements synchronized]
[Your fame from Midgard synchronizes to this channel, expanding your divinities. Residents begin sensing your godlike qualities.]
I’d farmed fame hard since Midgard because I loved it, and it affecting here was tempting.
I checked briefly and closed the window.
“Leave the Europeans to their alliance. We’ll head near the village. No telling how far the machine soldiers will push.”
Kaizen and the civilian leaders nodded gravely at my words.
A few countries banding together as EU meat shields? No need for us to step up.
But with a common enemy, swapping info would be nice.
Win-win.
I didn’t know when they’d gone quiet, but I asked the guild members staring at me with wide eyes.
“Anyone got connections in the European alliance?”
They exchanged glances and shook their heads slightly.
One spoke up.
“I ranked pretty high on the German server once, but I did a few sieges and quit, so not really connections......”
That was it.
Then the chat lit up.
[King: Hello, Kaisha. I’m King, guild master of the UK guild Chess. If it’s not too rude, could we talk for a moment?]