Novel Will Be Taken Down on 17 May or Earlier Chapter 70 - I can't sit back and watch (1)

[Quest: Marcelo’s Research]

 

The first thing that flashed was Marcelo’s quest.

 

– Approach the oddities (In progress) ▲

 

• Attack the ruptures. (Repeat)

 

• Witness the Arcana continent. (Successful)

 

Attack the ruptures.

 

Underneath it, a new quest goal emerged.

 

There was the word [successful] again.

 

Qirnberg Machine Tower.

 

That place I could see outside of it was the real Arcana Continent.

 

The appearance of the Arcana Continent in my memory from 12 years ago.

 

It was from when Arcana was just a game.

 

Yes, it was only natural that the mountains and rivers had changed several times since then.

 

‘But.’

 

This wasn’t just the level of changing mountains and rivers, was it?

 

Burning forests and grounds.

 

A blanket of smoke.

 

A village trampled to the ground.

 

Walls that collapsed miserably.

 

It was telling me that the situation in the cities wouldn’t be any different.

 

But more than anything.

 

‘There are demons wherever my eyes reach.’

 

I kind of expected it.

 

Within a short time.

 

When you thought about the influence that demon-type monsters had on reality.

 

The situation on the Arcana continent was worse than in the reality because it couldn’t have been solved.

 

‘I think this is a bit of a serious situation though…’

 

The accurate situation in the Arcana continent.

 

Naturally, I wouldn’t know.

 

Well, the scenery of the Arcana continent I was seeing now would only reflect the area of the Qirnberg machine tower.

 

But it was enough to make me realize the seriousness of the situation.

 

‘Think calmly.’

 

I was surprised by the unexpected sight.

 

This time again, I benefited from Grandfel’s setting, which didn’t alternate between happiness and sadness.

 

I could think rationally without feeling agitated.

 

‘It is the reality that matters.’

 

[『Oddity』], itself.

 

It was connecting the Arcana Continent with reality.

 

As long as ruptures existed.

 

The crisis in the Arcana continent was imminent.

 

It would be no different from the crisis in reality.

 

‘I can’t rely on updates in the future.’

 

That didn’t mean I distrusted everything regarding the update history.

 

In the first place, the update itself was meant to help the player.

 

This was all because of the demons.

 

They were hiding their identity.

 

While possessing ‘someone’.

 

The possibility of them overflowing into reality through the ruptures had increased.

 

“How cowardly.”

 

Now that I had learned the truth.

 

Grandfel’s pride couldn’t overlook it.

 

I didn’t care about monsters but demons walking through the reality?

 

It wasn’t in Grandfel’s dictionary.

 

‘I have no choice but to be more sincere in attacking the ruptures.’

 

Not only I had to explore the oddities, it was also touching my pride.

 

In the end, it would be my legs struggling with me that would die…!

 

It wouldn’t be strange to sort it out at that point.

 

“This landscape is also unacceptable.”

 

I said so.

 

Yes, for me.

 

No, for Grandfel, there was still work to do.

 

Like I said, demons walking around?

 

As long as I’d witnessed it, I couldn’t leave it alone.

 

Even if that’s what’s happening in the Arcana continent!

 

In reality, it was impossible to interfere with the Arcana continent.

 

But what if I did it in the space of [『oddity』], in the rupture?

 

‘I might be able to interfere with the Arcana Continent.’

 

As if to prove that possibility.

 

Another quest flashed.

 

[Class quest: Akshan’s Legacy]

 

The beacon of survival was surely delivered.

 

The last demon hunter.

 

Take back your legacy which has been destroyed by evil.

 

– Train your weakened body. (Repeat)

 

– Investigate the decisive battle weapon, the Qirrnberg Machine Tower. (Successful)

 

– Operate the decisive battle weapon, the Qirrnberg Machine Tower. (In progress)

 

Operate the Qirnberg Machine Tower.

 

As I identified the new goal.

 

Clink–

 

Wooosh–!

 

The mounted mechanical device slowly stopped.

 

Soon, a magnificent sight came into view.

 

Giant cogs and mechanical devices were interlocked.

 

Having explored [Qirnberg’s Elevating Lever].

 

I thought I had a rough understanding of the machine tower’s structure.

 

That gigantic device was designed with a complex circuit that was incomparable to that of the lever.

 

“It’s like a heart.”

 

I said in admiration.

 

At the same time, a message appeared.

 

[You’ve entered the top floor of the Qirnberg Machine Tower]

 

This was the top floor of the machine tower.

 

If you had a good sense, you would notice.

 

This was where the Qirnberg Machine Tower, the decisive weapon, was operated.

 

It took place on the top floor.

 

Without hesitation.

 

Tap tap–

 

I approached the giant mechanical heart.

 

Anyone who saw it would be worried and ask.

 

Can you touch it carelessly?

 

It might break if you touch it like this.

 

It was a perfectly understandable concern.

 

Since, as I had just said, the heart of the machine consisted of such a pedantic, complex structure that even Granfel’s talent couldn’t immediately grasp.

