A dark space with strange patterns drawn on the floor.
Above that, the third eye.
Pythia, who had activated her divine eye, was standing there.
[The race 'Humanity' chose the hidden bonus option, 'Star Chaser'.]'That's it.'
She smiled, seeing her prediction come true.
'The future where the phoenix flag is planted will be postponed.'
Although Pythia could not directly observe Seongjihan's future.
There were several ways to see it indirectly.
Rather than seeing the object directly, you can predict it through your surroundings.
Because there is a situation where you can get a glimpse of the other person's future through prophecy.
'I accepted Longinus' request and reduced my debt to Seong Ji-han. He killed two birds with one stone.'
Longinus was used as a spear by the God of War when he attacked the God Throne of the God of Thunder.
In order to restore its strength, it was once again sealed in a cloud.
Just before being sealed.
- Pythia. Can you look into my future? I can't… … I don't want to live like this any longer. When will I disappear from this mess?
He asked me when he was going to die.
-If you draw some blood, I will tell you a prophecy.
-Take it.
Pythia foretold Longinus' future in exchange for his blood.
-Your coffin, it's in most futures I've seen. There is a phoenix flag next to it.
-Phoenix flag… … That guy. I guess he died after all.
-But, when the phoenix flag wasn't in place, your coffin wasn't there either.
-That means… … Are you saying I'm dead?
-I don't know that much. I'm only talking about what can be observed.
-I'm glad that such a future has been observed.
Most of the future observed by Pythia.
Longinus' coffin was lying there like it is now.
Next to it, the phoenix flag that Seong Ji-han now carries was pinned.
A spear of the same level as the one that Seong Ji-han has developed now.
Pythia saw it and was able to make an inference.
'The owner… … In most futures, Seong Ji-han was eliminated before he grew any bigger.'
Musin was a cautious man.
Even though he moves his star, Turtle, and mercilessly hunts down constellations, establishing himself as the terror of the universe.
In the process, Battle.net was hardly 'regulated'.
This is possible because the problematic elements are carefully considered and completely excluded.
'I don't know what the owner is trying to achieve through Seong Ji-han... … If he poses even the slightest threat to himself, he will be destroyed immediately.'
And Pythia instinctively realized that Seong Ji-han was about to be disposed of.
In fact, Seong Ji-han's life itself was not that important to her.
'If he dies, there will be no one to wake Gilgamesh.'
Pythia had the purpose of waking Gilgamesh and confirming the identity of the god of war.
So, what should Seong Ji-han do to avoid being disposed of by Musin right now?
'You can make it an object of intensive management on Battle.net and make it untouchable for now.'
Target of Battle.net's intensive management.
The most representative case among these was the 'Hospitality Candidate'.
When a player becomes a constellation, Battle.net releases them into a world of mighty men.
However, for candidates for the Holy See, the minimum safety measures were in place.
'If Seong Ji-han quickly becomes a candidate for the Holy See, it will be difficult to dispose of him as he is the subject of management of Martial Arts Battle.net.'
Pythia used all her knowledge to find out whether he could be a candidate for the Holy See.
The work could be completed successfully at the point when the god of war was sitting on the divine throne and absorbing energy.
"Hehehe. "Now then, shall we look for the remnants of Raijin?"
"now? "What have you been doing up until now?"
"Ugh… … Dongbangsak? what. "Why are you here?"
As Pythia hummed, Dongbangsak slowly emerged from the dark space.
"The master wants me to capture the remnants of the Thunder God."
"Because of the remnants, are they sending you to Dongbangsak? "This isn't that urgent, right?"
"I thought so too… … ."
Sigh.
Dong Bangsak stroked his beard and his eyes shone sharply.
"Master, he couldn't absorb the lightning."
"Red lightning? "So you're telling me to send you to catch him too?"
"I think so."
"Why can't I absorb it? "Do you think it's that great?"
