Chapter 37
Chapter 37
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Translator: uly
Chapter: 37
Chapter Title: Being a Guild Master Isn't Enough with Just the Game
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I looked down from high in the sky.
Rankers attacked the Demon King and demons from both the ground and the air.
Glancing over, there were quite a few regular users who weren't participating in the raid at all, just spectating from a safe distance.
It was the best seat in the house to watch all of Bipa's Rankers in one spot.
[“The Demon King's only staring at our Guild Master, right? Or am I imagining it?”]
[“Feels like it.”]
[“Nah, these bastards recognize the boss player and are going all-out DPS.”]
[“Smart ones, huh.”]
According to the ancient texts I'd seen in Wirentia, demons came from the heavens.
They possessed a highly advanced mechanical civilization, but in the past, their numbers were so few they weren't a major threat to Midgard.
Of course, that's ancient history.
[“Argh. We've killed so many demons, but there are still tons left.”]
[“Feels like the Space King's NPC army from that ambush.”]
[“Perfect analogy.”]
Now, demon numbers had exploded.
Their mechanical civilization had declined over time, and instead, they'd turned native lifeforms into monsters to assault Midgard.
I was face-to-face with the Demon King, whom I'd only heard about from Wirentia priests.
In game lore, the Demon King and demons were presumed to hail from a mechanical universe of a superior, SF-like civilization.
I quietly observed the situation before speaking up.
“Raid starts now.”
[“Woooaaah!!”]
[“Let's go!”]
[Fullminak's Guild Master Kaisha summons guild members.]
As the summon signal blared, guild members scattered across the area locked onto the coordinates and gathered in an instant.
Guoooooh—
The mountain-sized Demon King let out a roar.
The sky trembled with its cry, the game graphics warping just like when unleashing thunder power.
Chiiik. Chi chiik.
Ding!
[Wirentia's Great Knowledge activates.]
[Translating transmission.]
Translation? Now?
['I, —to, crash-landed, here, —before, with —power, due to —defeat. Please, let, me, inform, our —, of the, situation, and request, support.']
“!”
It was the Demon King's words, astonishingly.
Parts didn't translate, but it was clear enough.
I blurted out on impulse.
“Send support request and then what?”
['Fully, occupy, this land, increase numbers, for revenge, on —, make it, a military base, and rejoin.']
Its brazen aggression left me dumbfounded, and I reflexively replied.
“Obviously rejected.”
Kuuoooo—!!!
No idea why a Demon King would get mad over that, but it bellowed in rage at my refusal.
Kali spoke up.
[“Did it translate the Demon King's words by any chance?”]
“It's spouting nonsense.”
[“Me?”]
“Nah, the Demon King bastard.”
With its computer-jumble appearance, it looked like something someone cooked up for war.
Whoooosh—
I cast a wide-area buff.
Focusing solely on buffs for a while, every nearby user got enveloped in layers of buff light.
Shoooong—
Demons swooped in.
Gentle Knights charged first at the Demon King and demons, starting tanking duty.
But then,
[“Demon King's about to unleash an ultimate!”]
Pajijijik—
“!”
The Demon King's mountain-like body surged with menacing electricity, small monitors across it flashing red like warnings.
[Demon King (error code:⑉⑆⑈)'s transmission disrupts inter-dimensional connections.]
[Connection becomes unstable.]
My vision tinted red.
Flash!
[Naga-nim has logged out.]
[Taurin-nim has logged out.]
[Sinsa-nim has logged out.]
I panicked.
“What the—?”
Three of Fullminak's first-string members forcibly logged out.
The remaining guild members staggered like they had motion sickness.
As chain logouts rippled through countless guild members, leaving me flustered, the massive metal lump of a Demon King fired a laser.
Being mechanical, its whole body was a weapon.
Beams from its eyes targeted me precisely.
Ziiing.
“!”
Chwaaaak—!!
A massive laser cannon vaporized everything it touched.
I dodged nimbly, but guild members stunned by the transmission ate the laser and plummeted like dominoes.
The area around the Demon King was utterly devastated within a fixed radius.
Regular users mixed in with Rankers fighting alongside were mostly vaporized.
[“This is insane?! Ultimate causes forced logout?! Death is logout anyway, but this is straight-up death!”]
[“Are the devs sane?”]
Then the Demon King's eye-laser targeted me again.
Damn. Annoying.
Chwaaak—
Nearby users scattered to evade.
“Man, devs got creative. Forced logout? Deserve a punch for that.”
Glancing aside, Gilgamesh was there—don't know when he arrived.
Its red eyes fixed on me.
“At this rate, we'll have to fight individually.”
Hyunwoo-nim shouted.
“I'll carve the path!”
From a bit away, Mura-nim glanced our way.
Gilgamesh said.
“With this chaotic air battle, tanking might not even matter. That Demon King bastard's skills are all AoE no matter what.”
“Still gotta try.”
Hyunwoo-nim and Mura-nim shot forward at my words.
Naturally, Gentle Knights members nearby followed without hesitation.
Restrictions lifted, countless users logging in had swelled the numbers.
Even with the alliance's main forces absorbed into Fullminak, Gentle Knights was always a massive guild.
Gilgamesh whistled at the disciplined sight.
“Seriously organized.”
“Cool, right? That's why I kept Gentle Knights intact.”
