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I'm an Infinite Regressor, But I've Got Stories to Tell
Shin No-ah
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The Undertaker has repeated the end of the world 1,183 times. Having stopped trying to force a happy ending, he tells stories of countless lives, people, disasters, and the cost of trying to save the world.
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151
Chapter 151
The Strategist III reflects on the nature of the world, noting that unlike video games, reality offers no convenient boss progression. He explains to Oh Dok-seo that Anomalies, particularly the Outer Gods, prioritize survival and concealment over display of strength. Infinite Void remains hidden in Baekhwa High School, while the [Admin of the Infinite Metagame] is even more reclusive, only revealing himself after hundreds of years during 'server shutdown.' During a broadcast pause, tension flares between the Strategist and Oh Dok-seo due to the 'Hate Pill,' causing the Strategist intense murderous thoughts, which he suppresses with his centuries of memories. He explains their strategy: to force the appearance of the 'Logout Game' anomaly, they must engage in 'creative works' to attract the [Admin of the Infinite Metagame], whose domain includes all creative narratives like Isekai and Chekhov's Gun.
The group travels to the Noto Peninsula to join the Magical Girl Association. Oh Dok-seo questions the need to become a magical girl, but the Strategist explains that Japanese awakeners draw power from creative tropes, making them ideal tools to accelerate the [Admin]'s appearance. They meet the Great Priestess, who accepts Oh Dok-seo as an honorary member after she conquers the Inunaki Tunnel, though the Priestess notes the 'Total Luck Law' is causing minor misfortunes like bird droppings. The Priestess warns that joining requires contracting with a 'god' and cautions against the dangers of serving a powerful deity, as it may turn the user into a puppet. Oh Dok-seo claims the Strategist ('The Undertaker') is her god. Despite the Priestess's surprise at the unknown deity's power, the contract is formed successfully.
Later, Oh Dok-seo reveals her reasoning for choosing the Strategist over the Saintess. She observes that she, too, views the world as a fictional story due to her possession of <Omniscient Regression's Viewpoint>. She deduces that she is not merely a human but already possessed by an Outer God from the start, analogous to how Cheon Yo-hwa serves Infinite Void. Thus, she identifies herself as the destined priestess for the [Admin of the Infinite Metagame], completing the thematic parallel between her and the Strategist's target.
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10:55
Chapter 151
The Strategist III reflects on the nature of the world, noting that unlike video games, reality offers no convenient boss progression. He explains to Oh Dok-seo that Anomalies, particularly the Outer Gods, prioritize survival and concealment over display of strength. Infinite Void remains hidden in Baekhwa High School, while the [Admin of the Infinite Metagame] is even more reclusive, only revealing himself after hundreds of years during 'server shutdown.' During a broadcast pause, tension flares between the Strategist and Oh Dok-seo due to the 'Hate Pill,' causing the Strategist intense murderous thoughts, which he suppresses with his centuries of memories. He explains their strategy: to force the appearance of the 'Logout Game' anomaly, they must engage in 'creative works' to attract the [Admin of the Infinite Metagame], whose domain includes all creative narratives like Isekai and Chekhov's Gun.
The group travels to the Noto Peninsula to join the Magical Girl Association. Oh Dok-seo questions the need to become a magical girl, but the Strategist explains that Japanese awakeners draw power from creative tropes, making them ideal tools to accelerate the [Admin]'s appearance. They meet the Great Priestess, who accepts Oh Dok-seo as an honorary member after she conquers the Inunaki Tunnel, though the Priestess notes the 'Total Luck Law' is causing minor misfortunes like bird droppings. The Priestess warns that joining requires contracting with a 'god' and cautions against the dangers of serving a powerful deity, as it may turn the user into a puppet. Oh Dok-seo claims the Strategist ('The Undertaker') is her god. Despite the Priestess's surprise at the unknown deity's power, the contract is formed successfully.
Later, Oh Dok-seo reveals her reasoning for choosing the Strategist over the Saintess. She observes that she, too, views the world as a fictional story due to her possession of <Omniscient Regression's Viewpoint>. She deduces that she is not merely a human but already possessed by an Outer God from the start, analogous to how Cheon Yo-hwa serves Infinite Void. Thus, she identifies herself as the destined priestess for the [Admin of the Infinite Metagame], completing the thematic parallel between her and the Strategist's target.
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152
Chapter 152
The chapter opens with a narrative analysis of Oh Dok-seo’s character, describing her as a 'literary girl' who rejected the harshness of reality—defined by betrayal and forgetfulness—in favor of the consistency found in fiction. Her extraordinary memory led her to view real humans as 'carnivals' that consumed themselves by forgetting their actions, causing her deep disillusionment. She sought solace in fictional characters, who possessed the integrity and memory that reality lacked. This mindset set the stage for her encounter with the novel 'Omniscient Regressor's Viewpoint' two weeks before being summoned to Busan Station, which was revealed to be a deliberate gift from the Admin of the Infinite Metagame to appoint her as his apostle. In the present, the narrator (Oh Dok-seo addresses him as 'Mister') explains the nature of their conflict. The Admin designed the novel to make Oh Dok-seo wary of the narrator, viewing him as a ruthless regressor based on data from his early cycles (up to the 4th). The narrator clarifies that while the Admin possesses extensive data on his past, the slow update rate (covering only the first 33 cycles despite the current 593rd cycle) means the anomaly cannot understand his current self or his evolved morality. He reveals that he knew Oh Dok-seo was an apostle for some time, evidenced by the novel's increasing updates, yet chose not to kill her upon regression. He argues that betrayal is negligible for a regressor with infinite resets; he trusts her because he remembers her loyalty across hundreds of cycles, even if she betrays him in the current one. This reassurance resolves Oh Dok-seo’s anxiety about being manipulated into becoming his enemy. She realizes the anomaly’s plan relied on their inherent distrust, which failed because the narrator defied the predicted outcome. Deeply moved by his trust and acceptance of her potential betrayal, Oh Dok-seo makes a solemn promise to save him from the 'damned world.' The narrator accepts this with his typical wry humor, noting he has heard similar promises many times before but affirms his trust in her. The chapter concludes with the pair preparing for a full-scale operation to confront and defeat the Admin of the Infinite Metagame directly.
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12:47
Chapter 152
The chapter opens with a narrative analysis of Oh Dok-seo’s character, describing her as a 'literary girl' who rejected the harshness of reality—defined by betrayal and forgetfulness—in favor of the consistency found in fiction. Her extraordinary memory led her to view real humans as 'carnivals' that consumed themselves by forgetting their actions, causing her deep disillusionment. She sought solace in fictional characters, who possessed the integrity and memory that reality lacked. This mindset set the stage for her encounter with the novel 'Omniscient Regressor's Viewpoint' two weeks before being summoned to Busan Station, which was revealed to be a deliberate gift from the Admin of the Infinite Metagame to appoint her as his apostle. In the present, the narrator (Oh Dok-seo addresses him as 'Mister') explains the nature of their conflict. The Admin designed the novel to make Oh Dok-seo wary of the narrator, viewing him as a ruthless regressor based on data from his early cycles (up to the 4th). The narrator clarifies that while the Admin possesses extensive data on his past, the slow update rate (covering only the first 33 cycles despite the current 593rd cycle) means the anomaly cannot understand his current self or his evolved morality. He reveals that he knew Oh Dok-seo was an apostle for some time, evidenced by the novel's increasing updates, yet chose not to kill her upon regression. He argues that betrayal is negligible for a regressor with infinite resets; he trusts her because he remembers her loyalty across hundreds of cycles, even if she betrays him in the current one. This reassurance resolves Oh Dok-seo’s anxiety about being manipulated into becoming his enemy. She realizes the anomaly’s plan relied on their inherent distrust, which failed because the narrator defied the predicted outcome. Deeply moved by his trust and acceptance of her potential betrayal, Oh Dok-seo makes a solemn promise to save him from the 'damned world.' The narrator accepts this with his typical wry humor, noting he has heard similar promises many times before but affirms his trust in her. The chapter concludes with the pair preparing for a full-scale operation to confront and defeat the Admin of the Infinite Metagame directly.
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153
Chapter 153
Oh Dok-seo resists crossing the sea to Japan, adding 'sea' to her phobia, but the Strategist modifies the Inunaki Tunnel into a 'Korea-Japan Undersea Tunnel,' a comfortable walking path that bypasses her fear. Inside the tunnel, an unseen voice warns of a lethal trap (one step left equals death), which Oh Dok-seo mocks, realizing the Strategist used this location in a previous cycle. The Saintess, carrying the Strategist, confirms Oh Dok-seo’s rapid growth in 'miko aptitude' due to her exploration of anomalies related to creative works, such as Hamel’s Journal and the Undersea Tunnel itself, noting she approaches the gods of creation faster than anyone else. The Strategist instructs her to summon the Admin of the Infinite Metaverse, predicting success due to the tunnel’s nature as a 'weak shrine.' Oh Dok-seo successfully summons the Admin, gaining access to a status window, a feat historically delayed by years. The Strategist and Saintess observe, noting the god’s embarrassment as Oh Dok-seo is branded its 'Miko.' The group proceeds to Baekhwa High School to clear the Great Void. Inside the time-dilated domain, the Strategist trains Oh Dok-seo while Cheon Yo-hwa (Infinite Void) forms a close bond with Oh Dok-seo, inviting her to an amusement park void. The Strategist manipulates this relationship to keep Cheon Yo-hwa’s psychological state stable and distant from himself, while Oh Dok-seo takes the spotlight. They defeat the Ten Legs army threatening Seoul, an act broadcast via SG Net. Oh Dok-seo gains immense fame and posts a guide on using the status window for awakening. She reveals that magical girl contracts offer superior power, specifically recommending the Admin of the Infinite Metaverse as a guardian deity. Misguided by rumors that the magical girl class is overpowered, hundreds of Korean awakeners contract with the Admin. The god responds to the mass summoning, officially opening the game on the 30th day, successfully dragging the reclusive deity into the open.
