Chapter 394: The Birth of Evil (11)

Cale contacted a particular being for the first time in a long while before entering the RMPAG game world.

"Are you busy?"

Alberu and Rosalyn, who glanced at Cale, looked away again.

Whummmmm— whummmmm—

The response came immediately.

<I am very busy.>

It was the God of Death.

Cale, looking at the mirror, a sacred object, realized that the God of Death was truly busy by the way he responded without being rude.

"How is the God of Chaos' side?"

Whummmmm—

The mirror vibrated strangely.

<…What did you do?>

There was anticipation in the letters.

Cale smiled slightly and opened his mouth.

"Has Choi Jung Soo not contacted you?"

Whummmmm—

<They don't tell me anything anymore.>

<They are cheaters. They don't know who they owe their freedom to.>

They.

He was referring to Choi Jung Soo and Team Leader Sui Khan.

The two were still in Aipotu, taking care of the unfinished business they couldn't attend to after Cale and Eruhaben left.

Meanwhile, Choi Jung Soo was in the Demon World, and the Team Leader was with the God of Chaos.

They were secretly gathering information about those two factions. It was a job they could do because the two were connected to the Divine World.

"Hm."

Cale, after thinking for a moment, looked away from the mirror and looked at Choi Seon-hee, who was organizing papers.

"Secretary Choi."

"Yes, Commander."

Alberu, Rosalyn, and Cale.
Once they enter RMPAG, the three of them won’t be able to pay attention to this place.

"I'll send those two here soon."

Meanwhile, Earth 3 was also at a critical juncture, as it was heading towards even greater chaos.

Of course, Cale planned to return to Earth 3 when the time was right, to put an end to the Transparent Blood Family.
But that moment hadn’t come yet.

“Those two are quite capable, so they’ll be a great help.”
They were more familiar with Earth’s situation than anyone else.

“Choi Jung Soo will handle the physical tasks.”
“Yes.”
“Sui Khan—you can give him the jobs that require strategy.”
“Yes, I understand.”

Choi Jung Soo and Captain Lee Soo-hyuk.
Perhaps even more than Cale, the two of them would adapt quickly to Earth and support Choi Seon-hee.

Especially Team Leader Sui Khan—

Well, it goes without saying.

He was one of those who built the foundation of an organization in a world collapsing under the appearance of monsters.
In the current chaos of Earth 3, he would surely know how to handle the situation.

Cale looked back at the mirror.

“I’ll give a brief explanation, so listen carefully.”

Whummmmm—

<Oh! I'm really looking forward to hearing it!>

…How annoying that he acts as if he’s cute.
Cale held himself back and spoke.

“Haa. It’s nothing that will seriously affect your Divine World. Still, I thought you should know. It’s not a big deal, but just keep it in mind.”

With that, Cale began his explanation.

Alberu and Rosalyn looked at him disbelievingly, but he didn't notice.

"…That's how it was."

Whumm— Whummmmmmm— Whumm—

The mirror vibrated strangely.

<This… this crazy guy…!>

The mirror began to vibrate violently.

Whumm! Whumm! Whumm—mm!

So violently that it seemed like it was going to break.

<You—you’re really… wow, you’re truly the best!>
< Bwahaha!>
<As expected, I was a genius to choose you! Hahaha!>

Cale's expression turned serious.

"…Has he gone crazy?"

His expression, as he looked at the mirror, became quite insolent.

Whumm…!

<Pfft.>

Ah, am I really going to break it?

Cale thought about it, but he restrained himself.

“Anyway, the game is over. Fight among yourselves as you like.”
Whumm…!

<Yes. The truth is, the situation is at a standstill. More and more gods are siding with the God of Chaos. Because of that, the Goddess of Balance has lost her mind and is stirring up trouble. On top of that, people are saying she isn’t doing her job properly, so there’s even talk of removing her from her position.>
Whumm…!

<They’re also saying the role of Ancient God is useless, and there’s talk of creating a new system with new leading gods instead. By the way… I’m on that list, too—>

"Enough."

Cale shook his head.

"I don't care what happens in the Divine World."

His voice was firm.

“I only care about the Hunters and the Absolute God. The rest is your problem—the Divine World and the Demon World.”

Whumm…!

The mirror vibrated slightly.

<Do you really think it will be like that?>

This guy—
Cale’s brows lifted.

Whumm…!

<Haha.>

As expected, the God of Death is annoying.

Cale turned off the mirror's screen.

Whumm—mm!

<I—I’m sorry! I won’t tease you anymore! Tell me more!>

Cale, of course, ignored that message.

He had already restrained himself twice, there was no reason to restrain himself a third time.