I threw up rear shields as Gilgamesh's fist smashed the air! POW!
A demon flying at us burst into flames from the hit and plummeted.
With Gilgamesh leading, we flew and dashed.
Tacit covering fire.
Attack obstacles charging in, sprint across the giant dragon's back, swiftly passing.
Ahead was packed with demons.
Like a swarm of bees guarding the hive, demons gathered tighter around the Demon King.
Swoooong—
Pang!
Gentle Knights' fireworks.
Message to guild: 'Form air battle 3rd echelon.'
The final formation.
“Messiah, from now on Gentle Knights risks it all to open the path. Eyes wide open—watch the epicness explode.”
“You're even a fanboy for the guild under you.”
Gilgamesh chuckled in disbelief.
Figured it out now, huh.
I cast wide-area buffs on all users in range via skill motion, slamming max heals.
“Hyunwoo-nim. Give countdown timing for spatial command.”
[“We'll move on your countdown.”]
I thrust my fingertip skyward, casting Magic Pen effect.
Amplified by thunder power for visibility from afar, massive numbers etched clearly in the dark sky.
A plea for rear support to every user on the battlefield.
[5]
[4]
Gilgamesh looked up and clicked his tongue.
“Size is nuts.”
Few in Bipa could etch Magic Marker effects that huge in the distant sky.
Countdown from 5 for Gentle Knights.
[3]
At 3, Gentle Knights charged forward.
[2]
Punch a hole at high speed.
The knights forged a massive entrance, fearless of death, for DPS to plunge deep.
[1]
Gilgamesh marveled.
“Whoa. Tank tunnel.”
No, that's the best you got for such an awesome scene?
Gilgamesh's phrasing lacked flair, but its brevity made it bluntly spot-on.
When someone maintaining the path died, another user patched in.
A tunnel made of bodies.
All skills funneled into defense, forming a material gate.
[0]
At 0, countless ranged skills swarmed the Demon King.
Thunder power full throttle.
Focus senses space.
This transcendent third sense, once vague, now crystal clear.
Skill amp maxed.
Focused thunder ultimate's cooldown popped right after, but skill duration grew like muscle with practice.
Hooook.
Kwang—!!!
Kwa kwa kwa kwang—!!!
Chwaaaak—
User DPS barrage.
A huge hole ripped in the demon defense net encircling the Demon King.
Chijik.
Kikikik—
The Demon King looked somewhere other than me for the first time.
Gilgamesh passed through Gentle Knights' gate, and as I followed, someone grabbed my hand.
“?!”
Abyss.
Waiting inside like it knew, Abyss gripped my hand and sprinted across the Demon King's body at insane speed.
Light wrapped my ankles, boosting speed sharply.
Agility buff.
Assassin through and through.
Abyss said.
“Vitals scouted. Slap on electric armor.”
Tadadada—
Racing atop the Demon King, I rummaged inventory for gloves with strong lightning passive and equipped.
Steep incline, yet feet stuck like glue.
“The Demon King's body has heavy gravity. From its spawn, seems the body itself is matter pulled by that gravity.”
Meaning no point attacking the flesh endlessly—it won't die.
Need the core.
For this Demon King, something to halt operations.
Abyss released my hand, leading, then swiftly and precisely marked somewhere with its blade.
“Here!”
Traces of prior attacks.
Kiiik, drdrdr—
Sure enough, the Demon King reacted sensitively to Abyss's mark, body shifting.
Its head slowly turned.
“Hurry!”
At Abyss's urging, I cast skill and raised my fist.
Strike.
Shk, pajijijik—
Kwa—Bang!!!
Ding!
[Demon King (error code:⑉⑆⑈) goes berserk.]
Guild buzzed.
[“What? Already?!”]
[“Guild Master just hit like a truck.”]
[“Oh, yeah.”]
[“Tanked a 10-billion DPS nuke—insane enough to freak.”]
[“I'd lose it too.”]
The Demon King unleashed another ridiculous AoE.
[Demon King (error code:⑉⑆⑈)'s transmission more intensely disrupts inter-dimensional connections.]
[Connection becomes unstable.]
Nearby users chain-logged out again.
[“Ughhh.”]
[“Why's a game skill actually dizzying?”]
[“Bipa Reality One Two Day, ha. So this is it. Feeling it. See you in 10.”]
Logouts everywhere.
Chijijik—
[Wirentia's Great Knowledge activates.]
[Translating transmission.]
Auto-translation again?
Rejected already—what bullshit now.
['I, god, do not, die.']
I flinched.
What boss says crap like that?
Worried it might drop something wilder than 'forced logout skill.'
['You, do not, know me, but I, know you ???, 31, 547, 93, —'s —??—????—, —and, as —, to you —, sufficient, qualifications, if desire, I, your, —can become ???']
The translated content was bizarre.
“?”
What story is this?
Oh, you're the god come to save the world—classic trope.
Back in the first territory quest in Wirentia, NPCs shoved that savior crap on me nonstop to leech benefits.
Wirentia's priests raised me to fend off northern evil gods.
Worked out fine.
“Kaisha!”
“!”
Startled, I looked up—Gilgamesh calling, flying over.
Scanning around.
Abyss and a few guild members guarded me, but hordes of demons swarmed, starting to overwhelm.