Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant-Chapter 452
[ Your level has increased. ]
[ All stats have increased by 1. ]
[ You have acquired 1 bonus stat. ]
Girard was dead.
With a single blow, at that.
All of this was thanks to Su-ho’s thorough calculations.
‘If [Steel Severance] with Enhancement dealt that much damage, then of course a giant-ified [Steel Severance] would be a one-hit kill.’
Recovering Health or regenerating was impossible.
Because the Brand of Pain was in effect.
On top of that, a never-before-seen combination was applied, mixing Fox Fire, Rage Mode, and Giantification, so what kind of monster could possibly endure in front of Su-ho?
That was why he had been able to finish it in one hit.
The price was a single level.
Of course, this was only the beginning.
[ The Big Gate has been cleared. ]
[ The MVP of the Big Gate clear is ‘An Su-ho’-nim. ]
[ Additional experience will be granted for being selected as MVP. ]
[ 3 bonus stats will be granted for being selected as MVP. ]
[ Your level has increased. ]
[ All stats have increased by 1. ]
[ You have acquired 1 bonus stat. ]
[ Your level has increased. ]
[ All stats have increased by 1. ]
[ You have acquired 1 bonus stat. ]
[ Your level has increased. ]
[ All stats have increased by 1. ]
[ You have acquired 1 bonus stat. ]
......
System notifications poured down.
Su-ho, who saw the notifications, smiled.
Because it was exactly the same as in his previous life.
‘Just from the reward for clearing the Gate alone, I gained 5 levels. Separately from killing Girard, I mean.’
He had even been given as many as 3 bonus stats for being selected as MVP. And then.
[ Your Senses stat has reached 100. ]
[ Your Senses stat will grow further. ]
[ Congratulations! The level of your Senses stat has risen and become Navy grade! ]
In the process, as his level went up, his Senses stat went from Blue to Navy.
However, the notifications still weren’t over.
[ You are the first of humanity to clear a Big Gate. ]
[ You have cleared a Big Gate alone. ]
[ You have achieved a truly tremendous accomplishment that no other Player has ever accomplished. ]
[ Achievements are being combined. ]
[ The system acknowledges your supreme achievements and presents you with 30 bonus stats. ]
“......!”
Su-ho’s eyes widened at the notifications.
Thirty bonus stats.
It said this was the price for achievements being combined.
Su-ho clenched his fist tightly.
‘At this speed, Senses will reach Purple soon enough.’
At last, the final system notifications appeared.
[ You have acquired Girard’s Rune (S+). ]
[ ■■■ has begun to take an interest in you. ]
Two lines of notifications.
Su-ho’s eyes narrowed as he saw them.
‘Girard’s Rune?’
Su-ho was more interested in Girard’s Rune than in the notification about the Transcendent.
Because he had seen ■■■’s interest in his previous life as well.
However, in his previous life, after he defeated Girard, Girard’s Rune had not dropped as loot.
Su-ho immediately checked the information on Girard’s Rune.
[ Girard’s Rune ]
Grade : S+
# A Rune containing the power of Girard, who is called the Ruler of the Desert.
# Upon using Girard’s Rune, you will be able to succeed to and use Girard’s power.
# Information about Girard is extremely limited. Other than the fact that he is related to ancient beings, nothing is known.
A simple description.
The grade was S+.
“Mm.”
After reading the item description, Su-ho pondered [N O V E L I G H T] for a moment.
Girard’s Rune said that upon use, you could succeed to and use Girard’s power.
In that case, was this a Trait Rune?
On top of that, an ancient being?
‘I didn’t go through the Great Cataclysm without ever encountering the keyword “ancient” at all.......’
But they had all been things he merely glanced past, and it was the first time he had been directly involved like this.
At that moment.
“Woof!”
A beast’s cry.
When he turned his head, it was Guiyeong.
Guiyeong had rarely made a sound, but now that it had, Guiyeong was standing next to the traces of the dead Girard.
“Ah, right. You were here.”
“Woof!”
“For you to even make a sound, that’s something. Anyway, did you call me because of Girard?”
“Woof!”
“Right, since it was thanks to you that I was able to finish it, of course you should be the one to eat it. Eat as much as you want.”
“Woof woof!”
At Su-ho’s permission, Guiyeong wagged its tail as if to say thank you, then began to absorb Girard’s traces.
[ Guiyeong has begun devouring Girard’s shadow. ]
Guiyeong’s meal had begun.
The meal was quieter than expected, and Su-ho once again shifted his gaze to look at Girard’s Rune information.
Then he summoned Grid.
“Grid.”
I’m listening.
“What kind of beings are ancient beings?”
There are things even you don’t know. Ancient beings are, just as the words say, ancient beings. If we haven’t discovered them yet, I can’t tell you about them either.
“I see. Then if I use Girard’s Rune and take Girard’s power, will I become Girard’s Apostle?”
No, you don’t become an Apostle that easily. At most, you’ll just be using a portion of his power.
“I see.”
If that was all it was, he could relax.
Smiling, Su-ho stored Girard’s Rune in his inventory.
After that, he looked around.
Guiyeong was still eating Girard’s shadow, and nearby, an exit portal leading outside had been created.
‘Everything really is over.’
A fresh wave of emotion welled up.
In his previous life, he didn’t even know how much time and effort he had spent to resolve just one of the five Disasters.
But in this life, he had come here and cleared this place at a speed that couldn’t even be compared to the time and effort of his previous life.
What was more, he had done it alone.
No wonder the emotions felt new.
Maybe that was why.