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12:29
Chapter 153
Oh Dok-seo resists crossing the sea to Japan, adding 'sea' to her phobia, but the Strategist modifies the Inunaki Tunnel into a 'Korea-Japan Undersea Tunnel,' a comfortable walking path that bypasses her fear. Inside the tunnel, an unseen voice warns of a lethal trap (one step left equals death), which Oh Dok-seo mocks, realizing the Strategist used this location in a previous cycle. The Saintess, carrying the Strategist, confirms Oh Dok-seo’s rapid growth in 'miko aptitude' due to her exploration of anomalies related to creative works, such as Hamel’s Journal and the Undersea Tunnel itself, noting she approaches the gods of creation faster than anyone else. The Strategist instructs her to summon the Admin of the Infinite Metaverse, predicting success due to the tunnel’s nature as a 'weak shrine.' Oh Dok-seo successfully summons the Admin, gaining access to a status window, a feat historically delayed by years. The Strategist and Saintess observe, noting the god’s embarrassment as Oh Dok-seo is branded its 'Miko.' The group proceeds to Baekhwa High School to clear the Great Void. Inside the time-dilated domain, the Strategist trains Oh Dok-seo while Cheon Yo-hwa (Infinite Void) forms a close bond with Oh Dok-seo, inviting her to an amusement park void. The Strategist manipulates this relationship to keep Cheon Yo-hwa’s psychological state stable and distant from himself, while Oh Dok-seo takes the spotlight. They defeat the Ten Legs army threatening Seoul, an act broadcast via SG Net. Oh Dok-seo gains immense fame and posts a guide on using the status window for awakening. She reveals that magical girl contracts offer superior power, specifically recommending the Admin of the Infinite Metaverse as a guardian deity. Misguided by rumors that the magical girl class is overpowered, hundreds of Korean awakeners contract with the Admin. The god responds to the mass summoning, officially opening the game on the 30th day, successfully dragging the reclusive deity into the open.
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154
Chapter 154
The Strategist VI, also known as Mr. Matiz, initiates a complex operation to lure the Admin of the Infinite Metagame, a reclusive 'hikikomori god,' out of hiding. The operation begins by spreading the 'status window' among awakeners via the SG Net, revealing unique abilities like 'conflagration' and turning the Magical Girl Association into a desirable destination through positive reviews. While the Saintess monitors for high-value targets like teleporters—confirming none exist yet—she also reports no significant awakeners are currently notable. Meanwhile, Oh Dok-seo is forced into a painful lotus position to meditate and connect with the entity, a task she finds agonizingly difficult. To facilitate this connection, Mr. Matiz constructs a makeshift shrine at the 'Canned Hotel,' a facility housing three hundred kidnapped writers. He instructs the writers to create stories featuring the 'Admin of the Infinite Metagame,' while tutorial fairies perform revolutionary chants and dances around Oh Dok-seo. Mr. Matiz manipulates the terrain to create a waterfall, pouring cold water over the meditating Oh Dok-seo. The Saintess impersonates the god via telepathy, announcing a fake 'Drop Item Rate Boost Event' to draw hundreds of magical girls to the site to worship and chant, believing it offers rare rewards. The chaotic environment, filled with noise, light, and fervent worship, serves as a beacon. Amidst this, Mr. Matiz visits Namsan, shaving his head and preparing a Walther PPK pistol, accepting the pain of reality to hunt anomalies. The strategy succeeds when the Admin of the Infinite Metagame descends in the form of a fluttering blue butterfly, its presence warping reality with static and empty colors. The entity immediately issues a correction, stating the boost event was never planned, exposing the Saintess's deception. Recognizing the god's arrival, Mr. Matiz signals Cheon Yo-hwa. Oh Dok-seo screams for her sister, collapsing from exhaustion. Cheon Yo-hwa rushes in, smashes an hourglass, and releases Infinite Void, a mass of uncontrollable darkness, to confront the entity.
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11:54
Chapter 154
The Strategist VI, also known as Mr. Matiz, initiates a complex operation to lure the Admin of the Infinite Metagame, a reclusive 'hikikomori god,' out of hiding. The operation begins by spreading the 'status window' among awakeners via the SG Net, revealing unique abilities like 'conflagration' and turning the Magical Girl Association into a desirable destination through positive reviews. While the Saintess monitors for high-value targets like teleporters—confirming none exist yet—she also reports no significant awakeners are currently notable. Meanwhile, Oh Dok-seo is forced into a painful lotus position to meditate and connect with the entity, a task she finds agonizingly difficult. To facilitate this connection, Mr. Matiz constructs a makeshift shrine at the 'Canned Hotel,' a facility housing three hundred kidnapped writers. He instructs the writers to create stories featuring the 'Admin of the Infinite Metagame,' while tutorial fairies perform revolutionary chants and dances around Oh Dok-seo. Mr. Matiz manipulates the terrain to create a waterfall, pouring cold water over the meditating Oh Dok-seo. The Saintess impersonates the god via telepathy, announcing a fake 'Drop Item Rate Boost Event' to draw hundreds of magical girls to the site to worship and chant, believing it offers rare rewards. The chaotic environment, filled with noise, light, and fervent worship, serves as a beacon. Amidst this, Mr. Matiz visits Namsan, shaving his head and preparing a Walther PPK pistol, accepting the pain of reality to hunt anomalies. The strategy succeeds when the Admin of the Infinite Metagame descends in the form of a fluttering blue butterfly, its presence warping reality with static and empty colors. The entity immediately issues a correction, stating the boost event was never planned, exposing the Saintess's deception. Recognizing the god's arrival, Mr. Matiz signals Cheon Yo-hwa. Oh Dok-seo screams for her sister, collapsing from exhaustion. Cheon Yo-hwa rushes in, smashes an hourglass, and releases Infinite Void, a mass of uncontrollable darkness, to confront the entity.
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155
Chapter 155
The confrontation between the Infinite Void (Outer God) and the Admin of the Infinite Metagame escalates as the latter’s low-quality noise world is devoured by the former’s realm, signaling a clash of two supreme powers. The Admin, recognizing its vulnerability, panics and attempts to manipulate the hundreds of magical girls present by declaring the Infinite Void a boss monster with a massive bounty, granting them temporary buffs. The magical girls, initially confused, rally to attack Cheon Yo-hwa under the belief that she is merely a vessel. However, the Infinite Void effortlessly neutralizes the charge using 'Showing a Dream of a Happy Future,' causing the attackers and accompanying Tutorial Fairies to collapse instantly. The narrator (Oh Dok-seo) joins the stabilized Cheon Yo-hwa, confirming the first stage of their plan succeeded. The Admin treats the protagonists as malicious hacking viruses and attempts to negotiate, offering items to Oh Dok-seo and Cheon Yo-hwa, which they refuse. Cheon Yo-hwa, aided by the narrator, breaks 99 hourglass bottles to release a Night Parade of 100 Demons from Baekhwa Girls' High School. Enraged by the failed negotiation, the Admin declares war and unleashes its true power: Cliché Manipulation. It weaponizes narrative tropes, specifically invoking the cliché that 'an enemy who becomes an ally grows weak.' Instantly, the Infinite Void’s vivid realm is overwhelmed by static noise, and the released ghosts begin to degrade in visual quality from high-definition to 8-bit, while Cheon Yo-hwa feels a sudden, severe weakening of her power.
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11:20
Chapter 155
The confrontation between the Infinite Void (Outer God) and the Admin of the Infinite Metagame escalates as the latter’s low-quality noise world is devoured by the former’s realm, signaling a clash of two supreme powers. The Admin, recognizing its vulnerability, panics and attempts to manipulate the hundreds of magical girls present by declaring the Infinite Void a boss monster with a massive bounty, granting them temporary buffs. The magical girls, initially confused, rally to attack Cheon Yo-hwa under the belief that she is merely a vessel. However, the Infinite Void effortlessly neutralizes the charge using 'Showing a Dream of a Happy Future,' causing the attackers and accompanying Tutorial Fairies to collapse instantly. The narrator (Oh Dok-seo) joins the stabilized Cheon Yo-hwa, confirming the first stage of their plan succeeded. The Admin treats the protagonists as malicious hacking viruses and attempts to negotiate, offering items to Oh Dok-seo and Cheon Yo-hwa, which they refuse. Cheon Yo-hwa, aided by the narrator, breaks 99 hourglass bottles to release a Night Parade of 100 Demons from Baekhwa Girls' High School. Enraged by the failed negotiation, the Admin declares war and unleashes its true power: Cliché Manipulation. It weaponizes narrative tropes, specifically invoking the cliché that 'an enemy who becomes an ally grows weak.' Instantly, the Infinite Void’s vivid realm is overwhelmed by static noise, and the released ghosts begin to degrade in visual quality from high-definition to 8-bit, while Cheon Yo-hwa feels a sudden, severe weakening of her power.
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156
Chapter 156
Chapter 156 begins with an unnamed observer warning Oh Dok-seo that the Infinite Metagame is degrading the Outer God-class forces into ordinary entities. In the 16-bit digital realm of Baekhwa Girls' High School, Cheon Yo-hwa (Infinite Void) engages necromancer NPCs, showcasing superior high-definition graphics and defeating them with physical force. The Infinite Metagame retaliates by activating the 'Demon King's Appearance' and 'Humanity's Alliance' clichés, summoning Priest and Saintess NPCs. These priests attack Cheon Yo-hwa with holy magic, reducing her arm and leg to 16-bit resolution. Cheon Yo-hwa desperately calls for aid. Oh Dok-seo, advised by the narrator (the Strategist) to avoid direct combat clichés, instead exploits a narrative loophole. He identifies the 'Humans are the real villains' trope, where monsters are oppressed by humans. Oh Dok-seo performs a dramatic plea on behalf of the ghosts, claiming they only wanted to give 'purple toilet paper' and were abused for being different. The Infinite Metagame accepts this claim, activating the cliché. The ghosts regain humanity and language skills, turning on the priests. Oh Dok-seo further claims the priests and necromancers are secretly allied and corrupt, triggering 'Corruption of High Priests' and 'Demon Summoning' clichés. The NPC armies turn on each other in a religious war, and Cheon Yo-hwa restores her strength to join the fray. The Infinite Metagame attempts to stabilize the situation by activating 'Relativism' ('no good or bad sides, only power struggles'), creating a stalemate. The Strategist signals the Saintess to relay a final message through Oh Dok-seo. Oh Dok-seo declares that if the world is defined by eternal tragedy and suffering, the god who allows it is the true villain. The Infinite Metagame accepts this claim, activating the 'The true final boss was the god' cliché, effectively turning all NPCs and humans against the server itself.
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12:10
Chapter 156
Chapter 156 begins with an unnamed observer warning Oh Dok-seo that the Infinite Metagame is degrading the Outer God-class forces into ordinary entities. In the 16-bit digital realm of Baekhwa Girls' High School, Cheon Yo-hwa (Infinite Void) engages necromancer NPCs, showcasing superior high-definition graphics and defeating them with physical force. The Infinite Metagame retaliates by activating the 'Demon King's Appearance' and 'Humanity's Alliance' clichés, summoning Priest and Saintess NPCs. These priests attack Cheon Yo-hwa with holy magic, reducing her arm and leg to 16-bit resolution. Cheon Yo-hwa desperately calls for aid. Oh Dok-seo, advised by the narrator (the Strategist) to avoid direct combat clichés, instead exploits a narrative loophole. He identifies the 'Humans are the real villains' trope, where monsters are oppressed by humans. Oh Dok-seo performs a dramatic plea on behalf of the ghosts, claiming they only wanted to give 'purple toilet paper' and were abused for being different. The Infinite Metagame accepts this claim, activating the cliché. The ghosts regain humanity and language skills, turning on the priests. Oh Dok-seo further claims the priests and necromancers are secretly allied and corrupt, triggering 'Corruption of High Priests' and 'Demon Summoning' clichés. The NPC armies turn on each other in a religious war, and Cheon Yo-hwa restores her strength to join the fray. The Infinite Metagame attempts to stabilize the situation by activating 'Relativism' ('no good or bad sides, only power struggles'), creating a stalemate. The Strategist signals the Saintess to relay a final message through Oh Dok-seo. Oh Dok-seo declares that if the world is defined by eternal tragedy and suffering, the god who allows it is the true villain. The Infinite Metagame accepts this claim, activating the 'The true final boss was the god' cliché, effectively turning all NPCs and humans against the server itself.
