24-Hour Friendly Market, Specializing in Dimensional Items - Chapter 61

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24-Hour Friendly Market Specializing in Dimensional Items Episode 61

Episode 61. Easy and Difficult Things (3)

I looked out at the raid team engaged in full-scale combat with Agemor in the distance.

Seo Jae-hyuk stepped on the Legato he had spread in midair and approached Agemor in one swift motion.

Using thin golden threads stretched out as footholds.

Seo Jae-hyuk seemed to have a talent for creative applications.

I was genuinely impressed by that sight.

I could clearly see him dealing damage to Agemor, who was protected by a thick mist barrier.

That was the moment.

“Danger!”

“Ugh!”

I was grabbed by someone’s hand and pulled backward, sitting down abruptly.

At the same time, a black vine pierced sharply between my legs.

Then a knight who had cut down the vine that moved as if alive shouted roughly.

“Get it together! You’ll die if you’re not careful!”

Where the vine had disappeared into dust, there was a black pit that made my spine shiver just looking at it.

Maybe it was because I was wearing the All-Seeing Mask with Brother’s face, but the illusion that I almost couldn’t have descendants made me dizzy.

‘Ugh, I’d die if I got hit right now too.’

What I realized in the middle of this tremendous battlefield was that I was truly less than an ant.

I might be fine if I safely got out of Floor 51, but as an ordinary awakened person without the Merchant’s Mark right now, that’s what it meant.

I thought I’d become someone who could fight as coolly as Seo Jae-hyuk, but here I was being helped by some big guy.

I moved frantically while crouching down completely.

‘Let’s get this burden out of here!’

Unless I could do something here, it was better to hide if I’d only get in the way.

I should get a skill I could fight with or something.

‘How can someone without mana or stamina bear to live?’

I hid behind a low rock and exhaled heavily.

Let’s not die, I resolved with just that one thing in mind.

When I sneakily looked out at the plain, fierce combat was continuing.

Vines endlessly extended from the massive form covered in black mist.

But everyone was facing it with one heart to brighten the darkly sunken future.

A beastkin who had cut down a vine grabbing a human’s ankle pulled up a human who had fallen in front.

Humans thrust sharp blades to rescue a beastkin trapped in a prison of vines.

Beastkin warriors fought back-to-back with human knights, and human archers opened paths for beastkin.

“…My goodness.”

I had come with the shameless thought of watching a fight, but I was actually trembling at the battlefield before my eyes.

A scene that was unimaginable just a few days ago.

All the warriors of this dimension advanced without stopping, bearing black stains on their shoulders, arms, and legs everywhere.

As someone who couldn’t join the battle, all I could do was watch.

‘Oerisa can do it.’

I came to my senses and searched through my inventory.

There was one last mission given to me.

‘I was told to place Paroxia on the ground and tap it three times.’

The beautiful compass imbued with Oerisa’s power.

The needles that had been pointing in opposite directions had now gathered in one direction, sharply targeting Agemor, the main enemy.

As if they wouldn’t let go of the one who had made them hate each other for so long.

I carefully placed Paroxia on the rumbling ground.

And I tapped Paroxia three times as Oerisa had instructed.

Tap, tap, tap.

At that moment.

Golden waves began to explode from the compass.

Everyone hesitated at the warm waves like the light of a rising sun.

This sacred and warm energy was holy power that Oerisa, who couldn’t come out of Prolovel, had gathered all her strength to infuse.

The golden waves instantly drove away the darkness, and green grass that had regained its color swayed.

Blades stained black gleamed sharply again.

Something I couldn’t do but Oerisa could.

It was a miracle.

Though not enough power to save the continent, it was enough to give certainty to those fighting for each other on the battlefield.

One beastkin who had been staring blankly at that light muttered.

“…God has not abandoned us.”

“God has not abandoned us!”

“Oerisa is watching over us!”

Strictly speaking, it was something Lee Hae-won had proposed that Oerisa had accepted, but this wasn’t the time to take credit for such things.

Such things were trivial to them.

Just showing hope that ‘you can survive’ to those risking their lives against darkness was enough.

Oerisa’s power couldn’t erase the black stains clinging to their bodies.

However, it did drive away the mist that had been rising to their throats moment by moment.

It wasn’t only the beastkin and humans of this world who were affected by Oerisa’s light.

I could see the raid team in the distance turning around with wide eyes.

I quickly hid myself and observed the raid team’s movements.

‘Let’s end this now.’

Agemor, affected by Oerisa’s light, hesitated.

The barrier surrounding him was also pushed back by Oerisa’s light.

“These, vermin-like creatures…”

A voice muttering as if displeased pierced my eardrums.

The sight of Agemor, who had maintained an arrogant attitude drunk on confidence, now showing anxiety also proved it was time to end this.

“Now!”

Ahn Yeon-seo’s cracked voice shouting could be heard all the way here.

At the same time Han Ro-mi spread a mirage-like green field, Jeong Min-gu leaned back as far as possible then leaped up in one motion.

The moment his fist wrapped in red energy struck Agemor’s solar plexus.

Agemor, who had been standing with his feet together, floated up into the air.

It was the moment Jeong Min-gu’s attack properly connected.

Agemor, who had risen quite high, fell disgracefully and crashed into the ground.

Agemor, who barely managed to get up, knelt on one knee and clutched his stomach while coughing up something.

Sticky black liquid flowed from the corners of his mouth.

I looked at Agemor through the warriors and soldiers cutting down vines.

