Chapter 115

The Land Worm’s Garden could accommodate forty passengers, which was the highest capacity among all rideable pets within Revenge. Additionally, its ‘Terrain Ignoring’ attribute allowed it to transport riders to their destination regardless of obstacles such as walls, water, or magma.

‘It’s like some giant earthworm, after all.’

During sieges and wars, unleashing forty players at strategic points made for a formidable attack strategy. Consequently, the guild Future, known for owning the Land Worm, had displayed overwhelming performance in large-scale conflicts.

‘I think the guild master is also the chairman of Future Heavy Industries.’

Anyway,

[Hundred Man Slash (Hundredfold Massacre)] & [Sword that Parts Heaven and Earth]

Land Breaker.

The swarm of celestials assaulting the Lord’s castle met their demise, while Edward, the fanatical commander, lay severely wounded on the ground.

The face that was once incredibly handsome was now distorted by the rabbit’s blow.

“You, you! It is you! This monster! The unbeliever cursed by God! You killed me and my army!”

“Indeed, regeneration doesn’t occur within about half a month. Instead, it appears during sieges rather than dungeons.”

I fell into the Ice Queen’s trap because I didn’t know this earlier.

Hoo-du-duh!

Wah-roo!

I walked forward while avoiding the rain of items pouring down. Then I raised the hammer, causing Edward’s face to distort.

“Wait! Let’s have a conversation! We are humans! We can form an alliance…”

It was annoying even to talk with him. Forming an alliance with human-type monsters was more dangerous. Edward proved this through mass-producing heavenly demons, terrorist activities, and proselytizing.

Pook!

[Congratulations! A guild has killed a fanatic!]

[Highest contribution: Han Jae-yeon.]

Hundreds of items poured down from the sky with the world message.

“Let’s see…the composition is similar.”

This time, instead of Glory Hall (Legendary), Glory Sword (Legendary) dropped. It was a suitable size, so it could be used for around six strengths.

[Han Jae-yeon-nim is attempting to engrave on the throne!]

[Congratulations! A guild has occupied the False Light’s Holy Land!]

[New castle lord: Han Jae-yeon.]

There was no impact as all the monsters turned into light and scattered upon victory. This was because I had already killed them beforehand. I strolled in front of the castle, avoiding the rainstorm of items until it subsided, then turned my head towards the landworm.

“Let us down.”

[The baggage carrier…is no longer present.]

Click.

With a faint sound, the largest scale on the land worm’s forehead opened.

Rrrr…

Again, forty players were supposed to fit inside the land worm’s den. Even if it appeared spacious within the game screen, there was only enough seating for forty passengers. That’s how it had been depicted in the game.

Rrrr…

Thirty mage and priest class Players disembarked first.

“Oh my… You’ve worked hard.”

“You too!”

“I know, move aside! Others are coming out!”

Rrrr…

Next, sixty archer-class Players tumbled out like a flood.

“My goodness, my shoes…”

“Come on, make way! Make way!”

“It’s ground, solid ground.”

Rrrr!

This time, many more emerged as warrior-class Players poured out like water from a pitcher.

Thud!

“Ugh! Ahhh! I’m being crushed!”

“Now now, be careful! Don’t get hurt!”

“Don’t push! There will be an accident!”

“Do you have over 300 health points? If you don’t want to die from being crushed, quickly move out of the way!”

They continued pouring out… It was around 200 people! However, it still wasn’t the end.

“Hurry up and move aside. Quickly!”

“Uh… My leg is cramped…”

“The knights are coming out! If you don’t want to die, roll away!”

The final group consisted of 20 knights with strong physical abilities and aura powers. Their faces were pale.

‘Well, naturally.’

I put them all on the land worm and crossed the distance of 600 kilometers from Iron Castle to the false light’s sanctuary once. We didn’t even stop at the intermediate points along the way.

‘The highest mountains only have breathing holes drilled through them. The problem is that it took more time to drill these holes.’

Despite their awakened aura, moving for over eight hours under tremendous weight was incredibly stressful. While the knights sprawled out with dazed expressions, the first player off, a mage and administrator, pulled out a notebook and pen and shouted:

“Okay everyone! After a 30-minute break, we’ll start categorizing the items!”

“Please raise your hand if you have any pain or problems with your body!”

I watched as more than 300 Players moved noisily before entering the castle again. Then I sat on the throne and looked inside myself.

Pop!

Now quite familiarly, I entered my inner world.

Ku gugong!

The inner world shook. I wasn’t startled since it was something I had anticipated.

”…Indeed.”

My mind expanded, feeling the flow of chakra through my body and spirit. I realized that my chakra realm had reached the third stage. However, the changes didn’t end there. On one wall filled with a Go board, nine veins (맥) stood out prominently.

Tap!

Among them, when the white stone was placed at the right side flower shop previously occupied by Edward the Fanatic, an element that hadn’t been trained before started to awaken as if released from a seal, spreading its distinct presence. The light attribute, which was particularly common among awakened religious people, yearned for light. I realized that my small universe contained the ‘light’ element of a Completed Being level, having reached the threshold of enlightenment.

I opened my eyes.

Wooong!

