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D.I.O - Chapter 218

Published at 18th of March 2023 06:47:04 AM


Chapter 218

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“Time will allow users to naturally develop. Above all, DIO has a well-organized curriculum structure that will develop talented people by combining optimum study paths and training. And as that pattern continues over time…”

“Then… transcendents may be mass-produced.”

Of course, nothing was guaranteed. The mental realization necessary to become a transcendent wasn’t something that could be manufactured, so there was no guarantee that a transcendent would come out from DIO’s service.

However, there was a precedent for a development training system like DIO’s in the past, and the transcendents who knew that system, as well as the many transcendents who were created through that system, couldn’t ignore DIO’s existence.

Hence, with the relatively high probability of creating a transcendent being, DIO received the attention of various forces in all dimensions.

“The Legion and Grotesque, who are attacking Earth, are such forces. They initially scoffed and looked down on DIO, but they soon felt a sense of crisis after seeing the outcome, which was beyond their wildest expectations. This is why they’re taking action.”

The main reasons why the Legion and Grotesque made such a quick judgment and took immediate action was because of the three Irregulars, including Merlin.

The Irregulars had become strong in a relatively short period of time, as they were able to dispatch the two Numbered existences that the Grotesque had sent out from their world. Those defeats made the other forces in the universe feel a sense of crisis.

“Then, are you here as an angel from the Spirit World?”

“I’m not representing the entire Spirit World but a realm within it, the Celesti. The Celesti realm has a deep relationship with the Elohim. Usually, the forces of the Spirit World and Fantasy World are not very interested in external affairs.”

Saying that, Manbo took out a small dagger that easily fit in the palm of his hand. An auspicious energy emanated from the dagger, which was engraved with the word ‘Dream’.

“This is my precious treasure, the Dream Celestial Dagger. If you fall asleep with this equipped on you, you can sneak into the world of DIO.”

“Is it some kind of hacking tool?”

At Yongno’s words, Manbo smiled and nodded his head.

“Similar. None of your activity will be transmitted to the DIO higher-ups and developers, so you can move around and do what you like in-game without worrying about being seen by them, even if you use your housing or inventory space. However, since there won’t be an access record of you logging in, you’ll be put in danger if other users see you and spread rumors, so, when you’re moving around DIO, choose places with little to no foot traffic.

At Manbo’s words, Yongno suddenly remembered the time he saw Manbo on the rocky island below the Noise Belt. Back then, Yongno was able to access the area because he had developed his swimming ability beyond anyone’s imagination, but in fact, the area should have been inaccessible to all users.

“Is this what you used when I saw you on that rocky island… in the past?”

“Huh? Oh yeah. Just like me back then.”

Manbo nodded his head and handed over the Dream Celestial Dagger over to Yongno. Yongno received it and kept it in his hand. Lea soon spoke out.

“Wait. Don’t forget, you need to help me build my spiritual pathway. I did a whole bunch of this guy’s dirty work to obtain this opportunity.”

“Ah, sure, there’s nothing difficult about that. I prepared in advance anyway.”

Saying this, Yongno took out a magic stone. However, unlike normal magic stones that shone with bright primary colors, this particular magic stone shone silver, like steel.

“The attribute I used was gold.”

“Yes, of course. By the way, how much initial spiritual power will I have?”

“About 10 spiritual points, based on DIO. However, if you absorb it slowly over time, your spiritual points will rise to 30, and if you develop your abilities after that, it will increase more and more. Of course, compared to your in-game character, it doesn’t really compare.”

If Yongno handed the magic stone over to an ordinary person to create a spiritual pathway, it would take that person an enormous amount of time to adapt to the spiritual power, but this didn’t apply to Cruze, who already possessed advanced spiritual abilities in DIO.

Watching Lea, who received her magic stone and swallowed it without a second’s hesitation, Manbo fell into thought.

‘I thought it would take him a while to help her develop a spiritual pathway, but he handed something over right away. No matter how fast he can produce those magic stones, it probably would have taken him at least 15 days to make one… did he make some in advance to give to the other Irregulars?’

However, contrary to Manbo’s thoughts, Yongno had already produced a sizable number of magic stones.

Eunhye had already started to develop her spiritual pathways and power, albeit she was still in the early stages. Moreover, Yongno had not only made a magic stone in advance for Lea but also for Arthur.

Manbo, as well as all the other beings in Celesti, thought that Yongno created an artificial spiritual pathway that somehow converted reality’s mana into something usable for humans, but the reality was different. It was possible to obtain usable mana through Yongno’s invention, Pathway to Hell. Pathway to Hell was such a novel concept that the entire universe would be up in arms and thrown into chaos if they knew of its existence.

Pathway to Hell was not a concept that relied on drawing in mana from one’s surroundings, but rather, it [produced] mana by burning Karma, just like burning oil to generate heat, and converting that Karma into usable energy. Through this process, it was possible to create enormous amounts of energy, and thus mana, even on Earth, which didn’t possess spiritual pathways.

