Chapter 356
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 356
Chapter Title: The New Dimension's Master
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The New Dimension's Master.
This choice might not be the right answer.
But even if it's not, I know it's the best option.
You have been selected as the Dimension's Master.
Would you like to delete the Great Rift?
'Delete it.'
The Great Rift is being deleted.
Error occurred!
All currently connected dungeons are vanishing.
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With the Great Rift deleted, Earth regained its peace.
The endless chain of apocalypses vanished, and the penalties dropped to zero.
As reality stabilized, the crumbled civilizations rapidly recovered, leading people to believe they'd reclaimed their peaceful lives.
It was inevitablecollapsed buildings were instantly repaired, communication networks restored to their pre-outage state, allowing everyone to swiftly return to daily life.
Whoa, internet's back, fuck yeah
-Lmao our house was totally wrecked, why's it back? Did someone cast a spell?
Same here lololol
Ugh so annoying, I was right on the verge of hitting level 1,000
All the dungeons are gone. Not a single monster left
Is the game over? Then why are our levels still intact?
Not long after the internet's recovery, people flocked back home and lit up the communities.
They began sharing post-reality updates through the forums, rapidly gathering intel.
Spill everything you know before it cuts out again
-Intel gathering first. No telling what those New World crazies are plotting
Already feeling uneasy;;
At least there'll be warning signs, right?
The whole game-becoming-reality thing never made sense to begin with. In a nonsensical world, anything can happen anytime.
Unlike usual, the sane posts outnumbered the weird ones, as opinions converged.
But who the hell was the hacker anyway?
-Without that hacker, we'd all be goners, right?
True that. I was under level 200, but thanks to him, I hit 800. Now I feel confident against any monster
Probably same for most? Even I, who sucked at leveling, made it to mid-700s
Bet the hacker got rid of this mess too? Lmao
Sounds legit lol That kinda power's needed to end the game, right?
If the hacker drops another announcement like last time, no regrets
Seriously, that'd put everyone at ease.
Talk of the hacker was scorching hot.
After all, that hacker had essentially saved the entire world.
Naturally, most were dying to know his identity.
"Whoa... Never thought we'd get back to normal life like this."
As soon as recovery hit, Jang Dae-hwi rushed home, checked the internet, and let out an emotional cheer.
Internet back meant Nutube was usable too.
His guess was spot on.
Compared to its heyday, speeds were sluggish, but the stalled views on his Nutube channel started climbing again.
"But why does this smell fishy..."
The despair from dungeons and monsters surging in level after the renewal.
The hope discovered through the hacker.
Then the sudden dungeon vanishings and civilization's rebound.
Jang Dae-hwi couldn't shake the feeling that the crisis-saver overlapped with someone he knew.
Jeong Hoon.
"Nah, no way."
He shook it off with a hearty laugh.
No matter how amazing Hoon was, that was beyond human limits.
"......"
Logos remained utterly still, eyes closed.
'He's seriously pissed.'
'The Great Rift vanishing out of nowhere? Can't blame him.'
The Seven Celestials watched his mood and stayed silent.
No one who poked his temper had ever walked away unscathed.
Absolutely could not afford to irk him.
"Logos."
Then, a woman slowly appeared before him.
'P-Psyche.'
'Why's she here all of a sudden...?'
The Celestials' eyes flickered.
The goddess overseeing fate, seated alongside Logos.
Psyche herself.
"What is it."
At her call, Logos slowly opened his eyes.
"Looks like something interesting happened."
Logos scowled at her seductive voice.
'Damn her. She's grasped the full situation and come to test me.'
No other reason for Psyche to show up here.
"You provoking me now?"
"Provoking? I'm just here to hear your countermeasures."
"......"
The Great Rift was deleted.
Meaning someone seized the master's authority and forcibly erased it.
'How the hell did he pull that off? Tenebris had most of his power stripped right before sealing.'
Fiddling with code using scant creator energy? That much was believable.
The code handed to Escanon was modifiable with minimal creator essence.
Tenebris failing to touch the unshared code proved his power hadn't fully recovered.
That's why this Great Rift was meant to wipe the dimension.
Next, hunt the human who beat Escanon, foiling Tenebris's plans entirely.
'Something's up... No other way this happens.'
Logos peered at Earth through the mirror.
Post-Rift Earth had reverted to pre-apocalypse.
