Chapter 242
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Youngmin laughed.
“You all are just itching to die, aren’t you?”
“…!”
A soundless scream seemed to accompany Youngmin’s low voice as it emanated outward.
Even Shin Hyeon-ho, who had spent his entire life in the military and regularly participated in tough combat situations against the aliens, was gasping for air.
Click!
At that moment, a special task force member, who was watching the situation unfold from a distance, released the safety on his sniper rifle.
The sniper realized that something unexpected had happened, so he was moving according to the order he was given in advance.
He put his finger on the rifle’s trigger and put the target in his crosshairs.
However…
The moment he was about to pull the trigger, what he saw was not the target, but a large cutter knife with sharp qi energy swirling about it.
“!?”
Shocked, the sniper took his eye off the scope and stepped back.
The cutter knife filled his field of vision and extended beyond the scope’s boundaries, so he acted on the assumption that someone had approached and pointed the cutter knife in front of his scope, but unexpectedly, no one was around him.
“This… what is going on?”
From afar, one could only tell that Youngmin was holding a cutter knife in his hands.
However, if one looked at Youngmin with the intent to kill, Youngmin’s figure disappeared from view, and only the blackish-blue cutter knife would be visible.
Unbelievably, the soldier had no way of attacking Youngmin, as the image of the cutter knife covered Youngmin’s entire body.
“Could it be… Union with One’s Sword?”
As a member of the special task force, the sniper, who was a DIO user who specialized in internal energy, recognized what level and ability Youngmin was at.
Youngmin had entered a state where his sword and his body became one, and the distinction between the two were indistinguishable…
Moreover, even from hundreds of meters away, Youngmin’s ability didn’t seem to lessen. The soldier couldn’t believe that such a perfect union of sword and body could cause such an unbelievable [phenomenon]…
Though the soldier didn’t know it, Youngmin was born with the affinity for a Celestial Star’s energy.
However, Youngmin was able to mask this quality through complete control over his own aura.
Originally, it should have been impossible to capture the energy of a Celestial Star, also called [Heaven-Sent Killer], but Youngmin had killed hundreds of thousands of enemies… no, maybe much more than that… in a very special environment and space. Hence, he was able to wield the unruly energy of the Celestial Star.
With just his single sword, Youngmin could defeat a stronger opponent. This was possible because he had slaughtered an overwhelming number of enemies without hesitation in the past.
And his colleagues and enemies, who saw that madness, gave him his nickname.
The mad ghost swordsman… the Sword Demon.
“Go away.”
After coldly saying these two words, Youngmin turned around.
The Capital Defense commander, Shin Hyeon-ho, who had already fallen into a state of sheer terror, and the soldiers who assisted and surrounded him did not even think of raising their heads, let alone catch Youngmin.
“I guess it’s going to get noisy from now on.”
Youngmin let out a small sigh as he entered the house.
When Arthur reached the transcendent realm, the somewhat stable situation around the world had suddenly changed once more.
This was because it became publicly known that Masters, who were paid a lot of money to become superhuman for only an hour, had the potential to become mythical beings.
A transcendent being who entered the transcendent realm was a being who attained divine status, even if it was of a lower level.
In the [Union], which dominated the entire universe, there were over tens of thousands of such low-level transcendent beings, so a just-entered transcendental being wasn’t treated as anything special.
However, Youngmin was aware of the tremendous significance of a transcendent being’s presence on Earth, where the spiritual pathways were barren.
Against transcendent beings, scientific weapons were of no use, and even if a nuclear weapon was used against a transcendent being, the transcendent wouldn’t sustain any damage, so the existing socio-political system and nation state structures were now meaningless.
A quick look at bit.ly/3iBfjkV will leave you more fulfilled.
This was why the Union’s Union Law stipulated that a civilization in the 2nd Stage or below should isolate its transcendents away from the general population.
However, since Earth wasn’t a planet that had expressly joined the Union, there was very little room for the power of the Union to be exerted to enforce such Union Law. In addition, since Arthur was not an external being, but a person born and raised on Earth, there was almost no means to isolate him away from the public, so even if Arthur decided to destroy Earth, there was no one to stop him.
