Chapter 341

Due to the promotion match broadcast, Seong Jihans channel was turned on.

There, not only viewers from humanity tuned in but also quite a few from alien races.

Though not as much as during the betting arena period.

Many were interested in analyzing the power shown by this small, lowest-ranked race.

And then,

[You will be automatically promoted to the Grand Master League.]

=Ah, Player Seong Jihan is getting automatically promoted

=This means the broadcast on channel 0 for the promotion match ends here.

As this message appeared, the commentators broadcasting the promotion match on channel 0 expressed their regret over the phenomenon.

-The Grand Master League is obviously where he belongs.

-Whats the point of testing a monster who won by triumphing over alt of Sun King in the arena?

-Dont even mention the Sun King ^^; His summoned alt is being beaten by the lowest-ranked race.

-I sold my weapons because I ran out of GP

Viewers from other planets, watching Seong Jihans channel, considered this phenomenon as obvious.

Alien races, who had placed all bets on the Little Sun against Seong Jihan and suffered massive financial losses, felt his power more acutely for having lost their money.

=Oh, looking at Seong Jihans channel, it appears a special mission is taking place.

=Its a promotion mission from Space-3 to Space-2 area.

=However, since we are to broadcast the league promotion match here on channel 0

=We must halt the coverage related to Player Seong Jihan.

=This will surely affect todays viewership ratings, wont it?

While the 25th of each month was devoted to broadcasting league promotion matches, gathering the worlds attention on channel 0,

This time, the sky-high viewership was expected to decline.

Seong Jihan, becoming a competitor against channel 0, had captured most of the publics interest.

And then,

=Ah, Christopher. What if we just leave Seong Jihans BattleTube channel running?

=Ha ha! It was just on for the sake of covering the promotion match. Dont misunderstand. Ill turn it off now! Uh, but wait, is that Player Seong Jiah appearing on the channel?!

=Player Seong Jiah? If we are talking about Seong Jiah, she is the saint who was sacrificed during the Abyss incident, right? Shes Seong Jihans sister as far as I know!

=Yes, thats her. She appeared just as she was petrified! Oh. My. This is.

=Now, now. Christopher. I get youre curious but you have to do the commentary!

=Yes, yes. Of course

Christopher gave a somewhat insincere reply, not having turned off Seong Jihans channel.

The appearance of Seong Jiah in the special mission captivated peoples interest to a great extent.

-Woah its really Seong Jiah

-Wow, is she alive?

-But why does her body look like that? Theres a lock;;(

-If Seong Jiah also returns, would that family become the strongest?

-Yeah, theyre all top rankers LOL

Despite being in a petrified state, the movement of Seong Jiah elicited a warm welcome from Korean viewers.

As many believed they were saved during the Dungeon Break incident thanks to Seong Jiahs self-sacrifice spell,

Most viewers were sympathetic towards her.

Whats happening?

Meanwhile, Seong Jihan asked upon seeing his sister.

Ziiing.

Instead of answering, she formed a large sphere in her hand.

After a few flashes of light, the sphere transformed into what was clearly the shape of Earth.

As Seong Jiah brought it in front of Seong Jihan,

[Would you like to proceed with the special mission, Human Extinction scenario?]

A message hovered above the Earth.

Human extinction.

[In countless simulations, humanity has been extinguished. Not once has there been an exception.]

Alongside it, screens appeared above the Earth, quickly flicking through videos.

Humanity losing continuously in the league.

Scenes of cities being invaded by monsters due to an increase in dungeon portals.

There, landmarks of humanity like the Statue of Liberty in New York or the clock tower in London were shown being swallowed by darkness.

-Aye, why is Seong Jiah talking about human extinction as soon as she appears ;;;(

-Were actually doing well now Recently, its even harder to find dungeon portals.

-Well, 99% of that success is thanks to Seong Jihan LOL

-Yo, but the Statue of Liberty and Eiffel Tower are gone

While Seong Jiah played the video capturing peoples attention,

She continued to speak.

