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My alter ego is becoming a big shot - Episode 249

#249

Kang Hwan-gye (1)

Everything mixed—the boundary between the earth and the abyss.

“···It's difficult.”

The revolutionary who stood still and looked at the cracks in all directions muttered softly to himself..

How did things end up like this??

Everything was fine until a few years ago.

Arrangements over several decades were completed one by one, and we were waiting for the end of the thousand-year-old world to finally begin..

Things started to go wrong from the very first step, the resurrection of the Immortal King..

They arranged for the 'Fragment of the Immortal King' to naturally fall into the hands of the greedy Marcos, and induced him to voluntarily sacrifice everything to complete it..

The same goes for Clan Brokoslak, who had another fragment..

In fact, as long as the two fragments were successfully fused, it did not matter whether the initiative was taken by Marcos or the Brokoslak Clan..

Anyway, the immortal king born that way will turn into an uncontrollable bomb and start going wild..

‘So, starting from the Kingdom of Thalia, we wanted to shake up the West and naturally create a chain reaction..’

However, the immortal king began to act uncontrollably, and all the plans he had worked so hard to prepare were in vain..

Brokoslak, who lost his base and was at odds with Eupersch and had to be absorbed into Obaipo, was still alive and well..

The moment the churches and kingdoms were about to join forces against the Immortal King, Oldman, who had been planning to overthrow the Tulk Kingdom, was only watching the timing of his plan go awry, and ended up being eaten by the Immortal Army..

In response, Nurabe, who had to lead numerous monsters south from the northern mountain range, accidentally touched an elven sacrifice and was killed without being able to do anything due to the church's quick intervention..

‘After that, the plan started to go wrong..’

It's a shame that the continent-scale sacrificial ritual and the opening of the Abyss Gate, which I paid special attention to, went smoothly.···.

If even those things had failed, the next job would have never even started in the first place..

‘Besides that···.’

The revolutionary who was quietly examining the cracks quietly closed his eyes and listened to the sounds coming from all directions..

The sounds of the world mixed in noise like grains of sand flowing by..

The sound was telling me.

‘···This is not good..’

The end of a great plan that has been devoted to a long period of time.

Even at this very moment, an unknown and overwhelming death is creeping up on him..

‘not very good.’

If you stay like this, everything will end with your death..

I am not afraid of death, but not being able to achieve my given mission is a big problem..

I could never just sit by and watch that..

Isn’t that the reason he has lived and everything?.

“I can't help it.”

It seemed like I had to make a decision before it was too late..

The revolutionary's gaze turned to the side..

To the seed of madness that seems to come to life at any moment.

***

Hans, who had been concentrating on research for a while, finally presented the results..

The work of other avatars in their respective areas was progressing smoothly..

“Nice to meet you again. Let me formally introduce you. My name is Jiyoon Yoon, and I am the head of the Seoul Southern Branch of the Korean Returnees Association..”

“It's Heinz. I am currently serving as the representative of the clan..”

“···Excuse me, but there is one thing I would like to ask before we start talking in earnest. Recently, it is said that a gunman wearing an opera mask is hunting criminals every night.···.”

“I don't know what you're talking about.”

“···is that so.”

Heinz II was busy going back and forth between Earth and Outerica, organizing his forces and establishing a cooperation system with the outside world..

“Sniff! There's no need for you to be tired and follow me..”

“Uhuhu— Even though it’s like this, I’m quite a bitch, right? Not only do I provide directions, but I also have personal relationships with the chiefs of each tribe. No matter what anyone says, she is the warchief's daughter..”

“Haha! That's good! Still, I'm planning to travel a fairly long distance quickly, so is that okay? Even if you are a great sorcerer, it will be difficult to keep up with you.?”

“ah! That's... it's presumptuous, but if Harley-sama carries you on your back... hehehe—.”

Harley, with Misty's cooperation, traveled the South together and devoted herself to uniting the tribes..

In addition, the Hubert Company was in the process of becoming the largest merchant in the West, beyond the top of the Tulk Kingdom, thanks to the implicit support from powerful figures in each faction..

Harris continued to sit idle while protecting the World Tree even as a large-scale hunt for lycanthropes continued..

‘Hesperon and Horus are constantly in training..’

One thing worth noting is that it was a waste to leave the Immortal Army's overflowing manpower idle, so some of it was diverted to resource development in the north.?

Terrible and inhumane mines, like slave camps, were built throughout the northern mountains, and tireless undead workers began mining rare ores without rest..

And the remaining minerals that were provided to Dwarf Howard as needed were flowed directly to the Hubert Company and helped greatly in increasing their power..

‘Because of that, Hubert suddenly became a spy planted by the Immortal King on mankind. Well, it doesn't matter if the executives are satisfied with it..’

Of course, even if you don't understand it, you have to criticize it, but wouldn't it be more efficient to accept it and actively accept it??

‘Some of the warlike executives even used it as a sacrifice to enhance Henry's reputation..’

By operating an immortal army, he defeated as many powerful figures as he wanted, and in the process, heightened humanity's sense of crisis and made them more united than ever before..

Now all that was left was to strike down the revolutionary of the Rebellious Pledge, the source of all evil, and completely crush the plot he was plotting..

After that, we can slowly move into the final stage of the small screen, the ‘final battle’..

‘Of course, there's still a lot left to do in Outerica, and that's something that can be done regardless of the home theater. I'm more interested in the other side now..’

I gathered my thoughts by stroking my chin in an exciting mood..