“I hope he’s retained at least a little bit of what he thought and believed in when he acted as a knight of justice…”
Youngmin sighed and closed the door behind him.
***
Humanity had to face enormous changes due to one individual, Arthur.
However, the change wasn’t just limited to the real world.
“Damn it! Stop it!”
“Oh man, why did it become so difficult to earn gem points!!”
Although the outside real world went into a state of emergency, the overall atmosphere inside Dynamic Island hadn’t changed much. This was because DIO’s system was basically a fully automated, self-sustaining system that didn’t necessarily require an operator.
However, high-level users, especially those above the Master level, had no choice but to feel that something had drastically changed. The Grand Masters, who had always resided in the Holy Lands and offered users poignant advice, had disappeared.
And… more than anything, the missions disappeared.
Of course, this didn’t mean that all means of obtaining gem points had completely disappeared. It was still possible to get gem points by defeating monsters.
However, there were only a very few monsters that dropped gem points.
General run of the mill monsters, which only reacted to an enemy’s initiation without possessing any critical reasoning ability, didn’t drop gem points; however, special monsters that moved with intelligence and autonomy still dropped gem points. Due to this dearth of gem point opportunities, only those who accrued enough gem points before the changes were able to manifest. Most Masters, who had a tough time accruing enough gem points to manifest, wouldn’t be able to manifest for the foreseeable future. This, in turn, drastically limited the number of Masters who could manifest in the real world.
However, the problem was that the aliens’ attacks continued.
It became difficult for humankind to properly utilize its Masters, or rather, because of that, the Legion and Grotesque’s attacks became more severe and destructive.
Of course, unlike the first time the aliens attacked, when Earthlings were largely defenseless, the people of Earth did not suffer astronomical damage. Nowadays, in the present Earth, nation states possessed various means of defending themselves from the alien attacks.
Even so, casualties were constantly piling up on the front lines due to the overwhelming difference in power.
“What’s wrong with you guys? You’ll have to work a little harder to get those gem points that you all covet so much.”
“Ah, Sungmuk! Bro, why are you being like this? We have no intention of fighting with you! We came to defeat that Jooyoung guy or whatever his name is… why the hell did you pop out instead?”
“Also, this isn’t even your designated spawn area, bro! So why the hell are you here! Dude, we’re not joking, bro… seriously, we need those gem points…”
When the users spoke up to here, the surrounding air changed.
An evil smile bloomed on the face of the orc, a species whose expression was normally difficult to read from a human’s point of view.
Clink!
A plum blossom bloomed and brushed past all the users, who were standing around in a circle around Sungmuk.
The unfolding scene looked beautiful, and the soft scent of plum blossoms wafted in the air.
However, every single one of those bright plum leaves were the essence of extreme sharpness, sharp enough to cut through a modern tank without any difficulty. Not a single user survived the attack; soon, all the gathered users turned into golden smoke and scattered.
“Who are you all to call me bro?”
The monsters that existed in Dynamic Island had a specific species level.
It was a designated level that corresponded with the species’ average combat power, so the species level that a particular species was born into and raised in usually set the upper limit of their development.
However, even if all users were equally human, their levels were all different, so monsters were also graded according to their innate talents and subsequent efforts after birth.
A few monsters, who were able to go above and beyond their species level, entered the Warrior Class; in other words, these monsters had trained themselves to become proficient in battle and learned how to use mana. Next was the Fighter Class, wherein monsters were capable of displaying special abilities due to increased mana utilization. Beyond the Fighter Class was the Knight Class, monsters who were born with an unusual ability and perfected such an ability. Then, there were the superpowers that were excellent and powerful enough to dominate the entire species, or the Hero Class monsters. These monsters attained enlightenment beyond the Master level.
And beyond all these designations was the Freedom Class, where even the restrictions placed on species no longer became an obstacle.
“Anyway… it looks like something went wrong in their world. Also, there hasn’t been any DIO public announcements at all these days either… The overall atmosphere has changed a lot.”
Sparks flew out as Sungmuk placed his Divine Red Sparrow Sword into its scabbard.
The fire attribute energy contained in the Divine Red Sparrow Sword had become stronger over time, so now, Sungmuk was able to create five or six flaming sword strikes at the same time.
