I Alone Am an EX-Class Summoner - Chapter 266

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I Am Alone EX-Grade Summoner Episode 266

Earth Normalization (2)

1 hour before the start of Earth normalization.

“Sigh.”

Baek Jin-woo was letting out a sigh.

He had known for a long time that Earth was a mess.

However, he couldn’t help immediately.

Because it took quite a bit of time to transfer all the planetary power to Eila.

– Heuuut!

Pure white sacred energy was bursting out from Eila’s body.

Planetary power.

The fundamental force that a single planet possesses.

That power was completely flowing into her body and soul.

Wooooong!

A bluish light shone clearly.

Those rays of light rotated around Eila, moving like the orbits that form a solar system.

However, this wasn’t a scene that could be explained by simple beauty.

And helping her like that.

– Hold on, Eila.

Hunkyo was assisting her.

This was a similar situation to Pokryong accepting the Sacred Flame.

A mere insignificant being absorbing tremendous power!

Eila was enduring it.

To be precise, she was withstanding it.

Tremble.

Her body shook.

Drip.

Cold sweat flowed down her forehead.

– Kkeuheu.

Hunkyo continued to encourage her from the side.

– Eila, right now you are walking the sacred path of becoming part of your master’s planet, Earth.

– I know.

Eila widened her eyes and desperately gritted her teeth.

God had chosen her as the agent to wield this tremendous power.

What a glorious thing this was!

This was a divine oracle!

This was a sacred mission!

She could endure any amount of pain like this.

Eila had been watching Baek Jin-woo’s journey from the side.

Earth.

And the Tower of Trials.

Was his reason for climbing the tower entirely for himself?

It wasn’t.

What reason did he have to step forward and risk his life for humanity!

He fights for others.

He chose sacrifice.

And.

Now again, he was trying to shoulder everything to save his people.

Compared to what he would endure, this current pain was merely one trial.

– Heuaaaaat!

Eila let out a battle cry.

Her eyes changed.

She was Baek Jin-woo’s apostle.

Following the path he walks was her faith.

‘I will advance to the very end.’

Kwagagagaga!

Blue light patterns were carved into her skin.

Earth’s life force began flowing through her body.

That was a transformation of existence.

From now on, Eila was not a single individual, but a singularity synchronized with the planet.

Naturally, that process couldn’t be easy.

– Keo, keohek!

In the final stage, Eila’s body emitted blue light and trembled violently.

The flow of planetary power wrapped around her body, and the blue patterns carved into her skin became even deeper.

Now she was no longer a simple holy knight.

Into her body, the power of Earth itself was flowing.

[Synchronization complete.]

Kwaaaaang!

At that moment.

Eila’s eyes flashed open and shone blue.

The blue patterns settled completely, and her very existence became one with Earth.

Now she had become a being who exercises Earth’s will.

– It’s done… It’s done!

When everything was finished.

Eila stood up slowly while catching her breath.

Swoosh.

Eila extended her hand.

Then flash! The surrounding environment changed and Earth’s current situation became visible.

Monsters rushing madly toward the origin point called the Assault Team!

“Huh.”

Baek Jin-woo opened his mouth.

Were there that many?

He could also see the Assault Team members fighting roughly while holding their ground.

As expected.

They seemed to be doing well.

– Jin-woo.

Eila, who had now become Earth itself, intuitively knew what she needed to do.

– Shall we start with removing those monsters first?

“What about Earth?”

– You mean that being you were communicating with? That being is now inside me.

Since Eila had taken all control, communication using messages had also become impossible.

Baek Jin-woo nodded.

“Let’s start with removal first.”

The faster they were, the more they could minimize casualties.

– Yes, understood.

Squeeze.

Eila clenched the hand she had extended.

[We will now begin Earth normalization work.]

While sending a message to all humanity, she began the removal work.

That was the full account of the incident.

Earth’s normalization.

It was a task that required more work than expected.

– Jin-woo.

“Yeah.”

– Earth is making a proposal.

“What kind of proposal?”

– Since we’ve already destroyed the Tower of Trials and recovered all the Player Zones… it’s asking if there’s any reason to maintain humanity’s awakening abilities.

“Hmm.”

It didn’t take long to understand the meaning.

Humanity’s abilities as Players!

Players could command summoned creatures and had grown stronger by developing them.

But now, those abilities were no longer necessary.

The tower had collapsed, and no more dungeons would appear.

Without Player Zones, they couldn’t mine runes or enhance anything either.

In other words.

Humanity no longer needed summoned creatures.

– Every summoned creature humanity possesses is planetary power. If I reclaim them, the power I can wield will actually increase.

“Yeah, I understand.”

If planetary power increased?

They could make more preparations before the Arbitrator arrived.

The problem was the Players.

If they returned to being ordinary humans again?

Nearly six years of effort would disappear entirely.

SKY members, representatives from each country…

The summoned creatures they had lovingly raised would all vanish in an instant.

Would that be okay?

Baek Jin-woo looked around at his EX-grade summoned creatures.

If someone forcibly destroyed them?

He felt like he couldn’t bear it.

He felt like he would lose motivation for everything.

He had grown that attached to them.