[The Space-2 Area that player Seong Jihan aims to ascend to is a league where only special beings can enter. A doomed race cannot enter with their bodies. However.]

Ziiing.

Above the globe, a figure emerged.

[In our simulations, an exceptional being like player Seong Jihan was not accounted for. With your involvement, the predetermined future might change.]

So, stopping the extinction is the special mission?

[Correct.]

But why maintain formal speech with me, sis?

[I am not player Seong Jihans sister.]

Then what are you?

[I am the Witch of the Void, and the conductor of this mission.]

With that, a slight wrinkle formed in the center of the petrified Seong Jiahs forehead.

The same frown shed make whenever she hinted at him to stop during their past interactions.

So, she can frown even in petrified state.

Seong Jihan chuckled lightly and nodded.

Sure, sure. Alright, conductor. Please proceed with the mission.

[Please select the difficulty level.]

What options are there?

[High and highest are available.]

Is there no normal option?

Whats the difference between them?

[The difference lies in the starting point. Whether its doomsday itself or two months before doomsday.]

Doomsday itself or two months prior.

Lately, people seem to view BattleNet too positively, considering theyre getting racial bonuses and all. Maybe it would be better to start two months earlier to show how the world was falling apart.

Even Yoon Seah thought staying in BattleNet might be better.

Peoples perception of BattleNet was too friendly.

To make them realize its a dangerous game that could annihilate humanity at any moment.

Maybe it would be better to diminish the difficulty, showing the worlds collapse starting two months before but,

[Choosing highest difficulty and completing it will release 3 chains of the witch.]

Upon seeing a message about an exclusive reward for the highest difficulty, he changed his mind.

Lets go with the highest difficulty.

Releasing his sisters chains was of the utmost priority over altering humanitys perception.

[Should you fail at the highest difficulty, the special mission will fail, and you cannot be promoted to Space-2 Area. Do you still choose to proceed with the highest level of difficulty?]

Yes, I need to free my sister.

[It is not necessary.]

Stop saying its not necessary, o dear unrelated conductor, and just quickly proceed with the highest difficulty, please.

Pressed by Seong Jihans insistence, Seong Jiah let out a small sigh.

[Understood. Proceeding with the highest difficulty, Human Extinction scenario.]

Flash!

With that as her last word,

A light erupted from the Earth, sucking Seong Jihan into it.

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Hunting dog! Focus! Pull yourself together!

Hunting dog.

As Seong Jihan was absorbed into Earth, the moment his vision cleared, he heard a voice that felt familiar.

The only human who consistently referred to him as a hunting dog, or in English, a Hunting Dog, was,

Barren, without a doubt.

Despite Seong Jihan previously ranking 7th in BattleNet, Barren always belittled him for not being an American but a refugee of a ruined country.

He always addressed Seong Jihan as a Hunting Dog.

Turning towards the source of the voice,

Behemoth must be stopped, what are you looking at?!

Barren from the past life, raging and pointing ahead, exclaimed.

Behemoth, ah, so thats why its doomsday.

Only then did the full memory of doomsday return.

Facing the gigantic beast, Behemoth, as huge as a mountain, Seong Jihan lost an arm.

And though Barren along with Americas First elites managed to defeat the monster,

Thud! Thud!

Indeed, looking ahead,

A creature so vast it was hard to tell its arms from legs,

Was slowly advancing towards the player forces of Americas First.

Charge! Just delay it. Hunting dog!

Barrens command to charge at Behemoth and just stall for time.

Viewers watching alongside Seong Jihan began to boil at the sight of Barren s face.

-Isnt that Barren?

-Wow, no way, LOL, whos he calling a hunting dog??

-This is ridiculous lol

Wait, wait. Thats not me! Its a simulation, dont curse at me!!

-There he goes lol, a bit unfair though.