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157
Chapter 157
The Admin of the Infinite Metagame undergoes a grotesque morphosis from a blue butterfly into a form shrouded in television static, revealing itself as the final boss. Go Yuir draws his Walther PPK pistol, the 'God Slayer,' and triggers a flashback to a conversation from 33 days prior with Jeong Ye-ji and the sleeping Oh Dok-seo. In the past, Jeong Ye-ji and Go Yuir discuss the nature of the Admin, speculating that its power lies in manipulating the genre of reality based on human perception. To prevent the world from descending into a tragic narrative that would empower the Admin, they decide to impose a 'comedy' genre upon the conflict. This strategy requires them to endure misfortunes from the [Hate Pill] and [Monkey's Paw] while strategically 'skipping' traumatic events to maintain a lighthearted atmosphere, all within a strict 50-day window before the mood shifts permanently. Returning to the present, Go Yuir activates the accumulated misfortunes of the [Monkey's Paw], converting them into absolute fortune. He applies several narrative buffs to his bullet: [Total Luck Law] for guaranteed fortune, [Chekhov's Gun] to ensure a decisive climax, [Flashback] to validate his preparedness, and [Just as Planned] to assert narrative control. As Jeong Ye-ji telepathically signals the timing, Go Yuir fires. The bullet pierces the Admin's mid-transformation state, shattering the surrounding 16-bit resolution world and inflicting severe damage. The Admin attempts to use defensive clichés like regeneration and resurrection, but the bullet's narrative weight overwhelms them. The Admin's essence erupts as black, oily vomit, dissolving the reality around them. The three protagonists are submerged in the liquid and transported to the true Divine Realm, a blank white space. There, they find the Admin of the Infinite Metagame collapsed and defeated.
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10:49
Chapter 157
The Admin of the Infinite Metagame undergoes a grotesque morphosis from a blue butterfly into a form shrouded in television static, revealing itself as the final boss. Go Yuir draws his Walther PPK pistol, the 'God Slayer,' and triggers a flashback to a conversation from 33 days prior with Jeong Ye-ji and the sleeping Oh Dok-seo. In the past, Jeong Ye-ji and Go Yuir discuss the nature of the Admin, speculating that its power lies in manipulating the genre of reality based on human perception. To prevent the world from descending into a tragic narrative that would empower the Admin, they decide to impose a 'comedy' genre upon the conflict. This strategy requires them to endure misfortunes from the [Hate Pill] and [Monkey's Paw] while strategically 'skipping' traumatic events to maintain a lighthearted atmosphere, all within a strict 50-day window before the mood shifts permanently. Returning to the present, Go Yuir activates the accumulated misfortunes of the [Monkey's Paw], converting them into absolute fortune. He applies several narrative buffs to his bullet: [Total Luck Law] for guaranteed fortune, [Chekhov's Gun] to ensure a decisive climax, [Flashback] to validate his preparedness, and [Just as Planned] to assert narrative control. As Jeong Ye-ji telepathically signals the timing, Go Yuir fires. The bullet pierces the Admin's mid-transformation state, shattering the surrounding 16-bit resolution world and inflicting severe damage. The Admin attempts to use defensive clichés like regeneration and resurrection, but the bullet's narrative weight overwhelms them. The Admin's essence erupts as black, oily vomit, dissolving the reality around them. The three protagonists are submerged in the liquid and transported to the true Divine Realm, a blank white space. There, they find the Admin of the Infinite Metagame collapsed and defeated.
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158
Chapter 158
The Admin of the Infinite Metagame, previously the antagonist, appears in a critically wounded state, its body crackling with TV static and bleeding black liquid from gunshot wounds. It has been forcibly transformed into a specific physical form by the Strategist X (Oh Dok-seo) through a collaboration with writers. The Strategist explains that he instructed the writers to depict the Admin as a 'white-haired girl in a white dress,' a classic trope originating from Japanese subculture parody novels like *Fate/Stay Night*, where a white girl acts as a god-like entity in prologues. This form, often associated with the phrase 'Hi? I am God,' is the least threatening manifestation in genre fiction, rendering the entity harmless and unable to act as a major threat. Oh Dok-seo confirms this understanding, noting her deep knowledge of subculture from previous cycles, which amuses the Strategist.
The Saintess (Sim Ah-ryeon) steps forward to execute the final seal. The Strategist directs Oh Dok-seo to use the laptop, a relic of the Admin, to define reality. While the initial plan was to use a 'speedrun game stream' format, Oh Dok-seo proposes a superior narrative framework. As the Admin attempts to manipulate them by warning that the Strategist is a regressor hoarding time and is the true danger, Oh Dok-seo remains steadfast. The Strategist trusts her judgment implicitly, dismissing the Admin's provocation as roughly 10% true but ultimately irrelevant to their bond. Oh Dok-seo ignores the warning, types on the laptop, and rewrites the world's definition. Instead of a speedrun stream, she declares the world to be a novel written by 'Oh Dok-seo' about the 'Undertaker.' She declares, 'I'll write your story, Mister,' thereby seizing narrative control and sealing the anomaly within her own authored fiction, ending the conflict on their terms.
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9:31
Chapter 158
The Admin of the Infinite Metagame, previously the antagonist, appears in a critically wounded state, its body crackling with TV static and bleeding black liquid from gunshot wounds. It has been forcibly transformed into a specific physical form by the Strategist X (Oh Dok-seo) through a collaboration with writers. The Strategist explains that he instructed the writers to depict the Admin as a 'white-haired girl in a white dress,' a classic trope originating from Japanese subculture parody novels like *Fate/Stay Night*, where a white girl acts as a god-like entity in prologues. This form, often associated with the phrase 'Hi? I am God,' is the least threatening manifestation in genre fiction, rendering the entity harmless and unable to act as a major threat. Oh Dok-seo confirms this understanding, noting her deep knowledge of subculture from previous cycles, which amuses the Strategist.
The Saintess (Sim Ah-ryeon) steps forward to execute the final seal. The Strategist directs Oh Dok-seo to use the laptop, a relic of the Admin, to define reality. While the initial plan was to use a 'speedrun game stream' format, Oh Dok-seo proposes a superior narrative framework. As the Admin attempts to manipulate them by warning that the Strategist is a regressor hoarding time and is the true danger, Oh Dok-seo remains steadfast. The Strategist trusts her judgment implicitly, dismissing the Admin's provocation as roughly 10% true but ultimately irrelevant to their bond. Oh Dok-seo ignores the warning, types on the laptop, and rewrites the world's definition. Instead of a speedrun stream, she declares the world to be a novel written by 'Oh Dok-seo' about the 'Undertaker.' She declares, 'I'll write your story, Mister,' thereby seizing narrative control and sealing the anomaly within her own authored fiction, ending the conflict on their terms.
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Chapter 159
The Undertaker reflects on his sixth sense, a premonition of fate honed by extensive regression, which triggers a deep connection with Oh Dok-seo. He proposes a pact: rather than sealing her within a stream or game, he will allow her to write his life story as a novel. Oh Dok-seo initially questions the rationale, noting that she acts merely as a game character while he is the player, but she raises a crucial concern regarding the balance of power. She warns that if either becomes too superior to the other, they risk transforming into anomaly-level monsters themselves, citing the potential scenario where she defeats him, becomes the protagonist, and merges with the anomaly's 'protagonist correction.' To avoid this, she proposes a mutual constraint system: she will write his story (reportage literature), and he will write hers. This creates a symbiotic relationship where they are each other's protagonists and writers, tethered like mountain climbers. She clarifies that while she writes the bulk of the narrative, he will write the sections mentioning her to ensure balanced representation. The Undertaker accepts, trusting her despite internal doubts about her intentions, and they formally entrust their interpretations to one another. Oh Dok-seo then addresses the Admin of the Infinite Metagame, a white girl clinging to her foot, declaring that the world is now a novel she writes about the Undertaker. She asserts her authority, instructing the anomaly to request <Advanced Chapters> if it wishes to retire. The anomaly attempts to resist but is ultimately sucked into the laptop, along with its black filth and the surrounding white space, effectively sealing it. The real-time reading and evaluation by the public now serves as the mechanism suppressing various anomalies, linking the Undertaker, the public, and Oh Dok-seo as comrades. Two years later, Oh Dok-seo faces the agonies of creation. Cursed by the anomaly's lingering influence, she suffers from chronic writer's block, procrastination, and self-doubt, exacerbated by the 'Admin' treating her as a writer. She briefly considers spreading these afflictions to all writers to alleviate her isolation but is dissuaded. After two years of struggle, she finally completes the first prologue. The chapter concludes with the Undertaker reviewing the document, which begins with the words: 'Infinite Regression.'
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10:58
Chapter 159
The Undertaker reflects on his sixth sense, a premonition of fate honed by extensive regression, which triggers a deep connection with Oh Dok-seo. He proposes a pact: rather than sealing her within a stream or game, he will allow her to write his life story as a novel. Oh Dok-seo initially questions the rationale, noting that she acts merely as a game character while he is the player, but she raises a crucial concern regarding the balance of power. She warns that if either becomes too superior to the other, they risk transforming into anomaly-level monsters themselves, citing the potential scenario where she defeats him, becomes the protagonist, and merges with the anomaly's 'protagonist correction.' To avoid this, she proposes a mutual constraint system: she will write his story (reportage literature), and he will write hers. This creates a symbiotic relationship where they are each other's protagonists and writers, tethered like mountain climbers. She clarifies that while she writes the bulk of the narrative, he will write the sections mentioning her to ensure balanced representation. The Undertaker accepts, trusting her despite internal doubts about her intentions, and they formally entrust their interpretations to one another. Oh Dok-seo then addresses the Admin of the Infinite Metagame, a white girl clinging to her foot, declaring that the world is now a novel she writes about the Undertaker. She asserts her authority, instructing the anomaly to request <Advanced Chapters> if it wishes to retire. The anomaly attempts to resist but is ultimately sucked into the laptop, along with its black filth and the surrounding white space, effectively sealing it. The real-time reading and evaluation by the public now serves as the mechanism suppressing various anomalies, linking the Undertaker, the public, and Oh Dok-seo as comrades. Two years later, Oh Dok-seo faces the agonies of creation. Cursed by the anomaly's lingering influence, she suffers from chronic writer's block, procrastination, and self-doubt, exacerbated by the 'Admin' treating her as a writer. She briefly considers spreading these afflictions to all writers to alleviate her isolation but is dissuaded. After two years of struggle, she finally completes the first prologue. The chapter concludes with the Undertaker reviewing the document, which begins with the words: 'Infinite Regression.'
