I Alone Am an EX-Class Summoner - Chapter 176

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I Am Alone EX-Grade Summoner Episode 176

Return (3)

The world had been turned upside down.

First, the news of Baek Jin-woo and Rachel’s conquest of the 60th floor became known to people all over the world.

I don’t know why it suddenly happened like that.

We can only speculate that there must have been some change in the Tower of Trials.

And.

Rachel’s anger was greater than expected.

Alexander Beskov and 7 members of the Russian National Team.

Baekcheon, Zuo Longtai and 1 member of the Taiwanese National Team.

She killed a total of 10 people on the spot.

Also.

Kuwaaaaaaaaaaaa!

She blew away the Kremlin Palace with the Golden Dragon’s breath.

From the 44 buildings to Red Square, everything was completely wiped out.

Naturally, there was backlash from the Russian side.

It was natural since she had blown away a building symbolic enough to be designated as a UNESCO World Heritage site, which was also the presidential palace.

“What crime have we committed!”

“The president only lent them because the world’s number one ranker asked to borrow them!”

“Beskof’s thoughts were only Beskof’s thoughts!”

There was some merit to their argument.

This incident was something even the Russian political leadership didn’t know about.

However.

– Our Gareth Bale and Sandy Mackiver were also precious assets of England. You should be grateful there was no civilian damage. If you have any complaints, I’ll declare war immediately.

Everyone had to shut their mouths at Rachel’s intimidation.

If there was anyone who could go against her angry nerves.

It would probably only be South Korea’s Baek Jin-woo.

Sugoi.

Yoshida Hikaru bowed his head and apologized.

He really didn’t know, he said.

He expressed his grievance that Shusuke’s actions were independent acts.

Rachel didn’t just let it slide.

She brought in the Mind Reading Squad to determine the truth, and only released him after confirming it was true.

Even when releasing him, she got Baek Jin-woo’s permission to be sure before letting him go.

Naturally, the Japanese Cabinet also kept quiet like dead mice.

There was no memorial for Shusuke either.

That’s how things were settled.

“Phew.”

Baek Jin-woo was having a private meeting with Yu Ji-a, whom he met after a long time, in the representative office.

He deliberately ignored both the reward details sparkling in the corner of his vision and the filming equipment placed in the corner of the representative office.

His lover comes first for now!

“Did you wait long?”

“Mm, a little?”

Yu Ji-a smiled bitterly.

She was trying to appear strong, but how much mental anguish had she suffered?

She tried to hide the difficult times with a smile, but couldn’t hide her trembling fingertips.

But one thing.

For certain.

“I knew you would come back.”

That’s why she didn’t despair and continued working hard.

And.

“Because I believed that, you really came back?”

Yu Ji-a slowly approached.

Baek Jin-woo pulled her into a tight embrace.

“I missed you too. A lot.”

Four months of long separation.

All the emotions they experienced while longing for each other came flooding between the two like a tide.

‘Right.’

Let’s forget about the rewards for a moment.

Let’s have time to focus on each other, at least for today.

The next morning.

He gulped down cool water and came up to the rooftop.

Yu Ji-a was still sleeping soundly in bed.

He had made a promise with her.

From now on, let’s spend more time for each other and for family rather than training.

Of course, that’s what they decided, but.

‘Somehow.’

It feels like the world won’t leave them alone like that.

‘The change in the Tower of Trials.’

He couldn’t get even the slightest sense of how that would unfold in the future.

For now.

Should I take a look at the rewards?

He pulled the message from the corner and placed it in front of him.

[Rewards are arriving.]

[You obtain King’s Insignia (Bound).]

[You obtain 83 Supreme Rune Selection Tickets (Bound).]

[You obtain 2,490 Universal Whetstones.]

[You obtain 1,245 Supreme Summoning Scrolls.]

[You obtain 8 Ultimate Summoning Scrolls.]

[You obtain 2,490 Light Essences.]

[You obtain 2,490 Dark Essences.]

