Ch.5050. Dungeon Opening

# -Woong…

A sacred realm inaccessible to ordinary humans.

Verdant life force blooms as massive ancient trees support them.

The World Tree.

Elves, a race that worships the greatest guardian tree on earth.

In Druvalan, the domain of the great trees, an Elven Elder bowed deeply before his idol.

“Watch over your descendants, our glorious forest people.”

Dense divine power descended upon the Elder’s shoulders.

“Ohhh…!”

A power that defied the providence of all creation blessed the chosen Elder.

-Exile, survival, dungeon.

Then fragmented, broken words were engraved in the Elder’s mind.

“Ugh…!”

His blood boiled as his vision blurred.

-Drip. Drip.

Looking down with hazy vision, the Elven Elder saw red droplets falling, staining the floor.

The price of divine revelation.

Had it been any other devotee, their head would have burst long ago.

“I shall obey…!”

But the Elven Elder could endure the presence and instructions of the constellation.

Because he possessed the position and ability to do so.

‘If it’s about the exile.’

A word that clearly resonated in the revelation.

It undoubtedly referred to the kinsman who had been banished from the great forest recently.

He had ordered a purge using Dark Elf assassins, but things seemed to have gone wrong.

‘Ragnis was her name, wasn’t it?’

The name of the exile well known to the Elder.

She had possessed exceptional qualities but had forsaken the World Tree’s blessing herself, degrading into a hideous being.

Therefore, it was right to treat that malicious creature as the main culprit of divine blasphemy.

What appeared in the Elder’s mind was a dungeon of unprecedented size.

Clearly, that abominable existence, the disgrace of their race, was there—

The Incarnation of the World Tree conveyed its will to the Elven Elder with clear intent.

‘Punishment for the sinner.’

The Elven Elder vowed here and now.

To inflict great suffering upon the one who dared not accept death with dignity.

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The dungeon’s scale will be prepared as a catastrophe of unprecedented size.

That was the plan from the beginning, and it’s a natural assumption to meet the needs of other constellations.

With such an enormous dungeon scale, our Father God’s order doesn’t participate?

That would be like turning our backs on world peace.

It’s a very annoying position, but it can’t be helped since this is the progress I’ve induced and advanced.

‘You created this peace! Endure it with evil and brute force!’

Somewhere, a large man wearing a red octagonal hat appeared in my mind.

“Ack!”

I shook my head vigorously at the sensation of my mind being contaminated, and looked down at the sleeping Ragnis.

“How can a person look like this?”

Despite surviving such harsh conditions, the distinctive beauty of elves still remained.

Doll-like features, skin white as jade.

Fallen into deep slumber, with her resentful gaze gone, Ragnis was radiating such an enchanting charm.

「Incarnation of the Black Sun: …The Absolute One seems to really like his followers.」

“Me?”

「Incarnation of the Black Sun: …Usually, no constellation pays that much attention to their followers.」

Is that so.

But we’re fundamentally different from the start.

Even if I’m just a guy who played games in his room, they were born to rule over something from the beginning.

The authority of a constellation, follower management, and such.

Such troublesome things, I still neither understand nor want to understand.

‘That would mean no fan meetings.’

If I keep my distance from our followers out of concern for authority.

When would I fulfill my personal selfish desires?

There are so many attractive follower customizations in this world.

Maid, bikini, bunny girl, various concept shots.

I saved such legendary screenshots in the game, but now that I’ve crossed over to reality, a new horizon has opened.

‘Thinking about it makes me feel wronged suddenly.’

The initial plan was clearly to depart for our utopia and enjoy life leisurely.

How did I end up living a life so consumed by work?

It was all because of this world that was weak beyond compare.

‘There are still so many things that need to be fixed.’

「Incarnation of the Black Sun: But that’s because of your holy wars that happened recently…」

“Shh, stop.”

That couldn’t be helped.

When the game company says to do it, you have to do it.

What power does a mere player like me have to choose holy wars?

“What matters is that I’ve risen to this position.”

「Incarnation of the Black Sun: …」

“That’s why we met.”

