Chapter 25
Chapter 25
Chapter 25 invite
Finally, that time had arrived.
[All members of Earth have been selected as Tower entrants.]
[Earth is a world unaffected by mana.]
[For fairness, you will enter the tutorial sequentially.]
[1000 people will be selected.]
[You are the 1st entrant.]
"Can you guys see this too?"
Yoo So-eun would obviously see it, so I asked Baek Ryeon and Baek Ran.
"Yes. I can see it."
"Yeah. I can see it too."
Fortunately, it was as expected.
There was no way they would arrange for regression and then abandon the regressors.
We moved together to the tutorial's grassland.
People gathered one by one, their numbers gradually increasing, but I couldn't pay attention to them.
Something that hadn't happened in the 1st round was occurring.
[By the arrangement of Earth's God, the power accumulated by regressors in the tutorial will be restored.]
It seemed like a device created to tell regressors not to waste more time in the tutorial and to skip it, but this had a different meaning for me.
All the power I had accumulated was from the tutorial.
'What the f—!'
CRUNCH. CRACK. SNAP!
[Strength increases by 19]
[Stamina increases by 19]
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[Trait: Yeong-min's Body (S) acquired.]
[Skill: Dawn Divine Art (Lv1) acquired.]
[Trait: Grand Master (S) acquired.]
[Qualification for Transcendence acquired.]
My body underwent extremely violent changes.
The changes that had occurred step by step over 50 years in the tutorial were happening in the same order, but sweeping through in a very short time.
The pain was indescribable. It was because I was me that I could undergo such violent changes, but conversely, it was also because I was me that I could endure such pain.
Especially the training to become accustomed to pain that I had done in the 46th year of the tutorial seemed to be of great help.
Messages that were too numerous to read completely covered my vision, and the changes only ended after everyone's transfer was complete.
"Phew..."
I had completely regained my martial prowess. Just in case, I checked my inventory and found that even the Demon God Lotus Armor and my house had been restored inside. I had even been thinking about making them again, but who knew they would be there.
The extent of Earth's God's power was becoming frightening.
'Actually, there's a very high probability that I'm an irregular that Earth's God didn't anticipate.'
The system specifically used the expression 'arrangement' by Earth's God. This meant that all of this wasn't done on the spot, but had been planned from long ago.
Since the power of regression couldn't be easily achieved, there was a high possibility that arrangements had been left using triggers like 'when 10 Earthlings remain' or 'when a regressor enters the tutorial.'
By chance, someone like me who had invested 50 years only in the tutorial had appeared, so Earth's God might have felt like finding Bitcoin they had bought long ago and forgotten about.
'It's fortunate. That such an arrangement exists.'
Since these were all things that had already been within me, it wouldn't have taken 50 years like in my previous life. It would probably be possible in a few months.
Instead, the later the restoration, the later the plan would be, which meant the survival rate of Earthlings would drop accordingly.
Especially since the first Tower entrants had to pave the way for later entrants to be more comfortable, now was the most important time, but thanks to the arrangement, I could execute the plan quickly.
'Oh. The angels are here.'
Angels with halos and wings, possessing perfectly balanced bodies, descended from the sky to the ground.
Just in case I might look strange, I first concealed my level as much as possible with Half-Step Return to Truth. For an Earthling, I would appear very strong, but within the acceptable range.
As the angels extended their hands, people disappeared one by one, and naturally, I was the one left alone in the grassland.
Up to this point, it was the same.
'Who is this...?'
But the angel who remained in front of me wasn't Estelle. She was female and an Archangel like her, but had pink hair and a face that was quite expressive.
"You're quite calm, aren't you? I heard other places had people crying and making a fuss. Thanks to that, it'll be easy to explain. I'm Uriel, the angel in charge of Player Han Yeong-min. Nice to meet you!"
She was a woman with a completely opposite personality to Estelle. I wanted to ask about Estelle right away, but since I didn't know what kind of reaction that would cause, I held back for now.
"Yes. Nice to meet you too, Uriel-nim."
I couldn't spit on a smiling face, so I accepted the greeting for now.
"Good. Player Han Yeong-min, you must have exercised diligently because your body looks incredibly strong compared to ordinary Earthlings, and your face is... oh, is that irrelevant? Anyway, would you like to open your status window?"
She was really different from Estelle, who only spoke matter-of-factly. That contrast actually made me think of her more.
At that image that unconsciously came to mind, a smile leaked out without me realizing it.
"Is something wrong?"
"No. Just... something from the past came to mind."
I decided to do as she asked for now.
"Status window."
