Chapter 218
Chapter 218
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Translator: Ryuma
Chapter: 218
Chapter Title: Realm of Infinity
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Park Chan-woo currently possessed over 200 boxes.
All of them at minimum Gold grade or higher.
Even before the stars were added, it was a situation too unbelievable to accept upon sight.
‘One 7-star Platinum Box, four 4-star Platinum Boxes, eight 3-star Platinum Boxes, fifteen 2-star Platinum Boxes, thirty-four 1-star Platinum Boxes...’
The staggering quantity made his mind reel, along with the number of stars.
All thanks to the effect of ‘Easter Egg (003)’, which added one star to each.
And that wasn’t all.
There were even more Gold Boxes.
‘Two 5-star Gold Boxes, ten 4-star Gold Boxes, seventeen 3-star Gold Boxes, thirty 2-star Gold Boxes, eighty 1-star Gold Boxes!’
The basic ‘Common grade’ rewards had vanished entirely.
No box without a star existed.
Every box obtained came with at least a ‘1-star’ rating.
How overpowered this option was went without saying.
And it wasn’t limited to Gold or Platinum Boxes.
Even Zero-grade boxes or other special boxes with stars gained an extra 1-star.
It changed the starting line itself.
Honestly, even if called a ‘bug user’, he had no defense.
If Han Shin saw this, he’d flip out.
‘Easter Eggs stand above the rules of the Abyss.’
Every option shattered common sense.
Overwhelming luck, harmony between races, the miracle of adding stars to boxes.
An egg standing above the Abyss’s rules—one even the demons inhabiting the Abyss couldn’t believe.
However, one lingering question refused to leave his mind.
He thought it every time he obtained one, but what was the purpose of these Easter Eggs?
Hidden messages. There had to be the creators’ intent behind them.
Not even the transcendent Lil knew about ‘Easter Eggs’.
The creators were the same.
Even the ‘Great Nine Lords’ probably didn’t know.
Yet, in the past, humanity had obtained exactly two ‘Easter Eggs’.
Two eggs bearing the numbers 5 and 7.
The exact options were unknown, but one had been held by Han Shin.
If memory served, it was definitely Easter Egg (005).
‘Can’t obtain it even if I wanted to right now.’
But he knew the acquisition path.
The First Inter-Species War.
In a few months, during the clash between species, a chance to acquire ‘Easter Egg (005)’ would arise.
The problem was the method.
Han Shin, the favored child, had spread word far and wide about obtaining ‘Easter Egg (005)’.
He revealed where, but how remained murky.
Thus, it was excluded from plans for now.
But his mind had changed.
‘I’ll definitely get it.’
He resolved to collect all Easter Eggs.
Along with stealing the ‘God’s Droplet’.
Of course, impossible alone.
The God’s Droplet was a treasure held by the host of the Inter-Species War.
Past humanity always placed last, but the ‘Creator of the Invisible Hand’ and his incarnations succeeded in stealing the ‘God’s Droplet’ from the host.
This too should be feasible using Kim Byung-han.
‘Two rabbits... no, three rabbits to catch.’
He couldn’t miss the Easter Egg, the God’s Droplet, or a high rank in the Inter-Species War.
To achieve that, getting stronger came first.
Still insufficient.
He’d climbed the tower using exploits so far.
Without Ataraxia, impossible.
Summons of Chronos left only twice now.
But ‘Inter-Species War’ allowed no exploits.
A clash of warriors.
Any funny business under all species’ watchful eyes would lead to annihilation.
Head-on, with pure skill.
Aim for at least 8th place.
No penalties for 8th or higher.
But pre-regression humanity always came last, with 120 million humans offered as sacrifices.
Ten million to each of the twelve species.
‘...Can’t repeat that day.’
Just thinking of it still filled him with disgust.
Innocent people of all ages and genders vanished randomly.
That day—the execution of the First Inter-Species War results—was called humanity’s worst, its impact immense.
Park Chan-woo remembered it clearly.
......Impossible to forget.