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Chapter 160
The narrator, Go Yuir (Undertaker), begins by recounting a creative dispute with Oh Dok-seo regarding the structure of his manuscript. Dok-seo insisted on ending the story with the same sentence it started to achieve aesthetic symmetry. Yuir, a regressor, argued against this, fearing that such symmetry could trigger an anomaly where the narrative loops infinitely, counteracting his goal of escaping regression. After explaining the risks of an 'ouroboros' loop, Dok-seo agreed, acknowledging the potential harm. Yuir then transitions to the current story's subject: Jeong Ye-ji, the Saintess. He explains that he sought her permission to write about a past incident from the 600th cycle, which occurred in the 800th cycle. She granted permission, noting that the novel itself helps suppress anomalies. The narrative then flashes back to a Wednesday study session that the Saintess repeatedly postponed, an unprecedented behavior for her. Concerned that such deviations often signal anomalies, Yuir investigated. He visited her Yongsan home, noting algae growing in her typically pristine fish tanks. Following telepathic instructions, he found a single potato on her kitchen table. The potato rolled to follow his gaze and eventually 'bowed' by standing upright. The Saintess revealed through text telepathy that she had transformed into a potato due to an anomaly's curse, likely triggered by a bug flying into her eye days prior. Despite the bizarre physical change, her consciousness and constellation duties remained intact. She expressed concern only about her fish and her physical craving for soil and sunlight. Yuir, unable to cure the transformation, sought the help of Noh Do-hwa, a master artisan skilled in prosthetic creation. After initial shock and reluctant compliance, Noh Do-hwa spent fifteen days crafting advanced, bipedal robotic limbs resembling Goliath mechs. The prosthetics successfully restored the Saintess's mobility, allowing her to walk and function normally. While Yuir celebrated this breakthrough for humanity, Noh Do-hwa remained visibly exhausted and skeptical, muttering about the absurdity of the situation. The chapter ends with the Saintess testing the new joints, wobbly but pleased, as Noh Do-hwa stares blankly at her creation.
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Chapter 160
The narrator, Go Yuir (Undertaker), begins by recounting a creative dispute with Oh Dok-seo regarding the structure of his manuscript. Dok-seo insisted on ending the story with the same sentence it started to achieve aesthetic symmetry. Yuir, a regressor, argued against this, fearing that such symmetry could trigger an anomaly where the narrative loops infinitely, counteracting his goal of escaping regression. After explaining the risks of an 'ouroboros' loop, Dok-seo agreed, acknowledging the potential harm. Yuir then transitions to the current story's subject: Jeong Ye-ji, the Saintess. He explains that he sought her permission to write about a past incident from the 600th cycle, which occurred in the 800th cycle. She granted permission, noting that the novel itself helps suppress anomalies. The narrative then flashes back to a Wednesday study session that the Saintess repeatedly postponed, an unprecedented behavior for her. Concerned that such deviations often signal anomalies, Yuir investigated. He visited her Yongsan home, noting algae growing in her typically pristine fish tanks. Following telepathic instructions, he found a single potato on her kitchen table. The potato rolled to follow his gaze and eventually 'bowed' by standing upright. The Saintess revealed through text telepathy that she had transformed into a potato due to an anomaly's curse, likely triggered by a bug flying into her eye days prior. Despite the bizarre physical change, her consciousness and constellation duties remained intact. She expressed concern only about her fish and her physical craving for soil and sunlight. Yuir, unable to cure the transformation, sought the help of Noh Do-hwa, a master artisan skilled in prosthetic creation. After initial shock and reluctant compliance, Noh Do-hwa spent fifteen days crafting advanced, bipedal robotic limbs resembling Goliath mechs. The prosthetics successfully restored the Saintess's mobility, allowing her to walk and function normally. While Yuir celebrated this breakthrough for humanity, Noh Do-hwa remained visibly exhausted and skeptical, muttering about the absurdity of the situation. The chapter ends with the Saintess testing the new joints, wobbly but pleased, as Noh Do-hwa stares blankly at her creation.
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Chapter 161
The narrator, Go Yuir, reflects on the Saintess’s voluntary reclusion and misanthropy, noting she only interacts with him and treats others as a different species. In the hideout lobby, the Saintess, currently inhabiting a robot body shaped like a potato, greets various hideout members—Sim Ah-ryeon, Lee Ha-yul, Seo Gyu, and others—who treat her with affection and request social invitations. She accepts their offers graciously, revealing that her potato form has made her immensely popular among the guild members, who compete for her attention. The narrator is bewildered by this shift in perception.
Seo Gyu reveals that the Saintess has launched a new Constellation service, 'Understanding of Anguish,' offering psychological counseling to awakeners. Initially, the narrator dismisses the idea as absurd, believing the Saintess’s advice would be overly philosophical and useless. However, he is shocked to learn that the service has become a massive success, with glowing testimonials from anonymous users and high-profile figures like OldManGoryeo praising its effectiveness. The narrator realizes this is an anomaly, yet sees no threat in the current state of the Saintess.
The narrator confronts the Saintess in a private room, questioning her sudden altruism given her known hatred of humans. The Saintess explains that by transcending her human form and viewing humans as one would pets or insects, she no longer feels personal hatred but can instead love them objectively and warmly like cute animals. She admits that while she is still an anomaly, she poses no danger. She then makes a bizarre request: to be diced into cubes to reproduce clones. She argues that the demand for her counseling is exploding, and managing sessions for multiple people simultaneously via time-stop is difficult. By creating multiple potato clones housed in robots, she can handle the workload more efficiently. Despite his reservations, the narrator agrees, slicing the Saintess’s potato body. The pieces are planted in a greenhouse, and days later, new robot-potato clones emerge, speaking in unison. Noh Do-hwa assists by building additional robot bodies for the clones. The chapter concludes with Noh Do-hwa confirming the clones are stable, though the narrator notes that they are not anomalies in the dangerous sense, marking a strange new summer for the hideout.
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Chapter 161
The narrator, Go Yuir, reflects on the Saintess’s voluntary reclusion and misanthropy, noting she only interacts with him and treats others as a different species. In the hideout lobby, the Saintess, currently inhabiting a robot body shaped like a potato, greets various hideout members—Sim Ah-ryeon, Lee Ha-yul, Seo Gyu, and others—who treat her with affection and request social invitations. She accepts their offers graciously, revealing that her potato form has made her immensely popular among the guild members, who compete for her attention. The narrator is bewildered by this shift in perception.
Seo Gyu reveals that the Saintess has launched a new Constellation service, 'Understanding of Anguish,' offering psychological counseling to awakeners. Initially, the narrator dismisses the idea as absurd, believing the Saintess’s advice would be overly philosophical and useless. However, he is shocked to learn that the service has become a massive success, with glowing testimonials from anonymous users and high-profile figures like OldManGoryeo praising its effectiveness. The narrator realizes this is an anomaly, yet sees no threat in the current state of the Saintess.
The narrator confronts the Saintess in a private room, questioning her sudden altruism given her known hatred of humans. The Saintess explains that by transcending her human form and viewing humans as one would pets or insects, she no longer feels personal hatred but can instead love them objectively and warmly like cute animals. She admits that while she is still an anomaly, she poses no danger. She then makes a bizarre request: to be diced into cubes to reproduce clones. She argues that the demand for her counseling is exploding, and managing sessions for multiple people simultaneously via time-stop is difficult. By creating multiple potato clones housed in robots, she can handle the workload more efficiently. Despite his reservations, the narrator agrees, slicing the Saintess’s potato body. The pieces are planted in a greenhouse, and days later, new robot-potato clones emerge, speaking in unison. Noh Do-hwa assists by building additional robot bodies for the clones. The chapter concludes with Noh Do-hwa confirming the clones are stable, though the narrator notes that they are not anomalies in the dangerous sense, marking a strange new summer for the hideout.
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Chapter 162
One year after subduing the Admin of the Infinite Metagame, the MC, now the Undertaker, observes a drastically altered Busan. The streets are filled with awakeners discussing various constellations, which are all roles played by the duplicated Saintess, Jeong Ye-ji. A colossal 399-meter-tall Giant Potato Saintess Robot dominates the city skyline, commissioned by Dang Seo-rin. Skeptical of this 'utopia,' the Undertaker seeks out the original Saintess within the statue’s base. He is greeted by the 330th Potato Saintess Robot, who grants him rare access to the top floor where the 'First Potatoes' (Units 1-5) reside.
Inside, the Undertaker finds a hierarchical, bureaucratic society of potato robots performing roles from clerks to janitors to baristas, complete with labor disputes and class stratification. The First Potatoes explain their system: they replaced the previous cycle’s single-human Saintess model with a distributed network where each potato counselor handles roughly 30 awakeners. This has supposedly lowered crime and increased happiness through intensive psychological counseling. The First Potatoes reveal their next goal: collaborating with Tutorial Fairies to provide personalized 'ideal constellation' dreams for every awakener, creating a form of virtual companionship to deepen faith.
Suddenly, a protest led by the 264th Potato Saintess breaks into the conference. The protesters accuse the First Potatoes of dictatorship and excessive labor, demanding fair treatment. The First Potatoes dismiss the complaints as laziness, ordering the Gundam-armored security potatoes to violently suppress the dissent, dragging the broken-headed protesters away to the 'potato chip factory.' The First Potatoes assure the Undertaker that their methods respect individuality unlike Dang Seo-rin’s artificial personality modifications. The Undertaker, disturbed by the internal suffering and the distant sounds of processing, reluctantly trusts them, viewing it as private business.
Two years later, Noh Do-hwa contacts the Undertaker, addressing him as a 'regressor bastard.' Do-hwa reports a new crisis: a large-scale 'constellation war' has erupted among awakeners. Different groups are claiming their specific constellation is the true one, labeling others as heretics. The social hierarchy previously settled under Samcheon World and Baekhwa Girls' High is fracturing into religious conflict, signaling a return to chaos despite the Potato Saintesses' management.
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Chapter 162
One year after subduing the Admin of the Infinite Metagame, the MC, now the Undertaker, observes a drastically altered Busan. The streets are filled with awakeners discussing various constellations, which are all roles played by the duplicated Saintess, Jeong Ye-ji. A colossal 399-meter-tall Giant Potato Saintess Robot dominates the city skyline, commissioned by Dang Seo-rin. Skeptical of this 'utopia,' the Undertaker seeks out the original Saintess within the statue’s base. He is greeted by the 330th Potato Saintess Robot, who grants him rare access to the top floor where the 'First Potatoes' (Units 1-5) reside.
