I Got an Ex-Class Omnipotent System - Chapter 216

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Chapter 216
216: Grand Chaos Party (2)
Observing the current situation, I initially assumed Baeryujin would inevitably attract trouble, but Elves were the exception.
By now, everyone understood: among the Heterogeneous Beings entering the Black Gate, the races that actually liked Elves could be counted on one hand. Their notoriety was simply too well-earned.
Despite their staggering population, they were the sole race connected to the World Tree and classified as a Superior Race, making their discriminatory nature so severe that liking them was impossible.
I couldn’t say what had transpired between Baeryujin and the Elves, but anyone asked would conclude the Elves were at fault, not Baeryujin. Even Baeryujin, notorious as a Vagrant, paled in comparison to the Elves’ infamy.
It was nearly unimaginable that any race could be more notorious than monsters themselves, but as I said—Elves were the exception.
Standing with sharp eyes full of rejection, I noticed Hanalin and Jiyuchan wore similarly furrowed expressions upon seeing the Elves.
“Ugh, they’re part of our Attack Party too?”
I had rushed back after asking Vera in the building to relay information and staying with Baeryujin, so I hadn’t fully grasped the situation yet. But seeing they were Elves and Baeryujin hadn’t killed them, there was only one conclusion I could draw.
Baeryujin nodded at my question.
“So it seems.”
“Hmm.”
“Interesting—they’re not Celestials, yet they’re wearing Celestial forms?”
A male Elf who appeared to be the leader instantly saw through my party’s disguise, and I fixed him with a sharp gaze.
Then his status window came to mind.
『Jerome Wigbard』
『Trait: Defier of Heaven [S]』
『Skills』
▶「Defy Heaven [S]」
▶Swordsmanship—「Wigdrasil Sword Arts [A]」
▶「Elven Sword [A]」
…(More)
『Stats』
▶「Strength: 94」
▶「Agility: 96」
▶「Stamina: 90」
▶「Mana: 93」
※Elf.
※Freed from World Tree (Yggdrasil) dominion.
He was considerably strong, though not quite at Ines’s level. But seeing that last note, I looked at him with puzzlement.
And the hunter kill count—that mark of Elf certification—wasn’t listed.
Which meant.
‘A benevolent Elf?’
Wasn’t that distinction only applicable to dead Elves? I genuinely had no idea, blinking blankly at the leader Elf—Jerome—in utter bewilderment. As my hostility subsided, Jerome regarded me with evident fascination.
And in that moment, Jerome sensed an anomaly manifesting in my eyes.
The world flowed entirely toward my center, and the transcendent pull emanating from me—not physical, but magical, perhaps beyond such categories—was something that couldn’t be felt without direct experience. Jerome understood this.
And because Jerome possessed 『Defy Heaven』, there was something else he could perceive.
My eyes that seemed to pierce through all the karma of this world. Witnessing them, Jerome’s curiosity gradually transformed into mounting tension.
“I’m not entirely certain, but you seem to be quite the remarkable individual.”
At Jerome’s words, Dohyun could only nod in acknowledgment of his abilities.
In the meantime, Baeryujin read the atmosphere and quietly stepped back, allowing Jerome and his party members some space.
Of course, Jerome’s other party members were all unconscious with their heads buried in the ground.
Dohyun looked at Jerome’s party and asked.
“Hmm, they seem different from ordinary Elves?”
“…That’s accurate.”
Though he’d anticipated it, Jerome couldn’t help but be genuinely surprised by Dohyun’s question. Even those who knew they called themselves the Fallen Leaf Party and were the only Elf party to have separated from the World Tree didn’t fully understand it, yet seeing Dohyun pierce through it as if it were obvious sent chills down his spine.
But at this point, Jerome paused briefly before speaking.
“You must be the party hunting Davy Jones as well. Given what the Vagrant said, he must be in the same situation.”
Baeryujin and Dohyun nodded simultaneously, and now Hanalin and Jiyuchan also stepped forward with curiosity, listening intently to Jerome’s words.
Jerome let out a small sigh at the sight of them.
He realized that since they would soon be working together anyway, it wouldn’t hurt to share a bit, but the story was still difficult to tell.
“You’re aware that the current Elves have their consciousness half-connected through the World Tree, correct?”
Though Jerome phrased it as a question, few inside the Black Gate didn’t know this, so everyone moved past that point. The link wasn’t easy due to the Superior Race having the most dimensions and largest population, but thanks to the World Tree, all Elf dimensions could be connected.
To put it simply, they’d established a Dimensional Peace Agreement with each other and could freely traverse between dimensions like a free trade state?
In any case, everyone here knew well that Elves were in such a situation.
But there was something they didn’t know.
“The World Tree has fallen into corruption.”
“Huh?” “What?” “Excuse me?” “What!?”
At Jerome’s words, from Baeryujin to Dohyun, Hanalin, and Jiyuchan, they all questioned what he meant. The thought was that even if Elves could fall, surely the World Tree shouldn’t.
But with a little thought, the answer became clear.
“The reason the Elves are so ferocious is also because of the World Tree.”
At Jerome’s words, this time everyone could understand. They thought that if the reason all the Elves seemed strange was because of the World Tree connected to everyone, then it certainly made sense.
