Meanwhile, in the western region, the comrades were gathered, having learned of the reinforcements of 700 fighters under the command of the Sunday leaders of the Scorpion Council, Shadow and Light.
The western region was densely wooded, with forests stretching for several kilometers, providing ample cover for ambushes,
and rest to recharge and plan their actions.
Grey, Ruichi, Jian Yi, Armin, and Tom were scouting for enemy positions.
The search lasted several minutes before they returned to the gathering place where
Lucy, Beatrice, and Previca were located.
As for Nicholas, Christian, Kazuhiro, Leon, Inuyasha, and Gowther, they had formed their own team, claiming they wanted to fight the followers of the current organization.
From their perspective, it was a lie, but for Jian Yi and his comrades, having witnessed their abilities, they let them do as they pleased. They wanted to, and they didn't suspect anything.
Moreover, Gowther was at the Boundless level and was able to activate the Assassination Concept Wing.
As for Nicholas Christian, Kazuhiro Leon, and Inuyasha, they were Tree Existence Rulers, and they were at level 4 of their Wing. It was impossible for mere entities that hadn't even managed to escape the control of the power of the Fantasy World to defeat entities that had reached this level.
The reason they came to this world was solely for rest. Neither Nicholas Christian, Kazuhiro Leon, nor Inuyasha had ever planned to interfere in the current or future events.
Even if they did interfere, what could they do? A single click would be enough to completely erase this Fantasy World and wipe out all its entities. The same applies to Uta, who, as a Path Ruler, made the Tree Existence sacred, turning them into mere kingdoms or duchies.
In a medium-sized house built inside a cavern that Beatrice had constructed to serve as their headquarters, they planned what to do when the reinforcements arrived, which were under the command of the Scorpion Council Leaders, Shadow and Light.
Inside the base, there was Previca sat on the couch, sipping a strawberry chocolate smoothie. Yuta had exploited the world's backwardness to build several technology companies in recent months.
Thanks to advanced technology, he had streamlined the grading of midterm exams and developed surveillance tools that allowed the world's inhabitants to watch daily events on Jeju Island, among other things.
Jian Yi, Tom, and Ruichi stared at a 3D map made of ether, created by Gree after he briefly went into a frenzied state.
Their gazes were fixed on a model of the island, focusing on the red, green, blue, yellow, and gray dots.
The red dots represented the members of the organization, divided into five classes:
The regular red dots represented the members of the organization, of which 116 remained out of 435.
The burgundy red dots represented the organization's deputies, of whom only one remained, the one who had fought Gree and Ruichi, known as Rowan.
The bloody red dots represented the commander of the squad that attacked Jeju Island at the beginning. The crimson scorpion was Prismel.
The dark red one belonged to reinforcements of 700 fighters whose position was still outside the island due to a barrier preventing their entry. The dome they had erected was a double-edged sword, preventing students from entering and leaving, and also preventing them from doing so.
The cool red one belonged to the leader of Council No. 5, known as Scorpion Shadow and Light, who was at the forefront of a support mission for the organization's followers located on the island of Jiju.
The dark red one belonged to the Scorpion organization's followers who had died in battles. Their bodies were hidden because they were taken to the organization's headquarters to prevent information from being extracted from them, as there were healers capable of reviving the dead.
The yellow one belonged to the students and was divided into three sections:
The yellow one belonged to the students who were currently fighting the organization's followers.
The mottled yellow one belonged to the students who had finished fighting the organization's followers thanks to the help of the professors or their own special abilities.
The sick yellow one belonged to the students who They died. These lights would go out because the academy was transporting students using a sacred teleportation magic, stronger than the effect of the gate.
The blue light was for professors and was divided into four sections:
Blue was for professors who were helping students fighting the Scorpion Organization's followers.
Sky blue was for professors who had completed their missions.
Cool blue was for professors who were searching the island for students fighting the organization's followers.
Dark blue was for professors who died during the rescue operation. The students themselves disappeared a few seconds after the light appeared.
The green light was for them, showing the locations of them and their companions scattered across the island.
The gray light was for dungeons and was divided into four sections:
Gray was for dungeons that had been opened and all the monsters inside had been defeated.
Dark gray was for dungeons that were still open. And it wasn't closed.
A reddish-gray color, specific to closed dungeons, and a timer remained until it exploded.
After several minutes of studying the map, which was a three-dimensional model of Jeju Island,
"The enemy reinforcements will arrive in just 15 minutes. Do you have any ideas?" Ruichi spoke calmly, leaning against the table on which the model rested.
