The Count’s Youngest Son Is A Player - Chapter 298

Episode 298

‘Ah, I’m dying.’

Kim Il-woo thought that even ten bodies would not be enough these days.

1st place in actual player ranking within Connect.

In order to maintain that position, of course he had to spend a lot of time training and hunting.

In the meantime, we had to take care of the affairs of the Purple Guild and the Purple Association, and also take care of the rapidly increasing number of new players.

That was possible thanks to his special abilities.

As he continued to grow, his alter ego creation (S) trait made remarkable progress.

Kim Il-woo, who had reached the level of an advanced self-immolation artist, could create more than 100 self-immolations at the same time.

And since it was possible to create up to 10 clones with abilities similar to those of the main body, the recent hunting and training was being done by clones rather than the main body.

That was the reason why they were given the title of ‘one-man corps’, excluding Bae Do-hyun, who was completely superior.

And while the clones worked hard (automatic hunting, etc.), Ilwoo handled the affairs of the association and guild through the system window…

‘Am I playing a game or working?’

The problem is that that’s not the end.

In reality, I had to handle company affairs as the vice president of First Management Co., Ltd.

Actually, that was strange too.

His title was Vice President of the Management Company, but in reality, all external affairs of First Company Co., Ltd. were under his control.

No matter how famous Kim Il-woo is and the only one who can stand alone with Chairman Raoul, isn’t that too much?

‘What about the CEOs of other affiliates?’

One time, I even questioned Raoul directly.

Raoul’s answer was simple.

“They are just professional managers and you are my spokesperson, right? “Why should I give him a higher rank?”

At those words, Kim Il-woo literally jumped up and died.

A raise in rank also meant an increase in salary or treatment, but…

‘Just looking at it, it means there will be more work!’

They are already receiving enough treatment to the point where they are overflowing.

If the workload continued any longer, he might die from being overworked.

In any case, it wasn’t that I was extremely dissatisfied with my current situation or that I wanted to quit.

To his own surprise, he was suited to this type of work.

Of course, he received tremendous support and help from Raoul, but if he had been lacking in ability, he would not have been able to maintain his position for this long in the first place.

An orphan who graduated from a four-year university and worked at a small business before quitting his job is now the CEO of a large company that deals with the entire world!

Even Ilwoo himself wondered if this was possible.

It was enough to check whether I was still dreaming once in a while.

‘By the way, what is it really like?’

Ilwoo was troubled as he looked at his two clones performing fancy swordsmanship in front of him.

Five years have already passed since I began training in swordsmanship and other weapon techniques at Raoul’s recommendation.

Within Connect, I honed my skills to the point where I could beat an expert knight using only my own swordsmanship skills.

Whoa!

bang! Pubbung!

The mana blade, the symbol of an expert knight, rose from the swords of the two clones who were sparring.

Although it was only about a palm in length and looked like he had just reached expert level, Ilwoo’s expression was extremely serious.

This is because this was not inside Connect, but a secret training hall located at the headquarters of First Company Co., Ltd.

In other words, Ilwoo had not only created two alter egos in the real world, but had also reached the point of creating a mana blade.

“Hwiyu! “As expected, the vice president’s achievements are extraordinary?”

At that time, there were people entering the training hall.

The person whistling and admiring is none other than Lewis Blake.

He was an American martial arts player ranked 5th overall.

And next to him were rankers and management company directors, including Wang Cheon-myeong, Han Seo-hyun, and Linda.

“You were complaining about a lot of work, but you were practicing alone like this? “It’s shameful.”

“I know. I guess I’ll just report it to the chairman. Vice President Ilwoo actually has a lot of free time.”

“Hahaha, that would be fun too.”

Kim Il-woo became thoughtful as they spoke jokingly.

“No, please at least that much!”

Everyone burst into laughter at the sight of Il-woo immediately crumpling and ejaculating.

“Let’s stop joking here and let’s relax together today.”

Slurp.

Wang Cheonmyeong drew his long sword and Lewis Blake put on his gauntlets.

and.

Ugh.