Just by concentrating my mind, a ball of light appeared in front of me. I swung my finger.

Pang!

A beam of light shot out like it possessed physical force and shattered a piece of furniture.

Piung!

This time, the beam burned the broken fragments of furniture.

“Wow… This is good?”

I could utilize light in various ways. I could generate heat like a laser beam, increase brightness like a flashbang, or temporarily apply physical force like an arrow. Of course, applying physical force was possible for only a very short time, making it impossible to create armor with ice-like properties. However, the speed of light was an unimaginable strength.

“Ah, indeed, I want to protect this place.” I sighed. I knew that if I lost control of the flower shop, my growing chakra would be restrained again.

However, this was greed. Unless I continuously guarded this spot or stationed an enormous army… protecting the flower shop was impossible. Even if it were feasible, it would consume resources akin to gold.

Once I had enough charging power, I could reclaim it anytime. For now, I needed to focus on my current purpose.

“Start reconnaissance!”

Pop! Pop! Pop! Pop!

The 40 archers who had taken sufficient rest summoned large pelicans (heroes), giant eagles (heroes), griffins (heroes), dark bats (heroes), etc., and flew up into the sky. The soldiers sorted through the mountain of items while knights took some soldiers with them to explore inside the castle. I watched this for a moment before returning to the landworm. The commander waiting nearby handed me a thick book and reported, “Sir! We have started searching for survivors and books. Our return point is the Wild Boar Castle, and we plan to continue the search after item classification!”

“Yes. Report if anything unusual occurs.”

“Sir!”

“Chong!”

After sending away the commander, I sat down and opened the book. Before reading the designated page, I thought to myself:

“Will any useful works come out?”

A long novel couldn’t be written in just one or two days. It was unlikely that there were any pre-written works like on Earth. This was why the first competition period lasted for one year. During this time of one year, I decided to do what I could.

“Log out.”

I returned to Earth. My body felt like it was shrinking miserably as my vision showed the monitor screen. Then I started typing while reciting the contents of the book I had just read aloud:

“Death comes even to those who don’t have life. I snatched the bottle of alcohol tightly held by the corpse.”

It was a novel held by prisoners of the Ming Empire who were destroyed after trying to seize my achievements and influence. The title was ‘Laughing Sword Doesn’t Get Drunk’.

To put it simply, it was a martial arts novel.

Kyukyu2020: Hmm. Despite the disadvantage of excessive descriptions…it seems okay… >>

♡Emperor♡: Emperor hyung’s voice is too good ♡♡ Can you sing sometime? >>

Cigarette Substitute: Ku. It is completely noir. The characters are too weak but…there is still the unique intensity of narrow-minded people. >>

Fortunately, the reaction wasn’t bad. I finished writing one page and picked up a coffee cup. Then while covering my mouth with the cup, I spoke:

“Log in.”

“Log out.”

The condition of my body on Earth was terrible. Just sitting and reading aloud caused strain on my neck, while typing on a keyboard created problems with my wrists. However, it didn’t matter.

“Log in.”

The moment I entered Ardenia—

Crack!

My spine straightened up. The accumulated fatigue in my body vanished instantly.

“Log out.”

I continued to read the book. This had become a daily occurrence recently. Initially, there were some negative comments but now they had become quite friendly.

Partly this was because viewers who couldn’t tolerate the boredom had already left.

Hotbodybuddy: Emperor-nim! Don’t bother typing, use voice recognition instead. Based on the model, it seems like Roadcat21. Voice recognition is included as a basic feature.

Gamttutu: Wow. Is this live? Are you crazy? It’s been broadcasting for 411 hours—are you sleeping in front of the camera?

Octopus Stir Fry: Emperor-nim doesn’t sleep continuously. Like a high-level ability user! Some people say he is elderly…

Just Sleep: No, rather than that, he has been reading a novel without stopping for several days… Wow. Is this possible?

Uranium: Jae-yeon hyung! Your hardworking appearance is so cool! I liked you when we were in high school…

Octopus Stir Fry: Ah! You were classmates with Emperor-nim? What was he like back then?

Uranium: He was a legend at our school! They called him the ‘Hunter of Bullies’!

Octopus Stir Fry: Well, it isn’t quite like that… (serious expression).

Gamtutu: If bullies acted up, just call on the disciple of the God of Justice. Why do you need to hunt them? ㅋㅋㅋ

“Log in.”

I repeated it again and again.

“Log out.”

It was repeated again and again. I knew this well. The taste of hitting it big once might be sweet, but ultimately, bank balances were built up through repetition every day. Day by day…day by day…

If done calmly and persistently, the result would be incomparably sweeter than any one-time windfall…

“Great Emperor, Your Majesty! We offer you the supreme treasure!”

”…”

For the first time in a while, I returned to Iron Castle and faced dozens of mages. A maid handed me a book, and then I spoke:

“Log out.”

I returned to Earth.

“H-Haha! Hahahaha!” I burst out laughing and shouted, “A massive jackpot…! Wow! I’ll pay off my 13 billion debt immediately?!”

The origin of all magic in Ardenia, the fantastical tome containing every spell known to exist—the ‘Mago Codex’ from the golden tower now rested in my hands.