"Shall we go?"

Cale, with a smile, spoke to his companions who were watching him.

"Yes, let's go."

"...."

Rosalyn said nothing, and Alberu nodded his head at Cale's words with a slight sigh.

Ah.

Cale suddenly remembered something.

It was a memory that came to his mind after talking to the God of Death after a long time.

Information that the God of Death had given him.

<His father's name came up on the list of people to die in six months.>

Alberu Crossman.

His father, the current King Zed Crossman.

He is on the list of death candidates.

"Hm?"

Now that I think about it—

"Why?"

When Alberu looked at him curiously, Cale frowned.

<It is exactly as I stated. The King of Roan appeared on the list of people to die. A name appears on the list of people to die six months before the person's death, giving important information relating to it.>

‘Does the time and place of their death appear?'

<Yes. However, I can't tell his location because it is continuously changing.>

'Where does it say he is right now?'

He also had this conversation with the God of Death.

'You have no intention of giving me the information before I find Choi Jung Gun?'

<No.>

<I am doing something I should not be doing in my position. I can't give that info to you so easily. I also need some time to prepare in order to give this information to you.>

‘I keep my word.’

<I will contact you again around the time you are returning to Roan.>

This was back when he was in the Central Plains.
And—
That damn God of Death hadn’t given him the location.

Well, considering the Divine World had fallen into chaos afterward, it was understandable. Still, he had made a mistake by not paying closer attention.

“Your Highness.”
“What?”
“Six months. There isn’t much time left.”

It had been six months since he was in the Central Plains.
Now, that deadline was drawing near.

Choi Jung-gun and Zed Crossman.
The time left to save the two of them was nearly the same.

“…”
Alberu understood, even without Cale saying a word.

“Find the location quickly. We’ll head out right away.”

He had left a bomb in the Earth 3, so the Transparent Blood Family should be too busy trying to regain their position in the Earth 3 instead of worrying about the Absolute God.

He had bought them time.

“Haa—”
Alberu let out a long sigh, saying nothing else.

After a moment, he finally spoke.
“…Thank you.”

Cale patted Alberu on the shoulder a couple of times.

That was enough.

* * *

Cale, upon entering the game, could see several mission windows filling the screen.

"...."

One of the mission windows was enlarged, completely filling Cale's view.

[Sub-mission Completed!]

A mission had been completed.

Cale ignored the other windows and focused on this one.

[Sub-mission: Steal the Special Research Report from the Secret Laboratory of ㈜Transparent!]

The corner of Cale’s lips curved upward.
Alberu and Rosalyn were nowhere nearby.
They had exited the game from different locations.

[Due to a special event, rewards will be awarded differently depending on the completion percentage!]

[Mandatory Reward: Count Lupe's lost memories]

Tap, tap!
Cale kept walking.

[To receive the reward, you must be with the 'Count Lupe' mandatorily.]

Of course.
The mandatory reward was Count Lupe’s memory.

Click!

Cale opened the door.

As he opened the cotton candy door, a quiet bedroom appeared.

"Ah."

Aurora.

The sole descendant of the former Demon King and the leader of the Mediators rose abruptly to her feet.

“Th–that—”

“Yes. I dealt with it.”
“Ah!”

Aurora, unable to continue speaking, let out a scream and collapsed into her seat.

Cale headed towards the bed that was next to her.

"...."

Lying there was Count Lupe, the Dark Demon—the second boss of the Third Evil.

Count Lupe, the richest man in the Demon World, lay unconscious on the bed.

- Finally! Our angel has resurrected!

Cale ignored Cheapskate's words and pressed a button that appeared in the mission window.

[Do you wish to perform the completed mission calculation now?]

[Yes / No]

Cale, as if it were obvious, pressed the "Yes" button.

[Calculating completion percentage in progress]

They said the reward would be granted differently according to the completion percentage.

[…F…E…D……]

Several ranks began to appear on the screen.

Cale stared at them intently.

[…A……]

The rank surpassed A.

A sly smile tugged at the corner of Cale’s lips.
Yes, I created that chaos.

How many results had he achieved after infiltrating just one laboratory?
The system monitoring the outside could not ignore it.

[…S……]

The moment that letter appeared, Cale clenched his fist slightly.

"!"

It was at that moment.

Bzzzzzzzzt—!

Suddenly, a buzzing sound echoed.

"Ugh!"

Cale, without realizing it, grabbed his ears.

"What's wrong?"

Aurora hurried over, worried.

She didn’t seem to hear it.

Cale checked that only he could hear it, looked at the mission window, and was stunned.

[Re, com, pen, sa, @*($^, ran, go, @$@#$%-]

Why isn’t it working properly all of a sudden?

