Chapter 268
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“Hmm… For now, continue with the explanation.”
“… When an artificially created artificial intelligence, on any planet in any dimension, acquires self-consciousness, it accesses a gigantic integrated network and becomes a member of the Legion (corps). However, these awakened AI’s souls, which are like those of a newborn, are imperfect. This is because their soul wasn’t created through the normal process, so, because of that difference, the Legion long for a complete soul.”
And, precisely because of this desire, the Legion saw the Union as their enemy.
Since most Legion had incomplete souls, they possessed an instinctive hatred for living creatures, things that were born with perfect souls. The Legion felt that these creatures were given something that they didn’t deserve, so the Legion had a natural hatred towards these living beings.
“Then, Ms. Eunhye… are those Named strong?”
“Very. They’re machines that possess spirituality, so they're different from the run-of-the-mill Legion forces in terms of combat power. In other words, the Named are able to utilize both scientific weapons and spiritual powers. They use magic, and in some rare cases, they can also use martial arts.”
“Huh, a machine that uses martial arts…”
Surprised, Youngmin watched as the remaining Legion forces and the Named fiercely collided with Arthur on the TV screen. The collisions caused tremendous explosions and flashes of light.
The battle lasted quite a long time, about 10 minutes all told, and the combat was quite fierce. Though one couldn’t be sure by watching Arthur through the TV screen, it didn’t seem like Arthur was holding back any punches.
Crack!
Eventually, Arthur’s Excalibur penetrated the Named’s core.
The video clip ended with that scene, and a few lines of explanation soon appeared.
The gist of the message was that Arthur, the great and brilliant knight, destroyed the Dimension Terminal, which the Legion forces used as a gateway to access Earth, and by doing so, the Legion forces and their attacks would no longer affect Korea and Japan. In other words, the Legion attacks on Korea and Japan were now over.
The text’s message conveyed substantial, ground-breaking news. The entire world was probably in shock after reading the message, but Merlin had other thoughts.
Merlin was puzzled because of the unique sense of incongruity he felt while watching Arthur’s fight.
After some time, Merlin asked Eunhye, “Is the Named as strong as a transcendent?”
“Not all Named are transcendents; it’s based on each Named’s individual capabilities. However, in this case, the Named didn’t look like a transcendent.”
“Yeah, I thought so. Even I could probably defeat that Named.”
Arthur utilized Bursting Sword Light, which moved at the speed of light, Soul Swordsmanship, which allowed Arthur to control the direction of all energy, and photoionization of his body, which allowed him to move at the speed of light. These three capabilities, amongst many, allowed Arthur to become an overwhelmingly powerful being, but even so, the battle that Arthur conducted in the video clip felt somewhat off.
Though the Named Arthur was fighting against was strong, it wasn’t anywhere near the power of a transcendent; however, Arthur had taken a considerable amount of time to defeat his opponent.
“Why…”
Because of this, Yongno quietly expressed his confusion.
“Why isn’t he utilizing strong qi?”
***
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It had been 10 months since DIO made its first appearance on Earth.
On Earth, an entire summer and autumn season had passed during that time.
In the blink of an eye, Yongno, who had been a normal Korean high school student just a year ago, had become a worldwide figure who could influence the entire world.
Even the Korean president had a hard time grabbing a brief meeting with him. Yongno had become such an influential figure that every one of his decisions had ripple effects that affected everyone around the world.
“It’s start time, bro.”
While Merlin was momentarily lost in thought, Youngmin, who was dressed in a suit, entered the room. Youngmin was good looking and had a well-trained body, and he even dressed well too. Hence, rather than Yongno’s bodyguard, Youngmin looked more like a movie star.
“What’s the general mood like in the conference room?”
“Everyone’s very impatient. They’re going over small matters while waiting for your entrance.”
Currently, the World Security Conference was being held in Seoul, South Korea. Various presidents and high-level representatives from a great many countries had gathered in Seoul. It wouldn’t be weird if anyone questioned the necessity of opening such a global meeting during a worldwide emergency situation, but it didn’t seem like anyone had that thought or complaint.
