I Alone Am an EX-Class Summoner - Chapter 198

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I Am Alone EX-Grade Summoner Episode 198

Grand Opening (2)

Challenge, Time Attack!

This was a game created for this opening event, and its structure was similar to the Friday Dungeon.

It was a format where you run to the destination while passing through various interesting obstacles, with bells placed at intervals.

The special feature was that only domestic ranker-level players and above could participate, and summoned creatures were allowed!

‘Seriously.’

Who planned something like this again?

Do we have to do the same thing we tediously do every Friday morning at an event too?

Moreover.

What’s Rachel doing there?

Why is she acting like that over there?

– Jin-woo! Look over there!

“Huh.”

It wasn’t just Rachel either.

The England National Team including Olivia.

The Japanese National Team including Sugoi.

The United States National Team including Jenos.

And other famous world rankers were all gathered there.

What’s this.

A surprise?

As Baek Jin-woo stood there dazed, Jenos approached as a representative.

“What are you so surprised about, Baek Jin-woo.”

He slightly raised the corners of his mouth.

“For a Player, it’s natural to attend Yubak’s major events without fail.”

“Is that so?”

“Of course. It’s the industry’s top organization, isn’t it? And when Rune Eclat announces they’ll auction off such high-level runes exclusively to attendees, how could a Player not come?”

“Uh…”

Ah.

I remembered.

I think Baek A-jin had reported that she would do it that way.

“So you all gathered here to buy those?”

“Well, that’s part of it.”

Swoosh.

Jenos looked around in all directions.

“Don’t you feel the gazes?”

Players who were secretly glancing this way.

Some gazes contained interest, others were filled with respect.

Huh, really.

This is burdensome.

“Most of them came just wanting to get a good look at you. You are the leader of Humanity’s Alliance, after all.”

“There’s that too.”

Step, step.

Sugoi, who had been hesitantly watching, also walked over.

Did he suffer a lot mentally?

He seems even more gaunt than last time.

– Sugoi! You bad guy!

As Ramba widened her eyes and shouted.

“…”

Sugoi put his hands together in prayer.

“I apologize once again for failing to manage my subordinate. We in Japan absolutely had no intention of touching the sleeping lion’s whiskers.”

– Hmph, I’ll forgive you since you apologized!

“Thank you…”

Yoshida Hikaru also naturally joined in.

Like Jenos had done, he looked around with a swoosh! then.

“It was time for a festival.”

He continued speaking.

“No matter how much we’ve adapted, the truth is, we’re facing the end of humanity, aren’t we?”

To be precise, it’s the end if we can’t clear the 70th floor of the Tower of Trials in 9 months.

No matter how much we laugh, chatter, and enjoy ourselves.

That’s the heavy reality.

“Rather than being holed up at home trembling, it’s better to come out and enjoy ourselves like this. For people around the world too.”

Hmm.

Is that how it is.

Okay.

Well, if there are many Players, that’s good for Baek Jin-woo.

This Grand Opening will be more successful, and Yubaek City will be talked about more.

“Waaaaaaah!”

It was then that cheers suddenly erupted from one side.

“Rachel! Rachel! Rachel!”

“Wow, it’s a record! Rachel, 3 minutes 47 seconds!”

3 minutes 47 seconds?

That’s a record?

– Jin-woo! Let’s do it too! We can’t lose to someone like Rachel!

Ramba’s eyes sparkled.

An expectant look telling him to hurry and show his master’s power.

Watching this, Jenos asked.

“Are you going to participate?”

“Mm.”

It was a bit hard to understand.

How does it take 3 minutes 47 seconds for just those obstacles?

Shouldn’t it be finished within 1 minute?

The corners of Baek Jin-woo’s mouth slightly rose.

“A little later?”

If I set the first place record right away, it wouldn’t be fun.

It must be an event they prepared quite innovatively.

The festival was quite enjoyable.

We walked around here and there, sightseeing and shopping.

– Pretty…

I bought Dampir a pretty Western-style dress.

– T-to receive such a gift. Thank you, may God’s blessing be with Jin-woo.

I bought Eila comfortable training clothes.

By the way, summoned creatures also wear clothes.

