Main Quest (1)

Paht!

The man disappeared from his seat as soon as he finished speaking.

Where are you?!

The observer attempted to chase his tracks as it panicked, but he had already disappeared.

An ominous foreboding stormed into the poodles head.

Just a moment ago, the man stared straight at Ilyusha, who activated the [Observers Eyes].

Even though thousands of kilometers were distancing the two apart, it was certain. The creepy sensation it felt couldnt be a misunderstanding.

He identified my location!

If he found out where it was, then his next move was obvious.

When Ilyusha turned its head around, It found Sergei unaware of the situation and simply knitted leisurely.

It felt a sense of crisis that froze its entire body.

He might be coming here right now!

Ilyusha urgently reported the current situation to the Union Headquarters via a multi-dimensional network and asked for help from the five observers monitoring the different regions of the planet.

After finishing all that, it shouted to the young man. It briefly explained the dire situation they were in before giving him an order.

Sergei! The enemy has located this place. Runaway now! Wait at the place we talked about before!

Sergei was weak compared to it, but by the standards of the Earths native species, he was at the very least a B-Rank hunter.

If Ilyusha could succeed in pulling him out of the impending battle before it could commence, there would at least be no danger of death.

However, despite being surprised by the aliens sudden outburst, he rebelled against its orders.

What about you, Ilyusha?!

If you wait there, Ill follow!

No! Ilyusha is coming together with me!

The observer clenched its teeth. It had no time for quarrels and arguments.

Woong!

Ilyusha caused flashes to emerge and converge around Sergei as if holding onto his very being.

It was trying to teleport him forcefully away from the danger.

Sergei, wrapped in light, extended his hands out as if to tell it that he didnt want to be taken away from Ilyusha. The knitting materials on his knees fell on the ground.

Wait for me! I promise that I will follow after you soon!

However, they soon found out that their cries were meaningless.

Paht!

The flow of light that was flocking toward him stopped and dissipated immediately.

The young man frozen by the sudden change in the situation was still standing there.

The teleport had been canceled.

De-spell?

She tried it again, but it was as if a firewall was blocking her.

The observer felt a sense of abnormality in the environment.

Theres one more element that felt strange to it.

I called them using an emergency line. Why isnt anyone answering my requests?

If its a reply from the headquarters in a far-away dimension, it would be understandable if it was late. However, it was uncommon for none of the other observers on Earth to reply.

[Observers Eyes]!

The observer, who was looking around with a tense heart, realized the situation.

Were sealed in!

A simple spell like de-spell didnt cause the current phenomenon.

The effect of [Observers Eyes] was blocked around the house, and its vision couldnt be extended beyond it.

All magical and non-magical movements that went beyond a certain range around the cabin were blocked.

Teleportation is impossible, and the Unions network is down!

Perfect isolation.

There was a high probability that its rescue request didnt reach anyone.

What do I do?!

The moment she was trying to figure out a solution in extreme tension, she heard a calm voice on one side of the cabin.

This is a low-quality breed that isnt worth wasting my seeds on.

Pshk!

Even before the echoing end of his words could be blown away by the winds, Sergeis jaw dropped.

Huh?

His blank eyes slowly hovered down at his chest.

A hole had pierced through his chest, crushing his heart as well.

His body tilted to the sides slowly.

Thump!

Like a broken marionette, the young man fell down without any signs of life in his eyes.

His heart was torn off in an instant without warning, causing him to die in that manner.

Ser

The observers body trembled, and the ensuing cry ripped through the air.

Sergeeeiiii!

There was a man beyond the space where Sergei was standing.

The observer was oblivious of when he got there and how his power was released to kill Sergei.

The human was killed off so easily.

The pale-brown-skinned man spoke, looking at the screeching observer and the body lying in front of him alternatingly.

I see. Was it a child raised with affection and not for food? I made a mistake.

The following words stabbed the observers chest like a fire poker.

If I had known, I would have skinned and tortured him instead of killing him immediately.

Aaaaaaaaargh!

The observer, who quickly released the dogs disguise, spread out its six legs and released an energy bomb around it.

Pa-paht!

Boo-boo-boo-boom!

A flash and heat storm struck the man and blew the whole cabin away.

Amid the debris pouring like volcanic ash, the observer leaked a voice stained with abomination.

You!

In the smoke, the man stood straight without faltering.

His glance stopped at the body that collapsed at the foot of the observer.

The body was still intact in the explosion. Ilyusha had protected it.

