Seong Jihan looked at the tip of the sword with a dumbfounded expression.
'...How long has it been since I showed him the Infinite Sword, and he's already imitating it?'
No matter if it was the level Dongbang Sak reached in the past, did his speed of progress even make sense?
Indeed, no matter what Seong Jihan did, he couldn’t catch up to Dongbang Sak’s innate talent in martial arts.
As Seong Jihan thought this, he recalled Dongbang Sak's earlier proposal.
'He asked to summon him to Ark so he can perfect the Infinite Sword...'
Was that even possible?
To begin with, Dongbang Sak was bound to the Tower.
And only the Light Clan could enter Ark, right?
At that mont.
[Well, I managed to enter along with you.]
'True. Co to think of it, you weren't filtered out. Is it because you're inside Blue and Red?'
The Red Administrator, who had been listening quietly, spoke up.
[I'm not sure if it's because Blue blocked detection. My main body, Hephaestus, is also being used as a supplentary power source in Ark. It's possible that the power of the Hell is permitted in Ark.]
'Hmm...'
[But Dongbang Sak can't leave the Tower in the first place, right? You need to replicate the Tower in Ark for it to be possible.]
'It's not like it's the BattleNet; how could we create the Tower there?'
[Hmm. From what I grasped while inside Hephaestus, Ark's operating system is very similar to BattleNet...]
Was Ark's operating system similar to Battle Net?
Now that he thought about it, he could use his abilities there without much problem.
Was the fundantal frawork the sa?
'Indeed... Co to think of it, it's strange that "void" is one of the criteria for determining an "isolated entity."'
White Light was an authority the New Humanity possessed, so that made sense.
But it was puzzling why void would be a criterion for "greed" in Ark.
If void was the power to delete server data, then in Ark, which was above the servers, shouldn't it be useless?
'Here, void is rely a sacrifice for making Void EXP Potions.'
Did it have another use in Ark?
Seong Jihan furrowed his brow.
'I still know too little about Ark.'
This ti, when he entered, he needed to gather more information.
With that thought, he looked at Dongbang Sak.
"When I go into Ark this ti, I'll try to find a way. It would be reassuring if you could co as an ally."
"Thank you."
Having decided to find a way to summon Dongbang Sak into Ark, Seong Jihan returned ho to make more Void EXP Potions.
'Until my White Light reaches 300, I should quietly focus on leveling up.'
So at ho, empty cola and soda bottles piled up.
By the ti one cup of Void EXP Potion wasn't enough to level up, and he had to drink four or five cups to raise his level by one...
[Server Administrator, an urgent matter requires your attention.]
The Black Administrator urgently contacted Seong Jihan.
"An urgent matter?"
At Seong Jihan's question,
Zzzing...
A screen appeared before his eyes.
In the dark universe, a streak of light flashed.
[Urd...! You're even mobilizing void!!! So you did steal my teeth...!]
A monstrous creature with a huge mouth and arms beneath it.
Id was shouting at the top of his lungs with his toothless mouth wide open.
'...What kind of misunderstanding is he having now?'
Not long ago, when the server managent device disappeared and he panicked thinking Urd had pulled out his teeth,
He had sohow cald him down, telling him to keep running.
He should have quietly continued to flee, why was he suddenly having a fit?
As Seong Jihan was frowning,
[If you're controlling and fully mobilizing the void, then you must have been the one who took my teeth...! Then why are you looking for again? Why?! Ah... Don't tell , you have sothing to negotiate with ?]
Id kept touching the spot where his teeth had disappeared, chattering incessantly.
[Then quickly state your demands. Don't just pressure like this...!]
He looked like a frightened dog barking even louder.
Seong Jihan asked the Black Administrator,
"Why is he acting like that?"
[To prevent the White Administrator and Urd from making contact, we deployed void to track his whereabouts in real-ti.]
[Upon sensing the detection of void, the White Administrator beca suddenly confused.]
"Ah. So he's acting like that because he thinks Urd has mobilized void?"
[Yes.]
Seriously.
Seong Jihan let out a soft sigh as he watched Id repeatedly put his hand into his mouth.
He had set everything up for him to just keep running away,
But seeing void around him, he got scared and made a fuss.
"What about Urd?"
[Because the White Administrator strongly revealed his presence, she was able to locate him. She is on her way there.]
"This is becoming troubleso."
If Urd t Id, she would quickly realize he didn't have the server managent device.
Then, she would start searching for the server administrator.
'And I'll be considered one of the suspects.'
In the first place, almost no players could steal the server managent device in this server.
Seong Jihan would be considered a pri suspect and would face her interrogation.
Of course.
'Now that I have void control authority, it's easy to kill this server's Urd...'
Even the void-mode Urd was no longer a threat.
He could also mobilize the Black Administrator now.
If he decided to, it was easy to deal with Urd.
However.
'But then the server will explode.'
Even if he killed Urd here, the Urd from Ark would awaken and destroy server 4212.
Then everything would be over.
So for now, he needed Urd to keep chasing Id, believing he has the server managent device.
That way, they could maintain the current peace.
'Seems I need a way to control Id's avatar.'
Looking at the guy whose teeth was gone and whose ntal state was like tofu, Seong Jihan thought.
No matter how much he reassured him, told him it was okay and just to keep running,
He wouldn't last long before panicking and acting out.
If Id was to continue serving as bait in this server, he would need a way to control him.
'I should go see his main body in Ark.'