I don’t know what mechanism it is, but when you buy them clothes, they automatically wear them properly whenever summoned.

– Father, me too! Clothes!

Aso also asks for some.

Pink Chinese-style martial arts uniform.

No, what’s with the pink for a kid who’s about to split heaven and earth… but then.

Seeing her running around with Pokryong and laughing brightly, it seems like it might suit her.

Why is she so cute?

‘Yeah, this is healing.’

“Yeah, yeah. If there’s anything you want to buy while we’re walking around, just tell me. After all, 70% of what’s here belongs to your father.”

– Waaaah!

– As expected, Jin-woo! I want cream bread!

Ah.

There was also a corner where you could taste Fada’s newly launched Ramba Cream Pastry.

Ramba was very popular there.

Chomp, chomp!

They frantically took pictures of her eating. Click-click-click!

They couldn’t miss the sight of Ramba eating ‘Ramba Cream Pastry’!

After having such a good time.

They also participated in 【Challenge, Time Attack!】.

How long did it take?

Exactly 50 seconds.

Baek Jin-woo’s Sky Wyvern control was so perfect it could be called divine, that he just rushed through the ground obstacles as if flying on his wyvern.

“Waaaaaaah!”

“This is insane! It’s a record! Does this even make sense? He flew on the ground!”

“Baek Jin-woo! Baek Jin-woo! Baek Jin-woo!”

The video of him breaking through was uploaded to YouTube and became a real-time best.

It was perfect for changing the mood.

Yubaek City would also grow into a famous landmark of South Korea with this opening.

It might be modest now, but wouldn’t it change a lot in just one year?

‘Of course, for that to happen.’

He had to clear the Tower.

If he couldn’t, it would all be for nothing.

“Aso.”

– Yeah!

“Let’s go again.”

– To split heaven and earth?

“Yeah.”

It sounds a bit funny.

But it’s real.

Aso really had to split heaven and earth.

Wherever that might be.

The next day.

He entered the dungeon again.

It was a D-rank dungeon that appeared near Hanam, but he didn’t come in to clear it in the first place.

‘The terrain is desert.’

Lucky.

A terrain where heaven and earth could be seen clearly without obstruction.

– I’ll start.

Aso raised his wooden sword, and Hunkyo crossed his arms as training began.

To split heaven and earth, he had to slash from top to bottom or from bottom to top.

Only then could he split both places with a single strike.

– I’ll recite the incantation again today.

– Yeah! I’ll listen with concentration!

– Raise your sword, and look upon the world with an unshaken heart. Carefully match your breathing, and become a single bolt of lightning. Put your will to split heaven and earth into your sword…

Murmur murmur.

He continued reciting words that seemed to be left by the Wuji Immortal.

Swoosh.

Aso concentrated while holding his sword and deeply engraved those meanings.

There was no need to rush.

It was fine if he didn’t understand right away.

He would try things one by one as they came to mind.

Swiiish!

Aso swung his wooden sword.

Kwaaaaaa!

Strangely.

Though not enough to split heaven and earth, it was enough to slightly dent the sandy ground.

And this was without any sword energy infused.

– Whew.

Aso closed his eyes and slowly took a deep breath.

– You and your sword must become one. Like with Wind Without Trace, consciously empty yourself and put everything into your sword. Realizing your will through the sword. Not setting limits on that will. That is the essence of the Wuji Cheongeom Technique.

No need to rush.

Aso knew well that this wasn’t a martial art that could be learned easily anyway.

Just.

Kwaaaaaa!

He continued to thrust his sword sharply.

If his movements became smoother and more natural than before?

That was enough.

How joyful it was to improve with every sword strike!

– Good, Aso. Keep swinging.

– Yeah!

Drip.

Aso continued training while sweating.

What about Baek Jin-woo?

“Inhale, exhale.”

He operated the Geoncheongsim technique while silently watching their training.

Time passed again.

When exactly 2 months remained until the World League.

“We’ll start climbing the Tower soon.”

Hong Ari gathered the guild members and spoke.

“Originally, I planned to receive the guild master’s summons one month before and break through smoothly… Honestly, we need to have some conscience. I think we should break through at least the 40th floor with our own strength.”