After seeing that, the man raised a question.

Have the Ghenuts stopped eating humans already?

The words only made Ilyushas wrath even worse.

Its been a long time since her race, the Ghenuts, had agreed not to eat any more intelligent beings.

His words sounded like an insensitive joke to harass her.

My common knowledge must have stayed too far in the past. My bad.

Youuuu!

Before I kill you, I have a few questions to ask. Will you answer me?

The man raised his hand with a smile.

Ilyusha once again unleashed a storm of flashes without an answer.

*

An untimely storm hit the countryside of the Sakha Republic.

It was a vortex created by light and flames instead of rain and wind.

After a frantic conflict that seemed to shake the core of the Earth had passed, the winner of the battle was decided, and the two aliens faced each other with different faces.

Have you changed your mind yet?

Keuuup!

As if to prove that powerful forces clashed at that place, the terrain had changed.

Dust clouds and smoke rose across the lands, and the ground, which melted due to the intense heat, was blazing.

The man seemed to have had almost no change from his first appearance. With an aloof look in that mess, there wasnt even a grain of dust on him.

On the other hand, Ilyusha looked devastated.

No fucking way!

Shadows had been cast all over the place because of the dust clouds that filled the sky.

Ilyusha was pinned in the dark atmosphere with her body ragged like a mop.

K-argh!

In pain, It tried to catch its breath.

Even at that moment, the power that the man displayed was penetrating the observers body and was brutally assaulting it. It caused terrible agony that felt like it was mutilating it all the way down to its cells.

After his overwhelming victory, the man repeated his question, tormenting Ilyusha.

If Sergei were alive, he would have tortured him in front of the observer to force it to answer.

The assignment of as many as six observers to this small planet causes me headaches, but I let it be. However, the story has changed since you found me.

He cast a heavy glance down at it with his steel-like eyes.

Looking at her face distorted by pain, he raised a question again.

You must have read my race information through the system. What Im curious about is the stage just before that. Whats the secret of pinpointing my existence and location mixed with billions of native species? How did you find out? From from who?

In pain, Ilyusha solidified its determination.

At first, it thought it only had to hold on until the other observers came to save it.

But as it realized that theyre still not on the move

They cant sense anything thats happening here from the outside!

The flash, noise, and shock that seemed like a carpet bombing that had happened where they were didnt leak out from a certain area at all.

The mans ability to make that possible was remarkable.

Ilyusha sensed its fate. It couldnt expect outside help.

At that moment, the remaining options were to be tortured to death or to spit out the information he wanted and die swiftly.

It didnt like either of the two.

I will never give you what you want!

It put up one last struggle.

The observer gritted its teeth and pondered.

No matter how great that man was, he couldnt overcome the Union.

My revenge will be from the Union!

The impression of a man who came to a realization frowned upon it.

Oh, my!

The man already failed several times after the battle, but he attempted to execute the failed method one last time.

He, who destroyed Seo Gyu-Choels ego instantly, was spending time trying to get the information he wanted from the observer.

[The Mercadius Seed]!

Geeeeek!

The red Mana, which stretched out of his body, failed to penetrate the observers body again that time.

The mental defense system planted in the observers spirits from the Union headquarters was working faithfully and properly.

Tsk.

The man clicked his tongue.

At that moment

!

A huge wave began to stretch out tremendously from Ilyushas small body.

It had enough power to break the barriers that isolated the space if fully unfolded.

However, the cost of pulling out such a powerful force was

This must be the end.

It was a precursor to the collapse of the core of a powerful Awakened.

When he dropped its body, realizing its a bust, Ilyusha cried out in a bitter voice.

Khahaha Just you wait The Union will soon

It glared at him with murderous eyes.

The man who had already lost interest in it turned away from it. The moment his form faded, a flood of flashes covered Ilyushas body, and a huge explosion occurred around her.

The light swept everything away.

*

The day after Russias big explosion hit the news.

I was talking to Adam.

Ive looked into it from the dimension

What followed was that our ominous foreboding became a reality.

Theres a rumor that an observer sent by the Union to the member dimension is dead.

My face became distorted.

Damn. It failed.

The main source of the curse clashed with the observer.

The match seemed to have ended with the observers defeat.

Yes, we dont know Mercadiuss whereabouts. He wasnt found at the scene, so hes probably alive.

He continued to talk with a bitter expression.

