Reading Webnovels Makes Me Stronger

Chapter 138

Park Si-jun entered the Abyss.

The place we decided to meet was an empty lot near Frontier. He decided to use the former otolith here.

‘Lim So-ryung… … .’

Park Si-jun looked around.

Lim So-ryeong said that he forgot to bring something and said he would come separately.

By the way, the truth is that he couldn’t use the gate because he was a villain.

“Oh, there it is.”

When he arrived at the frontier’s vacant lot, he saw Lim, who had his body covered with armor.

And other players too.

“There are quite a few people.”

“I think there are about 40 people.”

Park Si-jun took a small breath.

Rumors have spread to several player communities on the Internet.

There are now 40, but there is no doubt that there will be more from here.

‘How many villains are there… is the key.’

It was a situation that took my breath away.

“Shall we go soon?”

Park Si-joon, equipped with the equipment, was handed the Jeon-seok to Lee Min-ah.

Injecting magical energy into this transition stone will open a rift that can lead to the pioneering area.

‘Then other players will be able to come to the frontier area.’

These cracks do not last long.

1 to 2 hours at most. After that, it disappears without a trace.

Park Si-jun approached Lim So-ryung and asked a small question.

“Hey, how do you think they’re coming?”

“…they said they wrote down all the locations in the recruitment notice. There are many ways to find them.”

Even if you don’t use the crack, you can move or do it on foot. It just takes a very long time.

But they have a drake. So you will be able to come to the frontier in any way.

“Come on, everyone. Nice to meet you all.”

Park Si-jun took a moment to catch his breath and looked back.

The gathered players looked at him.

“This time, my name is Si-Jun Park, who is in charge of the development of Mt. Kunlun under the direction of the swordsman.”

Park Si-joon’s name is well known among players recently.

That’s why most players knew him.

“Kunlun Mountain is an area where two factions, the Moorim Maeng and Magyo, are in conflict. We are in a position where we have to choose one of them to help.”

Park Si-jun spread one of his fingers.

“We help the Moorimmaeng to practice magic. If there is a player who chooses magic, he must be prepared to be treated as an enemy.”

This was kind of a warning.

It meant that I had to choose the Magician for nothing and just choose the Moorimmaeng instead of looking at the bad things.

“Can I choose the Moorimmeng?”

“What is the reward according to the level of contribution? The swordsman…”

Questions poured in as if waiting from players.

Park Si-jun and Lee Min-ah answered their questions one by one.

‘It’s terribly annoying.’

Park Si-jun sighed.

It is rare for a pioneering quest entrusted by a swordsman to be released to the public.

It is expected that you will be able to receive such a rare reward.

– Aaaaam.

Ishimi yawned lazily on Park Si-joon’s shoulder.

“For now, everyone. I’ll appoint you all as pioneers, so please wait a minute.”

There were only a couple of things to prepare for pioneering work.

Park Si-jun appointed his gathered players as pioneers and distributed several supplies.

“As I said in the announcement, it is difficult for me to lead you due to the nature of this lightning bolt area.”

“Are you all acting on your own?”

“Yes. If you go in, you won’t be able to get out until the pioneering work is done.”

Pioneering takes many forms. Some are pioneering like the Fallen Zone, and others are pioneering in a completely different way.

After the pioneering work is finished, there are places where the area can be developed, and there are places where it cannot be done because the area has disappeared.

This area was the latter. The latter was often the case in areas that were too small for development.

‘It was said that the more the area pioneered, the stronger the power behind it becomes.’

I suddenly had a question.

‘Then how do these disappearing areas make the background stronger?’

We don’t know yet, but we will find out when the pioneering work is done.

Park Si-jun grabbed Jeon-seok.

“Then I will open the rift.”

And filled with his magic power.

Searing magic flowed into the metastatic stone, and the stone began to glow with a mysterious blue light.

Get a card, break up!

A crack opened in the air.

Park Si-jun looked up at the crack.

“let’s go.”

* * *

As I stepped into the crack, I felt like I was being sucked into something.

The next thing is the feeling of falling from a very high place.

-Ukaaan?!

Ishimi screamed.

Park Si-jun closed his eyes tightly and waited for his fall to stop.

And after a while.

