Above the underground space.
That was the place where Seong Ji-han met a group of great spirits.
[Emergency occurred.]
[Seal the cracks.]
Shoooooo… … !
As the void energy rose like smoke from the floor, the Great Spirits gathered at that location and tried to seal it up.
Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu.
As soon as the huge light giant touched the void, it could not hold out for long and melted.
When half of the Great Spirit disappeared like that.
Swish!
Seong Ji-han, accompanied by the Shadow Queen, suddenly emerged from the basement.
[Manager. Are you here?]
Even though it is an emergency situation, is the position of the management director that important?
As soon as the Great Spirits who were blocking the void saw Seong Jihan, they all kneeled down.
"Manager? What are you… … ."
The Shadow Queen, who was on Seong Ji-han's side, looked at the Great Spirit's attitude and asked that question with an astonished face.
He didn't respond, but glanced towards the Great Spirit.
'If things continue like this, we will be wiped out soon.'
The void is spreading even more violently because the cracks were not repaired and the kneeling was done to Seong Ji-han.
In this short moment, half of the Great Spirit had already disappeared.
If this happens, it will be certain that this space will also become emptiness.
'Hmm, but the original mission goal, escaping the Constellation Research Institute, has not been cleared yet.'
Now that I have secured the Shadow Queen, I just want to clear the mission and get out.
The game did not end despite this chaos.
This may be because Seong Ji-han's mission goal, escaping from the lab, has not yet been achieved.
"Where is the way out?"
Even though he has the power of a manager, he knows nothing.
If the Great Spirit had free judgment, it would have been reasonable to doubt whether the other person was the real manager.
[There is no exit passage to the lower level of the laboratory.]
[Go back to the portal you came from earlier and exit through the exit.]
[I will open it for you.]
They absolutely obeyed Shengjihan, who had eternity inside his body.
Jiiiing… … !
A huge dark green portal floating in the air.
"Thank you."
Before Seong Ji-han tried to enter this direction, the Great Spirit gave him a warning.
[Due to an emergency, the road to the upper floor of the laboratory has been blocked. Please close the door on the upper floor after moving. Otherwise, sewage may flow back.]
"Void?"
[yes.]
[Once the Void enters through the portal, it becomes unstoppable. Please be sure to close the door.]
Are you telling me to do this?
"okay. "Make sure to close it."
Seong Ji-han nodded with a smile on his face.
-Isn't the Great Spirit too kind?
-This is my first time seeing Seong Ji-han smile like that haha.
-So, see how he tells us what to do even as he is dying.
-The upper class should be covered in shit too haha.
Flash!
Upon entering the portal, Seong Ji-han returns to the place where he was first summoned.
On the floor where the portal was, there was a wooden door that he had opened with his strength.
The door was pierced by chains.
Perhaps because it has a life force of its own, the hole has already disappeared.
'If I close this, the portal will disappear too, right?'
Grumble!
Seong Ji-han remembered the Great Spirit's advice and burned down both doors at once.
"So far… … Are you planning on regurgitating the void?"
"Yes, the upper class is trying to survive alone. "You feel sorry for the great spirits who were sacrificed in the lower layer, right?"
"… … ."
As soon as Seong Ji-han finished speaking.
Suuuuu… … .
Beyond the dark green portal, the energy of emptiness slowly begins to spread.
As soon as the purple smoke appeared, it began to eat away at the surrounding terrain.
Jiyiing.
Then, a screen appeared in front of Seong Ji-han.
[Yes, you. What on earth have you done!]
It was the elf priest who led him to the 5th game.
She shouted at Seong Ji-han with a pale face, and was shocked to see the Shadow Queen next to him.
[No, you even released the Shadow Queen?! How can a queen be tied to roots... … !]
"It was blocked, but it popped up again? Oh, this is the upper floor, so blocking doesn't apply."
[this person. What kind of accident did you get into? In this way, the entire Constellation Research Institute is covered in emptiness... … !]
"That's good."
When Seong Ji-han answered calmly, the elf priest could only grind his teeth and do nothing.
These 5 games.
They brought Seong Ji-han to be executed, but how did the game become so corrupted?
That guy in the first place... … .
Was it something that should not have been brought in?
at that time.
[Get out of the way.]
[yes. four… … .]
The high priest quickly retreated from the screen, and the branch manager appeared in his place.
[You made a big mistake.]
"I benefited from the mask you gave me."
[…] … I knew you were something beyond calculation. I didn't know it would be like this. Surely that was my misjudgment.]
He frowned and turned his gaze towards the Shadow Queen.
[Shadow Queen. You haven't forgotten your essence, right?]
"nature… … What, a trash can?"
[you're right. You are a treatment plant that will have to deal with the void forever... … First, I will give you a chance to rest at this time. Temporarily, become a door blocking the portal. When this is over, I will make sure you die.]
=That elf. That sounds strange. Isn't this telling a prisoner who just escaped from prison to go back to prison because he will be executed?
=That's right. Now that you have been freed from that bondage, would you choose to die again?
=World Tree Elf indeed... … Sometimes I just don't understand! The same goes for giving a unilateral advantage to a skilled player!
=That's right. Looking at it these days, I think the World Tree Alliance is the one that nurtured the player the most! Every time you encounter them, you grow rapidly!
Commentators spoke in general terms about how absurd the branch manager's proposal was.
"… … ."
The person who heard the story, the Shadow Queen, was deeply troubled.
"Are you really worried?"
"… … After I was caught by them, I tried to kill myself. And the suicide was almost a success. However, thanks to the power of the World Tree, I was resurrected to my original state. They have the power to revive even the dead. It's not that I'm not interested if it promises to give me rest... … ."
