3.
The company behind Eternal World, E-World, had invested an imnse amount of effort to make the ga a global success.
As a result, regional branches had been established in every major country, ensuring minimal lag worldwide.
The ga’s virtual reality synchronization was seamless, with practically no delay between actions.
But managing it?
That was an entirely different challenge.
Especially now—
With the Apophis Event, an unprecedented server-wide integration, things had beco even more complex.
The Apophis Special Task Force—a team managing all integrated servers—had over 1,000 mbers working non-stop.
And overseeing all of them—
"Hmm."
—was none other than Park Won, the genius CEO of E-World.
Seated at the control center, Park Won monitored the Apophis Task Force, analyzing reports from across the various server tiers.
While the center of Eternal World was designed to integrate all servers, this forced compression of players into a single event space could create instability.
That’s why everyone was on high alert.
Even Park Won—his expression tense—reviewed the flood of reports:
📜 [Server Status Reports]
✅ 350 Level Players → All defeated except Yuna.
✅ 300–349 Level Players → Fully populated. Most Double Rankers and Triple Rankers are gathered.
✅ 250–299 Level Players → Still gathering.
✅ 50–99 Level Players → Very low participation.
✅ 200–249 Level Players → Still incomplete.
Park Won nodded.
They still had a long way to go.
The waiting room ti felt long, but he wasn’t concerned.
Players were socializing, forming alliances, and analyzing one another.
Originally, the developers had considered adding minigas to make waiting more enjoyable,
but players were already making their own entertainnt.
While reviewing everything, Park Won’s gaze fell on one particular waiting room—
The 200–249 Level Room.
At the center of that entire group—
Seong.
Park Won wasn’t watching the livestream,
but even he could tell—
Seong was teaching them.
A smirk tugged at Park Won’s lips.
‘Interesting.’
To think, while everyone else was preparing for Apophis,
he was holding a lecture.
Not only that—
Seong had just hit Level 200 and hadn't received his level-up rewards yet.
With his contribution score in the Apophis Raid,
he was about to receive an exceptional reward.
‘That damn snake NPC left sothing ridiculous for him.’
Of course, Seong might not be able to claim it.
The 200–249 level range consisted of strong players.
And those at Level 240 could actually pose a real challenge.
But still—
‘Let’s see how far he can go.’
And whether or not he could claim the hidden reward left behind in Apophis.
For now, though—
Park Won shifted his focus back to server stability.
That was a far more urgent issue.
4.
Level 300.
That’s when a player officially entered the Ranker tier.
At that point, you weren’t just good.
You were one of the elite.
Across all servers, there were fewer than 10,000 players at that level.
But at Level 350 ?
There were less than 1,000.
These were the ones known as Single Rankers.
The apex of Eternal World.
And out of all the Single Rankers—
Only one had erged victorious in the recent battle.
"Huuh..."
Breathing heavily, her body covered in wounds—
Yet still standing tall.
“HOLY SHIT;;;;”“That was insane;;;;”“YUNA, YOU’RE A QUEEN!!”“ABSOLUTE BADASS!!!!”“NUNA, PLEASE KILL !!!!”The chat exploded.
Still gripping her sword, Yuna swept her hair back and sheathed her blade.
Though exhausted,
this was a rest period,
and she was already recovering.
At least—
there was no one else here to bother her.
‘Can I even kill Apophis?’
Would she need help?
Tch.
Of course not.
That wasn’t the problem.
The issue was—
She had burned too many skills.
This translation is the intellectual property of Novelight.
Most of her high-cooldown abilities were already on lockout.
Had that not been the case, she’d have been fully confident she could solo Apophis.
But now?
It was frustrating.
As she sat down to recover,
she casually glanced at the chat.
The ssages scrolled rapidly—
but one caught her eye.
“Wait, are they actually siblings???”Siblings?
Why the hell was that coming up now?
Yuna frowned, tilting her head.
As she hesitated,
more ssages began appearing—
“Wait, with the Demon King??”“Apparently he said it himself?”“That has to be a joke.”“They don’t even seem close.”“Do they even have any connection? Besides being in the sa guild?”“LOL, is the Demon King lying to boost his brand??”“Why would he even need to? He literally ranked first in the Black Death Raid.”“Yeah, but a Single Ranker would still beat him.”“You really think the Black Death he fought is the sa as the ones we fought?”What started as casual gossip was quickly turning into drama.
Yuna, still unaware of what had actually happened,
narrowed her eyes.
But she had definitely picked up on one thing.
Her voice was sharp.
“What the hell do they an fake? That’s annoying.”
The chat froze.