To do that, as expected,
"I need to initiate an 'Ergency Maintenance.'"
Ergency Maintenance, aning entering Ark.
He wanted to enter Ark after so leisure ti and thorough preparation.
But because Id was having a panic attack on his own, the timing has been moved up.
Seong Jihan moved to the top floor of The Tower of Martial Gods and checked his stats.
'Level 396. Blue has grown to 760... White Light is at 297.'
He was planning to go once White Light reached 300.
Well, the timing has just moved up a bit.
Thinking that way, Seong Jihan took out the server managent device.
And just as he was about to initiate the Ergency Maintenance,
[Id...? You. Where is the server managent device?]
[What are you talking about? You're the one who stole it...!]
[What did you say?]
On the screen brought up by the Black Administrator,
Urd was looking at Id with a serious expression.
[...Black Administrator. Don't tell you... No. It couldn't be you. You wouldn't overstep like that when the void control authority is over here.]
As she excluded the Black Administrator from the list of suspects,
[...Then who on earth?]
She still hadn't grasped who the real owner of the server managent device was.
[What? Don't tell ... You didn't take it...?]
Seeing her reaction, Id began to doubt.
[Ha. Are you still saying that? Why would I still be chasing you if I had taken the server managent device?]
[Th-that is...]
[Stop talking nonsense. Tell everything that's happened so far, unless you want to die right here.]
Urd snapped angrily and pressed him.
'At this rate, my na might slip out of his mouth soon.'
He needed to initiate Ergency Maintenance before that.
Beep!
Seong Jihan placed the server managent device against his chest.
[Initiating 'Ergency Maintenance.']
[You are not an isolate. You cannot enter Ark.]
Unlike last ti.
Perhaps because of the additional trait 'Device Mastery' he had acquired, a voice told him that he did not qualify as an isolate.
'Need to get rid of all the void, and control the traits as well.'
Shuuuu...
Seong Jihan emptied the void he had filled up for leveling.
Then he executed the trait control thod he had been testing.
'The manifestation of White Light traits appears as light emanating from a part of the body...'
Currently, Seong Jihan had two traits.
'Clear Implentation of the Tower' and 'Device Mastery.'
Among them, 'Tower Implentation' manifested whenever Seong Jihan entered the Tower, with White Light spreading from his left eye.
'Device Mastery' would cause a faint White Light to spread from his right hand when touching the server managent device.
Initially, these phenona were hardly noticeable unless carefully observed.
But by monitoring himself to avoid being caught by the administrators, he had been able to notice this.
And.
'If I completely cover the body part where White Light manifests with Blue, they can't detect it.'
Sssss...
Seong Jihan's left pupil and sclera were entirely enveloped in a blue glow.
A different voice was heard when he touched the server managent device again.
[You are an isolate with 'Device Mastery.' The consumption of White Light for Ergency Maintenance is reduced by half.]
[50 points of the 'White Light' stat will be consud.]
The server managent device acknowledged him as an isolate and only consud 50 White Light.
After the White Light was consud, the Ergency Maintenance procedure began.
'Last ti, when Id sent up, no White Light was consud... Did he cover it for ?'
As Seong Jihan thought this,
[Transmitting the server managent device to 'Ark.']
Viiiiiing...!
His body was enveloped in light along with the server managent device.
As server 4212 began to pause,
"No way. Is this... Could it be...?"
Only Urd seed to sense sothing unusual and widened her eyes.
But before she could grasp anything more, the world froze.
And Seong Jihan's body disappeared along with the server managent device.
In Ark's southern region.
Chiiiiiik...!
The server access device created next to Hephaestus opened.
From there, Seong Jihan appeared.
'Since I connected via the server access device, I also return here.'
[It seems so. The completed Hell Flas are still as beautiful as ever...]
Fwoooosh...
Looking at Hephaestus, who served as fuel to keep the Hell Flas burning,
The Red Administrator spoke in a srized voice.
[How about it? Should I split open my main body's head like last ti and enter again? Back then, I was occupied making the server access device, so I couldn't explore Ark much. If I go in this ti, I can gather more information.]
'And what if the Infinite Sword pops out again like last ti? Let's finish what we have to do here first, and I'll give you ti to explore when we return.'
[...I suppose you're right.]
At Seong Jihan's words, the Red Administrator agreed.
He looked around.
In the space labeled [Collection - Hephaestus], where the Hell Flas constantly blazed,
Despite the intense flas, the room wasn't particularly hot.
'Even the intense flas don't affect the server access device next to it.'
Was it made with advanced technology to be unaffected even beside such flas?
Still.
'Just in case, I should move it.'
Swoosh.
Seong Jihan pushed the server access device to the farthest corner of the space.
'Doesn't seem like there's more to see here...'
After looking around a bit more, he walked toward the exit.
The large white door he had broken through before had been restored.
But unlike when he tried to enter from outside and had to break it, when he tried to exit,
Zzzing...
The door opened automatically.
'Seems I only need to break it when entering.'
Thinking that, as Seong Jihan was about to step outside,
Thud!
"Eek! The door opened!"
Soone hurriedly rushed inside from outside.
Thump. Thump...
They pulled in floating light clocks from the air as well.
"...What are you doing?"
Fwoosh!
As Seong Jihan burned all the clocks and looked back at him,
"Haa... I'm saved..."
The person who had co inside,
Id's main body, let out a sigh of relief as he looked at Seong Jihan.
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