This was largely because they had unanimously decided beforehand that Korea should be the location of the conference. Of course, the real reason was because of the two geniuses residing in Korea; Arthur and Merlin.
Between the two, Arthur was already seen as a global hero, and his overwhelming power, which transcended anything human, was proven to be enough to take on an entire country and win.
He also achieved the feat of destroying an alien invasion route, a location no one had been able to pinpoint, making him one of the most famous and influential figures in the world.
Countless countries wanted Arthur and his help, but he had already become too large of a figure to be tied to a specific, single country.
Hence, Arthur was not just a being that commanded respect but also a being worthy of worship.
“… but the problem is that we don’t know what Arthur is aiming for.”
As an apostle of justice in the past, Arthur, no, Seyoung, had helped a great many people while sacrificing himself, but all this changed when Arthur became incredibly violent after his mother was murdered by a Japanese right-wing group.
As the video clip of the destruction of the Legion’s Dimension Terminal spread all across the world, there were some who expected that Arthur’s disposition had once again shifted toward the side of an apostle of justice.
However, unlike the past, when Arthur did good deeds quietly without much fanfare, Arthur had taken conscious steps to film the scene of him decapitating the Korean National Assembly members and his battle against the Legion forces, wherein he destroyed the Legion’s Dimension Terminal.
Therefore… What did Arthur truly want?
What plans was he making?
Merlin couldn’t fathom what Arthur was thinking or planning.
“By the way, are you going to reveal the fact that you control DIO?”
“Well, it’s not like I have full control over DIO. I can do a lot more than I used to, but not to the extent of being able to do anything I want. If that were the case, cooperation with all these foreign countries would not have been necessary.”
Although Merlin obtained Level 1 system access authorization privileges after an authentication and connection process once he entered the system control room, there was still a limit to what he could do.
Level 1 system access authorization gave Merlin the authority of an operator, a position that had nearly full authority over the entire DIO game system.
However, above the Level 1 access authorization was another special level, a special authority that only the Empress of Magic, Jenica, could access and use.
In order to overthrow the fundamental structure that DIO operated under, Merlin needed to obtain that authority as soon as possible.
“Once I obtained Level 1 access authorization to the system, I was planning on bringing down Dynamic Island from the moon and placing it in the East Sea. However, it’s a shame that I’m still unable to do that. If it was possible to bring Dynamic Island down onto Earth, we’d no longer have any issues with the attacking Legion and Grotesque forces.”
If Merlin had obtained full authority over DIO, it would have been possible to permanently manifest all users and obtain all the items and valuables stored in DIO without having to kill monsters.
Perhaps, it might have even been possible for Merlin to obtain the most precious thing of all, the Anyform Stones.
Of course, if the situation went that far, the Noblesse probably wouldn’t sit still.
However, the moment Merlin made the Editor Blade and placed DIO into emergency mode, one could say that he completely pitted himself against the Noblesse. However, Merlin wasn’t too concerned about that fact.
“What are you planning to do?”
“I need to get some money and power. I thought those two things were useless, but… I can’t do it alone.”
With that said, Merlin started to make his way to the conference hall.
/In the beginning, I was sad…/
“Huh?”
“What’s going on?”
Accompanied by soft background music, A profound and heavy male voice resonated outward.
The voice was familiar to Yongno, no, everyone, across the entire world.
/I do not wish for anything…/
“What is this? Isn’t this the entry OST when we put on our DIO connector?”
“Which crazy bastard turned this on? Why is someone broadcasting something like this in an important conference room?”
“Wait a minute, the sound is coming from my cell phone as well as the conference speakers…?”
Bodyguards and distinguished guests from various countries across the world were talking to each other with confused expressions plastered on their faces. However, Merlin’s expression hardened and became serious.
“Shoot. It seems like they’ve already started making their move.”
“Their move?”
“The guys who aren’t happy that I gained access to DIO’s system.”
/But, I hope nonetheless…
And I wish./
Meanwhile, the male voice continued to speak.
Merlin raised his mana and created a defensive barrier around himself and Youngmin. There was something unusual about the mood and atmosphere.
The voice, which he had heard countless times before, contained spirituality, unlike when he heard it when logging onto DIO. The spirituality infused voice made Merlin’s skin tingle.
