I Alone Am an EX-Class Summoner - Chapter 249
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I Am Alone EX-Grade Summoner Episode 249
Warning (1)
At that moment.
Aso was in the middle of the universe.
A universe filled with countless clusters of stars.
Her heart pounded wildly at the vast yet spine-chilling sight.
– Inhale, exhale.
She continued operating Geoncheong-simgong, calming her excitement.
Her inner peace must not be broken.
She had to control herself mentally.
– Slowly, one by one.
She must not think about containing all those countless stars in her sword from the start.
– Don’t force them to come, but let them flow naturally.
Aso’s breathing gradually deepened.
Even as the dragons’ pressure intensified, she instinctively dodged like the wind using Punghwa-muheun.
Among those thousands of stars, she had to think that only one belonged to her.
She must not be greedy.
Whoosh!
Aso’s wooden sword began to move.
The fact that she could already see that vast universe meant she had touched the essence of the Meteor Sword Technique.
Not swinging like a meteor, but actually bringing real meteors.
Taking one of those stars, breaking it apart, then containing those fragments in each sword strike.
That was the introduction to the Meteor Sword Technique!
The realm of 1-star.
– The sword is an extension of the mind. If you consider stars unreachable, you’ll never reach them for life.
The incantation of Wuji Immortal that Hunkyo had muttered for Aso’s sake.
– Inhale.
She took a deep breath and emptied her mind.
Then she found one star that wasn’t dazzling.
Small and dim, but giving a quiet sense of stability.
That star was calling to Aso.
Trembling.
The wooden sword shook.
The faintly flickering starlight gradually gathered at the tip of the wooden sword, and at the moment that flow connected with Aso’s energy as one.
Kuwaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Finally, the Meteor Sword Technique unfolded.
Swoosh, swooooosh!
Each time she swung her sword, fragments of the broken star headed toward the High Dragons.
Naturally, the High Dragons were shocked.
“Me, meteors…!”
“Meteor fragments are falling!”
Each sword strike carried tremendous speed and pressure.
They struck the dragons’ bodies and exploded in their heads.
Moreover, since they weren’t falling meteors but Aso’s sword strikes, they had nearly 100% accuracy.
“Kraaaah!”
“How can that be human power!”
Each sword strike was a meteor.
Even meteors with homing capabilities.
Kwaaaaang, kwaaaaaang!
Each sword strike made the roar of an exploding star, instantly tearing through the High Dragons’ scales and hide.
Of course, the High Dragons weren’t just taking it lying down.
“Counterattack!”
“The danger to the continent isn’t humans but that being!”
Several High Dragons began gathering their power.
Even the adult dragons scattered across the continent began converging.
Crack!
They all opened their mouths and aimed at Aso.
The ultimate technique only the Dragon Tribe could use.
Breath.
Kuwaaaaaaaaaaaa!
Dozens of High Dragons simultaneously opened their mouths and shot out intense breath.
The Magma Mountain Range was already splitting, and the sky turned red with surging lava.
However.
Aso was the wind.
If there was even the slightest gap, she slipped through and avoided it.
It was practically a disaster for the dragons.
Her damage was ridiculously high and her evasion rate was nearly 100%.
Wasn’t this basically saying not to fight her at all!
What was even more surprising was that Aso’s sword strikes weren’t simply strong, but every attack precisely targeted the dragons’ vital points.
Spine, heart, eyes, head, and groin!
Kwaaaaang!
Finally, one High Dragon burst apart.
The High Dragon that was torn apart and rolled down below the mountain range was engulfed in lava and died.
“Th-this doesn’t make sense!”
“We must flee…”
“As long as that thing exists, the continent is already finished!”
Further resistance was meaningless.
The High Dragons’ formation crumbled.
Some tried to flee to preserve their lives, while others fought to the end and died.
– Exhale.
Aso stared blankly at her wooden sword.
Even though she had used it herself, it was an absurdly unreasonable martial art!