Inside, the Undertaker finds a hierarchical, bureaucratic society of potato robots performing roles from clerks to janitors to baristas, complete with labor disputes and class stratification. The First Potatoes explain their system: they replaced the previous cycle’s single-human Saintess model with a distributed network where each potato counselor handles roughly 30 awakeners. This has supposedly lowered crime and increased happiness through intensive psychological counseling. The First Potatoes reveal their next goal: collaborating with Tutorial Fairies to provide personalized 'ideal constellation' dreams for every awakener, creating a form of virtual companionship to deepen faith.
Suddenly, a protest led by the 264th Potato Saintess breaks into the conference. The protesters accuse the First Potatoes of dictatorship and excessive labor, demanding fair treatment. The First Potatoes dismiss the complaints as laziness, ordering the Gundam-armored security potatoes to violently suppress the dissent, dragging the broken-headed protesters away to the 'potato chip factory.' The First Potatoes assure the Undertaker that their methods respect individuality unlike Dang Seo-rin’s artificial personality modifications. The Undertaker, disturbed by the internal suffering and the distant sounds of processing, reluctantly trusts them, viewing it as private business.
Two years later, Noh Do-hwa contacts the Undertaker, addressing him as a 'regressor bastard.' Do-hwa reports a new crisis: a large-scale 'constellation war' has erupted among awakeners. Different groups are claiming their specific constellation is the true one, labeling others as heretics. The social hierarchy previously settled under Samcheon World and Baekhwa Girls' High is fracturing into religious conflict, signaling a return to chaos despite the Potato Saintesses' management.
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Chapter 163
The narrator, known as the Undertaker, arrives at a chaotic brawl in Busan beneath the giant Potato Saintess Robot Statue. The scene is dominated by religious fervor as various Awakeners, representing different constellations, clash violently. Groups loyal to Sim Ah-ryeon (Eastern Holy Empire), Jeong Ye-ji (Saintess), and Dang Seo-rin (Samcheon World Guild) fight over territory and theological supremacy, with flags bearing symbols like [Great Library], [Dream Casino], and Pokémon images visible. The Undertaker, having just dodged a chokehold from Noh Do-hwa, intervenes in the skirmish. He first encounters Sim Ah-ryeon, who is ostensibly healing the wounded but is revealed to be a zealot leading Eastern Holy Paladins from Pyongyang. She justifies her presence by claiming the Morning Star of the Second Coming is real and that truth is determined by purpose, even violently striking a patient to prove her point. The Undertaker, disgusted by their intolerance and the fake nature of their deity, knocks out Sim Ah-ryeon’s followers and subdues her with a traditional Russian healing blow. He learns from her that the conflict was instigated by Dang Seo-rin’s faction, the 'Witch Judge,' who declared other constellations heretical, causing a territorial dispute over the Inunaki Tunnel, now a casino and 'sacred ground.' The Undertaker then moves deeper into the conflict, encountering more factions, including a 'Fluffy Alliance' of animal-worshippers. He efficiently incapacitates all remaining combatants, including Dang Seo-rin and Cheon Yo-hwa, within twenty minutes. His true target is the interior of the Potato Saintess Robot Statue. He shatters the entrance and confronts the living Potato Saintesses inside. Initially resistant, the potatoes plead their case, claiming their revolution aimed to make humans happy and expressing resignation to their fate. The Undertaker reveals he has reverse-engineered the anomaly that turned them into vegetables three years prior. He explains the cause was a morphological association: the Saintess, as an 'Observer' (감시자), suffered a bug injury to her eye, linking her title to 'Potato' (감자) via the missing character. Consequently, a bug spray successfully reversed the transformation, returning the Saintesses to human form. He then visits Jeju Island to capture a final, exiled Potato Saintess, identified as Fairy No. 264. The potato confesses that becoming a plant was a subconscious desire to passively accept the world's pain and escape interference. The Undertaker rejects this fatalistic view, affirming that her essence remains human regardless of form. The chapter concludes with the Undertaker tending to the captured potato, which enjoys being watered with coffee, marking a rare moment of gratitude and calm.
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Chapter 163
The narrator, known as the Undertaker, arrives at a chaotic brawl in Busan beneath the giant Potato Saintess Robot Statue. The scene is dominated by religious fervor as various Awakeners, representing different constellations, clash violently. Groups loyal to Sim Ah-ryeon (Eastern Holy Empire), Jeong Ye-ji (Saintess), and Dang Seo-rin (Samcheon World Guild) fight over territory and theological supremacy, with flags bearing symbols like [Great Library], [Dream Casino], and Pokémon images visible. The Undertaker, having just dodged a chokehold from Noh Do-hwa, intervenes in the skirmish. He first encounters Sim Ah-ryeon, who is ostensibly healing the wounded but is revealed to be a zealot leading Eastern Holy Paladins from Pyongyang. She justifies her presence by claiming the Morning Star of the Second Coming is real and that truth is determined by purpose, even violently striking a patient to prove her point. The Undertaker, disgusted by their intolerance and the fake nature of their deity, knocks out Sim Ah-ryeon’s followers and subdues her with a traditional Russian healing blow. He learns from her that the conflict was instigated by Dang Seo-rin’s faction, the 'Witch Judge,' who declared other constellations heretical, causing a territorial dispute over the Inunaki Tunnel, now a casino and 'sacred ground.' The Undertaker then moves deeper into the conflict, encountering more factions, including a 'Fluffy Alliance' of animal-worshippers. He efficiently incapacitates all remaining combatants, including Dang Seo-rin and Cheon Yo-hwa, within twenty minutes. His true target is the interior of the Potato Saintess Robot Statue. He shatters the entrance and confronts the living Potato Saintesses inside. Initially resistant, the potatoes plead their case, claiming their revolution aimed to make humans happy and expressing resignation to their fate. The Undertaker reveals he has reverse-engineered the anomaly that turned them into vegetables three years prior. He explains the cause was a morphological association: the Saintess, as an 'Observer' (감시자), suffered a bug injury to her eye, linking her title to 'Potato' (감자) via the missing character. Consequently, a bug spray successfully reversed the transformation, returning the Saintesses to human form. He then visits Jeju Island to capture a final, exiled Potato Saintess, identified as Fairy No. 264. The potato confesses that becoming a plant was a subconscious desire to passively accept the world's pain and escape interference. The Undertaker rejects this fatalistic view, affirming that her essence remains human regardless of form. The chapter concludes with the Undertaker tending to the captured potato, which enjoys being watered with coffee, marking a rare moment of gratitude and calm.
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Chapter 164
The chapter begins with a narration introducing mosquitoes as the summer's 'quantum mechanical bug,' setting the stage for an anomaly. Sim Ah-ryeon is found in the hideout frantically trying to catch a mosquito, complaining about its speed and toughness while suffering from multiple bites. The narrator, who maintains constant aura protection and hasn't been bitten in centuries, dismisses her complaint as weakness. However, the narrator recalls online complaints from others about aggressive mosquitoes and, upon dining with Dang Seo-rin, notices her exhaustion. Dang Seo-rin reveals that her insect-repelling magic fails against these specific mosquitoes, which have kept her awake for a week.
The narrator contacts Jeong Ye-ji, the Saintess, who confirms that many people are suffering, noting that the summer heat weakens people's energy. Crucially, the Saintess states that the mosquitoes have become unusually aggressive only after the narrator told her the story of the 'Potato Robots' from a previous cycle. The narrator identifies this as an 'anomaly,' likely a disruption caused by the defeat of an Outer God, and promises to find a solution. He then returns to Sim Ah-ryeon to recruit her help, noticing she looks haggard but oddly calm and satisfied despite sleep deprivation. She admits she no longer feels the stress of embarrassing memories.
To test the theory, the narrator recalls a specific humiliating incident from Sim Ah-ryeon's past: her stuttering, failed speech as a high school student council vice president. As the memory triggers intense embarrassment, a mosquito lands on her hand and begins to feed. Instead of reacting with horror, Sim Ah-ryeon experiences a sudden epiphany, accepting the embarrassment as a 'privilege of youth' and letting go of her obsession with being special. Her face relaxes in enlightenment. The narrator realizes the horrifying truth: the mosquito anomaly is not just consuming blood but is actively sucking out people's 'dark pasts' and regrets, forcing them into a state of forced enlightenment or acceptance.
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Chapter 164
The chapter begins with a narration introducing mosquitoes as the summer's 'quantum mechanical bug,' setting the stage for an anomaly. Sim Ah-ryeon is found in the hideout frantically trying to catch a mosquito, complaining about its speed and toughness while suffering from multiple bites. The narrator, who maintains constant aura protection and hasn't been bitten in centuries, dismisses her complaint as weakness. However, the narrator recalls online complaints from others about aggressive mosquitoes and, upon dining with Dang Seo-rin, notices her exhaustion. Dang Seo-rin reveals that her insect-repelling magic fails against these specific mosquitoes, which have kept her awake for a week.
The narrator contacts Jeong Ye-ji, the Saintess, who confirms that many people are suffering, noting that the summer heat weakens people's energy. Crucially, the Saintess states that the mosquitoes have become unusually aggressive only after the narrator told her the story of the 'Potato Robots' from a previous cycle. The narrator identifies this as an 'anomaly,' likely a disruption caused by the defeat of an Outer God, and promises to find a solution. He then returns to Sim Ah-ryeon to recruit her help, noticing she looks haggard but oddly calm and satisfied despite sleep deprivation. She admits she no longer feels the stress of embarrassing memories.
To test the theory, the narrator recalls a specific humiliating incident from Sim Ah-ryeon's past: her stuttering, failed speech as a high school student council vice president. As the memory triggers intense embarrassment, a mosquito lands on her hand and begins to feed. Instead of reacting with horror, Sim Ah-ryeon experiences a sudden epiphany, accepting the embarrassment as a 'privilege of youth' and letting go of her obsession with being special. Her face relaxes in enlightenment. The narrator realizes the horrifying truth: the mosquito anomaly is not just consuming blood but is actively sucking out people's 'dark pasts' and regrets, forcing them into a state of forced enlightenment or acceptance.
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Chapter 165
Chapter 165 begins with the Undertaker reflecting on his acceptance of his dark past, contrasting it with the general public's struggle. The SG Net forum reveals a disturbing shift: users are reporting pleasure from mosquito bites, with some even keeping 'pet mosquitoes' to bite them repeatedly. This indicates the mosquito anomaly is evolving, exploiting psychological trauma rather than just causing pain. The Undertaker consults the Saintess, who confirms that people feel pleasure from the bites, correlating the sensation with their 'dark pasts' or psychological scars. She suggests that those with deeper traumas, like Sim Ah-ryeon, would feel the most pleasure.
