I Alone Am an EX-Class Summoner - Chapter 254

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I Am Alone EX-Grade Summoner Episode 254

Celestial Realm (2)

The arrival of an emergency patch.

Rachel clearly felt it.

The system’s message clearly contained malice toward humanity.

[Emergency patch arriving!]

[All “Player Zones” worldwide will be deleted!]

[All “Tower of Trials” worldwide will be deleted!]

That was the moment.

Rumble!

The towering Jamsil Tower began to collapse.

“Take cover!”

Rachel immediately summoned Baekho, grabbed the resident staff, and evacuated to the outskirts.

‘What the hell.’

Rachel was dumbfounded.

The tower is collapsing?

Are they so angry that they’re going to reset the entire game?

“H-how did this happen?”

“What’s going on?”

Leaving the bewildered resident staff behind, Rachel quickly departed.

She had to come up with countermeasures as soon as possible.

There were two ways to do that.

First was returning to Red Rose Headquarters.

Second was heading to Yubaek Headquarters.

Since the latter was faster, Rachel mounted Baekho and immediately rushed toward Hanam City.

Her gripping hands trembled violently.

It was the first time.

The first time she had directly faced the malice of an absolute being outside the game…

It would be a lie to say she wasn’t afraid.

But?

She had to do it.

Messages disguised as emergency patches continued to appear.

[“Dungeon System” will be deleted!]

[“Daily Login Event” will be deleted!]

[All dungeons will disappear, and monsters within dungeons will be released from their seals.]

‘Dungeon break.’

Grind.

Rachel gritted her teeth.

All dungeons worldwide experiencing dungeon breaks simultaneously meant?

They were completely serious.

About initiating humanity’s extinction.

Rachel couldn’t understand.

‘Was it really that infuriating?’

We just didn’t want to kill each other.

If that wasn’t the case, we would have followed whatever mission it was.

Especially since she was so serious about climbing the Tower of Trials!

Rachel trembled with betrayal toward the game she had sincerely played for over 10 years before the world changed.

The system’s tyranny didn’t stop there.

[From this moment, the “protective barrier” that protected humanity will disappear!]

[Even while summoning creatures, you can be attacked!]

Whooom!

The transparent membrane surrounding her body disappeared.

Now…

It would truly become lawless chaos.

‘Damn it.’

She turned on her phone while running.

The entire world was in crisis.

In New York Central Park, a giant hydra had emerged and was devouring the city, while Tokyo’s airspace was occupied by a gargoyle legion.

Berlin?

A colossal wolf was roaming the city, devouring civilians.

A catastrophe.

This was a disaster worse than any natural calamity.

Humanity could no longer summon creatures.

The Monday Dungeons in Player Zones were blocked, and regular dungeons everywhere were blocked.

Runes?

Naturally, they couldn’t draw them, nor could they strengthen anything.

Without strengthening rooms, how could they strengthen anything!

The system had tied humanity’s hands.

From now on, humanity could only trust existing players and pray.

[Unprecedented catastrophe! What suddenly happened?]

[Could this be the start of a human extinction project due to Tower of Trials failure?]

[Global stock market crash, currency values disappearing and financial systems collapsing! Meanwhile, summoned creature values skyrocket!]

[Mass bankruptcy predicted.]

[Emergency declared by all nations! UN Security Council emergency meeting convened, “Must establish top priority for human survival.”]

The internet was flooded with all kinds of breaking news.

People were amazed that journalists were posting articles in this situation!

‘Should I consider it fortunate?’

Rachel muttered to herself.

At least existing summoned creatures could still be summoned.

Trading of related runes and items also seemed to be active.

‘As expected.’

The system cannot directly touch us.

It can only impose restrictions like this.

Wasn’t it the same inside the Tower of Trials!

Screech!

Baekho was fast.

Pushing speed to the maximum, arriving at Yubaek City was quick.

“…”

The Yubaek City they arrived at was already deserted.

The headquarters entrance was sealed, and various defense systems were operating.

‘They’ve already evacuated.’

Rachel knew.

That the world’s safest and most perfect bunker system existed within this Yubaek City.

Probably as soon as the incident occurred, they evacuated all residents there.

‘Impressive.’

She knew the bunker could be self-sufficient for almost 100 years or more.

Independent energy generation facilities, water purification systems, artificial environments for crop cultivation.

There was also a control system that could oversee the entire interior through monitors from the center.

“What should I do?”

She came to meet Yu Ji-a, but there was no way.

The apartments and buildings were already completely empty.

When they went toward the bunker entrance, it was just blocked by dozens of layered iron doors.

Thud, thud!

Rachel struck the door with Baekho’s claws.

Yubaek’s bunker was being controlled by Yu Ji-a and Baek A-jin.

The Internal Control Center that only executives could enter.

Yu Ji-a was really quick on her feet.

As if she had foreseen this situation, she moved swiftly.

Within 30 minutes of the situation breaking out, she had brought all residents inside the bunker.

The fact that all of the Yubaek Family remained in this city instead of going to other cities played a part.

Also, the fact that the apartment basement was connected to the bunker and the evacuation system was well-constructed helped too.

“Ha.”

“Whew.”

Yu Ji-a and Baek A-jin, who had moved quickly, were sitting in the center catching their breath.

Of course they were worried.

What kind of situation this was.

What had happened to the assault team that went in.

All sorts of speculation circulated on the internet, but nothing was accurate.

They could only trust.

And move according to the situation.

At that moment.

– Intruder detected!

An alarm sounded from the bunker’s perimeter detection system.

