Chapter 500: The One that Became a Demigod

Chapter 500: The One that Became a Demigod

Crazy Tyrant Akhan was a player that dreamt and lived to see the collapse of Athenae, a game that everyone considered to be their second world. Team Leader Park Minggyu was asking if this very same Crazy Tyrant Akhan was one of Athenae’s early developers.

President Kang Taehoon, whose expression turned bitter, washed his face with cold water and wiped it dry with a paper towel. He turned to Minghyu, nodded and said, “It’s only half right.”

“What?” Park Minggyu asked in doubt.

Then, Kang Taehoon started to tell his story in a somber manner, “Akhan is a brilliant developer. In fact, it is safe to say that it’s thanks to him that we have the Athenae of today.”

Team Leader Park trembled at his words. There were many things that he could not understand from Taehoon’s story.

“Honestly, Athenae was born from my friend’s and my hands. However, because of an accident, he left and ended up cursing me.”

“How, how... that... then why did you not suspend him permanently?!”

Park Minggyu could not understand it. Did it not mean that the player named ‘Akhan’ knew the entirety of the Athenae worldview?

Kang Taehoon just smiled and said, “I know what you’re trying to say. If someone that knows Athenae completely were to play the game, the balance will break.”

“If you know, then why...?!”

“First. Among the hundreds of thousands of employees of Joy Co. Ltd., is there anyone that does not play Athenae?”

“...”

Team Leader Park Minggyu was rendered silent at the question. There were countless Athenae operators and staff that played Athenae. Most of them knew about the scenes that would unfold in the future or what went on in what place.

But were there any of the players that revealed their special circumstances?

“Second. I had already anticipated something like this would happen before Athenae’s launch. That’s why I only left the frame of the game. Everything else is new. Everything that Akhan knew has already changed. The Athenae of today is completely different from the Athenae that he knew.”

Park Minggyu was once again speechless. That was right. Considering Kang Taehoon’s personality, doing something like that would check out. There was also one thing that he could tell after hearing the first and second points. Just because one knew about Athenae did not mean that they would awaken or anything.

Even if they knew the mechanics, it did not necessarily mean that they could do something about it. However, there were players that could do so. The greatest example of this was ‘Food God’ Minhyuk.

“Are you telling me that Akhan is also a genius gamer?”

“That’s right. His brain capacity is completely out of this world. As a gamer, he’s someone that is beyond the ones that we call geniuses. He was literally a brilliantly crazy gamer. He does not know anything about the current Athenae worldview, but he was still able to do all of that on his own. What else can I do?”

Everyone was free to do whatever they wanted in the world of Athenae. And Akhan did not break the mold of such a world. However, this time, he broke the balance. Originally, Joy Co. Ltd. would set up a meeting with the player once the balance collapsed and negotiate with them as much as they could.

Unfortunately, it was impossible in Akhan’s case.

Kang Taehoon stepped out and began to move.

“Team Leader Park Minggyu.”

“Yes, President?”

“This will be the first time I’ve brought someone in. Let me show you Athenae.”

“...?!”

Park Minggyu was very surprised to hear Taehoon say those words. Athenae, the Athenae worldview’s Origin God, was a supercomputer in reality. Only President Kang Taehoon has ever met with Athenae. The only reason why Kang Taehoon offered this was because he trusted Team Leader Park Minggyu and his skills.

‘If I went the wrong way, I hope that he can lead me back to the right path.’

Although Park Minggyu was given the position of a team leader, he was very similar to Kang Taehoon in terms of decision making and judgement abilities. With plenty of keys in hand, Kang Taehoon opened a door and entered with Park Minggyu.

There, inside was the gigantic supercomputer, Athenae.

“Athenae.”

[Speak.]

A woman’s voice, a voice that was neither rigid or mechanical, rang out in the room. The voice, in fact, sounded sublime and gentle to the ears. Team Leader Park Minggyu could not help but look at supercomputer Athenae in excitement.

“What’s the probability of Baroque Kingdom overcoming this crisis?”

[It’s estimated to be at 2%.]

Athenae did not spare President Kang Taehoon any manners or courtesy. She might be a supercomputer, but she was also the god of a worldview.

“So, just 2%...” Kang Taehoon mumbled, face turning ugly at the fact presented to him. If Baroque Kingdom fell, then Beyond the Heavens Kingdom would be next. Akhan was showing them that not only Baroque Kingdom, but even Beyond the Heavens Kingdom would be pushed back by him alone. And with the addition of the dragons, was there anything that they could say to that? But then, at that moment...

[The probability has gone up to 8%.]