[Region: Open Kunlun Mountain. We begin the pioneering of Kunlun Mountain.][Kunlun Mountain does not have a pioneer map, and it is completed when the only main story is achieved.]

The fall stopped.

When I opened my eyes, I saw a white space.

Park Si-jun looked around. Fortunately, he was with other party members as well.

“There is no frontier, la…”

Park Si-jun, who confirmed the safety of the party, read his message slowly.

“There’s a reason the swordsman swore that it would be short.”

“Um… it’s nice that it’s short.”

Likewise, Lee Min-ah, who read the message, added.

That means you don’t have to roam around like the downfall.

You just have to take the money and take it out.

[Kunlun Mountain is currently in a battle between two factions.][The Moorimmaeng and the Magyo. You must belong to one of the two factions and complete this frontier.][Where would you like to choose?]

As I had heard from the swordsman in advance, there was talk about the two factions.

“Can I do it with the Moorimmang?”

“Yes, but before that…”

“It would be better to go after a brief explanation of the two groups.”

Moorimmaeng and Magic. Park Chan-sung looked at Lee Min-ah and asked.

“Why are you looking at me?”

“Since you signed a contract with the swordsman, I think you’re well aware of the world view of Moorim… aren’t you?”

“I know better than most people. It seems that Moorim’s worldview itself is a place where the swordsman is in control.”

Bukhaebinggung Palace, the sacred site of swordsman.

Nearby is the area created by the swordsman, Moorim. I heard that all kinds of Moorim people were gathered there.

“Are the people in that village and the people in this Kunlun Mountain people from the same world?”

“Maybe… too?”

Lee Min-ah scratched her cheek.

“Some people came over with the swordsman, and some joined after the pioneering work was finished. It’s so diverse that I can’t say it right away.”

“Yeah? Well, I still know what Moorimmaeng and Magicalism are.”

Park Si-joon asked Lee Min-ah to briefly explain the two of them.

“If we simply divide it into good and evil, it can be said that the Moorimmaeng is on the side of the good and the Magician is on the side of the evil.”

Lee Min-ah said that and let out a small sigh.

“But it’s a little complicated.”

“what?”

“Because the devil is not a group that believes in any evil or anything like that, as we usually know.”

Hearing that, I was reminded of several martial arts novels I had read recently.

Whereas old martial arts novels portrayed magic as a religion that worshiped evil spirits, recent martial arts novels portrayed it not as a religion but as a group that worships power.

‘Maybe that changed when the Abyss appeared.’

However, that did not mean that the Magicians were a good group.

“It’s an extremely powerful group. It’s like a gang-eater. If you’re strong, you survive, if you’re weak, you die.”

“A place where you can do anything if you have the power?”

“That’s right. That’s why they do a lot of bad things.”

Lee Min-ah added that even in Moorim, where the swordsman ruled, the residents of Magico caused large and small problems.

“What about Moorim Meng?”

“It can be said that it is similar to the Players’ Association. We value cooperation and justice, and do good…”

“…Are you sure?”

Park Si-joon’s eyes narrowed.

He recently got suspicious when he heard some gossip about the Players’ Association.

“I can’t say that there is no crooked side. Because it’s large.”

Park Si-jun fell into trouble.

He has to choose between the Moorimmaeng and the Magyo to fight.

He looked back at Lim So-ryeong, who was standing still behind him, and asked.

“Hyeyoung-ah, are you going to do it with Moorimmeng?”

“Don’t pretend to be friendly, this dog…”

Lim So-ryeong was about to swear, but when she saw the eyes of the people around her, she calmed down.

“Whoa.”

Hye-Young was a pseudonym that Park Si-Jun chose arbitrarily. Because she couldn’t call the name Major Lim.

“Hey, Lee Hye-young.”

“Well. Shut up, don’t even breathe.”

When Park Si-joon couldn’t speak at all, he sneakily approached Lim So-ryung and whispered in her ear.

“I said Jormungand and Ren would come if I made an announcement. Where do you think they would choose?”

Lim So-ryeong’s eyes twitched.

When I asked why she asked a nonsensical question, this seems to be the main point.

In the midst of Lee Min-ah, she was talking with Park Chan-sung.

“Common sense, if you think about it, there’s a high probability that it’s magic. But Ren…”

Major Lim clicked her tongue.

“She may have gone to the Moorimmang. Ren’s martial arts are those of the Four Heavenly Gates.”