You could tell from watching the news.

The current assault team members in preparation.

They had all broken through the 30th floor.

“We’re the world’s best SKY. We should be much faster than others, right?”

“Yes!”

“Within this week, Team 2 will clear up to the 20th floor, and Team 1 will clear up to the 30th floor.”

The 20th floor boss was Dracula (S-rank), and the 30th floor boss was Phantom (S-rank).

The strategies for those bosses were already embedded in their heads.

“Organize more. Keep memorizing continuously in your heads throughout training.”

They memorized an enormous amount.

At this point, they just wanted to clear it quickly and forget about it.

Even.

They memorized everything at once, including the 40th floor boss Chronotaur (S-rank) and the 50th floor boss Kronos (S-rank).

“It was all in the guild master’s head. If we can’t do what the guild master can do, we should take off our SKY badges.”

Question marks appeared above the guild members’ heads at Hong Ari’s words.

‘We can’t do what the guild master can do!’

‘That’s naturally how it should be!’

‘Baek Jin-woo is a genius!’

But?

The real power in SKY is currently held by Hong Ari.

Ah, whatever!

If she says do it, we do it!

“Anyone who can’t break through the 40th floor within exactly one month, I’ll report to the guild master. That they’re not qualified.”

It was reasonable to be strict with them.

She provided runes, provided summoned creatures, provided training, and opened potential skills.

She did everything for them, yet there were still guild members who wanted to ride the bus?

Even if they joined the assault team, they’d just be baggage.

‘You can’t be satisfied just with joining the assault team.’

Even within that group, they had to show why SKY was SKY, and above all, she hoped Baek Jin-woo would say with a proud expression, ‘Ah, I raised the guild members well!’

In other words.

She didn’t want them to become parasites.

Since they received money, were they money leeches?

‘Anyway.’

Hong Ari didn’t think she was making unreasonable demands.

It was tough but an achievable target!

And it was also the minimum requirement to participate in the assault team.

Another month passed.

When exactly one month remained until the World League.

Rumble!

The interior of the dungeon Baek Jin-woo had entered shook.

– Ah, Father!

Just now.

Aso, who had struck down with his wooden sword, cried out in a voice filled with emotion.

– It worked! Look one more time!

Swoosh!

It was a light swing.

But that movement was anything but light.

Like a tiger’s roar making all the plants and trees on the mountain tremble, Aso’s swing made the air vibrate and everything around fell silent.

Soon.

Kwaaaaaaaang!

Following the trajectory of the wooden sword, tremendous energy began to spread explosively.

– …Master.

Hunkyo looked up at the sky with an expression filled with emotion.

The ceiling split open with darkness swirling through, and a thick line was drawn on the ground.

As if splitting the universe itself, an earth-shaking scene unfolded before their eyes.

– He really split the sky in half. The ground too…. It didn’t split, but it seems cracked.

“This actually works?”

– I’m surprised too, Master.

One Flash Heaven and Earth.

In one shining moment, heaven and earth are split.

– By the way, this is the first star.

1-star.

“….”

Really.

It’s an absurd martial art technique.

What would happen if we used this on Asmodeus?

Wouldn’t he just be split in one blow?

“What exactly are we raising here?”

– It seems to be a monster.

“Right? You think so too?”

Whoosh!

As Aso’s head turned.

– ….

“….”

Baek Jin-woo and Hunkyo quietly closed their mouths.

Ahem.

Anyway.

[Aso learns three techniques of the Wuji Immortal up to 1-star! (3/3)]

[‘Aso'(EX-grade)’s sudden Quest is cleared!]

[‘Aso'(EX-grade) unlocks potential abilities.]

[‘Aso'(EX-grade)’s basic stats increase.]

[‘Aso'(EX-grade) gains a new skill.]

Aso gained another overpowered skill.

At the same time.

– Master.

Hunkyo nodded his head.

The ‘Instructor’ had told him.

If he unlocked more potential abilities of the three, Hunkyo would awaken.

Those three were Ramba, Doldoli, and Aso.

It was finally the moment when that condition was fulfilled.

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