Sungmuk calmed down the bustling energy contained in his sword and sat cross-legged on a nearby rock. Above his head was his title… a title that had recently changed.
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Youngmin laughed.
“You all are just itching to die, aren’t you?”
“…!”
A soundless scream seemed to accompany Youngmin’s low voice as it emanated outward.
Even Shin Hyeon-ho, who had spent his entire life in the military and regularly participated in tough combat situations against the aliens, was gasping for air.
Click!
At that moment, a special task force member, who was watching the situation unfold from a distance, released the safety on his sniper rifle.
The sniper realized that something unexpected had happened, so he was moving according to the order he was given in advance.
He put his finger on the rifle’s trigger and put the target in his crosshairs.
However…
The moment he was about to pull the trigger, what he saw was not the target, but a large cutter knife with sharp qi energy swirling about it.
“!?”
Shocked, the sniper took his eye off the scope and stepped back.
The cutter knife filled his field of vision and extended beyond the scope’s boundaries, so he acted on the assumption that someone had approached and pointed the cutter knife in front of his scope, but unexpectedly, no one was around him.
“This… what is going on?”
From afar, one could only tell that Youngmin was holding a cutter knife in his hands.
However, if one looked at Youngmin with the intent to kill, Youngmin’s figure disappeared from view, and only the blackish-blue cutter knife would be visible.
Unbelievably, the soldier had no way of attacking Youngmin, as the image of the cutter knife covered Youngmin’s entire body.
“Could it be… Union with One’s Sword?”
As a member of the special task force, the sniper, who was a DIO user who specialized in internal energy, recognized what level and ability Youngmin was at.
Youngmin had entered a state where his sword and his body became one, and the distinction between the two were indistinguishable…
Moreover, even from hundreds of meters away, Youngmin’s ability didn’t seem to lessen. The soldier couldn’t believe that such a perfect union of sword and body could cause such an unbelievable [phenomenon]…
Though the soldier didn’t know it, Youngmin was born with the affinity for a Celestial Star’s energy.
However, Youngmin was able to mask this quality through complete control over his own aura.
Originally, it should have been impossible to capture the energy of a Celestial Star, also called [Heaven-Sent Killer], but Youngmin had killed hundreds of thousands of enemies… no, maybe much more than that… in a very special environment and space. Hence, he was able to wield the unruly energy of the Celestial Star.
With just his single sword, Youngmin could defeat a stronger opponent. This was possible because he had slaughtered an overwhelming number of enemies without hesitation in the past.
And his colleagues and enemies, who saw that madness, gave him his nickname.
The mad ghost swordsman… the Sword Demon.
“Go away.”
After coldly saying these two words, Youngmin turned around.
The Capital Defense commander, Shin Hyeon-ho, who had already fallen into a state of sheer terror, and the soldiers who assisted and surrounded him did not even think of raising their heads, let alone catch Youngmin.
“I guess it’s going to get noisy from now on.”
Youngmin let out a small sigh as he entered the house.
When Arthur reached the transcendent realm, the somewhat stable situation around the world had suddenly changed once more.
This was because it became publicly known that Masters, who were paid a lot of money to become superhuman for only an hour, had the potential to become mythical beings.
A transcendent being who entered the transcendent realm was a being who attained divine status, even if it was of a lower level.
In the [Union], which dominated the entire universe, there were over tens of thousands of such low-level transcendent beings, so a just-entered transcendental being wasn’t treated as anything special.
However, Youngmin was aware of the tremendous significance of a transcendent being’s presence on Earth, where the spiritual pathways were barren.
Against transcendent beings, scientific weapons were of no use, and even if a nuclear weapon was used against a transcendent being, the transcendent wouldn’t sustain any damage, so the existing socio-political system and nation state structures were now meaningless.
A quick look at bit.ly/3iBfjkV will leave you more fulfilled.
This was why the Union’s Union Law stipulated that a civilization in the 2nd Stage or below should isolate its transcendents away from the general population.
However, since Earth wasn’t a planet that had expressly joined the Union, there was very little room for the power of the Union to be exerted to enforce such Union Law. In addition, since Arthur was not an external being, but a person born and raised on Earth, there was almost no means to isolate him away from the public, so even if Arthur decided to destroy Earth, there was no one to stop him.
