Chapter 422
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Translator: 8uhl
Chapter: 422
Chapter Title: Earth's Extermination Order
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You are logging out of New World.
What the...?
Jang Ha-jin tilted his head at the message floating before his eyes, but only for a momenthis vision went black, and he was forcibly logged out.
Ha, what the hell is this?
Ha-jin closed the capsule again and tried to log back in.
Error
But an error message appeared, and the game refused to connect.
Sparks flew from the capsule with a crackle
It went completely dead.
This is fucking ridiculous.
Ha-jin pounded on the capsule with his fist.
They say you have to hit machines to make them work, but this damn thing wasnt even listening.
Bzzz
Right then, his smartphone vibrated on the table. Ha-jin checked it.
The caller was Bong-gu, whod been with him.
Yeah.
Bro! I cant log into New World!
You too?
You too, bro?
Yeah. This fucking capsule... What the hell is wrong with it?
Hold on!
Bong-gu went silent for a bit, then came back with a startled voice.
Bro! This isnt just us!
Not just us?
Yeah. The World.com is blowing upeveryone got forcibly logged out, it seems.
Just as Bong-gu said, World.com was on fire.
Are they seriously crashing the whole game now?
-Capsules dead too. How are they gonna take responsibility for this?
Do you know how much these capsules cost?! Where the hell do we complain?
Earths gone, Genesis is gone lololol, all thats left is New World HQ, but theyre not picking up shit.
What a fucking trash game!
The situation was more serious than hed thought.
...This is really fucked, isnt it?
Ha-jin clutched his throbbing head and checked the capsule again.
New World system is being applied.
A New World message appeared before his eyes, and changes began rippling through his body.
Huh...?
Ha-jin stared blankly at the message when a massive explosion rocked from outside, followed by a blinding flash right in front of him.
The shock threw him off balance, sending him rolling across the floor.
What the hell is going on?!
He scrambled for anything to grab onto, but the floor started tilting sideways.
Its collapsing!
Ha-jins face drained of color.
He instinctively wrapped himself in protective aura, which began shielding his body.
Confusing as it was, survival came first.
Rumble
The apartment building toppled sideways.
Ha-jin pulled out his shield and held it overhead to protect himself from the falling debris.
Rumble
Finally, the apartment building where Ha-jin lived collapsed entirely.
A thick cloud of dust blanketed the air, and screams echoed everywhere.
Aaaah!
What do we do?! Our son was in there!
Most of the screams came from people outside the apartment.
Thud
Then, the rubble shifted, and a shield burst out.
A person slowly emerged after it.
Ha, thought I was done for.
It was Ha-jin, whod protected himself with protective aura and the shield.
Hed blocked the debris with the shield and absorbed the impact of the fall with his aurahis body was unscathed.
Oh my god...
Youre alive?
The people gasped in shock and rushed toward Ha-jin.
But then, two grotesquely shaped humanoids descended slowly from the sky, landing between Ha-jin and the crowd.
Slash
A chilling sound followed, and the heads of the two people in front hit the ground.
The severed heads rolled across the rubble, bodies crumpling lifelessly.
Blood poured from the stumps.
Kyaaah!
The witnesses screamed and staggered back.
But as if to say no one could escape, the grotesque humanoids beckoned toward them.
Slash
Heads fell one after another.
In just 20 seconds.
Everyone except Ha-jin was wiped out without a chance to fight back.
Crazy... fucking...
Ha-jin urgently summoned his Shadow Soldiers.
Hmm, at least a decent human.
Too bad to kill.
There was no option to spare him.
Their orders were to exterminate all life on Earth.
The Je-cheon advanced slowly toward Ha-jin.
Crackle
Jeong Hoon swung his sword at Logoss neck.
But a barrier-like shield protected Logos, and the blade bounced off it.
Sizzle
Acidic smoke rose from the deflected blade, carrying a foul stench.
Melting Januss power?
A sword energy set with an instant-death rule.
It was an attempt to nullify that exact rule.
Jeong Hoon pulled up more energy, suppressing it forcefully.
Hoo, now I see why Ullion fell.
Logos let out a short sigh of admiration.
Hed gathered fragments of light while destroying dimensions and reforged them anew.
Dont get careless.
Armageddon warned Logos with a stern face.
No need to worry.
This light refinement was entirely Armageddons doing.
Hed deceived everyone and researched light alone.
Once called Radiance, illuminating the world, he delved even deeper into light after his fall.
He knew darkness alone couldnt bring the divine realm to its knees.
What insolence!
The haughty Psyches face twisting in shock had been utterly satisfying.
The light he researched was an ultimate power even she couldnt foresee.
Thanks to it, while Tenebris was merely sealed, Psyche was successfully erased.
A fitting end for a spy.
Hup!
Jeong Hoon swung his sword again.
But it was blocked by Logoss barrier once more, dealing no damage.