“Huh.”

Why are there so many?

He was expecting it, but it was beyond imagination.

‘Runes… I’ve already matched them all though.’

Let’s keep the rune selection tickets for now.

If Rund’s level increases, who knows what kind of runes might appear.

The Ultimate Summoning Scrolls.

It’s better to save them in preparation for the World League championship.

The Supreme Summoning Scrolls…

I guess it’s okay to just open them now?

‘That sounds good.’

I’ll open some moderately, and if there’s anything useful, I’ll share it with guild members or family, and if it’s useless, I’ll just sell it all.

That alone would be an enormous amount of money.

By the way.

There’s no fixed value for one Supreme Summoning Scroll.

Like Ultimate Summoning Scrolls, the asking price is the value, and there are virtually no items on the market.

And 1,245 of those came out.

The probability of Supreme Summoning Scrolls is.

[C-grade: 94%]

[B-Grade: 5%]

[A-Grade: 1%]

Very.

Interesting.

There’s a chance an A-grade Mayeo could appear, right?

Okay.

I’ll keep the rest for now.

There was another reward.

[Congratulations.]

[You are ranked 1st in contribution.]

[You have obtained a Golden Key Fragment (1/3).]

Golden Key Fragment.

[Golden Key Fragment (1/3)]

[Grade: S-Grade]

[When you collect 3 keys, something mysterious will happen.]

Ah.

Was this what Rachel contacted me about, saying she received a silver key or something?

It seemed like I’d need to clear more of the Tower of Trials to uncover this secret.

Keep this too!

Nodding his head, Baek Jin-woo went back downstairs.

Whoosh!

After showering.

He had a simple brunch with Yu Ji-a who had woken up.

The good thing about the Yubaek City apartment is that they now have room service.

And with dishes made by top-class hotel chefs at that.

“We hired a chef this time, you know? His specs are incredibly impressive. He has experience at a Michelin three-star restaurant?”

Munch munch.

Yu Ji-a said while dipping her perfectly golden eggs Benedict.

“Wow, really? Amazing. Someone at that level would be called a true artisan and wouldn’t be moved by money alone.”

“You know that Grotelring you gave me as a gift last time? The spirit that keeps ingredients fresh.”

“Yeah.”

“His dream was to work in a kitchen with that spirit. He said the freshness of vegetables is the most important thing?”

“Oh…”

That makes sense.

Grotelring is a limited summon with only 50 existing worldwide.

“Still, we definitely gave him proper treatment as an artisan.”

“How much?”

“Annual salary of 2 billion won.”

“…Isn’t that too little?”

To be honest.

His sense of economics had become dull.

House?

Not needed.

Yubaek City belongs entirely to Baek Jin-woo anyway.

Car?

Also not needed.

The Sky Wyvern is the best vehicle.

Food, clothing, and shelter are all perfectly provided at the highest level here, and money keeps flowing in endlessly.

In such a situation, 2 billion won… couldn’t help but sound like 20 won.

“Hey, it wouldn’t be fun if we gave too much.”

Yu Ji-a laughed.

“Wondering how much it’ll increase during the next salary negotiation would be a big source of fun too, right?”

“That’s true too.”

‘Moderation’ is good for everything.

Even that amount is the industry’s best.

If we gave more money than that?

Motivation might disappear.

Also, after trying him out for about a year, if he does well, we can raise it more then.

“But we did pick well. It’s really delicious.”

“Right.”

The two enjoyed their morning, chatting about this and that.

It’s nice talking like this.

I should make time this evening to meet with Ajin and my parents too.

Yu Ji-a went to work, and Baek Jin-woo came out to the training ground.

“Waaaaah! Guildmaster!”

“How long has it been since you came to the training ground!”

Guild members who had come out early for physical training welcomed him.

‘Ah.’

How long has it been since I felt this happiness.

Daily life.

Baek Jin-woo loved this ordinary training routine so much.

Eating, running, washing, practicing.

“It’s an honor to meet you!”