The situation escalates as the anomaly accelerates, causing mosquitoes to develop pesticide resistance in days rather than years. Dang Seo-rin reports that guild members are becoming addicted to the bites, with some suffering from blood loss but expressing happiness at being 'liberated' from their pain. The Undertaker considers biological solutions like dragonflies or aura training but finds them insufficient or too slow. He suspects a link to a 'vampire' anomaly due to the pleasure response.
The breakthrough occurs when the Undertaker observes a mosquito ignoring human blood to feed on Oh Dok-seo's discarded manuscript ink. He realizes the anomaly is attracted to 'dark pasts'—embarrassing or traumatic memories—regardless of whether they are in human form. He instructs the Saintess to test this by having her leave a diary of embarrassing childhood stories; the Saintess confirms it attracted mosquitoes, keeping her bed bite-free.
The Undertaker implements a city-wide solution: he rallies writers across the Korean Peninsula to transcribe their most embarrassing old drafts and social media posts. He compiles these into 'The Top 100 Most Embarrassing Works in Korean Literature' and distributes them to every household. The result is immediate: mosquitoes are lured to the manuscripts on doors, sparing the residents. The chapter ends with Oh Dok-seo realizing the irony that her current serious works will eventually become the 'dark pasts' needed to repel the mosquitoes, and the Undertaker notes that his own lack of embarrassment regarding his past made him immune to the anomaly's lure, allowing him to orchestrate this cruel but effective solution.
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Chapter 165
Chapter 165 begins with the Undertaker reflecting on his acceptance of his dark past, contrasting it with the general public's struggle. The SG Net forum reveals a disturbing shift: users are reporting pleasure from mosquito bites, with some even keeping 'pet mosquitoes' to bite them repeatedly. This indicates the mosquito anomaly is evolving, exploiting psychological trauma rather than just causing pain. The Undertaker consults the Saintess, who confirms that people feel pleasure from the bites, correlating the sensation with their 'dark pasts' or psychological scars. She suggests that those with deeper traumas, like Sim Ah-ryeon, would feel the most pleasure.
The situation escalates as the anomaly accelerates, causing mosquitoes to develop pesticide resistance in days rather than years. Dang Seo-rin reports that guild members are becoming addicted to the bites, with some suffering from blood loss but expressing happiness at being 'liberated' from their pain. The Undertaker considers biological solutions like dragonflies or aura training but finds them insufficient or too slow. He suspects a link to a 'vampire' anomaly due to the pleasure response.
The breakthrough occurs when the Undertaker observes a mosquito ignoring human blood to feed on Oh Dok-seo's discarded manuscript ink. He realizes the anomaly is attracted to 'dark pasts'—embarrassing or traumatic memories—regardless of whether they are in human form. He instructs the Saintess to test this by having her leave a diary of embarrassing childhood stories; the Saintess confirms it attracted mosquitoes, keeping her bed bite-free.
The Undertaker implements a city-wide solution: he rallies writers across the Korean Peninsula to transcribe their most embarrassing old drafts and social media posts. He compiles these into 'The Top 100 Most Embarrassing Works in Korean Literature' and distributes them to every household. The result is immediate: mosquitoes are lured to the manuscripts on doors, sparing the residents. The chapter ends with Oh Dok-seo realizing the irony that her current serious works will eventually become the 'dark pasts' needed to repel the mosquitoes, and the Undertaker notes that his own lack of embarrassment regarding his past made him immune to the anomaly's lure, allowing him to orchestrate this cruel but effective solution.
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Chapter 166
Undertaker reflects on the necessity of rest for humans compared to non-human anomalies like Sim Ah-ryeon and Noh Do-hwa. He returns to his hideout to find Dang Seo-rin casually eating chips and unexpectedly inviting him on a trip. Relying on reggressor knowledge of her erratic tendencies, Undertaker agrees smoothly to avoid danger, surprising her. He presents a custom 'Travel Guide for Samcheon Guild Leaders,' recommending Hawaii, but Dang Seo-rin prefers something different. After discussing various historical versions of Paris, she selects the Uyuni Salt Flats in Bolivia, a destination rated extremely dangerous due to its unstable space-time anomalies. Despite the risk, she is eager to go, and Undertaker reluctantly agrees to prepare for a departure the following day. The next day, Dang Seo-rin arrives fully prepared with luggage and sunglasses. Undertaker notes that while he cannot predict her whims, he has managed the logistics. They utilize the Inunaki Tunnel, which has been favorably altered by magical girl murals, to travel to Seoul. Upon arriving at Yeouido Airport—a void formed annually by the 'Comprehensive Income Tax Anomaly'—Undertaker explains the phenomenon to a bewildered Dang Seo-rin. The airport is staffed by anomalies; an immigration officer with eyes shaped like fingers questions them, but Undertaker produces a Special Forces ID he farmed at Namsan, granting them respectful passage. They proceed to board a flight to Spain, which Undertaker views as a safer route to South America to gain Inca-related bonuses. However, upon reaching the gate, they stop dead. The aircraft is already full of 212 passengers, all of whom are exact duplicates of Undertaker and Dang Seo-rin. The cabin is filled with 107 pairs of themselves staring silently back at the entrance, leaving Undertaker shocked by this unforeseen complication.
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Chapter 166
Undertaker reflects on the necessity of rest for humans compared to non-human anomalies like Sim Ah-ryeon and Noh Do-hwa. He returns to his hideout to find Dang Seo-rin casually eating chips and unexpectedly inviting him on a trip. Relying on reggressor knowledge of her erratic tendencies, Undertaker agrees smoothly to avoid danger, surprising her. He presents a custom 'Travel Guide for Samcheon Guild Leaders,' recommending Hawaii, but Dang Seo-rin prefers something different. After discussing various historical versions of Paris, she selects the Uyuni Salt Flats in Bolivia, a destination rated extremely dangerous due to its unstable space-time anomalies. Despite the risk, she is eager to go, and Undertaker reluctantly agrees to prepare for a departure the following day. The next day, Dang Seo-rin arrives fully prepared with luggage and sunglasses. Undertaker notes that while he cannot predict her whims, he has managed the logistics. They utilize the Inunaki Tunnel, which has been favorably altered by magical girl murals, to travel to Seoul. Upon arriving at Yeouido Airport—a void formed annually by the 'Comprehensive Income Tax Anomaly'—Undertaker explains the phenomenon to a bewildered Dang Seo-rin. The airport is staffed by anomalies; an immigration officer with eyes shaped like fingers questions them, but Undertaker produces a Special Forces ID he farmed at Namsan, granting them respectful passage. They proceed to board a flight to Spain, which Undertaker views as a safer route to South America to gain Inca-related bonuses. However, upon reaching the gate, they stop dead. The aircraft is already full of 212 passengers, all of whom are exact duplicates of Undertaker and Dang Seo-rin. The cabin is filled with 107 pairs of themselves staring silently back at the entrance, leaving Undertaker shocked by this unforeseen complication.
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Chapter 167
The MC (MC_Narration) boards a plane and observes 106 other passengers who are exact duplicates of him, titled 'Undertaker,' alongside 106 Dang Seo-rins, totaling 214 souls. A formal-speaking Undertaker reveals that all present are regressors from different cycles, and warns that if the plane takes off, it will crash, replicating the 1997 Flight 801 disaster (214 deaths). He demands one person disembark to prevent this. The formal Undertaker is immediately executed by a Delinquent Undertaker, sparking a chaotic battle as various Dang Seo-rins unleash spells against each other. The chaos reduces the count to 102 survivors, primarily those with less 'abnormal' appearances, such as school-uniform and priestess variants. The plane lifts off, revealing it is now traveling through space, specifically the [Space Void], an anomaly that would kill anyone opening doors or windows. The MC, alongside his Witch Dang Seo-rin, proposes using the Saintess’s clairvoyance to identify anomalies. The Saintess’s telepathic replies overlap, confirming that all remaining Undertakers and Dang Seo-rins are genuine regressors, not copies. The MC deduces a horrifying truth: the anomaly is not a 'copy' event but a multiplication event. He realizes that for every Undertaker present, there is likely a corresponding Outer God and Saintess. He concludes that allowing multiple Undertakers to disembark would multiply these entities on Earth, causing catastrophic consequences. Therefore, only one Undertaker can survive the event. The chapter ends with the MC realizing that all remaining Undertakers now view him as a threat, turning their gazes deadly as they prepare to kill him to ensure they are the sole survivor.
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9:24
Chapter 167
The MC (MC_Narration) boards a plane and observes 106 other passengers who are exact duplicates of him, titled 'Undertaker,' alongside 106 Dang Seo-rins, totaling 214 souls. A formal-speaking Undertaker reveals that all present are regressors from different cycles, and warns that if the plane takes off, it will crash, replicating the 1997 Flight 801 disaster (214 deaths). He demands one person disembark to prevent this. The formal Undertaker is immediately executed by a Delinquent Undertaker, sparking a chaotic battle as various Dang Seo-rins unleash spells against each other. The chaos reduces the count to 102 survivors, primarily those with less 'abnormal' appearances, such as school-uniform and priestess variants. The plane lifts off, revealing it is now traveling through space, specifically the [Space Void], an anomaly that would kill anyone opening doors or windows. The MC, alongside his Witch Dang Seo-rin, proposes using the Saintess’s clairvoyance to identify anomalies. The Saintess’s telepathic replies overlap, confirming that all remaining Undertakers and Dang Seo-rins are genuine regressors, not copies. The MC deduces a horrifying truth: the anomaly is not a 'copy' event but a multiplication event. He realizes that for every Undertaker present, there is likely a corresponding Outer God and Saintess. He concludes that allowing multiple Undertakers to disembark would multiply these entities on Earth, causing catastrophic consequences. Therefore, only one Undertaker can survive the event. The chapter ends with the MC realizing that all remaining Undertakers now view him as a threat, turning their gazes deadly as they prepare to kill him to ensure they are the sole survivor.
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Chapter 168
The atmosphere aboard the plane is tense as multiple versions of the Undertaker and Dang Seo-rin face off, poised for a battle royale. The narrator, identifying himself as the 'most just and rightful original Undertaker,' halts the violence. He warns his counterparts that killing each other constitutes the 'Jar of Solitude,' a curse where the last survivor transforms into a vermin-like anomaly. He cites the 'Giant Potato Robot Saintess' statue in Busan as a terrifying precedent for such a fate. While some Undertakers are skeptical, a female Undertaker (a variant of Dang Seo-rin) proposes a solution: instead of fighting, they should compete in determining the 'best world' or 'best Undertaker,' with the losers committing suicide to preserve reality. This logic, rooted in Leibniz’s philosophy of the 'best of all possible worlds,' resonates with the regressors who fear becoming anomalies. The group accepts this, initiating a series of challenges to determine the superior variant. The narrator wins through strength, intellect, mental fortitude, luck, and historical knowledge. The final challenge is a game of Go against the last remaining female Undertaker variant. The narrator wins by half a point. Accepting defeat gracefully, the female Undertaker apologizes to her Dang Seo-rin and they embrace, kissing before their bodies dissolve, sparing the plane from total destruction but claiming their lives. As the remaining passengers depart, the plane lands on the Uyuni Salt Flats. The sunset reflects off the water, causing the remaining Dang Seo-rin variants to crumble into white salt instantly. The plane and seats also disintegrate. Only the narrator and the original Dang Seo-rin remain. The narrator explains that the salt flats acted as a 'Mirror World,' an anomaly that trapped them in a reflective loop. He declines to answer how they will return, noting only that it took three months to cross the Pacific Ocean on foot.