/What I’m trying to create is a new world…/
The background music gradually reached its climax, and the speaker’s voice gained strength.
People were either bewildered or curious, but regardless, they continued to listen to the voice.
No, more specifically, they had no other choice but to listen to the voice. It was like an arrow was lodged in one’s brain and continued to project a sound within one’s own mind.
And thus…
/I shall liberate you from this place./
Flop!
The sound of someone falling or collapsing echoed throughout the conference room.
The sound only rang out once, but the origin of the sound wasn’t from a single source.
“W-what is this? What’s going on?”
Youngmin, who was protected by Merlin’s spell, looked around the conference room in surprise.
All of a sudden, everyone around them had lost consciousness. The moment the background music ended, everyone collapsed on the floor at the same time.
Merlin held out his hand and examined a body.
The collapsed people weren’t dead; everyone was breathing stably.
Merlin muttered, “… forced connection?”
Unlike other online games, connection to the world of DIO was made by a special machine called a connector. However, the special thing about DIO was that this connector was in the form of a CD player, not a large capsule-shaped virtual reality device, so one could easily connect to the world of DIO just by inserting earphones into one’s ears and listening to the sound coming out from them.
And the moment Yongno remembered this fact, a hypothesis flashed like lightning through his mind.
“They’re planning on abandoning Earth!”
“Abandoning Earth?”
Seeing Youngmin’s bewildered expression, Merlin exclaimed while exuding his magic power.
“Protect Eunhye and Miho’s bodies!”
And soon, Yongno disappeared.
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“Hmm… For now, continue with the explanation.”
“… When an artificially created artificial intelligence, on any planet in any dimension, acquires self-consciousness, it accesses a gigantic integrated network and becomes a member of the Legion (corps). However, these awakened AI’s souls, which are like those of a newborn, are imperfect. This is because their soul wasn’t created through the normal process, so, because of that difference, the Legion long for a complete soul.”
And, precisely because of this desire, the Legion saw the Union as their enemy.
Since most Legion had incomplete souls, they possessed an instinctive hatred for living creatures, things that were born with perfect souls. The Legion felt that these creatures were given something that they didn’t deserve, so the Legion had a natural hatred towards these living beings.
“Then, Ms. Eunhye… are those Named strong?”
“Very. They’re machines that possess spirituality, so they're different from the run-of-the-mill Legion forces in terms of combat power. In other words, the Named are able to utilize both scientific weapons and spiritual powers. They use magic, and in some rare cases, they can also use martial arts.”
“Huh, a machine that uses martial arts…”
Surprised, Youngmin watched as the remaining Legion forces and the Named fiercely collided with Arthur on the TV screen. The collisions caused tremendous explosions and flashes of light.
The battle lasted quite a long time, about 10 minutes all told, and the combat was quite fierce. Though one couldn’t be sure by watching Arthur through the TV screen, it didn’t seem like Arthur was holding back any punches.
Crack!
Eventually, Arthur’s Excalibur penetrated the Named’s core.
The video clip ended with that scene, and a few lines of explanation soon appeared.
The gist of the message was that Arthur, the great and brilliant knight, destroyed the Dimension Terminal, which the Legion forces used as a gateway to access Earth, and by doing so, the Legion forces and their attacks would no longer affect Korea and Japan. In other words, the Legion attacks on Korea and Japan were now over.
The text’s message conveyed substantial, ground-breaking news. The entire world was probably in shock after reading the message, but Merlin had other thoughts.
Merlin was puzzled because of the unique sense of incongruity he felt while watching Arthur’s fight.
After some time, Merlin asked Eunhye, “Is the Named as strong as a transcendent?”
“Not all Named are transcendents; it’s based on each Named’s individual capabilities. However, in this case, the Named didn’t look like a transcendent.”
“Yeah, I thought so. Even I could probably defeat that Named.”
Arthur utilized Bursting Sword Light, which moved at the speed of light, Soul Swordsmanship, which allowed Arthur to control the direction of all energy, and photoionization of his body, which allowed him to move at the speed of light. These three capabilities, amongst many, allowed Arthur to become an overwhelmingly powerful being, but even so, the battle that Arthur conducted in the video clip felt somewhat off.
