Chapter 358
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 358
Chapter Title: Contract Transfer
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What? Whyd it disappear?
Yi Yu-chan, now 27 years old, tilted his head in confusion.
He was a 900-level warrior who had advanced to Sword Master.
Of course, that explosive growth was thanks to Jeong Hoons code modifications.
Not long ago, Yi Yu-chan had been stuck at level 300 as a warrior.
Back when he was just playing the game, hed only been level 150, but after the world turned real, hed rocketed up through an incarnation contract, finally hitting 300.
Sure, the dungeon revamp had put his life in danger again and rendered it all meaningless.
Tell me how to fight those things!
Yi Yu-chan shouted to the transcendent who had been fully backing him.
Fallen Judge of the Heavenly Realm says theres no way.
What... So youre telling me just to die like this?
Fallen Judge of the Heavenly Realm says this dimension is finished. He says he has no more ideas.
Damn it!
Yi Yu-chan cursed as he bolted out of the building and sprinted down the road.
The building hed just been hiding in collapsed in an instant.
It was swarming with goblins nearing level 800.
The road was already crawling with monsters.
Ughk, ughk.
The orcs were mercilessly slaughtering people with their crude weapons, tearing into corpses to fill their starving bellies.
Fuck...
Yi Yu-chans face went pale as he froze, trembling on the spot.
No matter how hard he racked his brain, he couldnt think of any way to take them on.
Fallen Judge of the Heavenly Realm says hell recommend a few painless ways to go.
The transcendent seemed to have given up, now urging Yi Yu-chan toward death.
Ha.
Fuck that.
You bastard!
If he were going to choose death that easily, he wouldnt have struggled so hard to survive!
Yi Yu-chan bit his lip and charged at the monsters prowling the road.
He threw everything he had at themevery skill, every item bought with his pointsand barely shook them off, making it to the shelter.
Of course, he ended up a battered mess, unable to move for a good while.
I really thought I was done for.
Even after reaching the shelter, Yi Yu-chan refused to give up on life.
He planned to recover even a little and team up with other survivors to take down the monsters.
Fallen Judge of the Heavenly Realm says it worked out for the best. How about freeing everyone here from their suffering and becoming a savior?
Bullshit.
Whatever the guy was blabbering, Yi Yu-chan ignored him.
He was grateful for the full support, but the transcendent kept pushing him to lead the survivors to their deaths and go out in a blaze of glory himself.
The monsters levels dropped a ton!
Levels are going up so fast!
You can job-change in no time?!
They said even a collapsing sky leaves a way out.
The monsters that had seemed impossible to kill had their levels slashed dramatically, and the experience from just one was insane.
Levels usually got harder to raise as you went up, demanding more EXP, but these things handed out enough from just a handful to jump levels.
Fallen Judge of the Heavenly Realm is shocked. Hes wondering what the hell is going on.
He doesnt know either?
Whatever the case, Yi Yu-chan saw his chance and ignored the transcendent, diving into the hunt.
In the end, the transcendent vanished, the binding contract dissolved, and he was free.
It broke that easily?
When theyd made the contract, Yi Yu-chan had been the strict subordinate partythe clause stated it couldnt be broken without the superiors request.
Even if luck let you break it, youd face massive penalties.
But not only had it broken without a hitch, there wasnt even a penalty.
Weird as hell.
Would you like to transfer the contract? Would you like to take the penalty?
Thats when a new message appeared before Yi Yu-chan.
Transfer the contract? What bullshit is this?
Yi Yu-chan scowled at it.
The penalty is Reset.
The message continued.
Reset...?
In simple terms, your level goes back to 1, and all your items are confiscated.
Fuck... Cut the crap.
Even as Yi Yu-chan swore, the messages kept coming fast.
If you transfer the contract and complete the quests, youll experience growth on a whole other level.
A whole other level of growth.
Ho, is that right?
No reason to hesitate then.
Yi Yu-chan declared hed go through with the new contract.
The contract has been transferred.
The transfer happened in a flash.
He Who Transcends Death says he will grant you a new quest.
The new transcendent now dominating Yi Yu-chan.
He was the one with the epithet He Who Transcends Death.
What the hell is this guy?
As Yi Yu-chan wondered, a quest appeared before him.
There sure are a lot.
Jeong Hoon let out a hollow laugh as he stared at the countless icons.
They were all incarnations.
Hed accessed the server, driven out every transcendent, and forcibly severed their incarnation contracts.
Normally, penalties would apply, but transferring them to Thanatos had blocked that.