 

However.

 

“What it takes to hunt demons is not knowledge.”

 

Yeah.

 

Whether it was complicated, massive technology, or whatever.

 

Qirnberg Machine Tower was Akshan’s legacy.

 

It was a decisive weapon to hunt demons.

 

“It might be a thing of consciousness.”

 

So I didn’t hesitate.

 

I put my hand on the heart of the machine.

 

I started a ritual that only demon hunters could do.

 

[‘Qirnberg Machine Tower’ has been chosen as a sacrifice.]

 

[Skill ‘Exorcism’ is activated.]

 

Clink–

 

The mechanical heart started to beat.

 

Grind–!

 

Clang–!

 

The entire mechanical tower began to vibrate as the huge mechanical devices engaged.

 

A ritual to exorcise demons.

 

The Qirnberg Tower was a sacrifice.

 

Until the sacrificial machine tower stopped operating.

 

It would hunt down demons that lived on the Arcana continent.

 

[Qirnberg Machine Tower starts operating.]

 

Whiir–!

 

The vibration gradually intensified.

 

Through my shaky vision, a message appeared.

 

[You’ve cleared the  Qirnberg Machine Tower rupture.]

 

Clear.

 

Soon, the rupture, the space of [『oddity』], would be closed.

 

When my eyesight returned, I would open my eyes to reality.

 

But I knew.

 

“Akshan’s legacy.”

 

No, I had no doubt.

 

“Show your pride as a decisive weapon.”

 

To the very end, Qirnberg Machine Tower.

 

It would hunt down the demons of the Arcana continent.

 

As if that belief was not wrong.

 

Through my blurry vision.

 

A series of messages appeared.

 

– Activate the decisive battle weapon, Qirnberg Machine Tower. (Successful)

 

[You’ve met the conditions.]

 

[You’ve found out the secret of Qirnberg’s Machine Tower.]

 

[Qirnberg Machine Tower starts a counterattack.]

 

[Experience point is accumulating in the decisive battle weapon, Qirnber Machine Tower.]

 

[Fame is accumulating in the decisive battle weapon, Qirnber Machine Tower.]

 

[The accumulated experience and fame…]

 

.

 

.

 

.

[You’ve cleared Qirnberg Machine Tower rupture]

 

…Hoyeol.

 

Eventually, Lee Hoyeol cleared the rupture.

 

That message came to Qirnberg Machine Tower and all the players.

 

This time, they couldn’t help but stuck out their tongue. Above all, that attack speed was unprecedented.

 

“How did he get 30 points at once?”

 

“The last time I checked, he definitely had 21 points.”

 

“B-By the way, why is it like this?”

 

Bam–!

 

Isn’t the tower collapsing?!

 

Qirnberg Machine Tower was shaking badly enough to cause a ruckus.

 

Questions and curiosity were bound to grow.

 

“What happened upstairs?”

 

“Looking at how quickly he cleared the rupture, was there something more?”

 

“But it’s not a self-destruct device, is it?”

 

“Ah, so frustrating! Does Lee Hoyeol have no plans to do streaming or something?!”

 

They were so curious to the point of getting ridiculously annoyed!

 

But that atmosphere didn’t last long.

 

Soon enough, the players also got messages.

 

[Someone has discovered the secret of Qirnberg Machine Tower.]

 

[The decisive weapon, Qirnberg Machine Tower, starts a counterattack.]

 

“!!!”

 

They could tell right away this time.

 

That someone was Lee Hoyeol!

 

Hoyeol really had uncovered the secret of Qirnberg Machine Tower in that short amount of time.

 

But wait, what did it mean by decisive weapon?

 

Players’ faces gradually began to change.

 

“…Start a counterattack? Counterattack? What counterattack?”

 

“Then what is shaking now? Isn’t it collapsing?”

 

“No way, is this some kind of transforming robot?!”

 

Shocked, then get shocked again–

 

It was a series of surprises–

 

But they couldn’t stay surprised forever.

 

Rupture clear.

 

As the system message appeared.

 

When they opened their eyes again, the landscape of reality welcomed them.

 

At this moment of confusion,

 

The machine tower rupture that was formed in the Yusra Kingdom.

 

Players who entered that rupture thought.

 

‘…Oh, Lee Hoyeol!’

 

‘Where is Lee Hoyeol?’

 

‘…If I get a word from him, that would be a jackpot!’

 

They looked around.

 

They decided to cling to Lee Hoyeol’s ankle.

 

Indeed, the messages that appeared like a storm.

 

What happened upstairs?

 

What else was the secret of the Qirnberg Machine Tower?

 

It was the start of a counterattack against what?

 

What kind of thing was the decisive weapon?

 

They had tons of questions,

 

The viewers, no, the whole world was watching.

 

So if they could at least get one answer.

 

“…All right.”

 

They would stand up for the world’s right to know.

 

Players braced themselves.

 

Looking for Hoyeol in the crowd.

 

It wasn’t that difficult.