In response to Pythia's question, Dongbangsak stopped stroking his beard and opened his palm.
It's so hard... … !
Although it is not completely identical to Seong Ji-han's.
A red electric current, a combination of fire and lightning attributes, bloomed intensely from Dongfangsuk's hand.
"… … As expected from Dongbangsak. "I woke up right away."
"no. It's not quite the same. Because it wasn't mixed with the power of the void. The core of the lightning appears to be void. "This is only superficial."
"is it?"
"Yes. But compared to me, who can't deal with the void directly. The God of War does not have these restrictions. But the fact that I can't absorb it... … ."
"The owner was able to learn the power of the constellations at a glance, which is unusual."
"okay… … "Very unusual."
Pythia tilted her head as she thought about the essence of the constellations on display.
Why can't Martial God absorb Seong Ji-han's power?
"But by any chance, did you do something to Seong Ji-han?"
"What are you talking about all of a sudden?"
"Humanity suddenly chose a hidden bonus. A star chaser... … "For Seongjihan to become a candidate for the Holy See, he chose the quickest route."
"Well, that's fine. "I don't know?"
Eat.
Dongbangsak raised the corners of his mouth.
"Consider it fortunate that the God of War is sitting on the Divine Throne. Otherwise, I would have noticed your reckless behavior right away. what… … "For me, I'm glad to see your reckless behavior."
"nice to meet you? "You, the number one loyal subject of the God of War?"
Dongbangsuk's eyes sank sharply.
"He's a loyalist… … Paying respect to the master is only because he is the god of nothingness. If he wasn't a martial god, he was just replicating his powers... … "Is there any more reason to be loyal?"
"Hmm. "Seeing as you say that to me, it seems like you have a certain degree of suspicion?"
"… … It's not yet certain. "We'll have to wait a little longer."
Dongbangsak then recalled the teachings he had taught Seong Jihan.
Perhaps because of the battle with the Thunder God and the God Throne, the God of War did not seem to be able to see Seong Ji-han's sacrifice.
However, if he does not learn this even after seeing his own merits, his doubts will become more real.
"Be careful from now on, and now go find the remnants of the Thunder God."
"Okay~ I just need to find the red lion, right? Made of red lightning."
"okay."
Jiiiing!
The pattern on the floor shines.
"You ran away too far. "Is this because even the remnants of the defeated soldiers are thunder gods?"
"Have you found it already?"
"Roughly. let's go."
Flash!
The figures of Pythia and Dongbangsak disappeared, immersed in pure white light.
* * *
[Seong Ji-han already had a plan? The hidden option revealed right before the speech, 'The Star Chaser.'] [The Star Chaser, passed unanimously.] [What is the efficiency of the Star Chaser? For bronze players, 10 times the national bonus. Ranking 2nd also shows twice the superior effect.] [An effect that does not apply to Seong Ji-han, who is actually ranked 1st. Some experts expressed concerns.]"I'm here."
To Seong Ji-han, who returned to the Sword Palace after finishing his schedule in New York.
Yoon Se-ah, who was watching the news, suddenly showed her face.
"uncle. "What will happen to me in the future?"
"… … "What do you mean?"
"How did you hit the hidden bonus option correctly? Precognitive dreams are so creepy?"
"You will eat well and live well. "You are the owner of the Sword Palace building."
"no way. That's natural. "Who is my future husband?"
"Such trivial things do not appear in precognitive dreams."
"Tch. "This is so trivial."
"Wouldn't it be more trivial than the future of humanity?"
Seong Ji-han's precognitive dream that made a decisive contribution to maintaining humanity's ranking.
Yoon Se-ah pouted her lips and changed the topic.
"But uncle. This buff effect is really good, but what if first place is taken away right away? "Especially a player like me who plays twice a day will catch up quickly."
"ha. I wish you would please chase me down. Our Se-Ah "Did you survive the first game against the Dragon Clan?"