Thanatos had lured them in with 100 false promises.
Of course, refusing meant penalties and death, but fearing thator lured by promises of different growththe few who didnt transfer were the exception.
Those holdouts all took the penalties and died.
You break the seal with all that effort, just to control a bunch of pathetic humans?
Tenebris wasnt pleased at all.
Stopping the invasion comes first right now.
Jeong Hoon had fully blocked the transcendents from accessing the dimension.
Thats why he needed someone to control all those incarnations.
Hence, Thanatos.
Lure them in somehow and use them as Earths defensive wall.
Tch. Why not just head straight to the divine realm? Ill give you all the info on it.
Tenebris stepping up would be nice, but having lost his transcendent powers, he was little more than a soul stuck to Jeong Hoon.
Do that, and well just get played. The rest are definitely watching the divine realm.
I can hide our presence. Whats there to worry about?
You think they dont know that?
The divine realm was their home base.
No matter Tenebriss skills, there was no 100 guarantee they wouldnt get caught.
Better to move carefully.
Are you doubting my abilities?!
Tenebris flew into a rage, but Jeong Hoon didnt budge.
You got wrecked even when you had your powers.
Thats!
He wanted to argue, but nothing came to mind, so Tenebris fell silent.
Anyway, well fend off the invasion while absorbing the dimension.
...Absorbing the dimension?
Yeah.
Jeong Hoon was half-human, half-transcendent.
He was the dimensions lord, but unstable, unable to wield full authority.
Still, forcibly linking other dimensions made it possible.
Hmm, its a long way around...
Tenebris didnt like the plan, but if the named ones were watching the divine realm like Jeong Hoon said, getting caught was likely.
If they were spotted now, theyd vanish without a real fight.
Playing it safe was the way.
Then lets go.
Go?
Yeah.
Jeong Hoons destination was Earth Korea, the place hed visited before.
Earth Korea.
Oh Jin-su, who had been standing blankly on the seventh floor with unfocused eyes, suddenly blinked as life returned to them.
Huh...? Where am I?
Had he been asleep so long?
Everything around him felt unfamiliar, his body heavy like a waterlogged spongehe wanted to collapse into bed right then.
But the young man in front of him made that impossible.
The man scanned Oh Jin-su up and down.
Are you with us?
At those words, memories flooded Oh Jin-sus mind like a tidal wave.
Realizing why hed lost his consciousness here for so long, wariness filled his eyes.
Wh-who are you?
The one who woke you up.
Me...?
Yes.
The young man nodded, and Oh Jin-su frowned.
How the hell did you do that? And who the hell are you?
Right before his consciousness had flown away, the message in front of him.
NPC conversion in progress.
Goddamn NPC conversion.
Thats what had stolen his mind, no doubt.
Reversing it meant forcibly breaking the NPC role and restoring him.
NPC Information
-Nickname: Oh Jin-su
-Level: 100
-Job: Dungeon Manager
The NPC role was intact, but his consciousness was back.
How was that even possible?
Oh Jin-su tensed, waiting for the young mans answer.
Would the guy you were stalking ring a bell?
Stalking? Ive never done that.
I dont like liars.
The young man smirked and turned to the monitor.
Oh Jin-su wasnt cluelesshe glanced at the monitor and thought.
A monitor? Thats the one running the surveillance program... Wait, what?!
Realization hit, and his eyes went wide.
N-no way?!
Yes. That no way is right.
The young man nodded in confirmation.
Its an honor to meet you!
Oh Jin-su hurriedly bowed at the waist.
He never imagined this young man was the Hoon hed been watching all this time.
No other words? Thats disappointing.
But apparently the greeting didnt landthe young man frowned.
Y-yes...?
After a moments thought, Oh Jin-su realized he needed to apologize.
S-sorry!
The apology worked; the young mans face cleared up.
Its a kowtow, but... if you grant my request, Ill accept it.
A request...?
No time for long explanations. Make a program starting now.
A program? I dont know how to...
I said no time to explain. Sit down, quick.
Y-yes, sir!
Oh Jin-su scrambled to his seat.
Youre a dungeon manager, so youll pick it up fast. Were building a dungeon-detection radar now.
Got it.
Had his consciousness just returned, or was it the NPC thing?
Starting the task felt completely natural.
Oh Jin-su followed the young mans orders and began building the program.
Even at breakneck speed, he understood everything and hammered the keyboard.
What...? How am I doing all this?
What the hell happened while my mind was gone?!
This is insane. Is this what a geniuss perspective feels like!
Oh Jin-su worked on excitedly.