I Alone Am an EX-Class Summoner - Chapter 259

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I Am Alone EX-Grade Summoner Episode 259

Seong Yeom-hwa (3)

Whoooosh!

The Seong Yeom-hwa that flowed into her heart was truly tremendous.

– Hnngh…!

Pokryong, who regained consciousness, felt something strange.

A power too immense for a mere creature’s heart to contain!

– It’s hot!

She cried out.

She felt as if all her internal organs would melt from the energy seeping out from within her heart.

At this rate, it felt like her heart would burn up…

This wasn’t a problem of reverse summoning.

Seong Yeom-hwa was already a power closer to a ‘divine element’ rather than mere ‘fire’, and seemed to be a source of the universe that existed on a dimension higher than the being that used the system.

At this rate, her very existence could be erased.

– Pokryong!

– Huk, heok!

– Sit down. Sit and concentrate!

Hunkyo, who had been watching the serious situation, immediately calmed her down.

– Seong Yeom-hwa has already acknowledged you! If you just stay still, that fire won’t harm you! Endure it! You just need to endure without losing consciousness!

Hunkyo instinctively knew through his awakening skill.

If Seong Yeom-hwa changed its mind even slightly?

Pokryong would be erased from this universe just like that.

Not just her body, but her soul would burn up too.

It was that powerful.

Even now, only about 1% of that power was stirring near her heart, and that alone was causing her to cry out in pain.

– Haaagh…!

Even as Pokryong’s mind grew hazy from the terrible pain, she tried to understand the situation.

Seong Yeom-hwa was definitely being considerate.

Just as Hunkyo said.

Since it had permitted her to accept it, it surely wouldn’t harm her…

But even so, it hurt this much?

She probably couldn’t accept all of that terrible energy.

Seong Yeom-hwa seemed to know this too, as it only gave her about 1% of its power and sealed the rest itself.

Later, when she had grown more… it seemed to plan on releasing it bit by bit then.

Kwagagagang!

Yang energy and yang energy met and fused, causing an explosion.

Pokryong’s eyes rolled back.

Puhwak!

Blood burst from her mouth.

– It hurts too much. Too much…!

– Just endure a little more. There’s no change in your HP. You’re only feeling pain as the powers combine, but there’s nothing wrong with your body.

– I know, I know!

She just knew, but it was still hard to endure.

While Pokryong was crawling on the ground, the size of the flame orb on the altar began to gradually shrink.

After 1 hour passed, then 2 hours, Pokryong’s pain diminished as much as the orb shrank.

– Haa, haa.

Pokryong opened her eyes after a while.

She felt a power of a completely different dimension from before in her heart.

Things like coughing up blood and bone-twisting pain didn’t matter anymore.

Kugugugugu…!

Hot heat haze rose from her entire body.

Seong Yeom-hwa was being controlled.

Whoosh!

The flames that rose now were of a completely different quality from before.

– I succeeded, Hunkyo.

She had encountered an opportunity and cultivated her power.

Now she would be of even greater help to Jin-woo!

The corners of Pokryong’s mouth slowly rose.

An indescribable sense of achievement and pride welled up.

And at that moment.

“Oh, ohhh!”

“The fire above is disappearing!”

“Really!”

“The temperature is dropping. Whew, I think I can live!”

The eight survivor members looked up at the ceiling, dripping with sweat.

The heat from the flame orb that Jujak had been blocking gradually disappeared.

“Breathing has become easier…”

“Can we really get out now?”

Several who had been growing delirious opened their eyes one by one and sat up.

Everyone’s lips were completely parched.

They had been trapped in a high-temperature steam room for over a week.

If they had been ordinary people, their lives would have been in danger from dehydration long ago.

“Could it be.”

Jenos spoke with a trembling voice.

“Has someone come to rescue us?”

At that moment.

– So the missing people were here.

– Really?

– Look down there. Is everyone alright?

A low, firm voice echoed from above.

Hunkyo’s voice.

“Hu, Hunkyo!”

“Wow.”

“Heh, heheheh…”

“We’re alive!”

Could that voice, which had always seemed so terrifying, be this welcome?

The eight survivors shed tears of emotion.

Hong Ari, Jenos, Hikaru, Olivia, Oh Sun-young, Kang Ji-ho, Kang Geon-ho, An Gi-jeong.

It was the moment they safely rejoined.

In conclusion, the eight returned safely.

Hunkyo guided them well and brought them back, and everyone stopped farming to exchange greetings.

They also informed them about the five deaths.

That they had been found dead, and that funerals had been held for them.

Olivia shrugged her shoulders with an expression of disbelief, and everyone became solemn.

But they couldn’t just stay sad.

This was the middle of actual combat.

Just because comrades died during war, they couldn’t just hold funerals and do nothing else.

They had to pick up their weapons again and advance forward.

Rather, the survivors burned that sadness into anger toward the system.

“This place is…”

“Is this a place that manufactures summoned creatures?”

Everyone was amazed.

To think that the Celestial Realm was a place filled with summoned creatures you could obtain just by touching them!

“What we need to do from now on is simple.”

Baek Jin-woo explained with a resolute expression.

“We’ll secure as many S-rank summoned creatures as possible here and strengthen our forces. Everyone except me will have S-rank summoned creatures.”

Because of this, the farming speed increased.

Since they had found all the missing people except for the deceased, Aso had also joined them.

So the speed increased exponentially.

While others found them one by one, Aso would find about ten at a time and send signals.