There was a few seconds of silence before he broke it, his voice filled with calm. "I have an idea that will help us buy time until reinforcements arrive from the Verselkin Academy."
Tom continued, pointing to several locations on Jeju Island.
"The plan will consist of two parts. The first part will be using waves of monsters to disperse the Scorpion Organization."
"The second part will be gathering all the remaining students, currently 47 professors out of 132, and 220 students out of 560."
"The third part will be attempting to shift the fighting to the outer parts of the island, as it is changing." Constantly moving people to places devoid of energy will lead to losses, but I have something that will help eliminate the problem."Is there any problem? Any objections?"
Everyone listened intently to Tom's words, even though they wanted to object, but the timing wasn't right.
Because the time allotted to them was so short—15 minutes—it was far too little to protest any idea.
Jian Yi gathered his thoughts on everything that had happened or been heard in the past few days, then raised his hand, drawing everyone's attention once again.
"There's no need to risk transporting students and professors to external centers on an island. There's someone who can help us. He's called Seok from Elite Class 3."
"I heard from students that he has the ability to use unique domes. From what I've heard, he doesn't use his domes only for defense or containment."
Jian Yi's words were so impactful that everyone was paying attention. All the domes weren't just for defense. How could that be? After all, there were domes for containment and defense, not for anything else.
These questions were swirling in everyone's minds when Ruichi spoke up, his tone questioning what had puzzled them all. "What do you mean by that?" "
Jian Yi took a deep breath, knowing what they were about to hear would be unbelievable, but he decided to speak nonetheless.
"According to what I've heard, the domes he crafts have healing powers. He can utilize all natural elements within his dome's range, releasing energy—meaning his dome can be made free of Chi, Mana, or natural energy."
"That's all I've heard about his abilities. There are also those who say he caused the destruction of half of Madinke City for reasons unknown to this day. That's why we need him right now."
Everyone fell silent after hearing Jian Yi's statement, which seemed to surprise them. For someone to possess such power—he was a terrifying being.
He was considered a natural enemy by all fighters from F-rank to Master Ruler without exception.
However, they didn't make his presence a priority. The possibility of his death was still high. The number of students who had reached Master's level wasn't large, and most of the first-year students were at the Legendary rank. Therefore, the possibility of his death was high.
"We must find him before something happens to him, if..." "He was alive and well from the start," Gray said calmly as he sheathed his sword, having cleaned it of the bloodstains.
Gray Beatrice and Lucy Previca both rose from their hiding places and headed towards them.
Their gazes were sharp as they stared at the model of Jeju Island for several seconds before leaving. The battle was nearing its end.
Reinforcements arrived from both sides. The Scorpion Organization's reinforcements numbered 700 fighters under the command of one of the leaders of the Scorpion Council, Shadow and Light, nicknamed Scorpion Number 5.
Numbers were a sign of high rank within the Scorpion Organization, and any number close to one represented the rank of a Supreme Council Leader.
The revered Heaven-Breaker represented the body that bound and controlled everything, but no one remembered him as a scorpion. Everyone remembered his pincers, tail, legs, and eyes, but few remembered his body. Scorpion Number 1 represented one, or a single body.
The leader of the demonic Scorpion Organization represented the eyes that saw the rest of the organization move, and when it didn't move, he was always present and simultaneously absent. Eyes that don't fight face to face.
The Shadow and Light Scorpion represents a pincer movement that seizes enemies, only for its tail to pull them down, similar to the relationship between Scorpion 3 and 4 with 5. The Shadow and Light Scorpion, the Light Scorpion, and the Dark Scorpion all assist the White and Black Scorpions.
If this indicates anything, it's that the Shadow and Light Scorpion possesses terrifying power, being one of the five strongest individuals in an organization whose roots extend entirely within the fantasy world they inhabit.
The achievement was remarkable and seemingly impossible. Given its potential, it was logical to mobilize the superpowers. Reinhardt, the strongest human in their view, was tasked with fighting the Shadow and Light Scorpion.
This demonstrates that it is a formidable opponent, especially considering the 700 fighters who arrived as reinforcements to support the remaining 116 members of the organization on Jeju Island.
Meanwhile, Seok and Suho were resting inside the invisibility and isolation dome Seok had constructed to allow them to recover. Their battle against a wave of monsters that attacked them—had it not been for their unique domes, they would have perished long ago.
In the end, both Seok and Sooho were commoners, lacking the pride to die for honor and dignity. They were accustomed to humiliating themselves to obtain what they needed.