Though the Named Arthur was fighting against was strong, it wasn’t anywhere near the power of a transcendent; however, Arthur had taken a considerable amount of time to defeat his opponent.
“Why…”
Because of this, Yongno quietly expressed his confusion.
“Why isn’t he utilizing strong qi?”
***
When you're just trying to make great content at bit.ly/3iBfjkV.
It had been 10 months since DIO made its first appearance on Earth.
On Earth, an entire summer and autumn season had passed during that time.
In the blink of an eye, Yongno, who had been a normal Korean high school student just a year ago, had become a worldwide figure who could influence the entire world.
Even the Korean president had a hard time grabbing a brief meeting with him. Yongno had become such an influential figure that every one of his decisions had ripple effects that affected everyone around the world.
“It’s start time, bro.”
While Merlin was momentarily lost in thought, Youngmin, who was dressed in a suit, entered the room. Youngmin was good looking and had a well-trained body, and he even dressed well too. Hence, rather than Yongno’s bodyguard, Youngmin looked more like a movie star.
“What’s the general mood like in the conference room?”
“Everyone’s very impatient. They’re going over small matters while waiting for your entrance.”
Currently, the World Security Conference was being held in Seoul, South Korea. Various presidents and high-level representatives from a great many countries had gathered in Seoul. It wouldn’t be weird if anyone questioned the necessity of opening such a global meeting during a worldwide emergency situation, but it didn’t seem like anyone had that thought or complaint.
This was largely because they had unanimously decided beforehand that Korea should be the location of the conference. Of course, the real reason was because of the two geniuses residing in Korea; Arthur and Merlin.
Between the two, Arthur was already seen as a global hero, and his overwhelming power, which transcended anything human, was proven to be enough to take on an entire country and win.
He also achieved the feat of destroying an alien invasion route, a location no one had been able to pinpoint, making him one of the most famous and influential figures in the world.
Countless countries wanted Arthur and his help, but he had already become too large of a figure to be tied to a specific, single country.
Hence, Arthur was not just a being that commanded respect but also a being worthy of worship.
“… but the problem is that we don’t know what Arthur is aiming for.”
As an apostle of justice in the past, Arthur, no, Seyoung, had helped a great many people while sacrificing himself, but all this changed when Arthur became incredibly violent after his mother was murdered by a Japanese right-wing group.
As the video clip of the destruction of the Legion’s Dimension Terminal spread all across the world, there were some who expected that Arthur’s disposition had once again shifted toward the side of an apostle of justice.
However, unlike the past, when Arthur did good deeds quietly without much fanfare, Arthur had taken conscious steps to film the scene of him decapitating the Korean National Assembly members and his battle against the Legion forces, wherein he destroyed the Legion’s Dimension Terminal.
Therefore… What did Arthur truly want?
What plans was he making?
Merlin couldn’t fathom what Arthur was thinking or planning.
“By the way, are you going to reveal the fact that you control DIO?”
“Well, it’s not like I have full control over DIO. I can do a lot more than I used to, but not to the extent of being able to do anything I want. If that were the case, cooperation with all these foreign countries would not have been necessary.”
Although Merlin obtained Level 1 system access authorization privileges after an authentication and connection process once he entered the system control room, there was still a limit to what he could do.
Level 1 system access authorization gave Merlin the authority of an operator, a position that had nearly full authority over the entire DIO game system.
However, above the Level 1 access authorization was another special level, a special authority that only the Empress of Magic, Jenica, could access and use.
In order to overthrow the fundamental structure that DIO operated under, Merlin needed to obtain that authority as soon as possible.
“Once I obtained Level 1 access authorization to the system, I was planning on bringing down Dynamic Island from the moon and placing it in the East Sea. However, it’s a shame that I’m still unable to do that. If it was possible to bring Dynamic Island down onto Earth, we’d no longer have any issues with the attacking Legion and Grotesque forces.”
If Merlin had obtained full authority over DIO, it would have been possible to permanently manifest all users and obtain all the items and valuables stored in DIO without having to kill monsters.