“She was there, she belonged to the Moorimmang?”

“Yeah, if you go that way, it will be relatively easier for Ren to be active.”

There were other concerns besides Ren.

“Jormungand… Needless to say. Someone who wonders if it’s a delusion or Nabal may come.”

“He could dip one in a higher position and take his place instead. But… well.”

Lim tilted her head.

“She doesn’t know if she will come.”

She didn’t get her holy sword, which was her goal.

There was a high probability that he was preparing to take the holy sword again by entrusting it to someone else about Park Si-joon.

She said, ‘Even if you choose the Moorimmang, you cannot be completely relieved, this is it.’

Her concerns grew.

Park Si-jun shook her head.

“I’ll do it with the Moorim League.”

Park Si-jun and the party chose the Moorimmeng as we said before.

Then the message changed.

[From now on, you must help the Moorimmaeng by becoming a member of the Guardian Sword squad, the reinforcements sent by the Moorimmaeng.]

There is also pioneering work that gives temporary positions to players who participate in this way.

‘I don’t know why… .’

Someone speculated that it was because it was an area where the inhabitants could not mix without this kind of help.

[I wish you good luck.]

My vision was blurry again.

Park Si-jun closed his eyes.

* * *

Again, the landscape changed.

The surrounding area was in a wide forest, and the place where Park Si-joon was located was a path among the trees.

“……”

Park Si-jun looked ahead.

In front of them were people wearing the same uniforms walking by.

‘Others… … ‘

Lee Min-ah, Park Chan-seong, and Lim So-ryung were also nearby. Everyone looked around and checked the situation.

‘What’s my outfit again?’

Park Si-joon’s attire had changed to the uniform worn by others.

He wanted something, so he opened the item description window, but the item was the same as the sacred armor of the creed.

‘Has only the appearance changed.’

The Fallen Zone is a fantasy setting, so it doesn’t matter, but this is the Moorim setting.

If I had been among these people in my old clothes, I would have felt uncomfortable.

So, only the appearance has changed.

‘Isn’t there a quest yet?’

I was expecting something like a quest window to pop up, but nothing else popped up.

“Everyone, be careful! This area is a place where battles with demons are frequent… They may appear!”(Read more @ wuxiax.com)

A middle-aged man at the forefront of the group shouted loudly.

As soon as I saw him, his name came to mind.

‘Soyo Sword Yeongho.’

He was a kind of captain who led the Guardian Sword squad dispatched this time.

“If you say that, you’re saying that magicians have appeared…”

It felt like a flag.

Lee Min-ah came to Park Si-joon’s side.

“…I’m new to this.”

“what?”

“Getting a position and participating in pioneering work. I have to act, but I’m not confident.”

“I’m new too.”

A feeling of despair was young in Lee Min-ah’s eyes looking at Park Si-joon.

She said, “I was thinking of relying on Mr. Park Si-jun …”

“Well, if there’s something to talk about, I’ll take care of it.”

“…are you okay?”

Park Si-jun nodded his head.

He has the traits he has been taught to deal with any pioneering area.

He has to make good use of it.

“And you don’t have to worry about your position as it will become meaningless over time.”

“Why?”

Park Si-jun looked at Young-ho’s back.

“In the end, both groups will become enemies. Both of them came here to take their money.”

“We are in a situation where we have to steal the money and bring it back.”

“okay.”

Lim So-ryeong, who was listening to the conversation, interrupted.

I should have just been quiet, but my mouth was tickling.

“And there’s no way the two groups can stand still.”

It was natural. It means turning the two groups into enemies from the moment you take the secret.

“So ……”

“All stop!”

The moment Park Si-joon was about to say something, Yeong-ho stopped the guard.

He was staring straight ahead with a serious expression.

“That’s…”

A group of people was walking across the path.

Black robes and cotton clothes.

“…you guys, are you scum of magic?”

They were magical people.

A man in a black cotton robe standing in front of them revealed this.

“Where do the thugs of the Moorimmaeng come from? The liver has come out of the boat.”

Shreung!

Both groups drew their swords, no matter who said first.

Then, without hesitation, the order was issued.

“Shoot it!”

“Kill them!”

Park Si-jun sighed.

“I thought it would be like this.”

Why doesn’t this premonition go wrong?