“??????”“What... did she just say?”"Did Yuna just acknowledge chat???""Is this the first ti in history?!?!""M-MY CHAT TOO PLEASE!!!""UNNIE!!! PLEASE NOTICE TOO!!!""Wait, wasn’t Yuna supposed to be OUR Unnie? Is she really the Demon King’s real sister???"The sheer speed of the chat skyrocketed.
Even with chat moderators, managing it was impossible.
Yuna skimd through it all with her incredible eyesight—
And, with a cold expression, she spoke.
"We are siblings. What’s the big deal...?"
BOOM.
The chat exploded.
Even though so had doubted that Seong and Yuna were related—
Many had thought it was impossible.
A Single Ranker and a player on his level?
As siblings?
It was insane.
"Wait, now that I think about it... they do kinda look alike???""I always thought they just had that kind of celestial-level beauty, but... damn.""Holy shit, they’re actually related.""LMAO who would've thought both siblings were overpowered."Yuna shook her head at the chat.
‘Tch. Who said we weren’t siblings? If you just look at us, it’s obvious.’
At the sa ti—
As she continued recovering—
A thought crossed her mind.
‘Seong... Is he doing okay?’
A World Boss like Apophis—
Even she had never fought sothing like that before.
And his level range was 200–249.
It wouldn’t be easy.
Could he actually co out on top?
For a mont, Yuna hesitated—
Then shook her head.
‘He’ll be fine.’
That idiot wasn’t so helpless fool.
When he actually tried, he did things right.
Rather than worrying about him,
she should focus on herself.
"ㅠㅠㅠ SHE’S NOT READING CHAT ANYMORE ㅠㅠㅠ""SHE IGNORED AGAIN 😭""Maybe we can bait her by ntioning the Demon King???""Ooooh—""(This user has been banned.)""DO NOT TRY TO BAIT HER OR YOU WILL BE EXILED."With that, the chat gradually returned to normal.
5.
Seonghyeon’s lecture had captured the attention of both Kyou and Reaper, who had been fighting just monts before. Now, they were deeply focused, going over what they had learned with satisfied expressions.
Seonghyeon also shared so tips with the other backup team mbers, who looked especially eager for guidance.
After his training with Helena, he had realized many new things.
And when it ca to swordsmanship—Seonghyeon had always known a lot.
There was plenty to teach.
Only after he had explained everything to them did new players start to appear.
At first, they arrived in small, scattered groups.
Then, more and more began pouring in.
‘Hmm. The atmosphere is strange.’
The players were all staring at each other, their gazes sharp and competitive.
But at the sa ti, whenever they looked at Seonghyeon, their expressions changed—like they were desperate to ask him sothing.
When they had first arrived, everyone had been tense, sticking close to familiar faces and forming alliances.
But then—
After checking the internet and realizing that Seonghyeon had given a full lecture—
They all started looking at him like anxious puppies about to wet themselves.
Even so, they were still just as wary of everyone else.
Which made the whole situation look absolutely ridiculous.
“Hm, there are more people here than I expected,” Seonghyeon comnted.
“It’s a server integration, after all,” Luna replied, adjusting her robe.
That made sense.
Reaper had even ntioned that he was from a European server.
With so many rged servers, it was natural for this many players to show up.
But what caught Seonghyeon’s attention was the way guild mbers were grouping together.
It made sense, of course.
The larger the guild, the bigger the crowd.
And considering how many players were °• N 𝑜 v 𝑒 l i g h t •° in this level range—
The numbers were only expected to rise.
Naturally, Rapid Guild was among them.
“They’re all forming groups... should we join the Rapid Guild as well?” Seonghyeon asked.
Luna shook her head.
“No. The guilds are forming teams, but our group already revolves around you, Seonghyeon. There’s no need.”
“Ah, I see.”
Seonghyeon had considered at least going to greet them.
But looking at them now—
They were too busy.
Running around, talking to other guilds, exchanging information, gathering intel—
They had their hands full.
It wasn’t like he needed to interrupt them.
So, after hearing Luna’s response, he simply waited.
How much ti had passed?
Then—
📜 [World Boss: ‘Apophis, the Black Serpent God’ Raid is Beginning Soon.]
📜 [All players, please prepare accordingly.]
As soon as the ssage appeared, everyone stopped talking and shifted into battle mode.
The raid was about to start.
Seonghyeon, sensing the rising tension, watched in anticipation.
Then another ssage appeared.
📜 [Level 200–249 Players will Battle Inside ‘Apophis’ Inner Sanctum.’]
📜 [The Grand World Event: ‘Temple of Apophis’ is now beginning.]
The mont the announcent flashed before his eyes—
Every single player vanished from the waiting room.
As Seonghyeon’s body dissolved into teleportation—
A faint smirk appeared on his lips.
‘It begins.’
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