Only one of the six observers died, and it happened in the place where they lived. The only scenario I can think of right now is. that the Ghenut was watching him alone without informing other observers.

Did it get caught in the process?

Theres a good chance it did. He saw through the [Observers Eyes] skill and reversed it, identifying the location of the observer and attacked the observer Huh.

He slowly caressed his beard as his eyes darkened.

Neither the observer nor I have a choice but to admit that we were complacent. I couldnt evaluate the power of the opponent.

My mind became complicated, too.

Hows the movement of the Union?

It seems like they will send an investigation team. I think they will send a few more people to find him beside the replacement observer.

But since he felt threatened, he would hide even more meticulously.

There is an option to leave the Earth and disappear to a different dimension, but we cant be optimistic because we dont know why hes staying here in the first place.

In other words, the situation had worsened.

Adam rolled his eyes as if he was perplexed before continuing.

Now that we have confirmed how dangerous that Mercadius bastard is We need to strengthen our power. Again, if you die, its a big loss for me.

Whatever the reason might be, our purpose aligned.

We had to upgrade our power.

It was hard to let go of it and simply trust the alliance.

Considering the content that I saw in Seo Gyu-Cheols memory and that even an observer had been attacked If we were to meet him at that moment, I wasnt confident with my chances of winning.

I agree on that.

Its good to collect experience points and get items by Clearing dungeons, but we need to speed up. So

He scratched his chin.

It may be a bit sudden, but I kept thinking about it yesterday and today.

?

What was he trying to say that made him hesitant?

Has it been about 20 years since this dimension started the tutorial?

Yes.

The duration of the tutorial may take hundreds of years depending on the dimensions, but if situations allow, some may end quickly in decades.

Thats what I heard.

And Seo Jin-Wook, you will definitely be chosen as an Awakened to climb the Tower of Choice later on. I assure you.

It was already given.

At this moment, this world is handling the tutorial pretty well. They will probably choose to enter the main quest.

Since the situation was different from the previous life, the probability was high.

A lot of industries on Earth had already been completely reorganized, centering around Mana Cores.

Its wise to start the main quest unless Earth reached an extreme case in which civilization was at the brink of collapse like in the past.

Why are you saying that now?

When I wondered why he turned the subject around, he immediately followed up with an unexpected story.

If youre going to do that anyway, why dont you finish this worlds tutorial quest as soon as possible?

It was an option I had thought about, but it was difficult to push ahead.

My current life had already changed a lot compared to the past life because of me. If I finished the tutorial quickly, I couldnt guarantee how far the extremely amplified butterfly effect would change history.

Adam, who didnt know my situation, added an explanation.

There are three reasons why I recommend that. First, It would strengthen the power of your entire dimension. Second, youd be able to secure your safety. Third, itll allow Earth to establish external partnerships.

He explained the first reason.

One of the reasons most beings choose the main quest is the rewards that change. The items were getting from Earth as a dungeon reward are mostly combat-related personal equipment, right?

Thats right.

Thats because the most urgent issue that the tutorial dimension resident is facing is survival. Since survival comes first to them, they are handed weapons and armors.

That was a logical explanation.

When you enter the main quest, you get rewards that go beyond the mere survival of an individual and accelerate the pace of civilization in the world by several hundreds of times.

He then used my [Stardust Wing] as an example.

With that item, interplanetary flight is possible But there is a limit to an item that individuals equip. After all, its just a simple means of personal transportation and a piece of acceleration equipment that can help in combat. On the other hand, among the main quest rewards, there are things like the tachyon engine that allows spacecraft to fly faster than the speed of light.

I got the gist of it.

There were items that affected the entire civilization beyond survival.

Just as weapon-type artifacts were copied from Earth, that kind of item would be able to establish its principles. As a result, technological advancement would exponentially be on the rise.

Plus, the probability of Awakening will gradually increase. Old dimensions like Ghenut have a 99.9% Awakening ratio to population. Were over 50% too. Isnt the Earth around 0.05% now?

I nodded.

Increasing the number of Awakened raises the force of a dimension. But that doesnt happen within a year or two. Rather, its a long-term reward. Anyway, next.

He explained the second reason.

When you enter the main quest, you can modify or enhance your unique skill.

He continued with a grin.

The farther your starting point is ahead, the greater the effect of the upgrade. In other words, I dont know your exact identity, but it means that your unique skill, which is obviously great, can become much more powerful!

I felt like he just added a strange emphasis to the sentence I dont know your exact identity.

Was that just in my head?