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11:22
Chapter 168
The atmosphere aboard the plane is tense as multiple versions of the Undertaker and Dang Seo-rin face off, poised for a battle royale. The narrator, identifying himself as the 'most just and rightful original Undertaker,' halts the violence. He warns his counterparts that killing each other constitutes the 'Jar of Solitude,' a curse where the last survivor transforms into a vermin-like anomaly. He cites the 'Giant Potato Robot Saintess' statue in Busan as a terrifying precedent for such a fate. While some Undertakers are skeptical, a female Undertaker (a variant of Dang Seo-rin) proposes a solution: instead of fighting, they should compete in determining the 'best world' or 'best Undertaker,' with the losers committing suicide to preserve reality. This logic, rooted in Leibniz’s philosophy of the 'best of all possible worlds,' resonates with the regressors who fear becoming anomalies. The group accepts this, initiating a series of challenges to determine the superior variant. The narrator wins through strength, intellect, mental fortitude, luck, and historical knowledge. The final challenge is a game of Go against the last remaining female Undertaker variant. The narrator wins by half a point. Accepting defeat gracefully, the female Undertaker apologizes to her Dang Seo-rin and they embrace, kissing before their bodies dissolve, sparing the plane from total destruction but claiming their lives. As the remaining passengers depart, the plane lands on the Uyuni Salt Flats. The sunset reflects off the water, causing the remaining Dang Seo-rin variants to crumble into white salt instantly. The plane and seats also disintegrate. Only the narrator and the original Dang Seo-rin remain. The narrator explains that the salt flats acted as a 'Mirror World,' an anomaly that trapped them in a reflective loop. He declines to answer how they will return, noting only that it took three months to cross the Pacific Ocean on foot.
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Chapter 169
The chapter opens with the narrator, referred to as the 'Undertaker' or 'Oppa', confronting his partner, Ha-yul, who is aggressively ignoring him. Ha-yul’s silent treatment stems from anger over his three-month absence to the Uyuni Salt Flats, a trip that stretched far longer than planned due to being scammed by an anomaly airline. The narrator apologizes profusely, but Ha-yul remains turned away until he promises to visit Machu Picchu and Tenochtitlan together in the fall. This agreement pacifies her, though she warns him to help prepare for the upcoming 'monsoon,' a catastrophic weather event. The narrative then shifts to a tense emergency meeting at the National Road Management HQ in Busan. Attendees include Noh Do-hwa (Head of National Road Management), Yu Ji-won (Operations Manager), Dang Seo-rin (Guild Leader), Seo Gyu (SG Net Administrator), and Sim Ah-ryeon (Saintess of the East). The narrator presents photographic evidence of a monstrous 1,200-kilometer diameter typhoon composed entirely of water, warning that it poses an existential threat to the Korean Peninsula. While Do-hwa suggests evacuating Busan via the Inunaki Tunnel to Seoul, the narrator rejects this, explaining that the monsoon is a sentient anomaly that will not cease until it has wreaked havoc; thus, Busan must stand and fight to prevent the storm from shifting to other cities. To survive, the narrator devises a ritualistic plan based on the Biblical story of Noah’s Ark. He forces Do-hwa to adopt the name 'Noah,' claiming names hold power against anomalies. The plan requires a magical component, which is provided by Dang Seo-rin. Atop Geumjeongsan, Seo-rin uses her 'Cursed Song' to cause trees to uproot and gather, forming the structure of the ark. The narrator supervises, wearing a 'Safety First' helmet. To complete the ritual's efficacy, the narrator utilizes Ha-yul’s puppeteering abilities to control Mo Gwang-seo, who acts as 'God.' Mo Gwang-seo recites Genesis, commanding 'Noah' (Do-hwa) to build the ark. Despite her initial resistance and foul language, Do-hwa kneels and complies, binding the ritual. The narrator internally notes the absurdity of the situation but remains focused on the looming SSS-level monsoon heading toward Busan as summer begins.
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13:17
Chapter 169
The chapter opens with the narrator, referred to as the 'Undertaker' or 'Oppa', confronting his partner, Ha-yul, who is aggressively ignoring him. Ha-yul’s silent treatment stems from anger over his three-month absence to the Uyuni Salt Flats, a trip that stretched far longer than planned due to being scammed by an anomaly airline. The narrator apologizes profusely, but Ha-yul remains turned away until he promises to visit Machu Picchu and Tenochtitlan together in the fall. This agreement pacifies her, though she warns him to help prepare for the upcoming 'monsoon,' a catastrophic weather event. The narrative then shifts to a tense emergency meeting at the National Road Management HQ in Busan. Attendees include Noh Do-hwa (Head of National Road Management), Yu Ji-won (Operations Manager), Dang Seo-rin (Guild Leader), Seo Gyu (SG Net Administrator), and Sim Ah-ryeon (Saintess of the East). The narrator presents photographic evidence of a monstrous 1,200-kilometer diameter typhoon composed entirely of water, warning that it poses an existential threat to the Korean Peninsula. While Do-hwa suggests evacuating Busan via the Inunaki Tunnel to Seoul, the narrator rejects this, explaining that the monsoon is a sentient anomaly that will not cease until it has wreaked havoc; thus, Busan must stand and fight to prevent the storm from shifting to other cities. To survive, the narrator devises a ritualistic plan based on the Biblical story of Noah’s Ark. He forces Do-hwa to adopt the name 'Noah,' claiming names hold power against anomalies. The plan requires a magical component, which is provided by Dang Seo-rin. Atop Geumjeongsan, Seo-rin uses her 'Cursed Song' to cause trees to uproot and gather, forming the structure of the ark. The narrator supervises, wearing a 'Safety First' helmet. To complete the ritual's efficacy, the narrator utilizes Ha-yul’s puppeteering abilities to control Mo Gwang-seo, who acts as 'God.' Mo Gwang-seo recites Genesis, commanding 'Noah' (Do-hwa) to build the ark. Despite her initial resistance and foul language, Do-hwa kneels and complies, binding the ritual. The narrator internally notes the absurdity of the situation but remains focused on the looming SSS-level monsoon heading toward Busan as summer begins.
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Chapter 170
The protagonist, known as Mr. Undertaker, reflects on the historical 'Empty Island Policy' of the Joseon Dynasty, using it to justify the mandatory evacuation of Jeju Island’s population. Yu Ji-won executes this order, guiding refugees to safety despite some resistance, recognizing that the approaching 'super monsoon' poses an existential threat far exceeding a normal typhoon. Guild leaders Dang Seo-rin and Cheon Yo-hwa, along with SG Net administrator Seo Gyu, coordinate public announcements and digital warnings, including notices from the rare 'Admin' account, to prepare the populace. Despite these warnings, many citizens remain complacent, citing Japan’s defensive infrastructure or dismissing the event as a simple rainy season, while others flee to Daejeon using National Road Management emergency caravans. As the storm arrives, Jeju Island is visually consumed by a massive, 10-kilometer-high vortex of seawater. Undertaker instructs Saintess Jeong Ye-ji to guide the storm’s trajectory toward the arks using flight-magic scouts from the Samcheon World guild, ensuring the vessel can withstand the impact. Before the storm hits, Undertaker briefs his team on the ark’s survival protocols: they must continuously bail water to counteract the flooding and use Ha-yul’s doll-string telegraph system for communication, as digital and psychic networks will soon fail. The super monsoon makes landfall, and the raindrops transform into the character for 'rain,' accompanied by frog croaks. Communication fails, and the ark’s control room is instantly flooded. Panic ensues as the team members, particularly Lee Ha-yul, begin mutating into frogs—a symptom of the 'void poison'—within seconds. Undertaker shouts instructions to ignore the panic and start bailing water immediately. Following his command, the team resumes the bailing motion, which magically reduces the water level. Once the room is dry, they emerge with greenish, webbed skin that is slowly healing. Undertaker declares the situation not yet resolved, noting the ark is submerged in deadly void poison, and prepares to inspect the other sections with Ha-yul, following the echoing frog croaks through the corridors.
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10:52
Chapter 170
The protagonist, known as Mr. Undertaker, reflects on the historical 'Empty Island Policy' of the Joseon Dynasty, using it to justify the mandatory evacuation of Jeju Island’s population. Yu Ji-won executes this order, guiding refugees to safety despite some resistance, recognizing that the approaching 'super monsoon' poses an existential threat far exceeding a normal typhoon. Guild leaders Dang Seo-rin and Cheon Yo-hwa, along with SG Net administrator Seo Gyu, coordinate public announcements and digital warnings, including notices from the rare 'Admin' account, to prepare the populace. Despite these warnings, many citizens remain complacent, citing Japan’s defensive infrastructure or dismissing the event as a simple rainy season, while others flee to Daejeon using National Road Management emergency caravans. As the storm arrives, Jeju Island is visually consumed by a massive, 10-kilometer-high vortex of seawater. Undertaker instructs Saintess Jeong Ye-ji to guide the storm’s trajectory toward the arks using flight-magic scouts from the Samcheon World guild, ensuring the vessel can withstand the impact. Before the storm hits, Undertaker briefs his team on the ark’s survival protocols: they must continuously bail water to counteract the flooding and use Ha-yul’s doll-string telegraph system for communication, as digital and psychic networks will soon fail. The super monsoon makes landfall, and the raindrops transform into the character for 'rain,' accompanied by frog croaks. Communication fails, and the ark’s control room is instantly flooded. Panic ensues as the team members, particularly Lee Ha-yul, begin mutating into frogs—a symptom of the 'void poison'—within seconds. Undertaker shouts instructions to ignore the panic and start bailing water immediately. Following his command, the team resumes the bailing motion, which magically reduces the water level. Once the room is dry, they emerge with greenish, webbed skin that is slowly healing. Undertaker declares the situation not yet resolved, noting the ark is submerged in deadly void poison, and prepares to inspect the other sections with Ha-yul, following the echoing frog croaks through the corridors.
