I Alone Am an EX-Class Summoner - Chapter 149

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I Am Alone EX-Grade Summoner Episode 149

Challenge of the World’s Strongest (1)

Click!

Behind Baek Jin-woo, who was putting on his equipment, there were several people.

PBC staff, Yu Ji-a, and Olivia.

“Please come back alive.”

Breaking through the tense atmosphere, Olivia clasped her hands together.

Baek Jin-woo nodded and replied.

“I’ll just explore the 51st Floor and come back.”

“Of course…”

Yu Ji-a quietly added from the side, and Baek Jin-woo smiled.

“I’ll come back as quickly as possible, but it might take a while.”

For now, he said that.

There must be some reason why Rachel couldn’t return.

‘I absolutely won’t let my guard down.’

With my current strength…

I should be able to go straight through to the 80th Floor of the Tower of Trials without much trouble.

But even so, there’s still the variable of ‘what if.’

Especially when entering the middle floors of the tower, unexpected situations can arise endlessly.

Baek Jin-woo had spent all of last night thinking through every possibility and organizing them one by one.

“Well then, let’s end the farewells here. I’m going?”

Click.

When he pressed the equipment recording button, it activated with a whirring sound!

“Yes, please go safely, Ranker!”

“Be careful!”

“…Don’t be late.”

Receiving their farewells, Baek Jin-woo departed.

To the 51st Floor.

And.

Now, a week later, he still hadn’t returned.

“Haah.”

Yubaek Executive Office.

Yu Ji-a held her forehead with both hands and let out a deep sigh.

Anxiety and impatience were consuming her heart.

‘I had a bad feeling about this.’

The first day or two, she thought it was normal.

It was his first time in the middle floors of the tower, and while rare, it had taken more than two days before.

But…?

When it became three days, then four days passed, anxiety began to grow.

She couldn’t focus on anything at all.

‘Honestly.’

If Baek Jin-woo couldn’t return, Yubaek, SKY, everything would become meaningless.

Because it was a company and guild built solely for Baek Jin-woo.

“He said he’d be back soon…”

Since he hadn’t returned, problems were starting to arise everywhere.

Should they announce this fact to the whole world?

Something that even Rachel hadn’t done yet?

“What do we do, what do we do! Aaaaah!”

The person who was even more anxiously going crazy than Yu Ji-a was Olivia, who was pacing back and forth right in front of her.

“What the hell is the 51st Floor? Did Rachel unnie, Jinugod, and everyone really die?”

“…Don’t say such unlucky things.”

Yu Ji-a muttered coldly.

Words have power.

Such cursed words… she didn’t want to hear or think about them.

“No, it’s true! How can they not return for a whole week? Even the legendary 100th Floor conqueror, Jinugod!”

“There could be various possibilities. Maybe there’s a monster with severe time distortion, or… maybe from the 51st Floor, you have no choice but to clear straight through to the 60th Floor.”

“Is that so?”

Olivia grabbed her chin.

That certainly made sense.

“The problem we need to think about first is… whether we should tell the world about this.”

The British leadership and South Korean leadership were in complete emergency mode.

Honestly speaking, even the countries didn’t know.

Only Red Rose and SKY shared this situation.

Even the guild members’ training room had become chaotic.

First of all, Hunkyo wasn’t there.

“Haah…”

“Now I realize how precious Hunkyo is.”

“That’s right. I thought he was just a devil who always said things we didn’t want to hear.”

Without Hunkyo, summoned creature training itself wasn’t functioning.

Because Hunkyo was the only one who could draw out the potential abilities of summoned creatures.

Not only that?

Breathing techniques weren’t progressing anymore either.

Physical training too…

It felt deflating and hard to do.

Only now could they realize how much of a comfort and motivation Hunkyo’s encouragement was, clapping and giving thumbs up when they worked really hard.

“First.”

Thud.

Putting down the fountain pen she was signing with, Yu Ji-a quietly stood up.

“I believe.”

“That Jinugod is alive?”

“Yes.”

Baek Jin-woo had definitely promised her.

If it wasn’t a situation where he could return with 100% certainty, don’t leave.

In Yu Ji-a’s view, Baek Jin-woo was a genius.

Rather than being smart, he was some kind of intuitive genius that couldn’t be explained in words.

Such a person left with confidence.

Then he would definitely return alive.

“Let’s not say anything for now.”

“…”

“Until he returns, we’ll do our work.”

Recruit guild members.

Prepare for the 5th World League too.

“Hmm.”

Olivia pressed hard on her throbbing eardrums.

“Phew, alright. If unnie says so.”

She also knew that Yu Ji-a was Baek Jin-woo’s representative.

If she chose that way?

At least SKY would follow her words.

Then Red Rose, their blood ally, should do the same.

‘Actually, that’s right.’

I know that even the Five Emperors, though they call it an alliance, have some who harbor secret dissatisfaction.

Because they’ve had to keep losing their World League championship positions to Rachel.

What if rumors spread that she’s gone?

It could lead to uncontrollable consequences.

Some might ask this question.

Would they really go that far?

But history provides a clear answer.

In the face of long years, there are no eternal allies or eternal enemies.

It means situations can flip at any time.

“Instead, if Baek Jin-woo comes out, you’ll tell us right away, right? We’ll also inform you immediately if Rachel unnie appears.”

“That’s only natural.”

And so.

Olivia departed for England again.

Baek Jin-woo’s documentary came out faster than expected.

The program, consisting of a total of 3 parts, was titled 【Challenge of the World’s Strongest】.

They expressed Baek Jin-woo, the world’s number 1 ranker and protagonist of the league victory, as the ‘world’s strongest,’ and described his journey to the 50th floor of the tower as a ‘challenge.’