“...?!”

‘If only we can buy at least half a day then...’

They would be able to come up with something, anything. But no matter what they did, it would still take a long time for the kingdoms and the empires to send their troops. There was no way for them to stop the rushing enemies right now.

“What if we stop them for you?”

“...What?”

King Lloyd frowned.

“We can keep them entangled for more than half a day.”

“...?!”

Lloyd and the other kings all stopped and turned to look at Genie. The beings that they had to deal with were dragons. The biggest reason why the other kingdoms were steering clear of this matter was because they risked the chances of being attacked too. But Beyond the Heavens Kingdom, a small country, would be able to block them for half a day? And...

“How many troops are you leading?”

“Right now, we have less than a hundred.”

“Keuhahahahahahahahahahahaha! Kahahahahahahahaha! Wahahahahahahahaha!”

“Beyond the Heavens Kingdom is really funny?! Huh?! Hahaha!”

“Crazy b*tch?! Do you think it’s the time to joke?!”

The kings guffawed while King Lloyd just stared at Genie. He wanted to cut her neck off but he did his best to hold himself back.

“If you’re going to spew nonsense, just leave,” King Lloyd spat coldly.

Just when he was about to turn around, Genie, with her crossed legs, said, “If we stopped them, then we will take 10% of Baroque’s Kingdom’s taxes this month and you will start your diplomatic talks with our Beyond the Heavens Kingdom. What do you think?”

“What?” King Lloyd looked at her incredulously. Ten percent of their taxes was a huge amount, especially when it included the taxes that millions of people would pay, as well as many other forms of taxes. They even wanted to start diplomatic talks? Doing so would mean that Baroque Kingdom was acknowledging the Beyond the Heavens Kingdom.

The other kings just watched the scene with mirth. It was as if they found the situation fun. All Lloyd could do was speak nonchalantly and without any expectations, “Do it if you can. But if you don't, know that I will ask for your head to pay for your crimes.”

“Of course. Ah. These are the people that will stop their advance for half a day,” Genie said, standing up and looking at the people behind her.

“Them...?” Marquis Arna recognized the people behind Genie as the new tower masters, and uttered in shock. “Ar, aren’t they people with production classes?! How can they stop 20,000 troops including monsters, knights, and dragons for half a day?!”

In response, Genie just said, “Just watch.”

The kings were curious about their ridiculous statements while King Lloyd was fuming with anger.

“Let’s watch them for a moment.”

“We can just use mass teleport anyway.”

“How about taking a look?”

The kings looked like they were enjoying the spectacle. King Lloyd, on the other hand, did not like whatever was happening so he busied himself by arranging their military system and giving orders to his knights and soldiers. Just a bit later, King Lloyd heard the reports of one of his knights, “The 20,000 strong monster corps have reached the vicinity of the capital. They are only five kilometers away from us.”

“Everyone! Prepare for battle! Fortress guards, prepare your weapons, mages prepare your magic on the walls!” Lloyd urgently ordered his men.

An hour has passed since his talk with Genie. He already forgot her arrogant remarks and only remembered it after moving urgently like that. He could not help but burst into an outrageous laughter, “She’s the craziest out of all the crazy people out there. Only less than an hour had passed but the crazy bitch said that they would stop them for half a day?!”

King Lloyd sneered as he continued to move to the ramparts. However, the scene that greeted him brought him into great shock. This was because...

“Graaaaaaaaaa!!!”

...one existence was roaring loudly at the 20,000 strong troops in front of them. Genie, who was already standing on the ramparts, turned to look back at him and said, “Baroque Kingdom’s King Lloyd.”

“...!”

King Lloyd felt as if he was caught in a deathmatch, as his body started to tremble. He was speechless at the greatness of the existence in front of him.

“Do you know what kind of nation Beyond the Heavens Kingdom is now?” Genie scoffed at him as she said so. The huge creature roaring in front of the 20,000 strong troops was none other than...

“B, Black Dragon Vormon...?!”

...the greatest being on earth. Black Dragon Vormon had descended!

The 20,000 troops that were advancing suddenly stopped in their tracks. Then, suddenly, a huge force gathered at the mouth of Black Dragon Vormon high up in the sky. It was none other than his Dragon’s Breath.

Shwaaaaaaaaaaaaa—

A devastating disaster flew towards the 20,000 strong troops. Genie turned around and looked at the two people behind her. They were none other than the Painter Tower’s Tower Master Elise and the Tower of Knowledge’s Tower Master Jarrod. As it happened, Jarrod was the one that devised all of the strategies that they were enacting right now.