Their weapons also began to glow, so it was clearly the power of mana.

“Then me too!”

When Seohyun closed her eyes and concentrated, a small silver fox appeared in the air.

It was her first summon and best partner, Silver Fox ‘Eunbyeol’.

Everyone who entered the training hall began training, demonstrating their individual characteristics.

They were all replicating their abilities that they used in Connect on Earth.

It’s already been 1 year and 6 months since we gathered together and trained like this.

His ability, which was like a firefly at first, has now risen to a significant level, so he must have already surpassed level 50 in terms of connect.

‘The problem is that capabilities have been growing rapidly recently…’

Since the new scenario began, capabilities have begun to grow rapidly.

And the speed has become faster and faster, so recently, when I open my eyes and wake up, I feel like my level has increased.

Ilwoo was more anxious about that.

I was worried that there must be a reason for this abnormal growth.

But right then.

Rumbling!

“omg!”

“Ugh!”

“What is this!”

The complexions of those gathered in the training hall became pale.

“Did you just feel it?”

“you also?”

They looked into each other’s eyes, clutching their tingling hearts.

A wave of immense power felt in an instant.

It was something absolutely unheard of, even within Connect.

“…What on earth is going on?”

They walked out of the training ground one by one, barely able to suppress the mana in their bodies that was running wild.

* * *

Rumbling Kwakwang!

Lightning struck and the air howled.

Even though it was midday, it was dark everywhere and the sky was covered with something red and lost its color.

Murmur.

Cars stopped and people inside the building ran out onto the street.

“What on earth happened?”

“The sky is red!”

“Why is there lightning when there are no clouds?”

People were distracted by the strange changes in the sky.

And the thoughts slowly eating away at their minds.

I feel uneasy about something.

It feels like something scary is about to happen.

Flashing.

A flash of light passed by and something appeared in the air.

“It’s the gate!”

“Everyone run! “If you get sucked in, you’ll be in big trouble!”

Craddangtangtang!

A translucent circular hole appeared in the middle of the city.

It was clearly the gate that appeared in Connect.

People’s minds seemed paralyzed by this strange situation, but their bodies responded honestly.

In an instant, the crowd around the gate fell back as if they had been washed away.

And as soon as the people left, the gate started emitting light with a small vibration.

“Is it really a gate?”

“What nonsense is this!”

Originally, there would have been people who showed curiosity about the strange phenomenon and took pictures, but such brave people did not appear.

The world of Connect was already known through so many media outlets, and there were almost no one who didn’t know about Gate, the main stage of players’ activities.

Beep!

“Everyone stand back! “It’s dangerous!”

“Don’t stay on the road, go home!”

Why!

Police forces, with sirens blaring and whistles blowing, cordoned off the area around the gate.

Has a response to this situation been devised in advance?

Or maybe it was because the police also knew about Connect well.

Control was achieved quickly and fortunately, no one seemed to have been sucked into the gate.

And the faces of Kim Il-woo and the rankers who were watching the scene from the rooftop of the office building were becoming extremely hard.

* * *

‘Was it this?’

The situation room of Calypse Castle.

Raoul was also looking at the screen projected on the magic screen with a frozen expression.

“I think the situation is more serious than I thought! A huge number of gates are popping up, especially in large cities with dense populations. Moreover, the gate rating is… the maximum green as currently reported!”

“green? “It’s grade C!”

Raoul bit his lip at Ravel’s urgent voice.

For a C-grade gate, an engineer of at least expert level was required.

But that place is Earth.

Is it really possible to deal with it?

The bigger problem was that there was nothing Raoul could do right now.

“What about the Purple Guild members? “Have you heard any news?”

“We haven’t received any personal contact yet, but our whereabouts are being tracked.”

Parbat.

The screen changed, and the images of Kim Il-woo and the rankers on Earth were reflected on the screen.

Together with the guild members who had returned to Earth, they were assisting the police with evacuation around the gate.

It seemed difficult to contact him right away.

‘damn. ‘How could I be so helpless!’

Part of me wanted to investigate the gate that appeared there right away, but that was just my heart.

