Chapter 118
Chapter 118
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>Translator: penny
>Chapter: 118
>Chapter Title: Unbelievable Score
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Chapter 118.
His words made Do-hyun, Gerard, and Charlie's eyes go wide.
‘That thug of a guy had comrades?’
It was pretty surprising that a lone wolf like Dokgo Dai had ever had comrades, but on second thought, he vaguely recalled hearing something like that the first time Gamillion told him the history.
Kashyar, a royal from a small kingdom, had gathered humanity scattered across the nations and led the war.
So naturally, there would have been kings from other countries among them.
It also made perfect sense at the same time.
‘They possess the power of the gods—that's why they're so ridiculously strong.’
No wonder.
A class of that caliber was the only thing that could grant legendary omens.
Do-hyun was convinced by the divine majesty she had displayed, but Charlie clearly wasn't.
‘My God, to defy the gods themselves! My lord, may this humble blade presume to ask what this is all about?’
Somehow, the sight of his stern face going wide-eyed and making a huge fuss was hilarious, but from Charlie's perspective, it was understandable.
Charlie was a man from hundreds of years ago.
As a knight who had lived in a world already dominated by the gods, he wouldn't yet know the history of ancient humanity.
‘Yeah... it's a long story. I'll fill you in later.’
‘...Understood, my lord.’
Charlie backed down without further protest, even though there was plenty of room to argue.
It was only possible because his loyalty was maxed out.
For a knight who served the gods, swallowing his shock and waiting patiently while his lord opposed the gods was no small feat.
“I was always under the impression that all the kings perished during the war with the gods... Perhaps there's a hidden truth that contradicts the official histories.”
[You have glimpsed part of the truth behind hidden history.]
[Recorded in the Book of Adventures.]
“I'd like to discuss this further, but the time isn't right. This Gamillion swears on his life to uncover what happened. Successor, please—just keep doing what you've been doing.”
With those words, a chime rang out as a message appeared.
[Main Quest: 'Second Fragment of Fate (2)' cleared.]
[Acquired Second Fragment of Fate: 'Hourglass of Faith'.]
[Fragment of Fate]
-Rank: Main Stream
-Description: Kashyar the Divine Warrior sacrificed himself to save Abtartel. Gather all the fragments of the vessel he left scattered across the world to complete your fate.
-Fragments of Fate: 2 / 10
-Collecting all Fragments of Fate will unlock the Main Event.
He had now collected two fragments of fate.
‘The road ahead is long.’
He'd barely gathered one-fifth of them.
And with so many truths still shrouded in mystery, it wasn't an exaggeration to call this the true beginning.
The path was long in every sense, but Do-hyun just grinned.
‘Whatever—for now, I couldn't care less.’
Complicated thoughts could wait.
Do-hyun slowly looked around.
“Hero...”
“Ahh...”
Countless high priests and elders offering their worship.
The archpriests—even the renowned Gildetti Archpriest—bowing deeply with genuine reverence.
Welcoming the arrival of a new hero.
‘Do they have any idea?’
That the very hero they worship is the last descendant of humanity—the only one who can stand against the gods they revere.
They probably wouldn't figure it out even if they died and came back to life.
He wondered what their reaction would be if they ever found out, but that was a problem for another day.
Ding-
[Rank measurement complete.]
[Score calculated based on affinity levels, degree of NPC admiration, and number of witnesses to your feats.]
[Updated to S-Rank: 4,561 points.]
[Second Trial's maximum rank is S—no higher rank available, but your overwhelming score grants enhanced rewards.]
[Secured 1st place with an unbelievable score.]
[Second Trial rankings updated.]
[Acquired title: 'Unbelievable Score'.]
[Throne of Time Attack effect activated. All stats +5.]
[S-Rank rewards granted.]
....
[Recorded in the Book of Adventures.]
[RCD footage recording ended.]
‘Damn...’
Screw everything else—this moment was for savoring.
A new page of history was being written in Brion.
Meanwhile, while Do-hyun was caught up in events inside the grand temple's auditorium...
The area in front of Lair Grand Temple was swarming with players.
Murmur murmur—
“Hey, stop shoving! The knights keep giving us dirty looks!”
“You think I wanna shove? I'm getting shoved too!”
“Argh, what the hell is this?”
Knights had formed a perimeter, blocking all access to the grand temple.
Temples were where you picked up job quests and communed with gods, so it was only natural for the ultra-popular Lair Grand Temple to draw massive crowds.
The temple was huge with quick turnover under normal circumstances—no big deal.
But...
“Why are the knights blocking the way?”
“Dunno. They said something big went down inside—no entry allowed, period.”
“Get caught sneaking in and it's punishment city. Now what?”
Suddenly, knights had thrown up barricades, turning the scene into an amusement park line on a holiday weekend.
For players stuck cluelessly waiting in line, it was pure frustration.
NPCs were locals who sometimes reined in players for the sake of peace, sure—but they'd never gone this far before.
“Shouldn't we report this?”
“Report it to who? Gildetti's basically the president around here—good luck.”
“Ugh... gotta grab my job quest soon. This sucks.”
“Brion's had zero chill lately. Two hours left on my timer—think we'll get in?”
Complaints were flying, but there was nothing they could do.
The supreme authority herself—Gildetti Archpriest—was inside the very Lair Grand Temple those knights were guarding.
End of story: twiddle thumbs and wait for the blockade to lift, or bail to the fields.
“Wasting time. Screw the job quest—I'm off hunting.”
“Logging out. Ping me if they open up.”
Most couldn't hack it and bailed or headed out to grind.
But plenty stuck around out of curiosity—or because they had urgent business.