“Hello!”

When he entered, four people stood at attention and bowed at right angles.

All of them.

Were people he was seeing for the first time.

Of course, he had heard through Yu Ji-a that they had recruited this batch.

“Yes, nice to meet you.”

In order.

Han Yu-na, Seo I-yun, Jeong Si-woo, Kang Dae-hyeok.

Baek Jin-woo, who had roughly memorized their names, welcomed them warmly.

He shook hands with each one.

“It’s an honor!”

“Thank you!”

Everyone grasped his hand with moved expressions.

‘I don’t know if they’re talented individuals or not.’

It can’t be helped.

‘It’s my fault for being absent.’

Since the guild members had recruited them, he had to trust and nurture them.

“I’ll do consulting slowly, one by one. If you each have summons you use, please write them down and submit them. Oh, and we need to test your control too, so please prepare.”

The newcomers’ faces were soon colored with passion.

Finally!

They were going to receive proper training.

And.

“Hunkyo.”

– Yes, Master.

The newcomers’ mouths fell open at the sight of Hunkyo appearing with a swoosh.

‘Waaaaah!’

‘It’s Hunkyo!’

‘That famous Hunkyo here!’

That name I’d already heard countless times from my seniors!

I stared at that notoriously famous Hunkyo with my mouth agape.

“Just watch the new recruits do their physical training for a moment, then come to me in 10 minutes.”

– I shall obey your command, Master.

Inside the Training Ground.

Baek Jin-woo, who had entered a private room, summoned another creature.

“Champion.”

Flash!

As light burst forth in the air, a silver-haired Paladin appeared.

– Ah, is this your world?

“That’s right.”

Eila Lunares.

She looked around with curious eyes.

“I can just call you Eila, right?”

– Please do as you’re comfortable.

This was the first awakened summon he had obtained.

Baek Jin-woo was curious about her stats.

“Take a moment to look around.”

After showing consideration for her curiosity, he opened the status window.

[Summon: Champion]

[Race: Human]

[Grade: S-rank (Awakened)]

– Awakened summons take 50% reduced damage from non-awakened targets and deal 100% increased damage to non-awakened targets.

[Level: 1]

[Stats]

Strength: 1, Intelligence: 1, Stamina: 1, Agility: 1

HP: 1,000, MP: 0

Critical Hit Rate: 20%

Critical Hit Damage: 20%

[Skills]

– Sky-colored Spear Strike: Wraps the spear in divine power. Explodes on hit, dealing holy damage to all enemies within range.

– Sacred Shield: Plants the spear in the ground to summon a sacred shield that protects allies.

– Moonlight Judgment: Raises the spear to bring down sacred moonlight judgment. All enemies are stunned for 5 seconds.

– Paladin’s Charge: Charges forward with spear leading. Enemies in the path are pierced by the spear, taking damage and additional damage.

– Heavenly Ascension: Throws the spear. Creates a massive holy explosion at the landing point.

Wow.

As expected of S-rank.

Her skills were impressive and powerful.

She had area damage and crowd control.

Since she was fundamentally a Paladin, she also had defensive skills.

And the awakening effect!

It seemed like she was basically twice as strong as regular summons.

‘I definitely have to do this then?’

With the same runes and same control…

It would be hard for non-awakened to beat awakened.

Anyway.

‘This is definitely overpowered enough.’

Especially.

‘It’s different when I use them.’

The man who turned ordinary summons into EX-rank and got them quarantined, that was Jinugod after all.

“Done looking around?”

– Yes, Jin-woo. This world is definitely different from mine. It seems to be a much more advanced world. It’s fascinating.

Right.

It would be.

That place couldn’t seem to escape the medieval era no matter how you looked at it.

Baek Jin-woo smiled slightly.

“Yeah, this is my world. Please take care of me from now on.”

Baek Jin-woo smiled and extended his hand.

And he made a resolution.

Since Eila had trusted him and decided to offer her soul, he would also do his best to take care of her.

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