[Translator - Kiteretsu]
[Proofreader - Kyros]
Chapter 341
"Looks like everyone started moving after seeing the announcent."
Jeong-hoon looked down from the rooftop of a building with a satisfied smile.
Below, countless people were clearing dungeons and leveling up repeatedly.
"Nice! I just gained 21 levels in a flash!"
"At this rate, 200’s just around the corner!"
Those with low levels quickly shot past 200, even reaching 300.
That was only natural, since the level cap had been removed and EXP from all dungeons had been maximized.
And that wasn’t all.
"Huh? It says class changes happen automatically?"
"No way..."
"That hacker just saved us!"
"Whoaaa!"
He had even rewritten the code so class advancent would complete automatically, without quests.
That way, the ti they used to waste on class changes could now be spent on leveling.
Tenebris, standing beside Jeong-hoon and looking down, didn’t hide his discomfort.
"Why’s that?"
"No, I actually think the opposite."
"They need to be strong to stop the penalties from kicking in."
Thanks to the modified code, no additional penalties would be applied for now.
But if a Nad were to intervene, the code Jeong-hoon altered would definitely be restored to its original state.
If that happened, annihilation would return—and they needed people who could resist it.
If Escanon’s interference had hindered the players’ growth, then this code modification would break through that restriction.
"Now we’ve got the third annihilation left."
That was true.
While modifying the code, Jeong-hoon had also tried to prepare for the third annihilation.
But no matter how much he searched, there was no code related to the third annihilation.
"Yeah. The first and second both had code tied to them, but this one doesn’t."
"That’s not it. The reward for the second annihilation was put on hold."
The reward from the second annihilation.
He had postponed distributing that reward and planned to combine it with the reward for the third annihilation.
So the third annihilation would definitely co.
"Hmm…"
The code Jeong-hoon had modified was one Escanon could interfere with.
He had left untouched any code that only the Nad could access.
So there were only two possibilities to consider.
One possibility is that Escanon hasn’t yet constructed the code for the third annihilation.
The other is that the code for the third annihilation is hidden so deep, it can’t be tampered with.
If it’s the latter, then the third annihilation will be triggered by a Nad.
“That would be the worst-case scenario.”
Jeong-hoon frowned.
“Why do you say that?”
The first possibility is unlikely, since while it was possible to modify the code using the Creator Device, it wasn’t possible to construct new code.
Which ans Escanon can’t create new code either.
If that’s the case, then the system was set up so that once the episode reached 99% completion and the second annihilation was prevented, the code for the third annihilation would activate.
“Hm, but it’s still possible to modify it, right?”
“…Baal, what do you think?”
Jeong-hoon turned to Baal, who had been quietly listening beside him.
“So that’s how it is.”
From the second annihilation onward, everything was uncharted territory.
He couldn’t rely on future knowledge anymore, so it was wiser to make decisions based on a variety of opinions rather than acting alone.
What Tenebris and Baal said certainly made sense.
‘Still, I should prepare for the unexpected.’
After all, he had done sothing as absurd as modifying the code. It wouldn’t be strange for anything to happen in response.
Bzzzt—
At that mont, his smartphone vibrated.
When Jeong-hoon checked the caller ID, the corners of his mouth lifted.
‘Looks like she reached the Celestial Realm.’
That guess was right on the mark.
[Hun! I did it!]
Hearing his mother’s cheerful voice, Jeong-hoon burst into laughter.
“Congratulations! What about the others?”
[They all succeeded!]
After he modified the code, starting with his mother, everyone reached the Celestial Realm.
“That’s great. Did you happen to obtain the Ultimate Energy as well?”
His mother’s fifth advancent class was Sniper of Creation.
And by ascending to the Celestial Realm, she broke through the limit and beca a Celestial.
Now she was qualified to receive the Ultimate Energy.
[Huh? How did you know?]
“I’ve already obtained the Ultimate Power myself.”
[Is that so? When I ascended to the Realm, they gave 10%. I figured there had to be more after that.]
“10%?”
It was satisfying to know the system was correctly set up to allow full acquisition of the Ultimate Energy.
[Yeah. Once I gathered 10%, the quest ‘Path of the Ultimate (1)’ automatically skipped. I got the reward, too.]
The “Path of the Ultimate” quest becos available upon reaching 8% of the Ultimate Energy.
At that ti, Jeong-hoon had accessed the Heavenly Demon Cult through the Path of the Ultimate quest.
There, he had enhanced his skills by adding the Heavenly Demon Divine Art.
After Jeong-hoon modified the code, his mother was able to skip the Path of the Ultimate quest and imdiately obtain the reward corresponding to it.
‘Good. Then before the third annihilation begins, I just need to raise everyone to the Ultimate Realm.’
He would also quickly raise their levels to over 1,000.
“Mother, please co ho with everyone.”
[Ho?]
“Yes.”
[Alright.]
* * *
“You son of a bitch! I’ll kill you with my own hands!”
Escanon shouted profanity as he shot up from his seat.
Even Abaddon, who had been watching Earth with interest, couldn’t hide his shock.
“Soone tampered with the code.”
“How… I set it so no one but could modify that code.”
“……”
A thick murderous aura rose from Escanon’s body.
“I can understand offering protection. But ruining my design—I absolutely cannot tolerate that.”
“Then are you saying I should just sit back and watch even in this situation?”
Before the third annihilation began.
Escanon had been sitting quietly, waiting for the human.
Then he sensed an anomaly in the code and hurried to check it.
As a result, he discovered that all the code he had designed was in complete disarray and imdiately began trying to restore it.
However, the code had already been blocked off and could no longer be modified.
“What?”
“……”
“So what are you trying to say?”
“You’ll help ? And what do you gain from that?”
“……”
Escanon narrowed his eyes.
That guy never acts unless there’s sothing in it for him.
There’s no way soone like him would help out of pure intentions.
He must want sothing.
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