And Best Shield's crew was among them.
“Get to Brion and bam—this crap...”
“No kidding. How'd we miss hearing about it?”
“Best Shield, you got the inside scoop?”
They'd just graduated from Raven, buzzing with excitement to meet a god—what a gut punch.
Best Shield shook his head at Yubinkyung and Migandakdae's questions.
“Forum's blowing up with this, but nobody knows jack.”
Info was Best Shield's bread and butter, but even he was in the dark on this one.
Still, one thing stuck out.
“But... word is it's tied to Kaiser.”
“Huh, big bro? Why him?”
“Heard he linked up with the archpriest right after hitting Brion. Last sighting: heading into the grand temple. Nobody's seen Kaiser since.”
Kaiser—their savior.
His rank 1 carry had landed Best Shield's crew fat guild backing.
Late starters or not, they'd steamrolled to Brion—gratitude overload.
“Kya! Bro never lets us down!”
“Knew it-nyang!”
“Whoa, so this chaos is Kaiser's doing? Kinda followed his trail, but holy crap...”
Hearing Kaiser's name sent their energy through the roof—totally expected.
Best Shield played it cool, but a faint smile tugged at his lips.
Wanted to link up ASAP and pay back the favor.
‘...Never guessed the warrior set I snagged was Kaiser's.’
Tanked hard right after purchase, but who cared.
Owning gear he'd cleared? Priceless.
Best Shield was fully in simp mode now—just wanted to return the favor any way he could.
“Hey, forums say it's all Kaiser.”
Then it hit.
“Argh, Kaiser again? Dude's a walking L. For real.”
“Scouts roadblocking cuz of him, rookies going feral to nab Kaiser. Now grand temple lockdown? Pfft, spit.”
“What epic feat justifies this? Bet it's sub-Berze trash mobs.”
“Preach. Makes my blood boil.”
Where there were Kaiser stans, haters were never far behind.
Players fed up from wasting gold and timer on this mega-queue started ripping into him.
“Total bubble, swear. Just watch—he'll crater soon.”
“C'mon, even I gotta admit Newtube vids were nuts... Doesn't mean I like the guy. Why we good folk gotta suffer for him?”
“Facts. Raw power's whatever—Brion's an affinity game. Check Kaiser's trail. Only NPCs? Lair temple priests.”
“Fingers crossed he eats dirt hard. Gotta humble the Kaiser simps—they're insufferable.”
Already anti-Kaiser types vented their queue rage full throttle.
Chewing the scenery with him.
And Migandakdae wasn't one to sit quiet for backtalk.
How could he forgive trash-talking his eternal bro?
“The hell these punks mouthing off? Yo, don't hold me back. Gonna smash... Huh? Yubin?”
He was hiking up sleeves, fury boiling.
“What'd those bastards just say? Hey.”
He flinched—Yubinkyung's back was suddenly in front of him.
She was the one who usually reined him in, but now she was charging ahead. And she didn't stop at stepping up.
“Quit spewing inferiority-complex drivel. You ever hit rank 1? Sounded like nonsense from the jump...”
Yubinkyung dove in with killer intent, but the Kaiser-haters just scoffed like it was nothing.
“Who's this chick? Know us? Why the beef?”
“Kiss the city air, noob. Else you'd be gray-screened already. What a joke...”
“...What? Repeat that?”
“Y-Yubin, easy. Breathe.”
“Y-Yeah, Migandakdae's right. Get the anger, but fight here's disaster...”
Never dreamed she'd go full agro like this—Migandakdae and Best Shield scrambled to hold her back.
Knights breathing down necks? Brawl meant express trip to jail.
But their pleas fell on deaf ears—the blaze was lit, mouths running wild.
“What, did I lie? Oh, you reek of simp too?”
“Knew I smelled Kaiser rot.”
“Simps gotta simp—go coddle your house pet like that~”
“Y-You...!”
“Oh yeah? Bring it!”
Yubinkyung exploded, yanking her staff—they whipped out weapons too.
Tension hitting fever pitch, fight imminent.
Paaat—!
“Eeeek!?”
“W-What?!”
A pillar of light blasted through Lair Grand Temple's ceiling, rocketing skyward like it would punch through the heavens.
Blindingly intense—yet oddly warm and soothing, not harsh.
Yubinkyung and the haters alike stared, slack-jawed.
“Whoa... what is that?”
“Epic...”
Not just them.
Best Shield and Migandakdae too—every player in front of the temple craned necks skyward.
Some lost in the spectacle,
“G-Gotta film this.”
“No clue what, but record now—hurry!”
Pros flexing amid chaos.
The light held everyone's gaze for about a minute before fading softly.
Snapping back, players barely had time to question before chimes hit.
Ding- ding-
Ding-
“Huh?”
“Yeah? Alert?”
“You too? Got one.”
Every player there got the simultaneous blast.
Disaster-text vibes—expressions twisted weird.
“...Hold up.”
“Feels familiar...”
“No friggin' way...?”
It'd happened before.
Even the haters wore the look.
Half denial, half dawning hope—eerie.
They yanked open the alerts.
[Second Trial rankings updated.]
[Second Trial Rankings]
-1st: Kaiser S-Rank [4,561 points]
-2nd: Berze S-Rank [999 points]
-3rd: Heavenly Demon A-Rank [603 points]
-4th: Annihilation A- Rank [595 points]
...
-9th: Arthur B+ Rank [478 points]
-10th: Barion B+ Rank [449 points]
“Insane...”
“N-No way!”
“Holy...”
Knee-jerk curses erupted on sight.
Yubinkyung included.