The Shadow Queen didn't say that, but instead looked towards the holy land.
"Your sword. "Seeing that changed my mind."
"Amyoungshingeom?"
"okay… … The sword you unfolded. "That is the power I ultimately aim for."
A dark spirit sword exploded through self-harm.
This was the most powerful martial art among the shadow gods.
The current Shadow Queen was a divine sword that had not yet been achieved.
Even though Seong Ji-han used the Shadow Spirit Sword, which dyes the entire world in shadow, by bursting the void.
"I saw something like that, but I can't die before I write it."
Still, it was enough to stimulate the queen's desire for life.
[Shadow Queen… … It's disappointing that you forgot the essence. Are you hoping that the Shadow Elves will be destroyed this time?]
The branch manager saw her like that and threatened her with the survival of the Shadow Elf clan.
The Shadow Queen snorted.
"Hmph, didn't they already destroy it anyway? "There are almost no survivors in the constellation system."
[To launch a constellation system, did you have the strength left to do so? Hehe… … If I had known this would happen, I would have saved the shadow elf. The rest were destroyed as they were low-grade species with no research value.]
"… … ."
[It's a shame I wasn't fooled.]
Beep!
The screen turns off.
The Shadow Queen's eyes sank coldly as she clearly confirmed that the shadow elves had been eliminated by the branch manager's words.
"human. Let's blow up the Constellation Research Institute. "We need to cause as much damage to those bastards as possible."
"okay."
If I heard it was a door, I was going to remove it right away.
It's good that you're coming out proactively on the other side.
That's what Seong Ji-han thought at first, seeing the Shadow Queen radiating deadly force.
Sssssssssssssssssssssssssss… … .
The Shadow Queen's body turned into gray smoke.
I entered Seong Ji-han's Eclipse.
"… … "Why are you coming in here?"
[I used up all my strength just by opening the constellation system. Ariel. Please take care of me for a moment.]
[Yes, Queen.]
The Shadow Queen speaks proudly from within her sword.
Seong Ji-han looked at this and frowned.
'The sword's power became stronger with the addition of the queen... … .'
No matter how weak he is, his constellation-level presence is amazing.
The power of the Shadow Sword Eclipse has become several times stronger since the queen joined.
Although this in itself is a good thing.
-Why does the sword look like that?
-Something is running around like that;
-Isn't that the chain the queen was tied to earlier?
-Ah, the shadow sword was cool... … .
It didn't look good to have chains hanging from the sword like potato roots.
In my heart, I wanted to take off these chains.
Shoooooo… … .
The void flowing out through the portal was already filling this space.
'First, I guess I'll have to go rob the lab.'
Before the void destroys the entire lab, we need to take care of it first.
Seong Ji-han thought so and quickly moved towards the melted wall.
* * *
The upper level of the Constellation Research Institute.
The place definitely looked more like a research lab than the rough places Seong Ji-han had hitherto been.
Also, it is a laboratory specialized in biological experiments.
[Void acceptance is low.]
[This is a very inefficient race to be used as a void processing plant.]
[The experiment is conducted after injecting the Void Processing Suitable Body and Shadow Elf factors.]
A small form of Great Spirit is busily moving around inside the laboratory.
Various experiments were being conducted on the players inside the test tube.
[The test subject's vitality is depleted. Log out in 10 seconds.]
[Administration of regenerative agent.]
[Regenerates vitality. Experiments continue.]
Even if you suffer any fatal injury in the test tube.
Players who are brought to life by a small form of Great Spirit just by administering a regenerative agent.
=Ah… … If this is the case, does it mean I can't log out?
=If Seong Ji-han had been caught, I don't know what would have happened.
=That's terrible. If that were the case, it would have been as if I had been 'executed' as they said.
Commentators commented as they saw this experiment.
Seong Ji-han had extra-standard powers, so he was able to play the game with ease.
A normal ranking 1st place person of another race would not have been able to overcome the world tree elf's evil plan and would have been trapped in that test tube.
[The experiment is proceeding without a hitch. Management manager.]
"Well, good luck."
Seong Ji-han, recognized as the head of the management center, calmly nodded while listening to the Great Spirit's report.
[human… … Are you just going to go? You won't release those players?]
Maybe it's because I was thinking about myself a little while ago.
The Shadow Queen asked if the players trapped in the test tube would not be liberated.
'The void energy will come here soon anyway. You will be liberated on your own. 'More than that.'
Seong Ji-han decided to pursue practicality.
"Is there a place where they have collected their items?"
[Items of SS level or higher have been sent to headquarters.]
[Levels below that are stored in temporary storage.]
Is it only S-class?
It's a pity, but I guess I'll have to take care of that at least.
"Where is the temporary storage?"
[I will guide you.]
It was a great spirit who was trying to guide the way according to Seong Ji-han's words.
[Emergency Occurs!]
[Void, emptiness flowed back.]
[Prioritize data transmission.]
The void quickly reached this biological laboratory.
[Manager. This is an emergency. We will prioritize data transmission.]
The Great Spirits did not listen to Seong Jihan's orders.
'If this goes on, the one who was finally rescued from the Constellation Research Institute is the Shadow Queen.'
[Isn't just me enough?]
'No, it's a shame.'
[You're greedy. human.]
'Thank you for the compliment.'
Seong Ji-han responded calmly to the Shadow Queen and looked around to see if there was anything he could salvage.
Until then, he had no intention of offering a helping hand to the players trapped in the test tube.
[Emergency Quest]
-Free 10 or more players trapped in the Constellation Research Institute.
Reward: Constellation Reputation +100
An urgent quest suddenly occurred to him.
'Constellation fame?'
With a new reward: Constellation fame.