Chapter 340
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 340
Chapter Title: Miracle Drops and the Great Hack
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Bang!
The gunshot echoed as the flowers stem burst apart.
This marked the 150th Raplanta hunted.
Even so, she had only obtained two of the NPCs requested Raplanta seeds.
The drop rate was low, but if it stayed this stingy, it would take even longer.
I need to finish this faster
Lee Na-yeon furrowed her brow and approached to check the item the Raplanta had dropped.
Huh?
Her eyes widened as she examined the item.
Four?
She had hunted Raplanta 150 times and only seen seeds twice.
Shed thought even one more would be a blessing, but four seeds had dropped.
Shed gone from two to six in an instant.
At this rate, ten will be easy.
Two had felt like an eternity, but now over half done, confidence surged.
Lee Na-yeon hunted another Raplanta.
And just like before, four seeds dropped.
No way
Four again? Unbelievable.
That made ten already!
She hurried to the next stage.
With ten Raplanta seeds collected, it was time for ten Harmainds Wills.
Wait!
As she moved to enter the portal to Harmainds, NPC Harpael grabbed her urgently.
What is it?
Lee Na-yeon tilted her head.
Not only had he grabbed her, but his expressionwhat was with that face?
It looked gravely serious, as if something had gone terribly wrong.
W-What have you done?
Done what?
How could you get four Raplanta seeds at once!
This couldnt happen.
The drop rate was so low it appeared maybe once in a blue moon.
But four at once? And consecutively?
Impossible without some trick.
I dont know.
Lee Na-yeon had simply given her all to the hunt.
Nonsense!
Harpael naturally didnt believe her.
She had definitely pulled some trick.
Why are you getting mad?
Human, because you cheated!
Cheated? Got proof?
Then prove you didnt.
This is ridiculous. I finally gather them, and you call me a cheater.
Lee Na-yeons gaze had turned icy cold.
Called a cheater just for collecting seeds quickly.
Was there anything more unjust?
That was when it happened.
Those who had hunted Raplanta like her began returning one by one.
Huh? Mother-in-law!
Yeo Min-ji, back from the Hall, noticed Lee Na-yeons expression and hurried to her side.
Lee Na-yeon softened her face and welcomed her.
Min-ji, youre back already?
Yeah. The Raplanta seeds dropped four at a time, so I finished quick!
Really? Thats what I heard.
Lee Na-yeon smiled sweetly, turning to Harpael.
Her lips curved up, but her eyes were fiercely cold.
N-No way Youre all in on some trick!
Harpael vented his fury in confusion at everyone.
Bro, whats this guy yapping about?
Bong-gu looked dumbfounded and sought out Ha-jin.
Ignore him. We just need to gather the materials.
Ha-jin brushed it off simply and headed to hunt Harmainds.
Bro! Wait up!
Bong-gu hurried after him.
Dont accuse people of cheating without proof.
Lee Na-yeon warned Harpael once and vanished with Yeo Min-ji.
Ugh, damn it
They had definitely cheated.
After that human took the heavenly power last time, Harpael had finished repairs to monitor the surroundings.
Thats why hed seen exactly how they got the seeds.
Theyd gotten two or three, then suddenly four each.
Could that happen without tricks?
No choice Once they gather everything, Ill crank up the difficulty and make them fail somehow.
Harpael ground his teeth and resumed watching them.
Pulling the same trick again!
Hunting a Harmaind dropped three Wills.
The absurd phenomenon continued, and gathering even the lowest-probability axe took just two hours.
Fine.
They wouldnt trick this stage.
Starting the second quest.
Harpael gnashed his teeth and snapped his fingers.
At that moment.
A new wave of change began blowing across Earth.
James! You need to come see this.
At Amelies words, James, preparing for battle, turned his head.
Something up?
Yeah. The dungeon we were prepping to raid weakened in level.
Weakened?
Want to check it out now?
Got it.
Theyd given up on sub-800-level abnormal dungeons so far.
Theyd planned to tackle a 900-level one this time, but it had suddenly weakened?
As she said, the 900-level dungeon was ridiculously weakened.
120?
It had been 900 just hours ago. How had it dropped to 120?
Its a trap.
Louis Verdant, whod been scanning the dungeon nonstop, declared it a trap.
Figured as much.