“Fortunately, no victims have been reported yet. “It looks like the gate isn’t working properly yet.”

As Ravel said, the gate was still quiet.

Although the density was gradually increasing and it was finding its true colors, there was no disaster that deceived people and sucked them in or caused monsters to pour out.

‘But how long?’

The gate that had already appeared would begin its activities somehow.

“Broadcast data and videos related to the Gate immediately and send related data to the governments of each country! And gather the rankers currently connected to Connect!”

“okay!”

“I will notify you, Master!”

Label broadcasted the gate response methods and strategy that it had compiled so far through Connect-related broadcasting channels.

Kane delivered the news to guild members and cooperative guild rankers through guild communication and his own contact network.

‘damn. I hope there’s enough time…’

Raoul became nervous and clenched his fists.

* * *

“I say it again! Citizens, please trust the government and be faithful to your livelihood. “Our government and military will take responsibility for your property and lives!”

Government broadcasts were being broadcast every day through official channels.

One week after the Gate appeared on Earth.

Gate, which had been growing its presence with strong momentum, became silent at some point.

And the government was fully prepared, mobilizing the military and police to build a defense line around the gate and set up a quarantine zone.

Citizens gradually escaped confusion as they saw soldiers, tanks, and various weapons tightly blocking the area around the gate.

And, as the government said, people started going back to work and leading their normal lives, but there were some people who looked at this with concern.

“Shouldn’t we be forced to evacuate?”

“By what means? “How can we say that we are not the police and the government doesn’t like us?”

Seohyun opened her mouth with a worried expression, but Linda shrugged her shoulders and showed no answer.

The Purple Guild’s rankers gathered in the conference room were sighing in frustration.

“I never thought words would make sense like this. Still, I thought there would be a little flexibility.”

So far, the government has shown a somewhat favorable attitude toward Connect and First Company.

So I thought I would at least heed their advice.

“You know. Politicians do not take risks. If we evacuate them and nothing happens, or if the military is able to respond sufficiently as they say, wouldn’t it be a disaster? “It’s obvious without even looking at how those who have been forcibly relocated will react.”

The words of Lewis, an American citizen, penetrated to the core.

Since a natural disaster-like situation called Gate occurred, it was natural that victims would emerge no matter how the government responded.

From the politicians’ point of view, it was obvious that they would move to avoid losing votes if possible, so it was difficult to expect them to force the people to evacuate out of a certain gate area based on the words of gamers.

“But everyone knows, right? What will happen if things continue like this? No matter how powerful modern weapons are, do they really work against monsters? And the firepower that can be poured into the city center is limited…”

Raoul had already strongly recommended, in the name of First Company, to the governments of each country to immediately evacuate their citizens, but it did not work.

In the first place, they ignored the warning sent by Alex Song, Chairman of Connect Co., Ltd., so there was no way the voices of Kim Il-woo and others would reach the government, no matter how many of them were the top rankers at Connect.

“For now, let’s do what we can. You must join as many rankers as possible and use the broadcast to advise citizens near the gate to evacuate. “I will do my best to somehow move the government and the ruling party.”

The group nodded in unison at the words of Raoul, who participated in the meeting through a hologram video.

“And now, please promote it so that as many people as possible can access Connect. “Now that we have confirmed that what we learned in Connect can be implemented in reality, we need to ensure that as many people as possible can adapt to the change.”

“I will do so. If I can feel even a little bit of mana, my survival rate in case of an emergency will increase dramatically.”

A week after the gate appeared.

That wasn’t the only change that occurred on Earth.

With the advent of the gate, the mana in the air increased explosively, creating an environment in which players who connected to Connect could awaken.

So, even if they were not people with a high synchronization rate like the rankers, there was an increasing number of people starting to display their special abilities…

‘I wish I had a little more time!’

But that was just a vain expectation.

Phew!

Grumbling.

The gate, which seemed to be asleep, shook and an ominous wave of mana swept the earth.

fault.

D-90.

A monster has taken its first steps on Earth.

(Continued in the next part)