“I hope he’s retained at least a little bit of what he thought and believed in when he acted as a knight of justice…”
Youngmin sighed and closed the door behind him.
***
Humanity had to face enormous changes due to one individual, Arthur.
However, the change wasn’t just limited to the real world.
“Damn it! Stop it!”
“Oh man, why did it become so difficult to earn gem points!!”
Although the outside real world went into a state of emergency, the overall atmosphere inside Dynamic Island hadn’t changed much. This was because DIO’s system was basically a fully automated, self-sustaining system that didn’t necessarily require an operator.
However, high-level users, especially those above the Master level, had no choice but to feel that something had drastically changed. The Grand Masters, who had always resided in the Holy Lands and offered users poignant advice, had disappeared.
And… more than anything, the missions disappeared.
Of course, this didn’t mean that all means of obtaining gem points had completely disappeared. It was still possible to get gem points by defeating monsters.
However, there were only a very few monsters that dropped gem points.
General run of the mill monsters, which only reacted to an enemy’s initiation without possessing any critical reasoning ability, didn’t drop gem points; however, special monsters that moved with intelligence and autonomy still dropped gem points. Due to this dearth of gem point opportunities, only those who accrued enough gem points before the changes were able to manifest. Most Masters, who had a tough time accruing enough gem points to manifest, wouldn’t be able to manifest for the foreseeable future. This, in turn, drastically limited the number of Masters who could manifest in the real world.
However, the problem was that the aliens’ attacks continued.
It became difficult for humankind to properly utilize its Masters, or rather, because of that, the Legion and Grotesque’s attacks became more severe and destructive.
Of course, unlike the first time the aliens attacked, when Earthlings were largely defenseless, the people of Earth did not suffer astronomical damage. Nowadays, in the present Earth, nation states possessed various means of defending themselves from the alien attacks.
Even so, casualties were constantly piling up on the front lines due to the overwhelming difference in power.
“What’s wrong with you guys? You’ll have to work a little harder to get those gem points that you all covet so much.”
“Ah, Sungmuk! Bro, why are you being like this? We have no intention of fighting with you! We came to defeat that Jooyoung guy or whatever his name is… why the hell did you pop out instead?”
“Also, this isn’t even your designated spawn area, bro! So why the hell are you here! Dude, we’re not joking, bro… seriously, we need those gem points…”
When the users spoke up to here, the surrounding air changed.
An evil smile bloomed on the face of the orc, a species whose expression was normally difficult to read from a human’s point of view.
Clink!
A plum blossom bloomed and brushed past all the users, who were standing around in a circle around Sungmuk.
The unfolding scene looked beautiful, and the soft scent of plum blossoms wafted in the air.
However, every single one of those bright plum leaves were the essence of extreme sharpness, sharp enough to cut through a modern tank without any difficulty. Not a single user survived the attack; soon, all the gathered users turned into golden smoke and scattered.
“Who are you all to call me bro?”
The monsters that existed in Dynamic Island had a specific species level.
It was a designated level that corresponded with the species’ average combat power, so the species level that a particular species was born into and raised in usually set the upper limit of their development.
However, even if all users were equally human, their levels were all different, so monsters were also graded according to their innate talents and subsequent efforts after birth.
A few monsters, who were able to go above and beyond their species level, entered the Warrior Class; in other words, these monsters had trained themselves to become proficient in battle and learned how to use mana. Next was the Fighter Class, wherein monsters were capable of displaying special abilities due to increased mana utilization. Beyond the Fighter Class was the Knight Class, monsters who were born with an unusual ability and perfected such an ability. Then, there were the superpowers that were excellent and powerful enough to dominate the entire species, or the Hero Class monsters. These monsters attained enlightenment beyond the Master level.
And beyond all these designations was the Freedom Class, where even the restrictions placed on species no longer became an obstacle.
“Anyway… it looks like something went wrong in their world. Also, there hasn’t been any DIO public announcements at all these days either… The overall atmosphere has changed a lot.”
Sparks flew out as Sungmuk placed his Divine Red Sparrow Sword into its scabbard.