「Incarnation of the Black Sun: I-I suppose so.」

「Child of the Lost Star: Interesting. Is a constellation feeling attraction toward another constellation? Perhaps, even among beings beyond providence, new interactions—」

「Incarnation of the Black Sun: Don’t listen to that guy. He seems to go crazy sometimes.」

“That’s true.”

Star Child tends to spout strange things when caught up in his own inspiration.

Thanks to that, Black Sun, who has to stay in the chat, is the only one suffering.

“I told you to make a divine manifestation body too.”

You could enjoy the mortal world too, how nice would that be?

You need to know how thrilling it is to achieve your will with your own body.

「Incarnation of the Black Sun: I, I… Not yet…」

Leaving Black Sun who was strangely trailing off—

I turned my gaze back to Ragnis.

The elven beauty who was so unconscious she couldn’t even notice our chatter.

My eyes, which had been appreciating her beauty, moved toward the area around Ragnis’s right ear.

A scar, cleanly cut off.

Seeing the mutilation of what was essentially an elf’s symbol made my heart ache.

I don’t know who did it, but if I catch them, shouldn’t I pay them back in kind?

「Incarnation of the Black Sun: It was probably done by her own kind. They said they cut off the ears of exiles to instill humiliation.」

“Then we should burn down the forest.”

Now that she’s become my follower, I intend to settle that account precisely.

“This is already fun.”

I’m absolutely not excited about the thought of tormenting the World Tree’s constellation.

I just felt pleased at the thought of fulfilling our follower’s wishes.

「Incarnation of the Black Sun: If needed, I’ll send our people first.」

Black Sun supported me with an enthusiastic attitude.

Since I firmly rejected his request for special treatment, his mindset seems to have changed.

But shouldn’t it normally go in a bad direction?

I’m not sure why he’s become more proactive instead.

‘Well, I don’t mind.’

The more hands, the better.

“Still, don’t do anything I haven’t ordered.”

I plan to approach the World Tree side, including Ragnis, more slowly.

For now, I need to resolve the dungeon issue first.

「Dungeon creation complete.」

With the timely notification, I checked the grade that appeared below it.

「Extremely Dangerous!」

A special S-grade danger level filled with glowing red welcomes me.

“But isn’t this cheating?”

Despite being one of the few special danger dungeons in this world, there’s no need to worry about losing lives.

That’s because of the infinite regression setting I’ve manipulated under the name of Black Abyss.

Souls that fail in my dungeon will be preserved in their complete form and restored cleanly to their state before entering the dungeon.

Some memories might be lost, but at least they’ll live.

“I wonder if I did this unnecessarily.”

I wanted to preserve the game’s authenticity, so I diligently implemented it while whipping myself and the two constellations beside me.

Originally, defying death isn’t such a light authority when you’re not even undead.

But when three constellations gather, they can make the impossible possible.

‘Infinite Challenge.’

In other words, despite having an S-grade danger level, endless attempts are possible to obtain the fruit at the end.

“No wonder constellations go crazy.”

「Incarnation of the Black Sun: The opening… right now?」

“No. Ragnis isn’t ready yet.”

An expedition for dungeon conquest.

Our Ragnis will be the most active in that vanguard.

‘Experience Burning Event!’

While others rush forward to gain benefits, she’ll be flying above them.

That’s precisely the ideal structure I desire.

‘Hurry and recover, hurry.’

If she can preserve her body, infinite growth potential awaits her.

Growing followers, enticing other constellations.

This is completely killing two birds with one stone.

“But at this timing, it should be enough time for preparation, right?”

It would be appropriate to send a notification that the dungeon opening is scheduled.

Even if it opens immediately, people won’t be able to rush in recklessly from all over the world.

Everything has its procedure.

A special S-grade dungeon created in a remote wilderness.

Various groups with their own purposes will gather around it, naturally forming a collective similar in scale to a city.

This hypothesis is supported by several dungeon cities that actually exist in this world.

「Open the ‘Dungeon’?」

So.

Hoping that as many constellations as possible would gather to our bait trap as soon as possible—

「’YES’」

-Kuwoong!

With a joyful heart, I watched the massive magical wave emitted by the dungeon’s core.