Yu Ji-a and Baek A-jin’s gazes turned toward the screen.

Thud, thud!

They could see Rachel swinging Baekho’s front paws.

“Rachel?”

Yu Ji-a shot up.

“…Why is Rachel there!”

“Did the assault team return alive? Then our brother too?”

“…”

Click!

She pressed the button and opened the iron door.

According to internal guidelines, they were supposed to never open it for anyone who wasn’t a Yubaek member, but Rachel was an exception.

Because she was the only person who could know information about Baek Jin-woo.

“Rachel!”

“Yu Ji-a…”

The two quickly met, and Yu Ji-a led her to the internal center.

At the same time, she heard most of the explanation.

“So.”

Yu Ji-a muttered with an expression of disbelief.

“The System put emotional pressure on the assault team members, and when they didn’t follow its control… it did this?”

“Yeah, exactly. From what I saw. It seems like it’s already decided to eliminate humanity.”

She had heard everything…

But there was one thing she hadn’t heard.

The survival status of the assault team.

More precisely, Baek Jin-woo’s survival status.

“…What about Jin-woo?”

“Baek Jin-woo is…”

When Rachel bit her lip and hesitated, Yu Ji-a’s pupils shook.

In Baek A-jin’s case, she got excited.

“…Don’t tell me. My brother died? Really?”

“That’s not certain.”

Sigh.

Rachel exhaled and elaborated on her explanation.

Still seeming angry, her voice trembled.

“What’s certain is that the System deliberately sent only me out… In that dimensional rift, everyone would have been scattered separately. If they were lucky, they might be alive, but…”

Shake, shake.

Rachel shook her head.

Her honest feelings?

She thought they were all probably dead.

No matter how strong Baek Jin-woo was, surviving in that situation without a shield?

Circumstantially, it was impossible.

“…”

Yu Ji-a stood there in a daze.

Even while listening to Rachel’s words, it took time to accept their meaning.

‘That’s impossible.’

He might be dead?

That strong person?

The Baek Jin-woo she knew wasn’t someone who would die so easily.

He was proficient in all aspects, someone capable enough to be called fraudulent.

“…”

Rachel closed her eyes.

Actually, there was a lot to do.

She had to ask if there was a system here that could connect with governments worldwide, and after announcing this fact, they had to prepare countermeasures too.

But?

‘Let’s wait a little now.’

For now.

It seemed like she should wait for those two women’s hearts to calm down.

At that time.

Baek Jin-woo’s group.

– Wait just a little longer, meow! Ordinary magic won’t work to get through this predicament, meow!

Mayeo asked for time.

She said it would be even better if they had those angels’ corpses over there…

But it seemed like they could only get those when Aso arrived.

How much time had passed?

– Master.

Hunkyo returned.

– This place appears to be one of the major cities of the Celestial Realm. For now, the interior was completely empty. Instead.

Swish.

Hunkyo took out something.

It was a map.

– I obtained this.

“Oh.”

As expected of Hunkyo.

Whenever he went somewhere, he always brought back a map like this.

– The Celestial Realm seems quite vast too, with many places that serve various functions.

“Really? First… let’s check on the survivors. Then slowly examine it.”

Baek Jin-woo closed his eyes and thought carefully.

The System was extremely wary of us crossing over to this side.

What does that mean?

‘Perhaps we’ve gotten closer to the System’s main body.’

This place is the 86th to 90th floors of the Tower of Trials.

Common sense would suggest that the closer we get to the 100th floor, the higher the probability of getting closer to that main body.

Then?

I’ll have to find it by any means necessary.

And to do that?

I need to find a way to survive in this place.

Even if my summons don’t need it, I’m still human.

I need to breathe, sleep, and eat.

Food seemed to be the most important thing in this place.

The emergency rations I brought?

They were all lost already.

How could I have managed to keep them in that chaos?

Ramba’s cream bread had also been crushed and discarded long ago.

‘The angels were probably living beings too, so they must have eaten something.’

Should I start by looking for that?

Just as I was thinking that.

– Father!

I heard Aso’s voice from far away.

“Aso?”

Baek Jin-woo jumped to his feet.

Could that voice be this welcome?

‘Inside this building.’

I wasn’t sure exactly what kind of building it was, but judging by the main gate and the many angel statues… it seemed to be a place where ceremonies were held.

Baek Jin-woo opened the golden door and stepped outside.

There were…

“Hyung-nim…!”

“Jin-woo.”

“Sob, sob…!”

Several survivors were there.

Five people in total.

Scanning quickly with my eyes…

It was Gi Jae-hyeok, Hwang Ji-woo, Song Yeon-hee, Lori Sharp, and Shirato Sakura.

“Everyone… you’re all alive.”

Of course, not many had made it.

But still, wasn’t it fortunate that they were at least alive?

– Father.

Aso called Baek Jin-woo carefully.

– Come here.

“Yeah.”

When he took her to a corner, Aso whispered quietly.

– I looked around this whole place… The survivors I found are just those five, and I haven’t found the rest yet. And another five are…

“Another five?”

– They’re dead.

“…”

Dead?

Ting!

It felt like I’d been hit hard in the head.

My fists clenched involuntarily.

I hadn’t expected everyone to be alive.

It would be too miraculous if everyone survived in this torrent.

But even so, the shock was unavoidable.

“…Are you sure you checked properly?”

– Yes, it was too… horrible to look at… Aso gathered them and buried them properly.

Damn it.

Blood dripped from my tightly clenched fist.

It was a moment when my rage toward the System reached its peak.

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