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Chapter 50
He had obtained various Hidden Pieces.
Even just the experience points alone would have been satisfying, but...
To be given Hidden Pieces on top of that...
Seonghyun couldn't help but be pleased.
As he looked at the messages one by one to see what he had obtained,
First of all, his fame spreading throughout the world?
He didn't really care about that.
What use would it be even if it spread widely?
He considered it irrelevant and moved on.
The first thing that caught his eye was the title.
'A title.'
It felt like it had been a while since he had obtained a new title.
He immediately checked the title.
『Breaker of Shackles』
→《Legendary》
→A title given to the user who is the first in Eternal World to clear the 'Fortress of the Past' and break free from the shackles.
→Slightly higher than the original rank due to being the first to clear it.
→Once a day, revives with 50% HP upon death.
→5 seconds of invincibility upon revival.
'??????'
Revive once a day???
And 5 seconds of invincibility upon revival?
He had been using the 1 second of invincibility attached to Shadow Transference quite effectively, but...
To be invincible for 5 seconds...
It was an extraordinary title.
If he was given this kind of title,
Would the other rewards be this good as well?
He looked at the next reward with anticipation.
'A skill?'
It wasn't a skill book, but a skill.
And it was a class-exclusive skill, not a class-specific skill.
Creeping Darkness.
He couldn't predict its effect from the name alone, but...
Look at the rank.
It was Legendary.
It was only natural since it was an Overlord exclusive skill, but he never thought he would obtain it as a reward.
He checked it out immediately.
『Creeping Darkness』
→《Legendary》
→[Lv 1][Growth Type]
[Continuous Effect][Active]
[Cooldown 10 minutes]
[Duration 5 minutes]
The darkness that spreads from the Monarch's grasp shall bless the dead and curse the living.
→Overlord exclusive skill.
→Upon activation, grants the blessing of darkness to all summons under the Overlord's command.
→Increases all stats by 1% for each enemy defeated. (Stackable.)
→When a summon under the blessing of darkness faces an enemy, the enemy receives a debuff equal to the stacked blessing of darkness.
'Huh.'
It was a summon buff skill.
Its effect was to increase all stats by a percentage for each enemy defeated.
He couldn't help but admire the excellent effect, even for a Legendary skill.
To think he was given this kind of skill as a reward...
With his anticipation further amplified, he checked the final reward.
Tome of Despair.
Judging from the name alone, he thought it would be an item that enhanced the power of Black Magic, but...
It had a completely different effect.
『Tome of Despair』
→《Legendary》
→A legendary item with an ancient origin, its creator beyond imagination.
→It is said that in the future, all Black Mages traveled to obtain this Tome of Despair, but only rumors of it being buried in the past spread widely.
→Transforms any type of skill book into a Black Mage skill book.
→The rank of the skill book remains unchanged.
→Increases the power of Black Magic skills by 10% just by possessing it.
*Effect applied when in the inventory.
'??????'
As soon as he checked the effect, his mind was filled with questions.
The effect of amplifying skill power just by possessing it was already good, but...
It could also change other skill books into Black Mage skill books?
The number of skills in a game was needless to say important.
It was a fact that it was difficult to find and acquire a large quantity.
It would be a shame if he obtained a skill book that he couldn't use.
So far, Seonghyun hadn't obtained any unusable skill books, but...
It was said that it happened quite often.
However, it was no longer a concern for Seonghyun.
'This is insane!'
It was a truly shocking item.
It was also Legendary.
From the title to the skill and the item,
He had obtained everything as Legendary.
Moreover, this wasn't the end.
'I also obtained a skill from reaching level 50, right?'
And finally, the skill he had obtained last.
Seonghyun checked the skill he had obtained last.
『Mark of Death』
→《Almighty》
→[Lv 1][Growth Type]
[Continuous Effect][Passive]
The touch of death shall leave an irresistible mark.
→Overlord exclusive skill.
→When a summon under the Overlord's command or the Overlord himself hits an enemy, the Mark of Death is engraved on the target.
→The Mark of Death stacks up to five times on the target, and when five stacks are reached, it deals darkness damage equal to 500% of the basic attack power to the target.
→Also, each Mark of Death decreases the target's movement speed by 5%.
'Wow, this is...'
If Creeping Darkness was a buff for the entire legion,
This could be considered a debuff and a passive attack that the entire legion could use.
To deal 500% additional damage with five attacks...
It was practically the same as amplifying attack power by 100%.
It was an indispensable skill for explosive damage dealing.
The skills he had so far were all skills that made Seonghyun overwhelmingly powerful, but...
This made him close to perfect.
Truly an Almighty rank skill.
'...This is a bit much, even for me.'
A legion-wide buff and a legion-wide additional attack skill.
There was nothing lacking.
It was now impossible to defeat Seonghyun solo at the same level.
While he was examining the rewards and marveling at them,
The Fortress of the Past was cleared, and Seonghyun, along with Kim Chegeon and Jinwoo, was automatically transported outside.
As the scenery melted away and they emerged outside,
The surroundings were inevitably quite noisy.