The fire attribute energy contained in the Divine Red Sparrow Sword had become stronger over time, so now, Sungmuk was able to create five or six flaming sword strikes at the same time.
Sungmuk calmed down the bustling energy contained in his sword and sat cross-legged on a nearby rock. Above his head was his title… a title that had recently changed.
Youngmin laughed.You all are just itching to die, aren't you?!A soundless scream seemed to accompany Youngmin's low voice as it emanated outward.Even Shin Hyeon-ho, who had spent his entire life in the military and regularly participated in tough combat situations against the aliens, was gasping for air.Click!At that moment, a special task force member, who was watching the situation unfold from a distance, released the safety on his sniper rifle.The sniper realized that something unexpected had happened, so he was moving according to the order he was given in advance.He put his finger on the rifle's trigger and put the target in his crosshairs.HoweverThe moment he was about to pull the trigger, what he saw was not the target, but a large cutter knife with sharp qi energy swirling about it.!?Shocked, the sniper took his eye off the scope and stepped back.The cutter knife filled his field of vision and extended beyond the scope's boundaries, so he acted on the assumption that someone had approached and pointed the cutter knife in front of his scope, but unexpectedly, no one was around him.This what is going on?From afar, one could only tell that Youngmin was holding a cutter knife in his hands.However, if one looked at Youngmin with the intent to kill, Youngmin's figure disappeared from view, and only the blackish-blue cutter knife would be visible.Unbelievably, the soldier had no way of attacking Youngmin, as the image of the cutter knife covered Youngmin's entire body.Could it be Union with One's Sword?As a member of the special task force, the sniper, who was a DIO user who specialized in internal energy, recognized what level and ability Youngmin was at.Youngmin had entered a state where his sword and his body became one, and the distinction between the two were indistinguishableMoreover, even from hundreds of meters away, Youngmin's ability didn't seem to lessen. The soldier couldn't believe that such a perfect union of sword and body could cause such an unbelievable phenomenonThough the soldier didn't know it, Youngmin was born with the affinity for a Celestial Star's energy.However, Youngmin was able to mask this quality through complete control over his own aura.Originally, it should have been impossible to capture the energy of a Celestial Star, also called Heaven-Sent Killer, but Youngmin had killed hundreds of thousands of enemies no, maybe much more than that in a very special environment and space. Hence, he was able to wield the unruly energy of the Celestial Star.With just his single sword, Youngmin could defeat a stronger opponent. This was possible because he had slaughtered an overwhelming number of enemies without hesitation in the past.And his colleagues and enemies, who saw that madness, gave him his nickname.The mad ghost swordsman the Sword Demon.Go away.After coldly saying these two words, Youngmin turned around.The Capital Defense commander, Shin Hyeon-ho, who had already fallen into a state of sheer terror, and the soldiers who assisted and surrounded him did not even think of raising their heads, let alone catch Youngmin.I guess it's going to get noisy from now on.Youngmin let out a small sigh as he entered the house.When Arthur reached the transcendent realm, the somewhat stable situation around the world had suddenly changed once more.This was because it became publicly known that Masters, who were paid a lot of money to become superhuman for only an hour, had the potential to become mythical beings.A transcendent being who entered the transcendent realm was a being who attained divine status, even if it was of a lower level.In the Union, which dominated the entire universe, there were over tens of thousands of such low-level transcendent beings, so a just-entered transcendental being wasn't treated as anything special.However, Youngmin was aware of the tremendous significance of a transcendent being's presence on Earth, where the spiritual pathways were barren.Against transcendent beings, scientific weapons were of no use, and even if a nuclear weapon was used against a transcendent being, the transcendent wouldn't sustain any damage, so the existing socio-political system and nation state structures were now meaningless.A quick look at bit.ly/3iBfjkV will leave you more fulfilled.This was why the Union's Union Law stipulated that a civilization in the 2nd Stage or below should isolate its transcendents away from the general population.However, since Earth wasn't a planet that had expressly joined the Union, there was very little room for the power of the Union to be exerted to enforce such Union Law. In addition, since Arthur was not an external being, but a person born and raised on Earth, there was almost no means to isolate him away from the public, so even if Arthur decided to destroy Earth, there was no one to stop him.I hope he's retained at least a little bit of what he thought and believed in when he acted as a knight of justiceYoungmin sighed and closed the door behind him.