“It’s pretty good, isn’t it?”

Yu Ji-a nodded as she watched through the content.

She thought it was really well made.

And rightfully so.

This documentary was a masterpiece that would be sold worldwide and would become PBC’s main source of income going forward.

How could they make it carelessly?

The top elites must have gathered and worked day and night for a full week to complete it.

In fact, Yu Ji-a kept her fists clenched throughout watching it.

There was tension, but most of it was refreshing.

This was ‘Baek Jin-woo addiction’ beyond national pride.

“I think it would be fine to release it as is.”

“We’re relieved that you’re satisfied.”

The PBC executives breathed sighs of relief.

What if Yubaek Management wasn’t pleased?

It would cause problems for the next video production too.

“Then is it okay to proceed as planned?”

One of the PBC executives asked cautiously.

Yu Ji-a looked over the screen once more, smiled leisurely, then nodded.

“Yes, I don’t think we need to touch it up any more.”

Clack!

The atmosphere in the meeting room heated up at her firm response as she closed the tablet.

The tension was released, and the executives’ expressions also became relaxed.

“First, this documentary is scheduled to be broadcast simultaneously in over 30 countries worldwide. We’ve already completed preliminary discussions with broadcasters in Europe and North America especially, and large-scale promotions will be conducted locally. The reactions are already hot in England and the United States.”

“Yes, it’s important to make sure as many people as possible can see this work.”

“And as for future plans, we’re planning to additionally produce footage from after the 50th floor. Once filming of Jin-woo’s 60th floor challenge is completed, we’re thinking of preparing a sequel right away. If possible, we’d like to coordinate schedules more closely with Yubaek Management’s cooperation.”

The last words clearly contained impatience.

It felt like they wanted to get a definite answer about whether they could do the next work too.

Chuckle.

Yu Ji-a laughed.

‘Not bad.’

She had secured a promise of 50% copyright fees, and the video quality was good too.

However.

“We received separate compensation for the 41st-50th floor footage, so there would be additional compensation for floors 51-60 too, right?”

For Baek Jin-woo’s sake.

She intended to extract everything that could be extracted.

“Especially the 60th floor… That’s a level even Rachel hasn’t reached.”

Although Baek Jin-woo hasn’t returned yet…

A contract is a contract.

She had to make sure they could receive it for certain.

“Hahaha, of course!”

Just the advertising commission fees before and after this documentary were enormous.

Compensation?

They could provide as much as needed.

If they didn’t have it, they’d have to create it somehow.

“You don’t need to worry! We’ll search the entire world to prepare something even more amazing than what we gave you last time!”

All the executives bowed their heads to Yu Ji-a.

The documentary broadcast began in earnest.

Starting with South Korea.

England, United States, Japan, Taiwan, etc…

It was broadcast simultaneously in various countries, and the reaction was truly explosive.

└ Wow.

└ Did you watch Baek Jin-woo’s documentary?

└ Is that really true? I can’t believe he’s the same kind of player as me.

└ For real, he’s not human lol

└ Did you see him controlling Doldol on the 44th floor? What we saw in the league was just child’s play.

└ And what about Pokryong lol The firepower seems completely different from before? It’s like he’s clearing a regular dungeon instead of the Tower of Trials;;)

In Korea, SNS and communities instantly heated up.

Action scenes of each summoned creature were edited into shorts, and people poured out admiration especially whenever battle scenes appeared.

└ Is that Aso, the new one that appeared recently?

└ Seems like it. The little one is cute but also fights well.

└ Hunkyo is indeed! Living up to his reputation!

└ Dampir is so cuuuute!

Now all citizens know Baek Jin-woo’s summoned creatures.

They became so famous that the guild master’s summoned creatures are prominently introduced on SKY’s official website.

└ I love Pokryong!

└ Milky white! White Pokryong!

└ What’s White Pokryong? lol

└ Since it’s Baek Jin-woo’s summoned creature, its surname is Baek lol

Fan clubs formed for each summoned creature, and Pokryong’s popularity especially soared sky-high.

Naturally, who was the most popular?

It was undoubtedly Baek Jin-woo.

└ This is insane. I’m seeing what the dignity of a league champion looks like.

└ Baek Jin-woo is truly national treasure level.

└ Did anyone see the 45th floor mid-boss getting burned up in one hit?

└ So the 40th floor range theme is titans. I enjoyed the story from the 41st floor to the 50th floor boss.

Meanwhile, the reaction in the United States was also hot.

Right after the broadcast, the hashtag “Baek Jin-woo” appeared on Twitter’s real-time trends, and even famous influencers mentioned his battle scenes.

─ Did you guys see Jinwoo Baek? That fight on floor 45 was like a movie! Absolutely insane!

─ He just soloed the whole floor with ease. This is peak human performance!

─ I knew he was strong, but this is something else…

The American public didn’t spare their praise for Baek Jin-woo’s perfect combat performance ability.

It was the same in England.

As soon as the broadcast ended, articles poured out, and Baek Jin-woo’s battle scenes decorated the headlines.

[Baek Jin-woo, the journey to conquer the 50th floor! No one could stop him! Total 3-part series! When is part 2?]

[His fighting was like watching a classical epic! Every moment was awe-inspiring!]

[Should we acknowledge it now? The birth of a new strongest who has surpassed Rachel!]

It was so impressive that even proud England was saying such things.

Every nation was moved by Baek Jin-woo.

Combat power, willpower, strategic thinking, control. And so on.

All of it was perfect and beautiful.

“Ah, his challenge has transcended mere records.”

“That’s right! This itself could be considered a work of art!”

“Next episode! We need the next episode!”

It was a moment when everyone was captivated by a single documentary.

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