Chapter 155 (1/2)

The Supreme Commissioner Meeting (1)

“What?! Did you say it was taken care of with this battle force? All the more… an atypical?”

An unfamiliar voice was translated with interpretation magic and rang in my ears.

Three new aliens had appeared.

I could hear them talking more about something, but I was so distracted by something else that I didn’t even look at them.

After checking the message about the quest completion and the points, there was another visible change.

The object I was paying attention to at that moment was a particular item that combined with my soul.

[Orb of Immortality (Rank: ???)]

-Item Description: It is a spiritual artifact that deviates from the constraints of the material world. If it’s coupled with the user’s soul, forced separation can cause severe damage to the astral body.

– The more the user reaps another life with its own hands, the more energy one charges inside the Orb. After charging it 100%, the user will be able to activate the item at any time.

– From the moment the item is activated, the user is freed from the circle of death.

– Beware that if the user dies while the item is not activated, this Orb will disappear naturally.

-Current Spiritual Power Charged: 24%

I was certain I remembered it correctly.

Just before the hunt began, the charged percentage was 10%.

The result of killing so many monsters while Clearing the Tower of Choice all the way to the 100th floor was only worth 10%.

But at that moment…

‘It went up by 14% at once?!’

I had never experienced such an exponential rise.

If I were to guess why… Perhaps it was because the monster we just defeated was that powerful?

I shook my head.

‘No, it’s still too much.’

The monster was indeed formidable and had a powerful skill…

It was hard to say that it was considered equal to the hundreds of thousands of dungeon monsters I had slain.

‘A “revised rate” must have been applied for this.’

I couldn’t help but think that the intention of the item’s creator was hidden in that phenomenon.

Perhaps if one killed monsters that appeared from the Red Gate, the charging rate would rise exponentially.

Of course, it’s a scenario I never wanted, but I had to give it some thought.

What if there’s an Awakened who wanted to invoke the [Orb of Immortality] swiftly no matter the cost?

What if someone who wanted to become immortal by charging it to a 100% learned of such a way?

From that point, he would naturally be eager to hunt and kill only the Red Gate monsters.

I could see what “Rom,” the god of life, was promoting.

‘The monsters that appear from beyond those red doors seem to be getting the hatred of the gods. Conservatively speaking, at least the god of life wants them to be captured and destroyed.’

At first, I expected that it would take a minimum of a few months to a maximum of a year for the Orb to be fully charged.

It was evident that through such a method, time would be much shortened.

‘Though that doesn’t change anything from the original plan.’

My commitment to not triggering it even if the Orb got fully charged remained unchanged.

While I was lost in such thoughts, the three newly emerged aliens seemed to have identified the scene and received brief explanations from Gorangsha and Tongels.

They finally learned about what happened and the story behind it.

“What? Earthlings?!”

The species that fought with us made a statement to them with excitement and horror.

The content shocked the listeners as well.

“You mean that those humans led and hunted the worth 20 million experience points, too?!”

After hearing the words they exchanged, I could tell who the three were.

They were Elite warriors dispatched urgently by the Union Headquarters.

They had obtained the rescue request sent by the Gorangsha race and sent them in return.

Only then did I get a little nervous after looking at their faces.

That was because the powerful force wriggling in their Mana Core was visually overwhelming.

‘Those are the strongest aliens I’ve ever seen!’

Currently, my active Mana was 500,000.

Of the three that appeared before us, two of them were about the same level as me.

In other words, it was interpreted that with my current active Mana level, I was qualified to be an Elite warrior.

But the one in the middle was of another level.

‘That’s enormous.’

He was the shortest of the three.

He didn’t even reach my waist.

Since his skin and muscles seemed to have translucent properties, even though I didn’t use vision magic, the movements of his blood vessels and organs could be observed.

In particular, the wriggling motion as the blood was supplied to the brain made me feel like I was looking at a jellyfish carrying organs inside its gelatinous body.

However, what caught my eyes more intensely than the grotesque appearance was, of course, his core.

‘That’s more than 1.5 million.’

When I met a strong being, I habitually ran simulations in my head.

Would I be able to win if we fight against each other?

‘If I use my unique skill and various general skills, I can deliver a fatal blow, but it might not be enough to kill him, and I’ll die as well. All I can do must be to catch him off guard and kill him before it leads to a long war or to run away before that.’

I realized it once again.

I still had a long way to go.

He looked attentively at me and murmured.

“If it’s Earth… Ah! It’s the new dimension that recently got four Elite warriors killed.

Bachurka had once mentioned it to me.

Four agents were said to have been mobilized to hunt Mercadius.

They were talking about the Elite warriors, after all.

Having listening closely to the aspects of the battle that factored in the outcome, he nodded.

“… There’s no other choice but to believe it. Look, the quest for the Red Gate here is gone from the Main Quest list!”

The quest wouldn’t disappear even after the Gate that threw up the monster had closed.

Only until the monster died would it be removed from the list.

“I mean, well, it saves us the hassle since it’s already solved, but…”

He looked at me and continued talking.

“Well, I know my introduction is late, but… Nice to meet you. My name is Lapress. You might have guessed, but I’m an Elite warrior of the Union Headquarters. And you are?”

Lapress’s eyes were full of curiosity.

It was right after he had heard that I showed the most crucial performance among the Earthlings.

“I’m Seo Jin-Wook.”

He spoke with a burdensomely intense gaze.

“I’ll get straight to the point. If what I’ve heard is true, you deserve to be chosen as an Elite warrior for the Union. What do you think? I’ll recommend you to the headquarters. Why don’t you take the steps measuring combat power to become a warrior?”

Then he handed out carrots.

To be exact, expectations about the quality and quantity of carrots.

“The offer that the Union hands to the Head Warrior is never known to the public. On the contrary, it means it’s that controversial, considering no one else should ever know.”

“…”

“No matter what people expect, it’s more than that. It’s such a waste that a skilled man like you is tied to the hometown level. Don’t you want to work for the Union?”

Of course, it was an offer not even worth considering.