What exactly was Wuji Immortal’s identity?
What kind of being was he, and what situation led him to create such a domineering martial art?
She felt it while calling upon the stars.
This wasn’t simply a killing technique created to take opponents’ lives.
It was a manifestation of the will to transcend existence.
‘And.’
Aso had definitely seen it.
The feast of vast stars outside this planet.
She had even briefly sensed it within that.
The existence of other civilizations.
Was that also related to Wuji Immortal?
Aso wanted to understand this martial art more deeply.
For that, she needed more powerful enemies.
In any case.
The Dragon Tribe, one of the four major powers that had divided the continent, had collapsed almost to extinction.
By the hands of a genius little girl.
Aso.
One month.
That much time had already passed since Baek Jin-woo left the Shadow Realm.
Aso, having completed all his missions, rejoined Baek Jin-woo.
The Allied Tribes had broken through the Empire’s northern front and were advancing toward the central area, while the Shadow Union had broken through the southern front and was moving up.
Dragon Lord Hikaru?
He had already arrived at Jeno Polis and made contact with Jenos.
The Imperial army was in complete chaos.
They were losing every battle, and the consecutive disasters occurring across the continent left them at a complete loss.
And another month passed.
Finally, everyone had reached Jeno Polis.
The Imperial army drew their final line of resistance, deploying troops in a circle around the castle walls, while the Shadow Union and Allied Tribes spread out in wide formations to match them.
The number of troops on both sides was enormous.
Enough to make Baek Jin-woo gulp with anticipation.
‘How much stack would I get if I collected all of that?’
Of course, he had no intention of fighting immediately.
First, he planned to make contact.
Since it had been over two months since he challenged the tower, Baek Jin-woo missed his team members.
The method was simple.
He sent a message through Aso and selected a location that no one could reach or see.
“The villa.”
Naturally, Jenos, who was with the Imperial army, chose the location.
He would know the geography of this place best.
“At the northernmost outskirts of Jeno Polis, there’s a villa that only royalty can access.”
– Really?
Jenos nodded at Aso’s reaction.
“I can get there through the palace’s secret internal passage, and you can enter through the emergency escape route.”
– Where’s the escape route?
“About 20 kilometers south of Jeno Polis, there’s a place called Lumina Cave. If you dig carefully there, you’ll see the entrance. Just go straight through that way.”
– Got it!
Gathering through Aso’s relay was easy.
The hardest part was finding the entrance, but after digging almost 20 meters underground, they could see traces of it.
“Hyung-nim, Noona!”
“Wow! How long has it been since we’ve all been together!”
“Have you been well?”
The villa was a space where antique elegance and secretive tension coexisted.
The atmosphere was dim, with only candlelight as the sole illumination.
Even so, we were so happy to see each other that we embraced and exchanged greetings.
Everyone was excited.
The 20-member assault team.
It was the relief that came from gathering together again without a single person missing.
“Aso was really amazing. Acting as a messenger across this vast continent.”
“Wow, Aso destroyed twenty High Dragons?”
“Whoa! Really? Did you really learn the Meteor Sword Technique? Hahaha! That’s incredible!”
“No, but our side was really amazing too. If it weren’t for Kang Ji-ho’s acting, I would have been the one destroyed.”
Everyone chatted about what had happened in their respective camps over the past two months, catching up with each other.
How much time had passed?
The atmosphere gradually became calmer.
“…But what do we do now?”
Rachel’s question reminded them of their current position.
The people gathered here were not allies.
They were essentially enemies.
If Baek Jin-woo decided to right now?
He could slaughter everyone here and declare the 80th Floor cleared.
Eventually, everyone’s gaze turned to Baek Jin-woo.
They all knew.
That the final choice lay with him.
“I’ve been thinking about this a lot too.”
Baek Jin-woo slowly stood up from his seat and leaned his back against the villa wall.