[Name: Han Yeong-min]
[Title: None]
[Age: 34]
[Constellation: None]
[Stats]
Strength: 50 / Stamina: 50 / Mental Power: 50 / Agility: 50 / Intelligence: 50 / Magic: 20
[Traits]
True Yeong-min's Body (Ex), Grand Master (S), Master Craftsman (A), All-Master (S)
[Skills]
Dawn Divine Art (Lv9), God Demon Annihilation Dance (Lv4), Reinforcement Circuit (LvMAX), Deep Insight (LvMAX), Intermediate Comprehensive Resistance (Lv1), Intermediate All-Mastery (Lv1), Martial Arts (Details), Magic (Details), Holy Arts (Details), Limit-Breaking Skills (Details)
When I checked the status window as instructed, I saw a dazzling status window that was different from the 1st round.
The comparison itself was meaningless because there was too much difference from who I was back then.
'My age has increased again.'
For restoring the power gained in the tutorial, this much wasn't even a penalty.
"Have you checked it?"
"Yes."
"Usually, if someone doesn't exercise regularly, they would have stats of 1, but for someone like Player Han Yeong-min, you might have stats of 4? No, maybe even 5."
Unfortunately, it's 50, which is 10 times that.
'Still, you got the first digit right, so have a drink.'
"What traits or skills you start with in the beginning is very important, you know? So I recommend not telling anyone about your status window information."
In the past, there wasn't much to tell, but now there was more to hide. I decided to take that advice to heart.
"Next are the skills provided in the tutorial. If you shout 'Tutorial Skills,' a list will appear, and if you select the skill you want, an acquisition guide will appear!"
I knew this very well. It was meaningless to me, though.
"Tutorial Skills."
[Tutorial Skills List]
None
In the 1st round, an enormous amount of skill lists had appeared that made me momentarily dizzy, but since I had already learned all of them and integrated them with All-Mastery, there was nothing left to learn.
"Now there should be a lot of information in front of you, but if you think 'disappear,' it will go away!"
'I wonder if there's a separate template for this?'
The tone and behavior were different, but the composition of the education was almost identical. There seemed to be something like a tutorial education manual.
"If you shout 'Tutorial Monster,' a list of monsters you can summon will appear. But at this point, you'd only be able to defeat something like a Goblin, so I recommend training first before challenging them."
Estelle had told me that even the weakest monster would be hard for me to defeat, but Uriel was saying that I could probably defeat something like a Goblin.
If she knew how much effort my 1st round self had put into defeating a Goblin, she'd probably faint.
"Tutorial Monster."
[Tutorial Monster List]
Goblin, Orc, Ratman, Troll...
Many monsters appeared, and the further down I went, the stronger monsters appeared. But... there was a part that had changed from the 1st round. And quite significantly at that.
'Fuck. What are these things?'
[Tutorial Monster List]
Baal's Avatar, Zeus's Avatar, Odin's Avatar, Agares's Avatar, Vasago's Avatar, Shakyamuni's Avatar, Yahweh's Avatar, Indra's Avatar
Besides Baal's Avatar, there were several avatars of gods and Demon Kings scattered around.
Since they were all names I knew, it seemed like only gods and Demon Kings of some standing were there, but it was still a problem.
'Could there be gods or Demon Kings who noticed the regression...?'
If I went with that premise, there would be a lot more to think about while executing the plan.
Seeing that I was about to summon a monster, Uriel immediately stopped me.
"You can't summon one now! I still have a bit more to explain!"
"Understood."
I closed the monster list for now. This problem seemed like something I'd have to think about with everyone after the education was over.
"If you don't inflict meaningful damage on a monster within 10 minutes, it will automatically be reverse-summoned. Also, monster corpses disappear after 10 minutes if you don't touch them, so there's no need to clean them up separately."
"Yes."
Like Estelle, she didn't particularly talk about processing materials either. Was it because she thought there would be hardly anyone learning Blacksmithing skills?
"In the tutorial, the maximum for each stat is 20, and while there's no limit to the number of skills you can learn, you can only raise them to a maximum of Intermediate Level 1. You can't become infinitely strong in the tutorial."
There was someone who broke that prejudice, but I didn't bother to tell her. She wouldn't understand even if I told her.
"Lastly, even if you die in the tutorial, you return to your state from 6 hours ago. You can revive after 10 minutes, so you can train without worrying about your body. Call me anytime if you need anything, okay?"
When she winked and snapped her fingers, I was immediately transported to the lodging.
A space of about 30 meters with everything necessary equipped.
Since I hadn't used it after making my sweet home, it felt like it had been too long.
My comrades would soon finish their education and come to the lodging, so just as I was about to go outside to wait for them... a new message appeared before my eyes.
[Earth's God invites you. Will you accept the invitation?]
[Yes / No]
'What...?'
This was also something that hadn't happened in the 1st round.
Earth's God was calling for me.