Chapter 339
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 339
Chapter Title: Infiltrating the Code
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Why are we here?
Baal knew this place.
Yeah. This is where we first met.
It was the location where Jeong Hoon and Baal had first crossed paths.
But why come here? Isnt this a place with no nutritional value?
It wasnt somewhere worth visiting repeatedly.
So why had they come again?
Oh, to test the Creator.
My power?
Tenebris tilted his head.
Just watch for now.
Jeong Hoon sat down and turned on the computer.
Of course, with the dungeon renewal, the internet was down.
But the programs inside still functioned perfectly.
Dont touch it.
As he moved the mouse to launch the program, Oh Jin-su, who had been standing quietly, interfered.
He was just a level 100 NPC, but set to be immune to attacks, making him impossible to harm.
Move.
Jeong Hoon subdued Oh Jin-su without a second thought.
Red mana flickered in his hand.
It was the Creator.
Using the Creator, he erased part of the settings on the manone of them being attack immunity.
If you touch it Ack!
Jeong Hoon lightly twisted his jaw to silence him.
That should keep things quiet.
He sat back down and used the mouse to activate the program.
Hmm, this is the New World management program, isnt it?
Tenebris recognized it.
You know what this is?
Of course. The mechanisms differ by dimension, but the framework is similar.
Hmm, then you know what Im looking for.
Youre searching for a way to end the game?
Exactly.
At first, he thought completing the episodes 100 would be the end.
But he realized it was just a device leading to the Designer, so he focused on gaining enough power to eliminate the Designer.
Later, through Tenebris, he learned that even removing the Designer wouldnt end the game, which led him here to gather information.
Enter Password.
Password.
Jeong Hoon stood, extended his hand toward the unconscious Oh Jin-su, and channeled the Creator.
Change his behavior.
Since Oh Jin-sus level was low, the process went smoothly.
.
Regaining consciousness, Oh Jin-su sat in Jeong Hoons former seat and entered the password.
So thats it.
The password Oh Jin-su had set was trickier than expected.
A mix of numbers, letters, and special characters.
Of course, it wasnt too complex for Jeong Hoon, with his superhuman memory.
There, that should do it.
Jeong Hoon channeled the Creator into Oh Jin-su again, detaching him from the computer.
Sitting back down, he navigated the admin program menu to the surveillance section.
From materialization to renewal, the surveillance program had gone offline.
It was meant to operate when New World reverted to a virtual reality game, so that was natural.
But the saved files were still accessible.
They ran real-time surveillance and saved daily footage as files.
Opening the stored files showed dates recorded up to the materialization.
He clicked one at random to view it.
Oh, thats you?
Tenebris peered at the monitor.
It showed Jeong Hoon acquiring the Red Dragon Bone Bow.
Normally, it would have been mosaiced, but post-materialization, the mosaic was gone.
I got the Red Dragon Bone Bow around this time.
It felt like no time had passed, yet here they were.
Jeong Hoon checked footage from other dates.
Similarly, it depicted Jeong Hoon in action.
Anyone would mistake it for a Jeong Hoon-exclusive surveillance program.
And understandably so he occupied 70 of the footage on other dates too.
Just one user back then, yet he dominated the views.
Are you being stalked?
Jeong Hoon gave a wry smile.
I already expected this, so its not surprising.
Hed rampaged through New World, so stalking was inevitable.
Really? Then why watch this?
To erase it all.
Erase it?
Yeah.
Before materialization, the Transcendents hadnt intervened on Earth.
So how did they get their information?
Through this program.
Beyond surveillance, it held vast data.
All that info had transferred to the Transcendents post-materialization.
We already have all the information. Erasing it now is pointless.
Jeong Hoon shrugged at Baals point.
Ah, I just dont like it, so Im wiping it. The real goal is separate.
Separate?
The Creator. It has the power to reverse time. With it, I can fix the program.
Fix it?
The dungeons from the game appeared identically post-materialization.
Renewal upgraded much, but the base structure remained.
So he thought:
The program that formed New World
might still influence reality.
What if he destroyed it? What changes would reality undergo?
Could it at least delay the endless annihilation?
Worth a shot.
Jeong Hoon channeled the Creator, enveloping the main unit and monitor.
Now, Oh Jin-su could only access user management.