“And no matter how much I think about it, I can’t accept it. If we have to kill each other to clear the tower, it’s better not to clear it at all.”
“What if we get trapped in the tower forever?”
“And there’s also the one-year time limit. If we can’t clear it, humanity faces extinction. Ah, of course, I’m absolutely not saying we should kill each other.”
In truth, it was a problem with no answer.
Whatever choice they made, it would ultimately lead to extinction or death.
But giving up because there was no answer wasn’t Baek Jin-woo’s nature.
It was the same in Battle of Summoners.
When everyone said the Tower of Trials was hopeless, he stubbornly climbed it and eventually conquered the 100th floor.
This time was no different.
“I’m thinking of flipping the board.”
Baek Jin-woo’s eyes sank low.
“Flip the board?”
“How?”
“Do you have some kind of plan?”
Baek Jin-woo shook his head at the members’ questions.
“It’s not a plan. The 20 of us here will simply declare independence. And then… we’ll annihilate all the forces out there.”
“…!”
Everyone’s eyes widened.
“We’ll destroy the very board that forces us to fight each other. If we destroy all life on this continent… there won’t be any meaning to the factions anymore.”
“…You’re saying you’ll rebel against the unknown system.”
“That’s right.”
Baek Jin-woo responded to Rachel’s words.
“Humanity’s extinction? Death? Bring it on. I’ve been thinking about this all along. Even if we survive this way, the end will be the same. We’ll just become someone’s playthings. If the tower tells us to kill half of humanity on the 81st floor, will you do it?”
“…”
Everyone fell silent for a moment.
They bowed their heads as if lost in thought.
There was no way to know if Baek Jin-woo’s choice was right or wrong.
However, the intent behind his words was clearly felt.
‘The tower is absolutely not on our side.’
‘Why should we follow the system’s orders for someone else’s benefit?’
‘Following the tower’s rules should only happen when the tower respects us.’
‘We can’t become monsters just to survive.’
Baek Jin-woo suggested collapsing the game itself so it couldn’t function.
By crushing all the factions here.
“This might be a somewhat philosophical question.”
Song Yeon-hee cautiously raised her hand.
“Yeah, go ahead.”
“Isn’t it a bit morally wrong for us to take away all the lives here just so we can survive?”
“There’s no need to think of them as lives.”
“…Why not?”
“I saw the Imperial soldiers on the way here. They think and move according to their judgments like AI, but they have no emotions.”
“No emotions?”
“It’s like looking at fanatics. If they judge you as an enemy faction, they disregard themselves and charge like zombies. They’re no longer human. They’re closer to programmed NPCs.”
If they are living beings that feel emotions, they cannot move with only the will to kill.
In other words, this world is fake.
A world created by the system.
“Right, I felt it too.”
“The way those guys act is strangely unnatural.”
“The main characters are sharp and quick, but those below feel somehow empty inside?”
What the other members felt was similar.
Song Yeon-hee finally nodded.
“Then we don’t need to feel guilty?”
“Think of it as a game. And even if those humans are real living beings, it doesn’t matter.”
Baek Jin-woo’s words might have sounded cold, but they contained an unwavering conviction.
“To me, one of your lives is more precious than hundreds, thousands, or tens of thousands of them.”
“….”
A brief silence fell.
But that silence didn’t last long.
“I agree.”
Kang Ji-ho raised his hand.
“Me too.”
“I believe what our leader says is right.”
“We don’t have any other choice, do we?”
“I have no intention of being swayed by the Tower’s rules. Even if the end result is humanity’s extinction, I will follow Baek Jin-woo’s words.”
Everyone had made up their minds.
Now on this continent, everyone except the 20 assault team members was an enemy.
Swoosh.
Jenos stood up.
“If it’s decided, let’s move right away. Let’s go straight to the Imperial Army Headquarters. We’ll go there and sweep them all away.”
Just as everyone was about to stand up.
[Warning.]
It was then that a new message appeared before the assault team members.
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