Despair swept the globe.
Cries echoed everywhere.
Afterward, humanity gave up.
Self-abandonment.
Incarnations multiplied exponentially.
No more kindness for others.
The sense of inevitable defeat reshaped humanity’s core ideology.
Can’t repeat that day.
Absolutely. No matter what.
So... he had to grow stronger.
Much more than now.
Settling for this moment guaranteed no victory.
‘Three minutes left.’
The Combination Realm lasted one hour.
Clearing floor 20 took 57 minutes.
No time for floor 21 rewards.
Decide here.
One chance.
‘Dump all the boxes in.’
No hesitation.
One shot. Cram in as many as possible.
Though what it becomes is unknown.
‘At least 8-star... maybe aim for 9-star.’
Higher star ratings widened reward gaps exponentially.
Boxes needed scaled astronomically.
With a 7-star Platinum Box, at least 8-star certain.
But 9-star? Questionable.
He shook his head.
Emptied his inventory without pause.
Shoved all 200+ boxes into the Combination Realm.
Instantly.
A light illuminated the entire 20th floor.
Dazzling rays burst forth, lighting up the world.
“......Ah! ‘Realm of Infinity’!!”
Ataraxia cried out in shock.
The suddenly appeared ‘Unique Realm’ had engulfed not just floor 20, but the entire tower.
He knew what it was.
One of the Abyss’s miracles, appearing only a handful of times across its history!
The miracle that creates miracles.
Unknown conditions for emergence, but it brought ‘immeasurable infinity’.
Handling only the unattainable infinite, true to its name.
Ataraxia had witnessed it.
The one who summoned that ‘Realm of Infinity’.
And what emerged from it.
‘Lord Sepiro achieved the third infinity...!’
Dragon God Sepiro.
Among dragons, he had achieved ‘infinity’ twice.
The most recent witnessed by Ataraxia and all dragons.
500 years ago.
When Sepiro feverishly filled his ‘Mysteries Compendium’.
While hunting hidden world treasures, he triggered the ‘Realm of Infinity’.
The realm appeared in the Dragon God Temple, instantly filling the dragons’ world with radiant light.
And then, it emerged.
‘A living suit of armor appeared.’
A being that was alive yet not.
The bizarre, ominous armor—upon seeing it, Sepiro said:
—Quite the interesting find.
Sepiro didn’t wear it himself.
It vanished without trace.
Dragons don’t know its whereabouts.
Yet Sepiro called it ‘interesting’.
First time mere equipment brought him beyond interest to amusement.
At least as far as Ataraxia knew.
And now.
Dumping countless boxes triggered the ‘Realm of Infinity’.
Fwaaaaaah!
The light intensified.
Clearly a Platinum Box, yet countless stars etched on its surface emitted starlight.
‘10-star!’
Whoa. Never imagined ‘Easter Egg (003)’ would apply again here.
Treated as newly acquired upon completion.
Cheat on top of cheats.
His hands and feet trembled finely. An unprecedented thrill surged like a wave.
A first-time sight.
No tales of anyone obtaining a 10-star ‘Platinum Box’.
......But it didn’t end there.
‘Easter Egg (001)’ activated on level up, bringing luck.
He’d leveled up plenty in God’s Tower.
Never triggered before, but accumulated luck manifested as greater fortune.
Bang! Bang! Boom boom bang!
Light exploded. The box burst too.
Then a box of entirely different form appeared.
Same color.
Retaining platinum’s unique beauty.
But surface stars vanished, replaced by a ‘0’.
A 0-star Platinum Box?
Soon, its true nature revealed.
‘Genesis Platinum Box...!’
First time seeing it.
Everything from one to ten. A wholly novel process.
Even 10-star Platinum Box was mind-blowing.
Genesis. A box from the world’s dawn!
Gulp!
His throat went dry.
Swallowed hard.
Forgot about imitating Sepiro long ago.
No one could stay calm before this box.
Park Chan-woo drew a deep breath.
And slowly opened his mouth.
“Open.”