Yeah. No other way a 900 turns into 120.
He agreed with Louis.
No precedent for a dungeon level dropping instantly.
Obviously a trap to lure people in.
But it couldnt fool Jamess party, whod already investigated.
Prep ready?
We can go anytime.
As Louis said, the party was fully prepared.
Okay. Lets move.
After final checks, James led the way into the dungeon.
Inside waited a Lv.900 demon.
Damn Its a demon.
Everyone, be careful!
James and the others grew grim.
Theyd clashed with demons in abnormal dungeons only once before.
A Lv.780 one with serious power.
Theyd barely won, but the aftermath was brutal.
Not enough with pouring healingtheyd needed nearly a weeks rest to move.
Now a Lv.900 demon.
This fight wouldnt be easy.
Positions!
James calmly directed his party, closing in on the demon.
Damn! The debuff wont wear off!
But the demon acted strange.
It shrieked frantically, exposing openings.
Now!
James thrust his shield forward and stabbed at the demons throat with his right-hand sword.
Gahk!
Huh?
Jamess eyes widened.
The Lv.900 demons throat pierced easily, spewing blood and dying.
Then the messages flooded in.
Level-up notices.
Code tweaks done here.
He itched to tweak more.
No more interference!
Even designer Escannon couldnt touch these codes, so he had to stop.
Touch anything besides the code Logosone of the Namedhad handed to Escannon, and hed intervene immediately.
Remember, theyre staying put to give Escannon a chance.
A chance, huh.
Jeong Hoon smirked.
Would they still give him one knowing Tenebris had awakened on Earth?
He was already anticipating their reaction.
Master, youre just gonna leave those guys?
Muk-ho eyed Oh Jin-su.
Not yet.
The Creator could intervene and reset, but thatd erase their NPC role.
To fully revert, theyd need total deletion.
These still had NPC roles left.
Jeong Hoon turned and stepped outside.
The outside was quiet, thanks to the code fix.
Clear a dungeon first?
Hed renewed Escannons renewed dungeon again.
Jeong Hoon headed to a nearby one.
Lv.80
Just 80.
Originally 500-600 probably.
Hed wanted lower, but for max rewards, some level adjustment was needed.
80 was the minimum.
Other dungeons would be 80-100 too.
Jeong Hoon entered and wiped the monsters in seconds.
No level up.
Over 4,000 maybe?
Level stayed put.
He cleared a few more dungeons like this.
Result: 1 level to 4,064.
This should let others level fast too, right?
Hed locked further code changes, so itd hold for now.
Might shorten if Named intervened.
So, suck up as much honey as possible while they could.
Problem was spreading the word.
Code fixed, but network still down.
Penalty overlap had damaged Earth badly.
No HoneyTube.
But ways existed.
Announcement.
Jeong Hoons fixed code included announcement sending.
Event announcements were HQEscannons authority.
Jeong Hoon had redirected it to players.
Meaning everyone could now send announcements.
Thisll reach them all.
Jeong Hoon quickly wrote one.
Dungeons massively nerfed, huge EXP on clear.
To all players on Earth!
-Hey everyone! New World hacker here. LOLOLOL
Sorry youve been suffering through this shitty game.
What a fucking trash game.
Some crazy bastard jacked up difficulty and slapped penalties, so I stepped in myself.
Nerfed all dungeons to Lv.80-100, tuned for massive EXP gains.
Clear em and level up fast.
Set points to drop in bulk too, so suck that honey dry, folks.
Dev team you 10-piece shits. Clean your necks and wait Ill come rip you soon
-New Worlds 1 Hater Hacker
The announcement went to every survivor worldwide.
Whats this announcement?
Hacker did it?
People checked it repeatedly in bewilderment.
Bluff?
Seems fake
Most doubted.
Hacking aside, lowering dungeon levels? This was reality.
Not a game.
Follow-up Announcement
-No clue when it reverts. Suck honey quick. No regrets later
But the follow-up sent people out half-believing.
Fine. If they hacked announcements Lets check.
Right. If levels same, back to shelter.
Hiding in crowded shelters hit limits.
If true, they needed levels for self-survival.
Whoa? Dungeons really 80?
85 here!
The announcement was real.
So massive EXP is real too?
Suck honey before it normalizes!
Having seen with their own eyes, people rushed into dungeons.