A message announcing that Seonghyun had just cleared the Fortress of the Past had been broadcast throughout Eternal World.
"W-what was that just now?!?"
"There was a clear reward for the Fortress of the Past?!"
"L-look at this! The 1st place ranking has really changed!!"
"W-who is Seonghyun?!"
The scene was quite chaotic.
It wouldn't be good to get involved in this, so...
Jinwoo quickly led Kim Chegeon and Seonghyun away.
Thanks to their quick escape, they didn't attract anyone's attention.
"Phew, that was close. It would have been troublesome if we had been caught there."
"Hmm, is that so?"
"Haha, it's a great blessing for an unknown person to become widely known."
Seonghyun, who didn't understand, and Kim Chegeon, who was spouting nonsense.
Jinwoo thought he had made the right decision to bring them along.
He didn't know what would have happened if they had stayed there.
Anyway,
The interview had ended splendidly.
Even reaching Wave 10 was enough to be evaluated as having the qualities of a ranker, but...
He had seen Kim Chegeon's record right before they came out.
She had endured until Wave 25.
Although he hadn't been able to see her properly because he was captivated by Seonghyun,
Her results were excellent.
She naturally passed the interview.
And Seonghyun...
'What am I supposed to do with this?'
Jinwoo was perplexed and troubled.
He had to report this since he was there in person.
He couldn't just brush this off.
He had to report to the Guild Master.
As expected,
[Rapid - What kind of notification is this, Jinwoo?]
[Rapid - What's going on at the interview site?!]
Rapid, who thoroughly separated public and private matters, was in a frenzy.
She could ask Seonghyun, but...
Was there anyone else besides Jinwoo who was at the scene and could objectively assess the situation?
Jinwoo made a troubled expression.
Seonghyun spoke up first.
"Then, I'll be on my way since I've reached the required level."
"Ah, yes! Of course, Seonghyun. T-take care."
"Ahem, I shall also work harder, following Seonghyun's example. Please let me know the interview results later."
Kim Chegeon also seemed fired up after seeing Seonghyun and left excitedly.
Indeed, even Jinwoo felt a bit enthusiastic after seeing Seonghyun's record.
Well, there was something he had to do before addressing that.
[Jinwoo - First of all, I'll report. JoseonBestSwordsmanKimChegeon has passed the interview. Considering her record reached 25, she's a guild executive level talent.]
[Rapid - ...? Why is her nickname like that? And more importantly, what happened with Seonghyun?]
[Jinwoo - I think it would be better to tell you in person. You've called an emergency meeting, right? I'll go with my main account.]
Jinwoo ended the conversation.
This was indeed a natural disaster.
They had to come up with countermeasures.
Even Rapid Guild, the 3rd ranked guild in Eternal World,
was being swayed by a single person.
'He's truly an unbelievable person.'
Jinwoo shook his head and logged out.
He was both excited and worried about what would happen when Seonghyun underwent his second class advancement.
He already possessed unbelievable power.
And he would become even stronger.
'I need to work harder too.'
Otherwise, he might be caught up before he knew it.
As Jinwoo logged out with a renewed sense of urgency,
Seonghyun was reading the last message as he walked away.
[You can now undergo your second class advancement, having surpassed level 50.]
[The Overlord exclusive second class advancement item, 『Overlord's Compass』, is reacting.]
[Using the 『Overlord's Compass』 will transport you to the second class advancement location.]
'Second class advancement.'
He wanted to test out the new skills he had acquired.
This worked out perfectly.
Still, the Overlord's second class advancement would be quite difficult, right?
With a hopeful gaze, Seonghyun used the Overlord's Compass and disappeared from the spot in the blink of an eye.
0.
[Global Announcement]
[East Asia Server - Korean player 『Seonghyun』 has cleared the record-type dungeon, 『Fortress of the Past』.]
[His name is now known throughout all continents.]
An announcement that spread throughout Eternal World, regardless of server.
Even when someone reclaimed the 1st place ranking, a global announcement would be made, but the content was vastly different this time.
It wasn't about reclaiming 1st place, but about clearing the dungeon.
Since no one knew that the Fortress of the Past could even be cleared,
His fame spread like wildfire.
Who was Seonghyun?
How did he manage to clear it?
Amidst various speculations,
Naturally, the Korean community was in an uproar due to his Korean nickname.
[Title - Fortress of the Past Cleared???]
『Was this even possible???
I was surprised that it could even be cleared, but the person who cleared it is Korean.
Kyaa! Bartender! Shut it down!!』
[Blue User: I usually dislike nationalistic pride, but I can't resist this! Bartender!!]
└[ReallyReally: LOL right? How can you resist this??]
[LuluLa: Wow, he's a legend.]
[Title - Guilds are in chaos right now.]
『Everyone is trying to find out who Seonghyun is.
Did you see all the scouts gathered at the Fortress of the Past???
I didn't know there were so many scouts.
All the guilds from 1st to 10th place are there???
This must be a really big deal;;;』
[ㅇㅇ: Orders have been given to find out who Seonghyun is.]
[PleaseLargeGuild: ???? Really? I should go too.]