 

From that silver hair alone.

 

Hoyeol’s presence from his appearance alone couldn’t be overshadowed.

 

Not only that, this time Nam Taemin, a mass of muscle, was there too.

 

However.

 

“…Ah.”

 

The right to know, the keen determination, and whatnot.

 

The moment they faced Hoyeol.

 

Their lips froze and no words came out.

 

As they were about to ask, it occurred to them.

 

The cold attitude that Hoyeol had shown to the public.

 

– No, what are you doing??? You forgot the question??

 

-ㄹㅇYou make me press subscribe twice

 

– Just ask something, please!! Aren’t you collecting money?

 

It was more frightening than the angry chat of viewers.

 

At the end of the day, they were players.

 

Just like in the Qirnberg Machine Tower rupture.

 

There was no rule stating that they wouldn’t run into Hoyeol again.

 

However, if they ended up getting hated by Hoyeol…?

 

‘…Crazy.’

 

Suddenly, Hoyeol’s performance in the machine tower came to mind.

 

He had passed through the trap with overflowing grace.

 

In a tournament where winning one game alone was difficult, he got 10 consecutive victories in an instant.

 

Having seen that scene in person.

 

‘I’m crazy!’

 

Like the journalists who didn’t know anything.

 

They were no way they could lay a hand on Hoyeol.

 

Yeah, they knew as much as they had seen.

 

The players knew Hoyeol.

 

They couldn’t bear to cling to his ankles.

 

“I’ll go ahead.”

 

At Hoyeol’s words, the crowd split apart.

 

Therefore, in the midst of that huge crowd.

 

Hoyeol left without a single wrinkle or dust on his clothes.

 

“…Huft.”

 

Then sighs came out.

 

Excuses popped up from the players who were left behind.

 

“No, I couldn’t help it.”

 

“Did you see that cold expression? As if it’s really not his business…!”

 

“You will unsubscribe? Do it. No, feel free to do so!! Number of views, comments, dislikes, or whatever. Lee Hoyeol is so much scarier!”

 

*

 

I headed straight to the portal.

 

Then I arrived at the tower.

 

I went up the stairs and opened the door to the lab.

 

Thud–

 

It wasn’t until I closed the door that I realized it.

 

…No matter how much I think about it, I think I’ve hit the jackpot.

 

The top floor of the Qirnberg Machine Tower.

 

The last message that I witnessed there.

 

[Experience point is accumulating in the decisive battle weapon, Qirnber Machine Tower.]

 

[Fame is accumulating in the decisive battle weapon, Qirnber Machine Tower.]

 

[You receive the right to acquire the accumulated experience and fame.]

 

The right to acquire experience and fame!

 

Not only that, it was the experience and fame points obtained by the Qirnberg Machine Tower. It was an object with a grand modifier called the decisive battle weapon.

 

Besides, with my own two eyes.

 

I had directly checked the technology of the machine tower.

 

…Maybe I didn’t have to blame my level anymore?

 

It was Qirnberg Machine Tower, a decisive weapon that started a counterattack.

 

As it hunted for the demons of the Arcana continent,

 

It naturally would build up fame.

 

‘And that’s what I’m going to take in…’

 

It wouldn’t be weird if my heart would explode due to the anticipation.

 

As expected, I couldn’t brazenly stay calm.

 

Clink–

 

I inadvertently titled my tea cup.

 

“Great power comes with great responsibility.”

 

Seriously, this personality didn’t know how to create a mood.

 

Of course, when I thought calmly, it was too early to rejoice 

 

I had received the right to acquire.

 

‘That doesn’t mean I’ve acquired it.’

 

So whether it was the experience point accumulated in Qirnberg Machine Tower or the fame.

 

It was my ‘right’ to acquire it.

 

There’s no way I could know how to acquire it right now.

 

Qirnberg Machine Tower existed on the Arcana continent.

 

Clink–

 

So I should calm this excitement for now.

 

Yes, let’s think of it as installment savings and forget about it.

 

So that I could be confident in the face of my level.

 

So that I could no longer be pathetic.

 

It was an installment saving for the future.

 

Sksk–

 

Of course, my hand didn’t care about my mental victory.

 

I had been busy since earlier.

 

I carved a letter into parchment with a feather pen.

 

The recipient of the letter was, of course, Chief Mage Marcelo.

 

[Marcelo’s Research], I had achieved that quest goal.

 

I also learned something new from Qirnberg Machine Tower.

 

‘I’ll have to talk to Marcelo about it.’

 

The situation on the Arcana continent that I witnessed in the rupture.

 

Possibility of interfering with the Arcana Continent.

 

Even the identity of the Qirnberg Machine Tower.

 

There were a lot of things that I found out in my own way.

 

Ssh–

 

Soon, Marcelo’s reply came up on parchment.

 

Clearly, he said he had a lot to say.

 

“…!”

 

The first sentence that appeared left me speechless.

 

Qirnberg Machine Tower.

 

I thought the technology was unusual.

 

…This is where that ‘race’ comes out?!