‘The theory is perfect. Now all that's left is to wait for the cooldown of "Summon Other World Transfer" and then execute it..’

Needless to say, being able to go to a different world other than the one from which it was first transmitted was an incredible event..

There is only one place in this world where all awakened people on Earth can go..

So far I've never heard of an exception to that..

‘It's not for nothing that returnees value their origins..’

Except for the first unique skill, the abilities they learned and the skills added were all influenced by the world..

Simply put, it was said that magic-related skills could not be obtained in the martial world, and vice versa..

‘Kang Hwan-gye has a completely different personality from Outerica. I’m looking forward to seeing what kind of abilities I can gain..’

While waiting for the transfer team's cooldown, I researched the new dimension to enter..

When I was preparing for my first transfer, I didn't know which dimension I would end up in, so I gathered all the information I could, but now that I know for sure where I'm going, researching it couldn't be this easy..

“what? This is a bit… strange.?”

However, during the investigation.

I noticed something strange and frowned without realizing it..

The number of dimensions revealed so far is in the hundreds..

In general, information on that level is updated when returnees return to Earth and report to the associations in each country..

Of course, not everyone responded honestly, and there were quite a few who did not report it in the first place, but the global tally was still not something to ignore..

‘Why is the return rate so low recently? No, that's the most recent update date.···.’

However, in the case of Kang Hwan-gye, the most recent information update was from a year ago..

Doesn't that mean that no one has returned for about 10 years since then in this world's time?.

‘Salma... Even assuming that there is an unknown returner like the Thousand-Salma Emperor, I think this is too much..’

It was even more so when I looked at the statistics on the number of Kang Hwan-gye returnees..

It may have been discovered quite early on, but it was a fairly active dimension with a steady increase in returnees since its first appearance..

‘At some point, the number began to decline rapidly and eventually reached this point..’

Several possibilities passed through my mind..

To put it simply, we can say that for some reason the risk rose to the point where survival was difficult and they were wiped out..

-Dimension name: Kang Hwan-gye

-Registration number: C-309BK

-Dimension Type: Wulin World

-Risk Level: Very High, Survival Priority

-······

Coincidentally, there was also such information about Kang Hwan-gye in the database of the Returnees Association..

Considering that the danger level of the Outerica dimension, where the Demon King had descended and the continent was said to be in a state of turmoil, was 'quite high, caution is advised', it was hard to tell what kind of demonic world was unfolding there..

I immediately lowered my gaze and looked at the information detailing the basis for rating..

‘···When I read Salma's memories, I couldn't get this detailed information..’

It was partly because his spirit and body were destroyed by the Abyss and he was focusing on his connection with the Buncheonhoe, but it was also because his memories were filled with destruction and massacre..

And by reading the information from this association, I was able to confirm that the one who was a thousand-killer was one of the reasons why the world was so dangerous..

‘It seems that what I said about the ‘fear of Kang Hwan-gye’ wasn’t meaningless. ...But, that's not just the problem.’

Even if you call yourself a fear or something, you are at best an individual..

Unless you can command an army to cover the continent like the Immortal King, there is a limit to the influence you can exert on your own, no matter how wise you are..

The risk assessment of Kang Hwan-gye was a total mess caused by many factors being intertwined..

‘Still, that doesn't answer the question of there being no returnees..’

Of course, being dangerous could be one of the reasons..

However, no matter how much I thought about it, it was clear that there was a risk transfer problem due to the lack of returnees..

Yeah, for example···.

‘At some point, Earthlings are no longer being summoned..’

If there had been no new influx of people, the current statistics could have been fully explained..

‘Salma returned after 20 full years while the system was warning.’

And the last time an official returnee of Kang Hwan-gye appeared was about 10 years ago in this world's time..

Considering that they return around 10 years on average, it can be said that the time when the two were awakened and transmitted was roughly similar..

‘And that must have been the end of the transmission in Kang Hwan-gye..’

After looking for more information, I found out that there were quite a few aspects like that..

The risk soars to 'very high' and the return rate decreases sharply, but soon becomes a so-called 'closed dimension' where no one knows what happens next..

‘After all, the newly pioneered dimension is such a place.?’

By now, there probably isn't a single Earthling left in the Kang Hwan world..

And like other dimensions before it, it will gradually be forgotten and remain only as a memory in the memories of a few returnees..

I don't know why it happened, so I felt an uneasy feeling for some reason... but it quickly disappeared..

Actually, that was just a problem that had nothing to do with me..

‘Interesting. It's a closed dimension···.’

Rather, pure curiosity and some unknown intuition continued to stimulate me..

There's an important clue right there..

As time passes while collecting information,.

When the cooldown time for “Summon the Otherworldly Transmission” is finally full,—.

“Okay, let's go then.?”

I sent an advance party to that dangerous world whose current state is unknown..

“Ah... the air is better there than here, right? Ugh, no matter how I set up the barrier, it still looks like this.···.”

Harris, a high elf who was a strong man who had reached transcendence, but who did nothing in particular and just lounged around next to the world tree..

《Achievement accomplished! I have gone beyond the permitted world and entered a new world..》

《As a reward for crossing dimensions and pioneering a new world, the special “Summon the Otherworldly Transmission” will be strengthened. The cooldown from once a day is reduced by half..》

《He achieved a great feat and had a great impact on the world. Karma increases significantly.》

Finally, an experienced newcomer enters a new world.···.

No, to be more precise.

It was the moment when a large company that had already grown to its full potential stepped into a fallen alley commercial district..