Everything else was blocked.
But with the Creator, he could breach those walls.
Enter the firewall, rewrite the rules to dismantle it, then gain access.
Sound logic.
Tenebris nodded in satisfaction.
Definitely a decent human.
The previous choice had grit and patience but lacked the skill to break his seal.
A truly frustrating, pathetic one.
But Jeong Hoon was the polar opposite.
Not content with breaking the seal, he aimed to rewrite realitys overlay with the Creator in hand.
Impressive bastard.
The game was designed by a heaven-grade Transcendent.
But the programming itself was built by a Named.
One of the five: Logos.
The god who crafted the dimension-destroying deviceand this programming too.
Cant shatter it perfectly, but modification should be feasible.
Woooong
At that moment, the main unit began vibrating intensely.
Not easy.
Breaching the firewall was simple.
The issue was entering the code.
It detected the intrusion and fiercely resisted.
Not unexpected, but variables arose.
Why is it so convoluted?
He didnt know how it was coded, but decoding was impossible.
Cant read the code?
Yeah. Way more complex than thought.
Hmm, simple. Ill decode it from now on.
You can?
What do you take me for? Despite appearances, I once made its creator kneel easily.
Tenebris was that level?
No time to dwell.
Touching the code meant Escannon had noticed.
Had to move fast to alter even one more line.
Then Ill leave it to you.
Got it.
! Entering code.
Through Tenebris, he decoded the code.
To alter it, he needed to eliminate the code sentinels guarding it.
The Creator linked Jeong Hoons mind to the code, hologrammizing his body as he entered.
In the void space, a program-formed sentinel aimed its spear at him.
Eliminate intruder.
Jeong Hoon smirked and drew Titan.
He stepped into Supremacy of the Heavenly Demon, arriving before the sentinel.
Activating Heavenly Demon Annihilation Sword.
Then activated Heavenly Demon Annihilation Sword.
Merging entry form, erosion, and annihilation into one.
He refined the combo into a single strike, massively boosting destructive power.
Jeong Hoon swung Titan down from above, completing the Heavenly Demon Annihilation Sword.
Slash.
The sentinel raised its spear to block, but the Heavenly Demon Annihilation Sword mercilessly severed it, cleaving the sentinel in two.
Kwarung!
The ground split, triggering an earthquake.
Done.
With the code sentinel gone, he could now rewrite the code rules.
Good. Lets start modifying right away.
Tenebris swiftly highlighted the sections needing changes, as if waiting.
This code structures a dungeon.
Then best to slash its difficulty.
Boost rewards massively.
Make subjugation easy, level-ups insanely fast.
Oh, amp up gear drop rates and grant massive points too.
Thanks to Tenebriss decoding, he learned Escannon had rewritten all codes during renewal.
Meaning Escannon intervened directly.
So finalize by overlaying unmodifiable.
Jeong Hoon rewrote the rules and hurried to the next code.
Other codes had sentinels too, which he slashed through, altering them one by one.
Oh, this is for an abnormal dungeon?
Tenebris decoded while explaining accessibly, revealing it governed one abnormal dungeon in New York.
Jeong Hoon modified itno penalties, lowered difficulty, rewards maxed.
This code for the Hall of the Heavens?
It was for the Hall of the Heavens, home to Harpael, Guide of the Heavens.
At its end, other codes clustered tightly.
Ah, these are all trial codes.
Eliminate intruder.
Eliminate intruder.
Eliminate intruder.
Guarding this code were three sentinels.
Exuding power incomparable to dungeon ones.
No good.
Jeong Hoon grinned and stepped into Supremacy of the Heavenly Demon.
He activated Heavenly Demon Annihilation Sword, slashing all sentinels while slashing trial difficulties.
Now everyone could swiftly claim heavenly power.
Not just that.
He altered it so acquiring heavenly power granted max Ultimate Energy.
Max being maybe 10, not 100, but better than nothing.
Tweak other codes for easy Ultimate Energy access, and ultimate power would follow soon.
He wanted to enable Divine Energy too, but the Creator couldnt modify it, so he gave up.
The Creator truly cheat-level.
My power, naturally.
Alright. On to the next code.
Got it. But times short. The Designer will intervene soon. Hurry.
Okay.
Hurry.
Upper intervention would lock further changes.