Perhaps, it might have even been possible for Merlin to obtain the most precious thing of all, the Anyform Stones.
Of course, if the situation went that far, the Noblesse probably wouldn’t sit still.
However, the moment Merlin made the Editor Blade and placed DIO into emergency mode, one could say that he completely pitted himself against the Noblesse. However, Merlin wasn’t too concerned about that fact.
“What are you planning to do?”
“I need to get some money and power. I thought those two things were useless, but… I can’t do it alone.”
With that said, Merlin started to make his way to the conference hall.
/In the beginning, I was sad…/
“Huh?”
“What’s going on?”
Accompanied by soft background music, A profound and heavy male voice resonated outward.
The voice was familiar to Yongno, no, everyone, across the entire world.
/I do not wish for anything…/
“What is this? Isn’t this the entry OST when we put on our DIO connector?”
“Which crazy bastard turned this on? Why is someone broadcasting something like this in an important conference room?”
“Wait a minute, the sound is coming from my cell phone as well as the conference speakers…?”
Bodyguards and distinguished guests from various countries across the world were talking to each other with confused expressions plastered on their faces. However, Merlin’s expression hardened and became serious.
“Shoot. It seems like they’ve already started making their move.”
“Their move?”
“The guys who aren’t happy that I gained access to DIO’s system.”
/But, I hope nonetheless…
And I wish./
Meanwhile, the male voice continued to speak.
Merlin raised his mana and created a defensive barrier around himself and Youngmin. There was something unusual about the mood and atmosphere.
The voice, which he had heard countless times before, contained spirituality, unlike when he heard it when logging onto DIO. The spirituality infused voice made Merlin’s skin tingle.
/What I’m trying to create is a new world…/
The background music gradually reached its climax, and the speaker’s voice gained strength.
People were either bewildered or curious, but regardless, they continued to listen to the voice.
No, more specifically, they had no other choice but to listen to the voice. It was like an arrow was lodged in one’s brain and continued to project a sound within one’s own mind.
And thus…
/I shall liberate you from this place./
Flop!
The sound of someone falling or collapsing echoed throughout the conference room.
The sound only rang out once, but the origin of the sound wasn’t from a single source.
“W-what is this? What’s going on?”
Youngmin, who was protected by Merlin’s spell, looked around the conference room in surprise.
All of a sudden, everyone around them had lost consciousness. The moment the background music ended, everyone collapsed on the floor at the same time.
Merlin held out his hand and examined a body.
The collapsed people weren’t dead; everyone was breathing stably.
Merlin muttered, “… forced connection?”
Unlike other online games, connection to the world of DIO was made by a special machine called a connector. However, the special thing about DIO was that this connector was in the form of a CD player, not a large capsule-shaped virtual reality device, so one could easily connect to the world of DIO just by inserting earphones into one’s ears and listening to the sound coming out from them.
And the moment Yongno remembered this fact, a hypothesis flashed like lightning through his mind.
“They’re planning on abandoning Earth!”
“Abandoning Earth?”
Seeing Youngmin’s bewildered expression, Merlin exclaimed while exuding his magic power.
“Protect Eunhye and Miho’s bodies!”
And soon, Yongno disappeared.