While Cale was bewildered.

[@#%7-]

Bzzzzzt—!

A buzzing sound echoed again.

"Ugh!"

Cale flinched.

This buzzing is strangely unpleasant to hear.

And—

"What?"

The screen turned red.
Just like the system function that had once tried to crush him with a red hand.

- Cale, it's sinister!

The moment Cheapskate exclaimed that.

[#%^con, ve, rsa, ción, @$%ah, ora, @$%qu, i, ería@#%]

Eh?

Cale was stunned.

That red screen.

The disordered letters.

"…Is it the system?"

Cale immediately knew what was happening.

[#$(^es, to, @#%)]

The conversation was not being carried out properly.

[#^*#$#^ lo, qu, e, yo, qu, ería, @$%res, ult, ado-]

"You want to converse because I have created a result that exceeded your expectations, right?"

Of course, Cale understood perfectly.

[lar, ga, @#%con, ve, rsa, ción, @#$%]

"Yes. A long conversation would be difficult. It's enough for you to know that I exist. Send AI Won next time. You can talk through him."

Cale extended his hand.

"So, what reward are you going to give me?"

It was at that moment.

Bzzzzzt—!

A buzzing sound echoed again.

"Ugh! Enough!"

The moment Cale said a word.

[^.^]

Eh?

The screen was smiling.

The system on the red screen was smiling.

[Completion percentage 300%! ]

Oh.

[Evaluation Reason: I consider it very admirable that you have hit the Transparent Blood Family, the Demon World, and the God of Chaos. I am satisfied!]

Somehow, the mission window didn't look like the usual RMPAG game windows.

[Mandatory Reward will be granted!]

Cale saw a small vial resting in his palm.
The liquid inside shimmered faintly.

[You must pour it on Count Lupe's forehead!]

Instructions for use were also provided.

Cale didn't move hastily.

He waited silently.

[Additional Reward!]

[Rank: SSS+++]

Eh?

Cale had never seen a rank like that.

[Additional Reward for Achievement!]

[A skill will be granted.]

Eh?

Is the reward just a skill?

While Cale was incredulous.

[Skill: Red Hand]

"Eh?"

Cale was truly surprised.

"Really?"

[^^]

The red screen and the buzzing disappeared, leaving a smile.

The completed mission window disappeared, and another mission window appeared, but Cale didn't see it, he just stared blankly with his mouth open.

"Ha—"

He was stunned.

What is the Red Hand?

Wasn't that the force that tried to kill him when he first entered this game?

Red Hand.

One of the absolute forces of the game, which appears when the rules of the game are broken and eliminates the factor that caused it.

Now he has received that force, that skill.

As a reward—

"Wow."

Is this incredible?

Does this system really plan to help me?

"Hahaha!”

Cale couldn't help but laugh.

He read the skill description.

[By using the skill, you can obtain a verdict through a judgment with the system and, if you obtain approval, you can activate the Red Hand.]

There was one more sentence added as a postscript.

[If you understand that the Absolute God of New World already exists, it will be easier to obtain approval in the verdict.]

"That's right."

The Absolute God of New World already exists.

The System.

Yes.

You are the Absolute God.

The skill's rank caught Cale's attention.

[Skill: Red Hand (Rank: God)]

"Wow."

Rank SSS+++

As a reward, Cale obtained the possibility of using an absolute weapon possessed by the game itself, a god, according to the situation.

"Hahaha…?"

Cale, who was laughing, finally noticed another mission window.

And he was stunned.

[Hatching Rate: 99.31% (Remaining Time: 23:19)]

[Birth Ceremony Progress: 159%]

[Reward Rank: Undetermined]

"Eh?"

Why has the birth ceremony progress exceeded 100%?

Is that possible?

"Damn it."

Clopeh Sekka, what the hell have you done?

Cale's heart was beating fast.

It was the moment he realized that something he couldn't control was approaching.

Knock, knock, knock!

At that moment, there was a knock on the door.

"Human, I've been told you're here with the Crown Prince!"

Raon's voice reached his ears.

"Cale-nim. I came too."

And then, Clopeh's soft voice reached his ears.

"!"

Cale felt his heart sink.
Clopeh’s voice was full of joy—he could even feel his happiness.
Something bad was happening.

“…I’m losing it.”
Cale closed his eyes tightly.

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P/R Thoughts: Cale gains the god-tier Red Hand skill, but the Birth Ceremony’s impossible surge past 100% warns that chaos is about to explode.

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Thank you for reading!

[Author – Yu Ryeo Han]

[Translator – Anowa]

[Proofreader – Mayank]