Chapter 118
Chapter 118
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 118
Chapter Title: Being a Guild Master Isn't Enough with Just the Game
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Not abandoning me—that was something I’d said to Yugeon.
It felt sacred and reassuring, as if someone had grabbed my hand tightly and promised never to let go, soaking my heart completely.
I could feel the connection.
Ding!
[Connection with Yugeon has exceeded 20%. Energy recharge is accelerating.]
[Energy 10% breakthrough]
[Next growth condition fulfilled, but emergency situation detected. Power will be unlocked first, followed by gradual physical growth.]
Yugeon’s body was slowly expanding within the light.
Panicking at the mention of physical growth, I hurriedly scanned my surroundings, but of course, there was no place to hide right now.
Alerts kept popping up, explaining what Yugeon was doing.
『Attempting to connect to Babel Tower.』
『Babel Tower permits connection.』
Yugeon, cradled in my arms, opened an inventory window I’d never seen before and muttered,
“I was clearly an incredibly powerful god, but ever since I chose weaponization during the war era in my homeland, I’d forgotten this feeling for far too long.”
Yugeon’s words barely registered.
An intensely terrifying presence surged from behind, putting my nerves on edge.
“Damn it.”
It’s coming again.
Boom!
An attack drone burst through the wall as if it didn’t exist, shaking the entire building.
The area around me was completely devastated, and the lab’s machinery and chemical powders triggered an unpleasant explosion.
Gritting my teeth, I teleported.
There was no other way.
Not only was I holding Yugeon in front instead of behind, but Yugeon had grown too large to carry while fighting.
Yugeon’s growth was still progressing; they kept getting bigger even now.
“Kaisha-nim!”
Abyss’s voice called out from not too far away, startling me into high alert. At that moment, Yugeon slipped out of my arms like water.
“?!”
No, Yugeon!
Before I could shout, Yugeon, gripping something in their hand, struck forward with an attack.
Bang—crack!
“!!”
It looked like a simple gun, but I could feel the mana compressed into the bullet—dense and intricately complex.
[Age 12. Small adult.]
[Yugeon’s growth state has reached ‘small adult,’ successfully unlocking the combat system of the Incarnated Constellation.]
In Yugeon’s hand was a sleek silver rifle perfectly sized for them.
Click.
[The constellations sponsor recommended weapons via the constellation system.]
A message appeared saying someone had sponsored Yugeon a weapon, and their inventory window glowed as it filled up densely.
At a glance, it was mostly ammo.
[Storage is full.]
Yugeon said,
“This’ll do. Now sponsor some coins to my master.”
Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang—crack!
Yugeon handled the gun with expert skill, blocking the error codes’ approach.
The sudden addition of firepower made the error codes charging at me hesitate in surprise.
One of them was missing.
As I’d suspected, each bullet from Yugeon’s gun was inscribed with enchantments so complex they bordered on artwork.
“……!”
Stunned by the unbelievable sight, I caught a glimpse of Abyss in between and kicked off the ground, charging forward.
Abyss was now facing off against one error code.
If it was the same one that had clashed with Abyss in the forest and taken my sword strike, eliminating it would be faster than dealing with the two still lively ones.
Yugeon followed after me and said,
“I’m warning you ahead of time—my defense is still pretty weak, so you’ll have to protect me.”
“Of course.”
They even knew to ask for protection.
It seemed Yugeon’s body and mind had grown tougher together.
Racing toward Abyss, the oppressive aura from the error codes made me want to gag.
Holding my breath, I bit my lip.
Click.
Rat-a-tat-tat-bang!
Yugeon fired sporadically, then focused on one target as they drew closer, lowering their attack density.
I immediately loaded light-attribute skills one after another and swung my sword.
Boom—!!
“!”
The power had increased.
Just as it said, the effect varied based on the connection between user and summon.
However.
Boom!
“Urk!”
I barely moved my stiffened body to block the sword swinging at me.
Purple eyes stared straight at me.
Grind. Scrape.
Our clashing swords sparked fiercely in a battle of brainpower, making my whole body tremble finely.
The error codes knew exactly that their own aura was freezing me, sapping my strength.
Two—no, three of them unleashed their auras explosively, crushing down on us.
Doom growled.
“You persistent bitch!”
Their eyes burned with desperate desire to tear me apart, but as I erupted brainpower from my entire body, they recoiled and vanished.
Crackle,
Boom boom boom—!!
The error codes dodged the lightning exploding across everything like shadows.
The building wall shattered completely.
Thud!
As soon as my skill ended, an error code lunging at the opening took a kick to the leg and flew out of the building.
Yugeon quickly fired at the remaining one.
Bang!
Bang!
Using the suppressive fire to buy time, I charged straight at the error code fighting Abyss.
Abyss, gritting their teeth and barely holding on, glanced at me.
Boom!
Huff, huff.
Abyss’s skill formed a black orb that lowered the enemy’s agility, while Yugeon provided nonstop covering fire from behind.
The error code, sensing danger, erupted its aura wildly.
Click.