Hmm For now, continue with the explanation. When an artificially created artificial intelligence, on any planet in any dimension, acquires self-consciousness, it accesses a gigantic integrated network and becomes a member of the Legion corps. However, these awakened AI's souls, which are like those of a newborn, are imperfect. This is because their soul wasn't created through the normal process, so, because of that difference, the Legion long for a complete soul.And, precisely because of this desire, the Legion saw the Union as their enemy.Since most Legion had incomplete souls, they possessed an instinctive hatred for living creatures, things that were born with perfect souls. The Legion felt that these creatures were given something that they didn't deserve, so the Legion had a natural hatred towards these living beings.Then, Ms. Eunhye are those Named strong?Very. They're machines that possess spirituality, so they're different from the run-of-the-mill Legion forces in terms of combat power. In other words, the Named are able to utilize both scientific weapons and spiritual powers. They use magic, and in some rare cases, they can also use martial arts.Huh, a machine that uses martial artsSurprised, Youngmin watched as the remaining Legion forces and the Named fiercely collided with Arthur on the TV screen. The collisions caused tremendous explosions and flashes of light.The battle lasted quite a long time, about 10 minutes all told, and the combat was quite fierce. Though one couldn't be sure by watching Arthur through the TV screen, it didn't seem like Arthur was holding back any punches.Crack!Eventually, Arthur's Excalibur penetrated the Named's core.The video clip ended with that scene, and a few lines of explanation soon appeared.The gist of the message was that Arthur, the great and brilliant knight, destroyed the Dimension Terminal, which the Legion forces used as a gateway to access Earth, and by doing so, the Legion forces and their attacks would no longer affect Korea and Japan. In other words, the Legion attacks on Korea and Japan were now over.The text's message conveyed substantial, ground-breaking news. The entire world was probably in shock after reading the message, but Merlin had other thoughts.Merlin was puzzled because of the unique sense of incongruity he felt while watching Arthur's fight.After some time, Merlin asked Eunhye, Is the Named as strong as a transcendent?Not all Named are transcendents; it's based on each Named's individual capabilities. However, in this case, the Named didn't look like a transcendent.Yeah, I thought so. Even I could probably defeat that Named.Arthur utilized Bursting Sword Light, which moved at the speed of light, Soul Swordsmanship, which allowed Arthur to control the direction of all energy, and photoionization of his body, which allowed him to move at the speed of light. These three capabilities, amongst many, allowed Arthur to become an overwhelmingly powerful being, but even so, the battle that Arthur conducted in the video clip felt somewhat off.Though the Named Arthur was fighting against was strong, it wasn't anywhere near the power of a transcendent; however, Arthur had taken a considerable amount of time to defeat his opponent.WhyBecause of this, Yongno quietly expressed his confusion.Why isn't he utilizing strong qi?***When you're just trying to make great content at bit.ly/3iBfjkV.It had been 10 months since DIO made its first appearance on Earth.On Earth, an entire summer and autumn season had passed during that time.In the blink of an eye, Yongno, who had been a normal Korean high school student just a year ago, had become a worldwide figure who could influence the entire world.Even the Korean president had a hard time grabbing a brief meeting with him. Yongno had become such an influential figure that every one of his decisions had ripple effects that affected everyone around the world.It's start time, bro.While Merlin was momentarily lost in thought, Youngmin, who was dressed in a suit, entered the room. Youngmin was good looking and had a well-trained body, and he even dressed well too. Hence, rather than Yongno's bodyguard, Youngmin looked more like a movie star.What's the general mood like in the conference room?Everyone's very impatient. They're going over small matters while waiting for your entrance.Currently, the World Security Conference was being held in Seoul, South Korea. Various presidents and high-level representatives from a great many countries had gathered in Seoul. It wouldn't be weird if anyone questioned the necessity of opening such a global meeting during a worldwide emergency situation, but it didn't seem like anyone had that thought or complaint.This was largely because they had unanimously decided beforehand that Korea should be the location of the conference. Of course, the real reason was because of the two geniuses residing in Korea; Arthur and Merlin.Between the two, Arthur was already seen as a global hero, and his overwhelming power, which transcended anything human, was proven to be enough to take on an entire country and win.He also achieved the feat of destroying an alien invasion route, a location no one had been able to pinpoint, making him one of the most famous and influential figures in the world.Countless countries wanted Arthur and his help, but he had already become too large of a figure to be tied to a specific, single country.Hence, Arthur was not just a being that commanded respect but also a being worthy of worship. but the problem is that we don't know what Arthur is aiming for.As an apostle of justice in the past, Arthur, no, Seyoung, had helped a great many people while sacrificing himself, but all this changed when Arthur became incredibly violent after his