The creations celebrated reclaimed peace.
As he silently stared, Psyche crossed her arms and tapped her fingers.
"Need time to think?"
Master authority hijacked, massive code destruction.
Codes needed urgent repair, but intervention impossible.
To touch Earth now required external aid.
"I'll tighten the noose until he walks in begging on his own."
Logos spoke leisurely.
Deleting the Rift, stealing the dimensioncurious how far the human would thrash.
The more humans struggled, the more it eased the tedium of immortality.
Of course, culminating in a wretched death.
"Hmm, got a plan?"
Unsatisfied, she narrowed her brow slightly.
Seeing it, Logos clenched his fist.
"And if I do?"
"Isolate him and let him wither?"
"Correct."
She governed all dimensions' fates.
Thus, she knew Earth's sub-dimension faced total apocalypse, its ruler Escanon slain.
Even the Great Rift deletion ploy's failure.
Hence, Logos's nonchalance grated.
"Steal the dimension itself, and that's your best idea? Disappointing."
"What?"
Logos's face iced over instantly.
Killing intent billowed from him, blanketing the chamber. The Celestials bowed heads, not daring to look.
"You know why I'm here."
Psyche stared at Logos with emotionless eyes.
Finally, he withdrew the intent and flashed a cryptic smile.
"Then tell me."
"What?"
"You've seen everything, right? So you know where Tenebris is?"
"Couldn't read it."
"Couldn't?"
"Yeah."
Logos nodded slowly, as expected.
Had she known, she wouldn't be here.
Asking just exposed her incompetence too.
Pleased, he returned to the point.
"Psyche, think a weakened Tenebris can touch us?"
"......"
"Even if he regains power, he can't match us. Just erase him this time."
"Hmm, will it go your way?"
"With you lot around, what's to worry?"
Logos eyed Psyche up and down with a meaningful grin.
"Not handing the divine realm to us? Wait for him to cross over?"
Logos shrugged, confirming.
"No forcing it. But... don't forget you helped seal him too."
"......"
"So, your answer?"
He pressed the silent Psyche.
She shot a chilling smile and warning.
"You know what happens if it goes wrong?"
Her dire warning kept even the Celestials' heads down. Logos smirked and nodded.
"Of course."
Deleting the Great Rift reverted Earth to pre-reality state.
Forcibly erasing the Great Rift damaged the code.
Code damage.
Repairing it required a Named's power.
But Jeong Hoon couldn't fix it with his current strength.
Insufficient authority.
No authority, plain and simple.
And not just that.
Despite becoming dimension master, Jeong Hoon remained human.
Utterly absurd.
'There were those shattered text messages when I deleted the Great Rift.'
What were they trying to say?
Lost in thought, Tenebris scanned him top to bottom and spoke.
Half and half.
"...Half?"
Yeah. More precisely, demigod.
Half human, half transcendent?
"Should I be happy about this?"
Jeong Hoon let out a baffled chuckle. Tenebris widened his eyes and nodded.
Of course. Fully shedding your human shell would've barred human life forever. But half human means you can keep living like this.
"Something's off."
Off?
"Yeah. Can you even call this being the dimension's master?"
Jeong Hoon pointed at himself.
Tenebris shook his head.
You are the master, though. Otherwise, deleting Logos's Great Rift is nonsense.
"Know anything about the goddess statue that added the choice for me?"
The one from the reward after thwarting the second and third apocalypses.
...No clue.
Tenebris pondered briefly, then shook his head.
"Yeah?"
Jeong Hoon dropped it.
For now, content with mastering the dimension and deleting the Rift.
You can still head to the divine realm and operate freely.
That sat well.
Live as human, yet access the transcendents' divine realm.
'Path to hunting Nameds is open.'
Of course, it wouldn't be smooth.
Full power barely takes down a Celestial; facing Nameds means instant death.
Hide claws now, build strength to match them first.
"Not heading straight there."
Third apocalypse.
With Escanon gone, Nameds surely noticed.
'Tenebris's seal broken.'
Rushing to divine realm now means inevitable clash.
Then what?
"Watch their moves."
Logos planned assuming Escanon survived till end.
Climax: dimension deletion via Great Rift.
But Jeong Hoon mastered it and deleted the Rift.
'He's probably furious by now.'
Top dog thwarted by a human.
He'd move somehow.