– I think following Earth’s advice is the right choice. No matter how much humanity grows, there’s no real chance of victory against the Arbitrator. It would be much better to invest all that planetary power in Jin-woo’s summoned creatures to create far more powerful forces.

This was a simple yet clear calculation.

Eight billion humans each growing individually versus concentrating all power into Baek Jin-woo’s seven EX-grade summoned creatures.

Which side would truly have a chance of winning in battle?

The answer was clear.

– Sometimes we need to make unavoidable choices. Now is not the time to consider individual emotions. The Arbitrator. Even focusing solely on that one thing isn’t enough.

Eila was resolute.

– Master, I share the same opinion.

Hunkyo also chimed in.

– They don’t sacrifice everything to fight like you do, Master. They lack that ability too. They haven’t proven themselves. They must pay the price for that. The fact that so many expedition members are still alive is only because you rebelled against the System… Otherwise, they would all be destined to die.

“Right.”

Baek Jin-woo reluctantly nodded.

He couldn’t argue against it.

While he was overly emotional, his summoned creatures were endlessly rational.

Complete T types.

Capital T at that.

[All summoned creatures possessed by humanity will be reclaimed.]

[From this moment, Earth will do everything in its power to face another disaster, the ‘Arbitrator.’]

[Detailed information will be explained through Yubaek’s announcement later.]

Everyone around the world received that message.

“What, what did it say?”

“They’re reclaiming summoned creatures?”

The confused expressions of Players were caught on screen.

“Uh, uhh.”

Hong Ari losing Jujak too.

“Huh…”

Rachel losing Golden Dragon, Baekho, and the Great Wizard was also captured.

Even if others didn’t matter, those were geniuses born from humanity.

Though their abilities were being reclaimed now, using Eila’s planetary power, there would be other ways to utilize them.

“But what’s this Arbitrator thing?”

“Yubaek? So it really is related to Baek Jin-woo!”

“What the hell is happening!”

Many were curious, but for now…

Let’s focus only on Earth’s normalization.

[Status windows are disappearing.]

[Levels are disappearing.]

[Skills are disappearing.]

[Runes are disappearing.]

Players were returning to their original human state.

Gold, nuclear power, and technologies received as league rewards were left as they were.

Especially technologies, since they had already entered scientists’ minds, making them difficult to reclaim.

– Now it’s Jin-woo’s turn.

“Yeah.”

Baek Jin-woo had already made his decision.

“Delete everyone except the EX-grade ones and you, Eila.”

– I shall obey.

Eila closed her eyes.

Swoosh, swish!

He felt all the summoned creatures in Baek Jin-woo’s inventory disappearing completely.

Now runes and status windows were meaningless too.

Movement speed reduction, damage amplification, damage reduction buffs, and such were all applied within this planet, within the framework of “Battle of Summoners.”

In other words.

They were utterly meaningless against the Arbitrator currently approaching Earth.

Even though Eila had absorbed all planetary power, if that planetary power could handle the Arbitrator, Earth wouldn’t have resorted to such measures.

Like Aso, Pokryong, and Myeongmang.

They needed to draw power from outside planetary power.

From now on, the gathered planetary power would only be used to further unlock the EX-grade summoned creatures’ abilities.

– Phew.

Eila let out a light sigh.

– It’s all finished.

“Good work.”

– Unfortunately, they say I can’t restore destroyed cities or purify the natural environment.

The damage was enormous.

Debris left from the Tower of Trials’ collapse, dead people, seas contaminated by monsters, and so on.

Those parts weren’t Earth’s responsibility, but homework humanity would have to tackle going forward.

– And Earth says there’s no time. We need to prepare quickly. With current abilities, the moment the Arbitrator arrives… we won’t last even a single moment.

“I know.”

He had seen it on screen.

The terrifying nature of that existence.

Even if not as powerful as that mighty Wuji Immortal, if I could reach about half that level, wouldn’t I somehow be able to face him?

“But not right now.”

There were things that needed to be sorted out first.

“For now, let’s return to Earth.”

The method of return was simple.

Eila opened a door, and when they entered, they emerged in the sky above Hanam.

Baek Jin-woo immediately rushed to the bunker.

Yu Ji-a and the survivors of Yubaek City, who had received the message, were already outside.

“Jin-woo!”

“Oppa!”

Swoosh!

He embraced Yu Ji-a and Baek A-jin as they ran toward him.

Warm body heat and a pleasant fragrance.

How long had it been since he felt this?

It felt even more precious because this time he had truly thought he might die.

“I believed in you. I believed in you…”

Yu Ji-a murmured in his arms.

Her hands gripped Baek Jin-woo’s back tightly.

How much anxiety and fear must she have endured during this time?

Just as Baek Jin-woo was quietly about to pat her back.

“Oppa, is it all over now?”

Baek A-jin, who had regained her composure, stepped back and asked.

“…No.”

Baek Jin-woo shook his head.

“This is just the beginning.”

The future of humanity that he envisioned was still dark.

Perhaps it could be even more bleak than the cities around the world filled with nothing but ruins and chaos.

“I’ll explain the details once we go inside.”

At his words, Yu Ji-a and Baek A-jin nodded.

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