"… … no. "I was completely swept away by the breath."
"Besides you, all the rankers were wiped out by the dragon. Now that I'm ranked #1, I'm going to get banned, so other players need to grow quickly and do their part. So, please don't worry, uncle, and grow up well."
"Ugh… … okay."
Humanity has been adept at sucking the sacred honey until now.
But now that he has reached the top of the rankings, he can no longer take advantage like before.
Because it is clear that other races that have tasted Seong Ji-han's power will ban the first place.
"But uncle. Still we haven't met?? For races, can't you use the uncle card? They don't know their uncle. "I don't think the top ranking will be banned from the first game."
"It is like that now."
"now? oh… … "Have you foreshadowed anything else?"
"I don't know."
Seong Ji-han grins and waves to Yoon Se-ah.
"I'm going to level up first."
I immediately connected to Battle.net.
Seong Ji-han played the game every day for a week.
During this time, he played regular Battle.net games with Space 4 players.
-Is the size of the survival map real? Haha, why is it so wide?
-It would take an average player a year to get there;
-Still, Space 4's players can't do it against Seong Ji-han. They just fire?
Although it was a Space 4 area that only a very few selected players could enter.
There was no way he could beat Seong Ji-han, who had been unable to subdue him even after joining forces in the past, in a regular game.
[Hidden Boss… … I thought the rumor that the 'real' one was much stronger was a lie!] [Why on earth is this guy in Space 4?!]Even on survival maps.
[That guy… … That guy is coming.] [Quickly band together and stop that guy first!] [Huh? Are you guys scared of a little guy like that?] [I'm disappointed. Those who want to become a constellation... … Ugh… … !]Even on the invade map.
[Opponent team. Why is my kill count rising so quickly? Doesn't it make sense to defend against the same enemy?] [At this level, you're not defending, you're attacking and increasing the number of kills... … .] […] … I think there is a 'that guy'.] [That guy? ah… … Hidden boss?] [I'm already dealing with that guy for the third time… … I hope you go up to Space 3.]Even on the defense map.
Seong Ji-han easily overpowers his opponents no matter what map he is on.
Although the other players were also one-shots in their own worlds.
They were easily subdued, without even being able to pull Jahan Gong out of Seong Ji-han.
-Jihan, I'm so glad I've been playing the game often since becoming a 'star' haha.
-You must maintain the top spot in the rankings. That's how you become a constellation haha.
-But if Seongjihan becomes a constellation, will humanity be ruled by Seongjihan?
-I'm earning a lot of points now, but I hope you can rule over Battle.net until it's over... … .
-ㄹㅇ The daily point acquisition amount is different. Because Seong Ji-han plays games all the time.
-The increase in point acquisition seems to be due to the Star Chaser buff. Other players are no joke at leveling up speed.
Humanity rose to second place in the Space League.
After 10 days, I fell to 4th place, but I was satisfied to see that the daily point acquisition increased.
In the past, the daily acquisition amount was in the lower tier, but now it has risen to the mid-low tier.
-For the first match against the remaining 16 races, wouldn't it be easy to come up with a strategy since they don't know of Seong Ji-han's existence?
-ㅇㅇ It is to our advantage that there is no information exchange between leagues.
-ㄹㅇ At first, I thought it was ??, but haha, it was a good thing.
The Space League's policy is not to reveal race names before a match.
Humanity, with its overwhelming player Seong Ji-han, has greatly benefited from this.
I was hoping this would continue in the future.
But, come April 15th.
[For two weeks, the league competition 'Planet Exploration' will be held.] [Participation in this competition is possible on a guild basis.] [Competition opponents will be preferentially matched with races that have not been encountered in the league.]A league competition in which all races of the Space League participate will be held again.
Four races that had been mentioned until now were released at once.
And, the first thing that caught my eye was.
-no… … .
-World Tree Elf. Is there anything else?
It was the third world tree elf released in the league.