└[QuestionMarkKiller: ???? Who are you?]
From online communities to YouTube videos, everyone was in a frenzy.
Amidst various speculations,
[Title - Isn't this Seonghyun the same person who appeared in the Rapid Guild video recently?]
『Isn't he the most likely candidate among the rookies who appeared recently?
Rapid Guild's rookie is a hot topic right now.
Plus, the timing seems to match, right?』
There were some plausible guesses.
It was the correct guess, but...
Unfortunately,
[BlackMageLover: Nono, Rapid Guild scouts are also at the Fortress of the Past right now.]
└[ㅇㅇ: Really? I didn't know that.]
└[BlackMageLover: Yeah, I didn't know either, but I saw them. All the guilds from 1st to 10th place were there. Here's a link to the confirmation post.]
└[Original Poster: Ah, I didn't know, thanks.]
The speculation that it was Rapid Guild's rookie was quickly dismissed because Rapid Guild scouts were also gathered at the Fortress of the Past.
Since all the guilds were there,
It was naturally assumed that he didn't belong to any guild.
As a result, all guilds went into emergency mode.
"Find this Seonghyun person immediately!!"
"Bring anyone who might be related!!"
"Even a small clue!!"
"He's a once-in-a-generation player!!"
"Find him at all costs!!"
While all the guilds were in a frenzy,
One major guild, which never missed out on such events, didn't participate.
To be precise, they were participating with a lukewarm attitude.
Guild ranking 12th, Sik Brothers.
A super-large guild with a branch in the East Asia server, known for their fiery personalities.
They always intervened boisterously in matters like this, so...
Everyone was puzzled.
What was going on with the usually fiery Sik Brothers?
Could it be that Seonghyun belonged to Sik Brothers?
Such speculation could have arisen, but...
It wasn't the case.
If it were, Sik Brothers would have been the first to flamboyantly reveal it.
No one suspected Sik Brothers.
Rather, they were pleased that they weren't causing a commotion.
It was good to have one less competitor.
No one said anything.
"Sigh..."
Lee Seongyeong, the scout for the East Asia branch of Sik Brothers.
Although he was present at the Fortress of the Past as a representative of Sik Brothers, he wasn't moving very actively.
Why?
'I thought something was up, but I didn't expect it to be this big.'
Lee Seongyeong vaguely knew Seonghyun's identity.
And didn't he know very well which guild Seonghyun had joined?
That's why Sik Brothers weren't acting as usual.
They were just a bit envious.
Hadn't Lee Seongyeong been the first to make a move?
He had unfortunately missed out, and the one he missed was a big shot.
"Sigh..."
It would be a lie to say he wasn't envious.
With a burning heart, Lee Seongyeong looked up at the sky.
Unlike his feelings,
The sky was mercilessly blue.
1.
While all the major guilds were in a state of emergency, Rapid Guild was no exception.
Although it was a state of emergency with a slightly different meaning.
A solemn silence filled the Rapid Guild conference room, as no one dared to speak.
The situation had already unfolded.
What was important now was how Rapid Guild should act in this situation.
And the only one who could make this decision was the Guild Master, Rapid.
Rapid pondered for a moment and then sighed.
"Sigh... So, to summarize the current situation..."
For the time being, they had sent out the few scouts they had in Rapid Guild to the Fortress of the Past to conceal the truth.
Thanks to this, no one suspected Rapid Guild.
However, what to do next in this situation...
That was the dilemma.
Having Seonghyun himself wasn't a problem.
Rather, it was a blessing.
But how could they maximize the benefits from this?
At Rapid's words, summarizing the whole situation, Kim Jinwoo, who was at the scene, nodded.
"The Guild Master's summary is accurate."
"Hmm, then, what was your impression, Jinwoo?"
As Rapid, the Guild Master, spoke,
All eyes in the conference room turned to Jinwoo.
They were also curious.
They already knew that Seonghyun was extraordinary from the video.
However, that didn't mean he was capable of clearing the Fortress of the Past for the first time.
How on earth did he manage to clear the Fortress of the Past?
"Hmm, Seonghyun, no, Mr. Seonghyun said he was recording a video, so you'll see it clearly if you watch it, but... he summoned a Demon Knight? And it was quite something."
"Oh my."
"Goodness."
Everyone nodded with a mixture of admiration and sighs.
To think he could already summon a demon before even reaching level 50...
They knew that high-ranking Black Mage classes could summon demons as their levels increased, but...
To summon it already...
Moreover, there must have been various restrictions.
And yet, he overcame them.
It was truly impressive.
"Hmm, we were going to upload Seonghyun's video right away, but we'll postpone it."
At Rapid's words, several executives nodded.
It was certainly a valid point.
"...Indeed, if we upload it now..."
"It'll be buried because of the Fortress of the Past clear."
"Then when do you plan to release it?"
Rapid paused for a moment at that question.
She thought for a while and then continued,
"We plan to release it on the same day we upload the Fortress of the Past video, when the hype dies down."
She would release it together with a bomb.
And not just any bomb, but a nuclear bomb.
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