And their escape was something they weren't ashamed of at all; in fact, they boasted about it. Being brave to fight is admirable, but being brave to flee and let one's honor and reputation fall into the mud required even greater courage.
Inside the dome was a healing energy source that absorbed healing energy from the dense atmosphere, making Sooho and Seok feel as if they were floating on air.
Their wounds healed rapidly, and their strength was regained. Being at the Master rank meant their power was limited, unlike those at the Expert Ruler rank, whose power is limitless.
Fighters who break through upon reaching the first F level and the Novice Ruler rank are at the pinnacle of the human world. When they reach the rank of Expert Ruler, the pinnacle of the Span, and the rank of Master Ruler, they ascend to the rank of Boundless.
These four stages are the greatest stages any entity undergoes, evolving from an ordinary human to one capable of harnessing their inner power.
From an ordinary human capable of harnessing their inner power, they become capable of utilizing their strongest potential. From a mere human, they become an entity of terrifying power, exceeding the limits of their energy to become limitless.
From an entity of limitless energy, they become an absolute, complete entity, transcending the laws and concepts of their world, opening a gateway to true transcendence and transcendence. Today, they walk on the earth; tomorrow, among mountains and rivers; and after that, above all things, at a summit where nothing can stop them.
To become capable of redefining everything that exists or does not exist—this was the dream of every entity aware of true power and transcendence.
A faint smile appeared on Soo-ho's face as he looked at Seok, who was tired from expending his power while crafting various types of healing domes for elemental discharge.
He spoke Then, with a mixture of relief and sarcasm, he said, "I always forget you possess such terrifying abilities."
A faint smile appeared on Seok's lips as he listened to Soo-ho's words. He then spoke in a calm, yet bitter, tone, "Yes, I know that. Despite possessing such an unseen ability, I'm not treated like a duke or someone of high social standing."
"In this world of ours..."Talent alone is useless. Even a pig, if fed the finest rare resources, will soar. But we, with our low social standing, no matter how brilliant we are, our light will never shine beyond our birthplace, no matter how hard we try.
The world will only focus its gaze on those with important positions or connections to high-ranking social figures. You'll never find a beggar honored by the authorities for achieving high marks. Only the children of the elite will be honored with high positions in society.
Suho remained silent, unable to respond, even with Seok's unique abilities, which had never been seen in any previous generation.
He remained marginalized by the academy, treated like any other student his age—a typical, ordinary student. Reaching a master's degree at his age without any significant talent was a remarkable achievement.
For him, being accepted into the elite class of Versalkin Academy was the greatest accomplishment. Students there consumed rare and high-level resources to advance, which allowed Versalkin students to reach high levels at a young age. Small
Because they use Ki as their primary power system, it's easy to develop and doesn't require resources, but it doesn't offer the same benefits. This will continue until they reach the SSS++ rank, where the situation becomes increasingly difficult because resources become a crucial factor in development. Without effort, the body will never develop.
This only applies to those who use Ki or Mana and train in the forest or by borrowing books from libraries as their primary power system. However, for those who use the Root Refinement of the Datean or Primal Sea as their power system, it's different. If you don't train from the beginning, you'll remain a squashed insect.
Despite this, Seok always felt marginalized within the Vrsalkin Academy, which led him to hide his abilities from the other students. If the Vrsalkin Academy didn't care and focused on the sons of powerful dukes and their friends who displayed terrifying talents,
then any attempt at support would be an attempt at exploitation by those who thought they were supporting and appreciating his talent.
That's why he persevered to reach the elite class. His success in the written exam, achieving a score of 97%, was solely due to his own hard work. He hadn't slept a wink for several days, using his abilities to heal himself and regain his energy to complete his studies.
Everything he had achieved, from success to survival, was thanks to his own efforts. No one helped him, not even Suho. He succeeded on his own, so his failure wouldn't affect Suho in any way.
And his success was the same; it wouldn't affect him significantly. He had to endure the marginalization, the lack of trust, and the hardships of living as an ordinary talent.
The difficulty of obtaining resources before coming to Verselkin Academy to study was another major challenge.
The only thing that comforted him was that he didn't need to pay to study at Verselkin Academy. The academy was too wealthy to require a single penny, even from the Imperial Empire.
More than twenty large Spirit Springs lay beneath it, in addition to the treasures that Zhao Li and Alessandra had collected during their lives in this ordinary world.
This was the only thing that made him feel that the world had decided Out of pity for him, he was crushed, his abilities thrown into the trash as if they were nothing, so that those who were higher than him in social standing could take the spotlight.