Also, Pokryong explained in detail what had happened to Baek Jin-woo.

‘Haha.’

Baek Jin-woo was surprised.

He never imagined Seong Yeom-hwa would be to that extent.

Even Pokryong’s awakening Quest required finding ten similar Wonhwa (Original Fire), didn’t it.

It was hard to understand.

It seemed like Aso and Pokryong had something that other summoned creatures didn’t have… Why was the system giving them such special treatment.

What on earth was it all for.

When a week had passed like this and it became the second week.

“Huh.”

Baek Jin-woo was impressed.

His inventory was filled with roughly 200 S-rank summoned creatures.

If this was what came out after thoroughly searching this entire place…

Probably this much was originally implemented in “Battle of Summoners” as well.

‘I thought S-ranks could be duplicated.’

Apparently that wasn’t the case.

Seeing that there was only one of each even after searching the entire factory.

Or maybe?

There might be similar factories in other worlds besides the Celestial Realm.

Baek Jin-woo read the information of the S-rank summoned creatures with Hunkyo and distributed them appropriately to each member.

The maximum number of summoned creatures in the Tower of Trials is fifteen.

If their HP becomes 0 and they’re reverse-summoned?

It was also possible to register the summoned creatures you had again.

“We’ll end farming today. Rather than spending more time here, it’s more important to find ways to utilize what we’ve obtained.”

So they had already built a training ground.

A total of 14 members including Baek Jin-woo began full-scale training.

They used up all the runes collected in their inventories to match them as appropriately as possible.

They also awakened potential abilities together with Hunkyo.

‘Of course there would be a fundamental difference from upgrading properly in the Player Zone.’

But now was a situation where they had to grasp at straws.

They had to make even the slightest increase in power and see.

Since they didn’t know what kind of situation might unfold.

How much time had passed like this.

– Master!

It was then that Mayeo, who had been holed up in a corner frantically absorbed in something, approached.

– I found it, meow!

“Found? What?”

– A passage that can get us out of this Celestial Realm, meow!

“A passage?”

Baek Jin-woo jumped up from his seat.

Actually, he had been frustrated.

He had also been worried.

The anxiety that they might end up trapped here forever, and that the system might actually be aiming for that…

But as expected!

He knew Mayeo would come through again this time.

“Where does the passage lead to?”

– I can’t know that either, meow. But if you want to leave this world, it would be impossible without going through that passage, meow!

Right.

Anything was fine.

If there was a direction they could move forward somehow in the current stagnant situation, that was enough.

“Can we go right now?”

– Hehe, anytime you want! Do you remember, meow? Finding those two empire researchers in the white hall on the 70th floor of the Tower of Trials!

“I remember.”

Thanks to that, we got our Myeongmang.

– It’s exactly the same as then, meow. The system thought it hid it, but it can’t fool this witch’s eyes, meow. Keke!

Wow.

The system should regret it.

Giving him such a cheat-like summoned creature.

Baek Jin-woo immediately stopped the members’ training.

He had them finish their preparations and follow Mayeo.

Baek Jin-woo also brought out all his summoned creatures and formed a formation right next to Mayeo.

– Hehehe.

The place Mayeo headed to was an ordinary Cloud Mountain that looked like nothing was there.

Step by step.

But she walked forward without hesitation.

– Here it is, meow.

It was when she poked at the empty air where nothing was visible.

[Warning! Warning! Warning!]

[A forbidden area has been detected!]

[Player access is restricted!]

The system that had been quietly holding its breath until now began to have a fit.

‘Oho.’

A smile spread across Baek Jin-woo’s lips.

The system making a fuss meant?

It was proof they were going in exactly the right direction.

‘There really is something in that passage!’

“Mayeo.”

– Meow!

“Break through quickly. Somehow.”

He felt it this time.

Although the system could manipulate them at will, there were definitely limits to its methods that they didn’t know about.

– Got it, meow!

[This is the final warning!]

[Player access is restricted!]

What’s with all these warnings.

Tap tap.

It was when Mayeo was tapping the air and feeling around the space.

[The Gate of the Continent opens!]

Craaaack!

The sky turned black, and a massive red gate began to open.

Baek Jin-woo recognized what that was at a glance.

Just looking at the angel legions and monsters pouring out again, he could tell.

‘They’ve reconnected the continents.’

Countless beings began pouring out through the dimensional gate.

‘They must be quite desperate.’

Was that the system’s final defense mechanism?

Sring!

Hunkyo drew his sword.

– Master, it’s dangerous.

Ah, that’s right.

There was no protective barrier now.

If exposed to such a great war, the probability of danger would increase.

“Everyone prepare for battle.”

Actually, there wasn’t much to prepare.

They had been moving with all their summons deployed from the beginning.

Having already practiced, they moved naturally.

Aso charged forward, and Jakgeo worked to draw aggro.

The members?

They all gathered next to Baek Jin-woo.

Kwoom!

Eila slammed her shield down beside them.

– I’ll take responsibility for protecting this area.

Very reliable.

“Mayeo.”

– Meow!

“Don’t focus on fighting, just concentrate on opening the door. We’ll buy you time.”

– Got it, meow!

“How long will it take?”

– It’ll be quick, meow! Someone seems to be interfering and constantly making minute changes to the door’s location… Not a chance, meow!

“What a petty trick.”

Anyway, what needed to be done before Mayeo found the passage remained unchanged.

‘Destroy them all.’

Baek Jin-woo looked up at the sky with sharp eyes.

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