But how could the World Tree, called sacred, possibly fall into corruption?
With such thoughts, everyone looked at Jerome with expressions of lingering doubt.
Then.
“…I also cannot know why the World Tree fell into corruption, but first, let me explain the World Tree to you.”
Jerome began explaining the World Tree.
“Throughout all dimensions in this world, there is only one World Tree. The great Yggdrasil pierces through dimensions, extending its roots and branches across multiple dimensions, and we Elves were born from those roots and branches. We are a race inherently connected to the World Tree.”
Though they learned the general reason, they still couldn’t understand why the World Tree had fallen into corruption. Hearing only this much, Baeryujin, Hanalin, and Jiyuchan could have harbored suspicion, but they didn’t.
Why?
“Then perhaps the World Tree fell into corruption from the beginning, and after that, it spread its roots and branches across multiple dimensions.”
“…We’re thinking along those lines as well.”
As Dohyun spoke as if organizing the situation, Jerome nodded as well. Dohyun’s words were correct, after all. And.
“So you used your ability to escape the World Tree and formed your own team?”
“…That’s correct.”
Before Dohyun, whose sharp gaze pierced through everything, Jerome believed he couldn’t possibly lie. Or rather, even if he tried to deceive, Jerome believed Dohyun would grasp it faster than anyone. So Baeryujin, Hanalin, and Jiyuchan simply trusted Dohyun.
At least they believed the fact that Jerome was the same Elf but had escaped the World Tree. For that reason alone—because Dohyun said so. Jerome felt chills at their behavior.
Even Elves, whose minds were half-shared through the World Tree, didn’t hesitate to doubt and slander each other, yet these people, despite not being in such a state, believed in the person called Dohyun with an intensity bordering on blind faith. How could one not feel chills?
As Jerome felt those chills while looking at them, Dohyun spoke.
“And at least these guys have never killed a righteous Hunter.”
“Hmm, if you say so, then that must be it.”
“Because it’s what Dohyun oppa said.”
“Well, I suppose I’ll have to accept that.”
With the situation thus clarified, Baeryujin’s anger had subsided considerably, and there was no need to mention the resistance from Hanalin or Jiyuchan.
Yet the moment Dohyun’s words resolved everything, Jerome stared at them with an expression of utter bewilderment. Then he looked back at Dohyun and wondered.
‘What exactly is his identity?’
He couldn’t fathom why they were all hanging on Dohyun’s every word, but all he could do was blink in confusion.
While Jerome stood there dazed, sensing the opportunity, Dohyun pushed the Grim Reaper’s Eyes to their limit and activated Analysis.
Thanks to that, while Jerome remained oblivious.
[You consume 5000AP and acquire the skill “Reverse Heaven [S]” from Jerome Wigbard.]
[Analysis identifies the most suitable skill.]
[Based on Analysis, “Reverse Heaven [S]” is fused separately with Ruin’s Dragon Solvent and Plague Lord.]
[The grade of Ruin’s Dragon Solvent and Plague Lord increases.]
I had completed everything.
As I smiled with satisfaction, Ines’s Party and Hezway’s Party arrived just in time and took in the scene.
Having just arrived, they couldn’t grasp the full situation, but the Fallen Leaf Party that Hezway had recruited had their heads pressed into the ground, their leader Jerome was staring at the Dohyun Party with trembling eyes, and I was smiling contentedly.
When Ines and Hezway saw me upon arrival, I blinked and quickly realized it was a situation that could be misunderstood, so I spoke hastily.
“It wasn’t me—it was the Vagrant!”
“….”
Baeryujin knew he was the one who had done it, but he stared at me with a truly exasperated expression as I immediately snitched on him. Vera, observing the entire situation, rolled her eyes and spoke.
“This… the Attack Party is okay, right?”
“….” “….”
“….” “….”
“….” “….”
But no one could answer Vera’s question. They were all wrestling with the same confusion themselves.
* * *
Though things had descended into chaos for a moment, we quickly cleaned up and erected a temporary structure outside to serve as a conference room. The Dohyun Party found the unfamiliar construction technique fascinating but soon grew accustomed to it, while all the other Party Members entered the building and sat around a round table, their eyes fixed on one particular person.
That person was naturally Baeryujin.
The Vagrant, whose notorious reputation preceded him—and since Hezway’s Party and Ines’s Party had been inside Baul until just moments ago, they hadn’t heard the alarm about an intruder attempting to breach. Perhaps that’s why the atmosphere was tinged with wariness and tension.
Yet there was one Party that showed neither tension nor caution whatsoever.
“It’s impressive how quickly they built this structure.”
“It would be perfect if we brought it to South Korea.”
“Hmm, but is it sturdy? If it’s more durable than modern construction, it would be quite excellent.”
All three of them paid no mind to Baeryujin and ignored him regardless of what he did. Instead, it created a peculiar situation where Hezway’s Party, Ines’s Party, and the Fallen Leaf Party seemed unnecessarily tense.
In the midst of this, I looked at Hezway as if asking what we were doing.
“When do we start our meeting?”
“…Then let’s begin.”
With that, as Hezway stood and moved forward amid the tense atmosphere around the round table, the meeting could finally commence.

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