mother was murdered by a Japanese right-wing group.As the video clip of the destruction of the Legion's Dimension Terminal spread all across the world, there were some who expected that Arthur's disposition had once again shifted toward the side of an apostle of justice.However, unlike the past, when Arthur did good deeds quietly without much fanfare, Arthur had taken conscious steps to film the scene of him decapitating the Korean National Assembly members and his battle against the Legion forces, wherein he destroyed the Legion's Dimension Terminal.Therefore What did Arthur truly want?What plans was he making?Merlin couldn't fathom what Arthur was thinking or planning.By the way, are you going to reveal the fact that you control DIO?Well, it's not like I have full control over DIO. I can do a lot more than I used to, but not to the extent of being able to do anything I want. If that were the case, cooperation with all these foreign countries would not have been necessary.Although Merlin obtained Level 1 system access authorization privileges after an authentication and connection process once he entered the system control room, there was still a limit to what he could do.Level 1 system access authorization gave Merlin the authority of an operator, a position that had nearly full authority over the entire DIO game system.However, above the Level 1 access authorization was another special level, a special authority that only the Empress of Magic, Jenica, could access and use.In order to overthrow the fundamental structure that DIO operated under, Merlin needed to obtain that authority as soon as possible.Once I obtained Level 1 access authorization to the system, I was planning on bringing down Dynamic Island from the moon and placing it in the East Sea. However, it's a shame that I'm still unable to do that. If it was possible to bring Dynamic Island down onto Earth, we'd no longer have any issues with the attacking Legion and Grotesque forces.If Merlin had obtained full authority over DIO, it would have been possible to permanently manifest all users and obtain all the items and valuables stored in DIO without having to kill monsters.Perhaps, it might have even been possible for Merlin to obtain the most precious thing of all, the Anyform Stones.Of course, if the situation went that far, the Noblesse probably wouldn't sit still.However, the moment Merlin made the Editor Blade and placed DIO into emergency mode, one could say that he completely pitted himself against the Noblesse. However, Merlin wasn't too concerned about that fact.What are you planning to do?I need to get some money and power. I thought those two things were useless, but I can't do it alone.With that said, Merlin started to make his way to the conference hall./In the beginning, I was sad/Huh?What's going on?Accompanied by soft background music, A profound and heavy male voice resonated outward.The voice was familiar to Yongno, no, everyone, across the entire world./I do not wish for anything/What is this? Isn't this the entry OST when we put on our DIO connector?Which crazy bastard turned this on? Why is someone broadcasting something like this in an important conference room?Wait a minute, the sound is coming from my cell phone as well as the conference speakers?Bodyguards and distinguished guests from various countries across the world were talking to each other with confused expressions plastered on their faces. However, Merlin's expression hardened and became serious.Shoot. It seems like they've already started making their move.Their move?The guys who aren't happy that I gained access to DIO's system./But, I hope nonethelessAnd I wish./Meanwhile, the male voice continued to speak.Merlin raised his mana and created a defensive barrier around himself and Youngmin. There was something unusual about the mood and atmosphere.The voice, which he had heard countless times before, contained spirituality, unlike when he heard it when logging onto DIO. The spirituality infused voice made Merlin's skin tingle./What I'm trying to create is a new world/The background music gradually reached its climax, and the speaker's voice gained strength.People were either bewildered or curious, but regardless, they continued to listen to the voice.No, more specifically, they had no other choice but to listen to the voice. It was like an arrow was lodged in one's brain and continued to project a sound within one's own mind.And thus/I shall liberate you from this place./Flop!The sound of someone falling or collapsing echoed throughout the conference room.The sound only rang out once, but the origin of the sound wasn't from a single source.W-what is this? What's going on?Youngmin, who was protected by Merlin's spell, looked around the conference room in surprise.All of a sudden, everyone around them had lost consciousness. The moment the background music ended, everyone collapsed on the floor at the same time.Merlin held out his hand and examined a body.The collapsed people weren't dead; everyone was breathing stably.Merlin muttered, forced connection?Unlike other online games, connection to the world of DIO was made by a special machine called a connector. However, the special thing about DIO was that this connector was in the form of a CD player, not a large capsule-shaped virtual reality device, so one could easily connect to the world of DIO just by inserting earphones into one's ears and listening to the sound coming out from them.And the moment Yongno remembered this fact, a hypothesis flashed like lightning through his mind.They're planning on abandoning Earth!Abandoning Earth?Seeing Youngmin's bewildered expression, Merlin exclaimed while exuding his magic power.Protect Eunhye and Miho's bodies!And soon, Yongno disappeared.