Then Logoss counterattack began.
While allowing two strikes, he reestablished order.
He fixed this space through darkness, then absolutized it with the light from Armageddon.
......
Jeong Hoon glanced around.
Unknown runes floated on the walls, emitting light and creating new formulas.
His shoulders suddenly felt crushed by an invisible weight.
No, it wasnt an illusion.
Gravity.
Targeting him specifically, altering gravity.
Jeong Hoon swung his sword wide.
Crack
The sword strike cleaved the light runes.
But the gravity shift persisted.
Jeong Hoon stepped into Supremacy of the Heavenly Demon, launching forward again.
Reaching Logos, he swung the holy sword in his left hand.
In that instant, his vision went black.
Huh?
When his sight returned, he was back before stepping into Supremacy of the Heavenly Demon.
Jeong Hoon tilted his head and stepped into it again.
He closed the distance to Logosand once more, his vision blackened.
When it cleared, he was back in place.
Rewinding time?
The light formulas.
They must be causing this phenomenon.
A loop.
Logos explained curtly.
That bastards using my power.
Tenebris, watching from the side, bit his lip.
Even with his remaining strength, hed reversed Jeong Hoons time.
Having taken the daggers power, loops were childs play for him.
Your troubled face is a sight.
Logos grinned.
......
Jeong Hoon glared silently, then felt a twinge of doubt.
Armageddon beside him hadnt attacked once.
Logos alone was overwhelming if Armageddon joined, victory would be impossible.
He knew that better than anyone, so why just watch?
Then Armageddon turned.
Logos, you can handle this alone, right?
Of course.
Then Ill head to the divine realm.
Ah, so thats it.
Hed judged striking the divine realm directly better than focusing on me.
With Beelzebub tying up the angel legions outside, infiltration would be easier.
Armageddon vanished.
Youll regret it.
Jeong Hoon muttered at the empty spot.
Regret? Thats for you. The Je-cheon have already reached Earth.
If Logos was right, Earth was done for.
Yet Jeong Hoon didnt lose his composure.
Is that so?
Hm?
Sorry, but Earth wont fall. Ever.
What makes you so sure?
Youll see.
Jeong Hoon smiled and slammed his holy sword and Titan into the ground.
He released a massive surge of energy from the blade tips.
The runes light turned black, crumbling to dust and vanishing.
With the formulas broken, the crushing gravity lifted. Jeong Hoon yanked his sword free and stepped into Supremacy of the Heavenly Demon.
I said it wont work.
At Logoss words, Jeong Hoons vision blackened again, looping him back.
Independent of the formulas...
Hed dominated the space, erased the runes, shattered the formulas.
Youre misunderstanding something.
Logos clapped once.
The vanished runes reappeared, glowing as the formulas reactivated.
......
Did you think your power could break the order Ive established? How laughable.
Formulas unbreakable even by the Sword of Annihilation.
Jeong Hoon glanced sideways at Janus.
What? Why look at me?
If they take the divine realm, youll be in trouble too.
So? You want my help?
Jeong Hoon nodded.
Time was short.
He needed to eliminate Logos fast and chase Armageddon.
Leave Earth to Psyche.
Psyche.
They firmly believed theyd erased her, but shed deliberately let them.
Master! Psyches main body is heading to Earth!
What should we do?
When Fenrir and Michael visited her palace, an illusion appeared as if waiting.
Jeong Hoon had ordered them to Earth and focused on Logos.
You havent drawn out your true power yet.
Janus finally mentioned power.
I havent?
Really?
He was outputting 80-90 of his spirit energy and dark energy.
Janus might be right.
Even sustaining that, his body brimmed with energy.
Draw it to the limit. Then you can handle them easily.
To the limit...
100?
Jeong Hoon surged more energy and swung.
But he still couldnt fully sever the light formulas.
Slicing the origin darkness did nothingthe refined light instantly repaired it.
Now, time to end this.
Logos spread his arms.
His body dissolved into powder and vanished.
Hes merged with the space. Means hell eliminate you here no matter what.
Tenebris explained eagerly.
Draw it to the limit.
Jeong Hoon murmured softly.
Janus gave no more hints.
He had to find the answer himself.
Simply releasing energy wouldnt work.
How to reach the true limit?
Crackle
Then the space tore, runes scattering like cherry blossoms.
The drifting particles drained color from everything they touched.
Ah, I see.
Jeong Hoon found his answer watching that.
Logos had fused his existence with the order.
Meaning he could too.
Pour everything I have into one strike.
Jeong Hoon closed his eyes slowly, crossing his arms in an X, drawing all power to its limit and focusing it into his sword.
Everything into this one strike.
Void ()
Revert Logoss order to nothingness.
Jeong Hoon slowly opened his eyes, raising his upper body and slashing downward fiercely.
In that moment, blinding light swallowed the space where he stood.