I loaded my swordsmanship skill, heart pounding like it would burst, and stepped forward. An intense sensation hit me.
If I don’t get a kill here, we have no chance.
Aim for the heart.
The error code twisted away upon reading my sword’s trajectory, causing a slight miss, but it didn’t matter.
My thrust targeted the heart plunged deep into its chest.
Stab—
“Kaisha-nim!”
The error code spewed dark sword energy and murderous intent, swinging the sword in its hand, but Abyss moved faster.
The moment Abyss severed the error code’s arm, my sword detonated.
Kablooey!!
The crushing pressure that had felt like it would rip me apart alive vanished in an instant, letting me breathe.
Bang! Rat-a-tat-bang!!
“Behind you!”
I yanked my sword free at Yugeon’s shout and swung wide behind me.
Whoosh—hum!
Fresh blood sprayed alongside the white light of my newly loaded skill.
But one of them?
The one I’d kicked out of the building hadn’t returned yet?
“!”
Come to think of it, it was noisy outside.
Anxiety and crisis crashed over me as I wondered what was happening out there.
Thud.
Startled by the collapsing sound, I turned to see Abyss, legs giving out, struggling back to their feet.
Yugeon rushed over and helped Abyss stand.
A threatening aura charged in.
Boom!
I whipped around, blocking the error code’s reckless sword swing, and spat through clenched teeth.
“Doom, where’s your friend?”
“Out there slaughtering all your minions.”
“!”
My eyes widened in horror at the dreadful answer, and Doom, facing me, twisted their lips into a savage grin.
“Now you finally look human.”
I cast a skill and shouted.
“Abyss!”
Hearing our exchange and my urgent voice, Abyss smashed open a window and vanished like the wind.
Doom sneered coldly.
“They’re probably all dead already.”
“How about we chat for a bit?”
Right after I stab a pretty knife into your heart and head, that is.
Boom! Boom!
Our swords clashed violently.
Finally down to just the two of us, Doom seemed pleased, reining in their aura moderately and clashing swords leisurely as they spoke.
“Chat sounds good. I’ve got something to say too. Looks like you got your hands on something pretty nice.”
“What? A sacred relic?”
“Way too good for a mere human like you.”
A glance sliding past me.
Only then did I realize Doom was openly coveting not my sword, but Yugeon—and I faltered for a moment.
“Perverted bastard.”
My verbal mind-nuke made Doom flinch and look at me.
“What—”
Thwack!
Seizing the opening, I loaded a skill and kicked, sending Doom flying out of the building.
I felt Yugeon gazing up at me intently with a complicated expression, wondering where they fit in, but I grabbed Yugeon’s hand and hurried outside.
“Hurry!”
Yugeon said while running.
“You fight well even in close quarters. I’ll summon the next weapon for that.”
“Next?”
“Secondary weapon summon.”
As Yugeon spoke, a window appeared.
[Yugeon summons a second weapon with expanded privileges.]
Flash!
Just like the first sword summon, light burst forth, and something emerged.
[[Weapon Info]
Name: Gauntlet of Sacred Flame
Type: Gloves (Sacred Relic)
Features: Impenetrable while glowing with infused mana.
Description: Lightweight, flexible combat gloves made from cosmic special materials. Size adjusts to the owner.
…]
[Combat state detected in user. Auto-equipping.]
Rather than combat gauntlets, they felt like overly soft, comfortable silver gloves wrapping my hands and arms.
I leaped from the building’s edge without hesitation, and the outside scene came into view.
Hellcannon was supporting Abyss as they took on one error code together, while guild members wielding swords faced off against Doom, tense faces protecting the bloodied Lea and Kaizen.
Several guild members were visibly missing at a glance.
“!”
My heart sank at the sight of the missing guild members.
They weren’t dead—I’d advised them to log out just like I’d suggested earlier. I barely held my crumbling mentality together.
The guild members looked up at me desperately.
“Guild Master!”
I immediately called for Yugeon.
“Yugeon!”
Bang—crack!
Yugeon fired precisely mid-descent, and Doom, who’d thrown up a shield, whipped their head up at me.
The guy standing there with a blank, machine-like face toward my guild members charged the moment he saw me, casting a skill.
Boom—!!
We grappled with brainpower amid raging winds, shields, attack skills, and buffs exploding chaotically around me.
Pushed back by the wind, I landed on the ground and we charged each other without openings, swinging swords and unleashing chained skill barrages.
Boom! Boom! Kablooey!
Bang!
I leaped up to the wall, and Doom, dodging the incoming bullet, dropped down hastily, narrowing their eyes and glaring sharply at Yugeon.
One shot from Yugeon had cratered the building wall massively.
Reading the killing intent in Doom’s deep purple eyes, I gripped my sword and loaded a fistfighting skill.
Time to focus on close combat.
As the gauntlets on my hands glowed like fire, Doom shifted their gaze back to me.
Interest filled their eyes.
“…….”
Now I was certain.
The one who bloodied Lea and Kaizen and attacked my guild members wasn’t Doom—it was someone else.
This one was interested only in fighting me.