Agemor turned his head this way and that as if in disbelief, then fixed his gaze on one spot.

“…So Seo Jae-hyuk is the last one.”

What Agemor was glaring at was definitely Seo Jae-hyuk.

Seo Jae-hyuk, wearing the composure he had stolen from Agemor, stood on his Legato looking down at him.

With eyes clearly filled with mockery, as if that fear-stricken face suited him.

Soon, Seo Jae-hyuk’s Legato floating in the air began to slowly transform.

The extremely thin golden threads twisted and wove together, drawing a perfect spiral.

Soon it transformed into a lightning spear and rose before Seo Jae-hyuk.

Electric currents overflowed from the spear tip, and intense heat poured out so strongly that the surrounding air distorted.

‘Isn’t that closer to a work of art than a weapon?’

Seo Jae-hyuk’s weapon, Legato, which could perfectly recreate the form and operation of any weapon he had used, bore the alias ‘Strings That Play Memories.’

It was already well-known that weapons with aliases boasted superior performance.

Moreover, Legato was South Korea’s first S+ grade weapon.

Seeing it in person, I was breathless from its overwhelming presence.

Seo Jae-hyuk lifted the spear into the air with just a gesture.

「Symphony of Eternity」.

The ultimate skill that made Seo Jae-hyuk rank 1st was manifesting before my eyes.

“Now it ends.”

Even from far away, Seo Jae-hyuk’s voice seemed to reach me clearly.

As if commanding an advance.

A single decisive strike.

The moment Seo Jae-hyuk resolutely extended his hand forward.

The spear of brightest light pierced through the belly of the darkest being and embedded itself in the earth that had regained its original color.

“Uaaaaaaah—!”

Agemore’s scream tore through the sky.

It was a voice so enraged it could shake the entire continent.

I could tell immediately.

This wasn’t a scream born from petty emotions like irritation or anger, but the scream of one who hadn’t anticipated death, crying out in injustice and resentment.

At the same time, the Black Mist covering the sky began to split apart.

And.

“…It’s the sky.”

At someone’s murmur, I raised my head to gaze at the sky.

A bright blue dot appeared in the murky sky that had been faded gray all along, growing larger and larger.

The sight looked like a magnificent miracle.

Much faster than the speed at which Agemore’s erosion had stained the continent, the blue dot began to color the sky.

The sky cleared beautifully.

As if it had never been cloudy gray, the bright blue sky revealed by the lifting mist was transparently clear without a single cloud.

The vines also turned to ash one by one and disappeared.

Finally.

Ganashia met the sunlight after passing through the long darkness.

When everyone couldn’t easily open their mouths and just quietly watched Agemore’s dissolution.

Ding!

[■ Babel System > Floor 51 Notification

– Main scenario ‘Such Desperate Peace’ has been completed.]

A notification appeared in the prime spot in the sky for all raid members to see.

I stared at the notification with my mouth agape in a daze.

Finally.

[■ Babel System : ‘Guild Alliance’ has cleared Floor 51.]

[■ Babel System : Due to perfect scenario completion, Floor 51 and Floor 52 will open simultaneously.]

Watching the countless notifications appearing, I placed my hand on my chest.

My heart was stirring with joy and relief, as well as various other complex emotions.

Though I couldn’t contribute to that final battle, this was my first time participating in a scenario.

Seeing the raid team also catching their breath while looking at the sky, they must be seeing the same scene as me.

The letters of conclusion floating in the bright blue sky.

[■ Babel System : Floor 53 opens in 9D 23:59:59]

As the darkness in the sky completely lifted, the residents of the Ganashia continent began shouting with joy.

“It’s finally over!”

“The darkness has lifted!”

At the tremendously loud cheering, I briefly covered my ears, but seeing the joy on their faces, I couldn’t help but smile.

Beastkin and humans with their arms around each other’s shoulders – what an unfamiliar combination, I thought.

I pulled back my robe and took a deep breath.

So this is how clear the air is without mist.

Fresh grasslands and bright blue sky. Ganashia was such a beautiful place.

Though I couldn’t show it to Remy, it was a scenery that Echo and Kkong could see.

‘Is this satisfaction I’m feeling right now?’

It was the moment I was trying to peek into my ticklish insides to name my emotions.

[■ Babel System > Floor 51 Notification

– Rewards will be distributed based on contribution to clearing ‘Such Desperate Peace’.]

‘Clearing contribution?’

Since this was my first scenario clear, it was naturally my first time seeing this window.

I gazed at the window without much concern.

However, shortly after.

[■ ‘Such Desperate Peace’ Clearing Contribution Ranking

1st) Lee Hae

2nd) Seo Jae-hyuk

3rd) Han

4th) AegisRealPower

… ]

I rubbed my eyes at the unbelievable sight.

Of course, I had been running around here and there quite diligently.

‘Is this a dream?’

[1st) Lee Hae]

It wasn’t.

My nickname, which I had planned never to reveal to anyone, was now enshrined in 1st place under the terrifying justification of ‘contribution ranking.’

‘This thing doesn’t guarantee anonymity at all?’

I looked toward the raid team in alarm.

The raid team in the distance, finishing their battle and reorganizing, were all looking up at the sky too.

There was no way they were checking their own rankings.

They must be fixated on the unfamiliar name ‘Lee Hae’…?

Among the Ganashia continent residents embracing each other in happiness.

I muttered with my mouth hanging wide open.

“I’m screwed.”

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