However, there was a drawback; only one soul could be imprisoned in the Pathway to Hell furnace at a time, but this drawback didn’t really matter in Yongno’s case due to the evil spirit that appeared from another dimension, which Yongno captured and imprisoned within Pathway to Hell.

The evil spirit’s Karma was truly unimaginably large. It was to the extent that Yongno thought that the evil spirit must have abused, corrupted, and then killed hundreds of thousands of innocent people during its lifetime. Rather than not having enough converted energy, Yongno was finding it hard to find energy containers, of any sort, to store the outputted energy from the furnace.

“Ah, come to think of it, do you think Arthur, Seyoung hyung, will join us?”

At Yongno’s question, Manbo shook his head.

“I really would like him to join our side, but unfortunately, he has completely gone over to the Noblesse’s side. If we contact him now, our existence will be exposed to the Noblesse.”

“Well, I guess he wouldn’t have any complaints against the Noblesse. He’s such a good person that he’ll stick with one side…”

Seyoung was loyal to Korea and had no hesitation in serving others less fortunate than himself. He was truly a great, selfless man who was loved by the whole nation as a messenger of justice. He was like a fictional hero character straight out of a fairy tale book.

To Seyoung, Noblesse, who healed his terminally ill mother and allowed her to continue living, was a great benefactor. Unless he clearly recognized Noblesse as an [enemy], he would not betray his benefactor. He always treated others with respect, even those he didn’t know, so there was no way Seyoung would turn his back against Noblesse.

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Suddenly, Manbo frowned.

“Hmm… I’ve stayed too long. It’s time for me to leave.”

“It’s time? What…”

Poof!

The moment Yongno blurted out a question, Manbo’s image disappeared. Manbo left no trace of his existence behind. The whole scene felt as though a CG image from a low-budget movie was forcibly cut, pasted, and then deleted.

“Don’t be so surprised. That guy always ends up doing that when he goes beyond his sleep time.”

“Sleep time?”

“I’m not sure exactly. He’s like some kind of vegetable-like being. He said he had to maintain his sleep schedule in order to stay on Earth.”

There were many unexplained gaps in Lea’s words, as she squinted and busily focused her concentration on controlling the slowly sprouting spiritual pathway within her body, but Yongno grasped the meaning of her words at once.

‘Right. He reached the transcendent level, so he can cross over to the world of the Celesti… but, according to the will of the decision makers within Celesti, who want him to remain on Earth where DIO is being served, he needs to maintain a vegetative state to stay on Earth.’

However, Yongno didn’t believe that Manbo was doing all this because he really wanted to.

Having reached the transcendent level and thus being able to evolve his body, Manbo had to maintain a vegetative state to hide his existence on Earth. Hence, Manbo lived worse than a normal human being. All of this was due to the command or request of those in power at Celesti.

‘I guess the power structure in the Celesti isn’t that different from the power structures on Earth. Even if he is the ultimate existence among humans, after going over to the Celesti, he would probably rank the youngest among the transcendent immortals in power.’

Smiling, Yongno drank his remaining coffee. This business transaction was now over, so he had no reason to stay any longer.

Above all, since Yongno’s movements were always being monitored, he had to go home before those who oversaw his location felt something off.

[Yongno.]

[What’s up?]

At that moment, Yongno replied to the spirit speech that rang in his head. The one who spoke to him was Eunhye, who had awakened her spiritual pathway and power after consuming one of Yongno’s magic stones.

[Noblesse has issued a convocation order to all Master level users of Level 13 or higher. It looks like they’re trying to gather everyone for a mission… the base reward is 5,000 gem points, and it can go up to 150,000 gem points depending on one’s activity and achievements.]

Yongno hesitated after hearing Eunhye’s words. This was because the stated gem point rewards for this one mission were enormous.

In general, the average number of gem points that a Level 10 Master level user received after completing a mission was about 10 to 50 gem points.

Moreover, the level of difficulty of these missions weren’t easy, so if one didn’t participate with a firm mindset, it was easy to fail on these missions. Additionally, since the number of missions that provided gem points was limited, one could not collect gem points through repeated hard work or grinding.

Because of this, the number of Level 10 Masters who manifested were very small. This was mainly because of the difficulty in collecting the required 10,000 gem points necessary to manifest.

[… Hmm, it sounds suspicious. What mission are they trying to make us do?]

[I don’t know, but it seems like all Master level users over Level 13 are planning to participate. Unlike other missions, there is no limit to the number of participants for this upcoming mission. I heard that the mission starts in 10 minutes.]

After hearing Eunhye’s words, Yongno fell into thought. Though he felt reluctant, Yongno desperately needed the gem points.

It took 10,000 gem points to manifest once, and a whopping 250,000 gem points were needed to resurrect Miho.

‘Miho.’

Yongno frowned. Whenever he thought about Miho, his mind became complicated.

He wanted to see Miho again, but he wanted to avoid being the Noblesse’s pawn.

If one thought rationally about this scenario, the correct answer was not to take the bait that the Noblesse were putting out, but emotionally, Yongno couldn’t stay away.

“Phew…”

Yongno sighed deeply. Still, he didn’t remain in that state for long.

[Alright, I’ll be there soon.]




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