***Humanity had to face enormous changes due to one individual, Arthur.However, the change wasn't just limited to the real world.Damn it! Stop it!Oh man, why did it become so difficult to earn gem points!!Although the outside real world went into a state of emergency, the overall atmosphere inside Dynamic Island hadn't changed much. This was because DIO's system was basically a fully automated, self-sustaining system that didn't necessarily require an operator.However, high-level users, especially those above the Master level, had no choice but to feel that something had drastically changed. The Grand Masters, who had always resided in the Holy Lands and offered users poignant advice, had disappeared.And more than anything, the missions disappeared.Of course, this didn't mean that all means of obtaining gem points had completely disappeared. It was still possible to get gem points by defeating monsters.However, there were only a very few monsters that dropped gem points.General run of the mill monsters, which only reacted to an enemy's initiation without possessing any critical reasoning ability, didn't drop gem points; however, special monsters that moved with intelligence and autonomy still dropped gem points. Due to this dearth of gem point opportunities, only those who accrued enough gem points before the changes were able to manifest. Most Masters, who had a tough time accruing enough gem points to manifest, wouldn't be able to manifest for the foreseeable future. This, in turn, drastically limited the number of Masters who could manifest in the real world.However, the problem was that the aliens' attacks continued.It became difficult for humankind to properly utilize its Masters, or rather, because of that, the Legion and Grotesque's attacks became more severe and destructive.Of course, unlike the first time the aliens attacked, when Earthlings were largely defenseless, the people of Earth did not suffer astronomical damage. Nowadays, in the present Earth, nation states possessed various means of defending themselves from the alien attacks.Even so, casualties were constantly piling up on the front lines due to the overwhelming difference in power.What's wrong with you guys? You'll have to work a little harder to get those gem points that you all covet so much.Ah, Sungmuk! Bro, why are you being like this? We have no intention of fighting with you! We came to defeat that Jooyoung guy or whatever his name is why the hell did you pop out instead?Also, this isn't even your designated spawn area, bro! So why the hell are you here! Dude, we're not joking, bro seriously, we need those gem pointsWhen the users spoke up to here, the surrounding air changed.An evil smile bloomed on the face of the orc, a species whose expression was normally difficult to read from a human's point of view.Clink!A plum blossom bloomed and brushed past all the users, who were standing around in a circle around Sungmuk.The unfolding scene looked beautiful, and the soft scent of plum blossoms wafted in the air.However, every single one of those bright plum leaves were the essence of extreme sharpness, sharp enough to cut through a modern tank without any difficulty. Not a single user survived the attack; soon, all the gathered users turned into golden smoke and scattered.Who are you all to call me bro?The monsters that existed in Dynamic Island had a specific species level.It was a designated level that corresponded with the species' average combat power, so the species level that a particular species was born into and raised in usually set the upper limit of their development.However, even if all users were equally human, their levels were all different, so monsters were also graded according to their innate talents and subsequent efforts after birth.A few monsters, who were able to go above and beyond their species level, entered the Warrior Class; in other words, these monsters had trained themselves to become proficient in battle and learned how to use mana. Next was the Fighter Class, wherein monsters were capable of displaying special abilities due to increased mana utilization. Beyond the Fighter Class was the Knight Class, monsters who were born with an unusual ability and perfected such an ability. Then, there were the superpowers that were excellent and powerful enough to dominate the entire species, or the Hero Class monsters. These monsters attained enlightenment beyond the Master level.And beyond all these designations was the Freedom Class, where even the restrictions placed on species no longer became an obstacle.Anyway it looks like something went wrong in their world. Also, there hasn't been any DIO public announcements at all these days either The overall atmosphere has changed a lot.Sparks flew out as Sungmuk placed his Divine Red Sparrow Sword into its scabbard.The fire attribute energy contained in the Divine Red Sparrow Sword had become stronger over time, so now, Sungmuk was able to create five or six flaming sword strikes at the same time.Sungmuk calmed down the bustling energy contained in his sword and sat cross-legged on a nearby rock. Above his head was his title a title that had recently changed.