Only now did Su-ho feel as if he had reached about the middle point of a long journey.
‘Compared to my previous life, it took a very short time, but subjectively, it feels like I’ve gone on a very long journey.’
He wasn’t tired.
He wasn’t burned out either.
It was far too early for fatigue or burnout or whatever to come, when the road he had to walk was still so very long.
Su-ho decided to leisurely organize his Status Window until Guiyeong finished its meal.
“Open Status Window.”
[ An Su-ho ]
Lv : 276
Class : Rage Crusader
Grade : Middle Player
Traits : ＜New Blood＞＜Hercules Candidate＞＜King of Ruined Nations＞＜Power of the Sun＞＜Power of the Moon＞＜Grid’s Partner＞
Strength (P) : 7
Mana (S) : 7
Senses (N) : 4
Command (N) : 95
Bonus Stats : 39
He had become level 276.
Six levels from a single Gate.
But it wasn’t a satisfying result.
Su-ho placed his hand on his chest.
‘I definitely only ran Gates that were above average. Even so, for my leveling to be this damn slow.......’
There was a high possibility it was because of the Dragon Egg that had now begun to hatch.
He hadn’t thought much of it before, but after confirming the existence of the Dragon Egg again this time, he started to think it was highly likely.
But now it didn’t matter anymore.
The Dragon Egg had begun to hatch, and there was no way it would take his experience anymore.
‘Well, of course, that’s something no one can be sure of, though.’
If it needed more of his experience, what could he do? He’d have to give it.
It wasn’t like he could get rid of it.
Above all, he didn’t even know how to get rid of it.
‘Still, how long has it been since it started hatching, and there’s still no news?’
Was hatching originally something that took this long?
Shaking his head, Su-ho invested all the bonus stats he had gained into Senses.
One more piece of good news was that his Mana stat had become Silver color, but separately from that, it still received the effect of the overall stat increase that came from leveling up.
‘That alone is enough.’
The levels he still needed to raise were many, far into the future.
Su-ho finally closed his Status Window.
Around that time, Guiyeong’s meal also ended.
[ Guiyeong has completely absorbed Girard’s shadow. ]
[ Guiyeong is being strengthened. ]
Guiyeong’s power had grown one step stronger after finishing its meal.
It wasn’t just his imagination.
As its master, he could clearly feel it.
Guiyeong, having finished its meal, came up to Su-ho as if in a good mood and rubbed its body against him.
Su-ho patted Guiyeong’s head and spoke.
“Did you finish eating?”
“Woof!”
“Right. So you only respond when it’s at least someone on Girard’s level.”
“Woof woof!”
“So, I’m asking, is there any sort of separate reaction you’re feeling?”
“Woof?”
“......No, never mind.”
Su-ho suddenly recalled Guiyeong’s information.
[ Guiyeong ]
Grade : S+
# A shadow divine beast dwelling in the Guiyeong Spear.
# One of the loyal shadows of the Shadow Lord.
# Is influenced by its master’s Mana.
# Strengthens itself by devouring the dead shadows of the strong.
# When it proves its qualifications by gathering the shadows of the strong, a door to that place will open.
Among those, the last line: ‘When it proves its qualifications by gathering the shadows of the strong, a door to that place will open.’
He didn’t know where “that place” was.
But whatever it was, it seemed that just the owner of a Big Gate alone wasn’t enough for that so-called qualifications or whatever.
‘Just where are you planning to take me that you’re doing all this, really.’
Su-ho let out a brief laugh and finally headed toward the exit portal.
*
“Will the Director be all right?”
“Man, words can become reality. Please stop worrying so much.”
Save the World’s command headquarters set up in Australia.
There were still many people who hadn’t returned home and were still waiting at their posts there.
All of them were waiting for Su-ho.
There were no cameras or broadcast screens filming the Big Gate.
Because Su-ho had requested it. He had told them that regardless of whether he succeeded or failed, they were absolutely not to bring in any cameras.
There was only one reason.
To prevent any unforeseen damage.
Of course, drone filming might have been possible.
But before they could even ask about that, Su-ho had already left. He had left after saying just one line, that he would be back after dropping by Stargram.
And so, they waited for Su-ho for a long time.
Rumble, rumble, rumble!
“Wh-what was that?”
“An earthquake?”
“A Gate?”
The ground suddenly shook.
It was a tremor that shook all of Australia, intense enough to make people think it might be an actual earthquake.
At that moment.
[ The first Big Gate has been extinguished. ]
[ As the first Big Gate has been extinguished, no more Gates will be generated in that region. ]
System notifications appeared before everyone’s eyes.
Just two lines of notifications.
However, the moment they saw the notifications, people couldn’t help but let out loud shouts without even realizing it.
“Yaaahhhhh!!”
“Waaahhhhh!!”
“He did it!! He really did it!! The Director did it!!”
“Uwaaaahhhh!! Uwaaaahhhh!!”
The notification that the Big Gate had been cleared drove people into a frenzy.
And at the same time, those who had mobility, without anyone being first, tried to rush out toward where the Big Gate was.
“W-wait a moment! Everyone stop! Please calm down!”
“Hey, get the broadcast going, now!! Tell everyone not to act rashly and to stay at their posts!!”
Thanks to that, only the command headquarters, which had been rejoicing along with them, suddenly found itself in a desperate situation.
Kim Geon in particular was sweating bullets, feeling like his soul was about to fly out.
But.
Heh-
Even so, at the corner of the flustered Kim Geon’s mouth, the deepest smile ever was spread.