-The simulation acting like this might just reveal his true nature, no?

-No, its not!!

As the simulations Barren riled up, current Barren was fervently defending himself in the chat.

Watching Barren in the simulation, viewers detected not only him but also U.S. players around him with an eagle eye.

-Oh, Sophia is there too.

-How many years later is this? She seems more mature compared to now?

-I prefer this look haha

-A lot from Americas First. Is this the Americas First guild?

-Oh, does that mean Seong Jihan joined Americas First?

While the viewers were observing players left on doomsday through Seong Jihans perspective,

Hmm, the strength is it the same as my original body?

It wasnt that Seong Jihans power was adjusted to the past life Seong Jihan; rather, his current power was wholly transferred.

With this, even the giant monster would be an easy opponent.

Swoosh.

From Seong Jihans left arm, shadows rose.

Fundamental Divine Arts,

Triad of Martial Mastery:

Mount Tai Suppression

As his shadow-infused sword, Eclipse, made a vertical slash,

Kaaaaa!!

A scream erupted from Behemoth before the gigantic body split in two.

Then, the massive beasts body burned away and vanished.

Uh.

Barren, watching this, rubbed his eyes.

What did I just see?

The Korean hunting dog, Seong Jihan, while indeed a formidable warrior,

Was not supposed to be this powerful

Is it done?

Ye, yeah

While Barren stuttered his words,

Whoooosh!

Where Behemoth had been, a white light soared into the sky.

Thats the boss fight reward!

Barren, eyes shining, showed interest in the reward, but.

Hey, I beat it, so its mine.

What, what?

Woosh!

After informing Barren, Seong Jihan went to claim the boss fight reward.

Its mine this time.

In his past life, even if Barren favored only Americans, Seong Jihan had to comply due to being a refugee.

But now, the situation was different.

It was a mission, after all, so he had to take whatever he could.

Sto-stop! How dare a refugee

Ignoring Barrens ramblings, Seong Jihan checked the reward from Behemoths body.

[Behemoths Core]

Grade: SS

-The core of the apocalyptic monster Behemoth.

-Absorbing it increases the players leftover points by +5.

Oh, nice.

An item that boosts leftover points by 5.

For a monster that was easily defeated, the reward was surprisingly good.

Swish.

As Seong Jihan consumed it,

Rumble

Suddenly, the ground shook, and a message window appeared before Seong Jihan.

[The results of the Space League Bronze League Demotion Match will now be announced.]

-Demotion match?

-What, are we getting demoted? lol

-Its just a simulation

-Still unlucky though;(

While viewers reacted to the message before Seong Jihan,

Another message followed.

[Game Category Defense.]

[USA Success]

[China Success]

[Russia Failure]

[Japan Failure]

.

Apart from the USA and China, all failed in the defense category.

-Why isnt our country listed??

-Dont tell me we were destroyed??

-No way, how could Japan survive and we be destroyed??

-Ikr, it makes no sense our country has top rankers now

As Koreans disbelieved the results,

[NO. 4212 Humanity. Has failed the demotion match.]

[Along with NO. 4773 Uruk, the final demotion deciding match will commence.]

[The battle will start immediately.]

For the demotion deciding match stage, players were summoned in groups of five.

A single match battle, 5:5.

In his past life, Seong Jihan, being 7th in the rankings, couldnt participate.

Flash!

But this time, included among the five,

Jihan! Phew Its a relief that Jihan is here too!

Sophia, cheerful upon seeing Seong Jihan and,

You, how did you get summoned here? Its supposed to be by ranking. Could the item from before really boost your ranking Spit it out right now!

Barren, fuming upon seeing Seong Jihan getting summoned.

Thinking the item boosted his ranking, Barren stood demanding him to hand it over immediately, with an open palm.

-Ah, this crazy dude. Just stop it!! Fxxxing idiot!

And then, current Barren, watching this, cursed out loud in the chat.