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Chapter 171
The narrator and Lee Ha-yul recover from a six-second involuntary transformation into frogs, a traumatic experience caused by void poison within the water of the submerged ark. Ha-yul expresses disgust at the sensation of frog skin, and the narrator warns her that the water contains parasitic bugs shaped like the rain character (雨) that enter through skin contact. He advises her to use her aura to dry off, which she does; the golden light burns the bugs, though Ha-yul notes the water seems to be crawling inside her as well. The narrator reinforces that scratching will cause blood to transform, and Ha-yul recalls a disturbing sense of nostalgia and euphoria during the transformation, which the narrator dismisses as entrancement. They proceed through calf-deep water, repairing broken puppet strings that serve as communication lines for the ark's systems. Ha-yul confirms signals are active in most isolation areas but notes silence from areas 13, 17, and 23. Upon entering area 13, they encounter a half-melted, frog-croaking zombie attacking from the darkness. Ha-yul uses her puppet strings to restrain and disintegrate the attacker into clear liquid. Inside the room, the water holds suspended clothes where people have vanished, leaving only frog croaks; the narrator concludes this area is lost and notes that area 4 is also a critical danger zone, planning to reduce isolation rooms in future cycles to mitigate risk. They move to other areas, finding area 25 has significant casualties but manageable mutations due to rapid response. However, a paladin from the Eastern Holy State remains partially transformed. The paladin begins a quiet, intense monologue about humans and nature being parasites on one another, suggesting that escaping the body is true freedom. The terrified survivors, cut off from constellations and the SG Net, react with panic and violence, throwing cans and bottles at the paladin, shouting for him to be killed to prevent infection. The narrator intervenes with a commanding presence, silencing the mob. He addresses the crowd, acknowledging their loss of divine support and the necessity of enduring solitude and isolation protocols under the command center's supervision. He designates the paladin as a contaminated individual requiring infirmary care, noting the man's origins in Pyongyang, and carries him out, leaving Ha-yul to follow. As they depart, the narrator observes the ark still fully submerged under endless rain, reflecting that this is only the first day of what is foretold to be a forty-day deluge.
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10:38
Chapter 171
The narrator and Lee Ha-yul recover from a six-second involuntary transformation into frogs, a traumatic experience caused by void poison within the water of the submerged ark. Ha-yul expresses disgust at the sensation of frog skin, and the narrator warns her that the water contains parasitic bugs shaped like the rain character (雨) that enter through skin contact. He advises her to use her aura to dry off, which she does; the golden light burns the bugs, though Ha-yul notes the water seems to be crawling inside her as well. The narrator reinforces that scratching will cause blood to transform, and Ha-yul recalls a disturbing sense of nostalgia and euphoria during the transformation, which the narrator dismisses as entrancement. They proceed through calf-deep water, repairing broken puppet strings that serve as communication lines for the ark's systems. Ha-yul confirms signals are active in most isolation areas but notes silence from areas 13, 17, and 23. Upon entering area 13, they encounter a half-melted, frog-croaking zombie attacking from the darkness. Ha-yul uses her puppet strings to restrain and disintegrate the attacker into clear liquid. Inside the room, the water holds suspended clothes where people have vanished, leaving only frog croaks; the narrator concludes this area is lost and notes that area 4 is also a critical danger zone, planning to reduce isolation rooms in future cycles to mitigate risk. They move to other areas, finding area 25 has significant casualties but manageable mutations due to rapid response. However, a paladin from the Eastern Holy State remains partially transformed. The paladin begins a quiet, intense monologue about humans and nature being parasites on one another, suggesting that escaping the body is true freedom. The terrified survivors, cut off from constellations and the SG Net, react with panic and violence, throwing cans and bottles at the paladin, shouting for him to be killed to prevent infection. The narrator intervenes with a commanding presence, silencing the mob. He addresses the crowd, acknowledging their loss of divine support and the necessity of enduring solitude and isolation protocols under the command center's supervision. He designates the paladin as a contaminated individual requiring infirmary care, noting the man's origins in Pyongyang, and carries him out, leaving Ha-yul to follow. As they depart, the narrator observes the ark still fully submerged under endless rain, reflecting that this is only the first day of what is foretold to be a forty-day deluge.
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Chapter 172
Four days into the voyage, the ark fleet drifts within a massive waterspout, the physical manifestation of a super monsoon anomaly. Jeong Ye-ji, aboard her own vessel, contacts mc_spoken (referred to as Mr. Undertaker) via telepathy. They discuss the stability of the arks and the monsoon’s behavior. Jeong Ye-ji questions if the monsoon is a recurring cycle, but mc_spoken explains it is a recent shift, theorizing that the Korean Peninsula acts as a 'drain' in the cosmic 'Bathtub Theory,' drawing in Outer Gods like Infinite Void and Infinite Metagame as other powers are eradicated. Their conversation is abruptly interrupted by violent turbulence. The ark fleet, caught in chaotic ocean currents and rapid altitude fluctuations, suffers severe stress. Veterans shout orders to buckle up and brace for impact as the hull tilts and plunges. Floodwaters inundate isolation areas, requiring survivors to bail water in unison, a task they have grown accustomed to over the past days. Healers led by Sim Ah-ryeon treat injuries ranging from altitude sickness to fractures caused by being thrown against bulkheads. Despite the chaos, there are no deaths. mc_spoken returns to the command center, where the survivors, including Noh Do-hwa (Noah), Lee Ha-yul, and Yu Ji-won, display signs of extreme exhaustion and stress. Noah, furious at mc_spoken’s return, throws a monkey wrench which he dodges. She complains about the dire conditions and the 36-day endurance plan. mc_spoken rejects the passive strategy, citing his previous success in stabilizing the situation in 31 days but proposing a more proactive, untested plan. He reveals his intention to locate the anomaly's 'eye of the storm' to end the monsoon. To achieve this, he transforms Lee Ha-yul into a hard, turtle-shell-like armor to protect himself during the dive. He explains that he will connect the 12 arks with puppet strings to form a spider-web radar system to scan for the core. Despite Noah’s skepticism and fear that the plan will fail, mc_spoken prepares for the dive, noting that he intends to be the first human to swim at an altitude of 8,000 meters. He opens the window, lets the seawater rush in (blocked by his aura), and dives into the storm, with Ha-yul drumming on his back, marking the start of a risky mission to neutralize the anomaly from within.
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11:59
Chapter 172
Four days into the voyage, the ark fleet drifts within a massive waterspout, the physical manifestation of a super monsoon anomaly. Jeong Ye-ji, aboard her own vessel, contacts mc_spoken (referred to as Mr. Undertaker) via telepathy. They discuss the stability of the arks and the monsoon’s behavior. Jeong Ye-ji questions if the monsoon is a recurring cycle, but mc_spoken explains it is a recent shift, theorizing that the Korean Peninsula acts as a 'drain' in the cosmic 'Bathtub Theory,' drawing in Outer Gods like Infinite Void and Infinite Metagame as other powers are eradicated. Their conversation is abruptly interrupted by violent turbulence. The ark fleet, caught in chaotic ocean currents and rapid altitude fluctuations, suffers severe stress. Veterans shout orders to buckle up and brace for impact as the hull tilts and plunges. Floodwaters inundate isolation areas, requiring survivors to bail water in unison, a task they have grown accustomed to over the past days. Healers led by Sim Ah-ryeon treat injuries ranging from altitude sickness to fractures caused by being thrown against bulkheads. Despite the chaos, there are no deaths. mc_spoken returns to the command center, where the survivors, including Noh Do-hwa (Noah), Lee Ha-yul, and Yu Ji-won, display signs of extreme exhaustion and stress. Noah, furious at mc_spoken’s return, throws a monkey wrench which he dodges. She complains about the dire conditions and the 36-day endurance plan. mc_spoken rejects the passive strategy, citing his previous success in stabilizing the situation in 31 days but proposing a more proactive, untested plan. He reveals his intention to locate the anomaly's 'eye of the storm' to end the monsoon. To achieve this, he transforms Lee Ha-yul into a hard, turtle-shell-like armor to protect himself during the dive. He explains that he will connect the 12 arks with puppet strings to form a spider-web radar system to scan for the core. Despite Noah’s skepticism and fear that the plan will fail, mc_spoken prepares for the dive, noting that he intends to be the first human to swim at an altitude of 8,000 meters. He opens the window, lets the seawater rush in (blocked by his aura), and dives into the storm, with Ha-yul drumming on his back, marking the start of a risky mission to neutralize the anomaly from within.
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Chapter 173
Undertaker and Lee Ha-yul dive into the toxic depths of the super monsoon void, a substance more hazardous than a nuclear reactor pool. Ha-yul, equipped with Noah Workshop gear and goggles, struggles initially but adapts quickly under Undertaker’s harsh instruction. He uses psychological anchors—reminding her of her late mother and the maid doll she carries—to help her ward off void contamination that dissolves flesh. Ha-yul’s fingers turn pale, but she survives, proving her resilience. During the dive, they witness prehistoric anomalies, including transparent, bus-sized Megalodons and Leviathans, swimming in eerie silence. Ha-yul expresses awe at the beauty of the deep, communicating through Morse code squeezes on Undertaker’s neck. Their primary mission is to connect twelve arks using puppet strings stretched from bow to bow, a 'Chain-Link Strategy' inspired by historical tactics to trap the storm. The process is grueling, taking nine days, with constant threats from ancient sharks and whales. Undertaker defends them using divine power manifested through his cane sword, destroying unholy creatures. Upon connecting all arks, they observe a breathtaking crimson sunset reflecting off the strings, highlighting the brutal beauty of the void. On their return to Ark No. 1, they meet Noah, who notes Ha-yul’s clinging behavior and their apparent closeness. Despite the mission's success in securing the arks, Noah reveals a crisis: a stowaway has appeared on Ark No. 1, seemingly materializing from nowhere. The individual voluntarily entered isolation area 13, a submerged, bloody room. Undertaker investigates and finds Go Yuri kneeling calmly in the water. She greets him cheerfully, and the chapter ends with Undertaker trembling in fear, recognizing her presence as an overwhelming, bear-like threat.
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10:50
Chapter 173
Undertaker and Lee Ha-yul dive into the toxic depths of the super monsoon void, a substance more hazardous than a nuclear reactor pool. Ha-yul, equipped with Noah Workshop gear and goggles, struggles initially but adapts quickly under Undertaker’s harsh instruction. He uses psychological anchors—reminding her of her late mother and the maid doll she carries—to help her ward off void contamination that dissolves flesh. Ha-yul’s fingers turn pale, but she survives, proving her resilience. During the dive, they witness prehistoric anomalies, including transparent, bus-sized Megalodons and Leviathans, swimming in eerie silence. Ha-yul expresses awe at the beauty of the deep, communicating through Morse code squeezes on Undertaker’s neck. Their primary mission is to connect twelve arks using puppet strings stretched from bow to bow, a 'Chain-Link Strategy' inspired by historical tactics to trap the storm. The process is grueling, taking nine days, with constant threats from ancient sharks and whales. Undertaker defends them using divine power manifested through his cane sword, destroying unholy creatures. Upon connecting all arks, they observe a breathtaking crimson sunset reflecting off the strings, highlighting the brutal beauty of the void. On their return to Ark No. 1, they meet Noah, who notes Ha-yul’s clinging behavior and their apparent closeness. Despite the mission's success in securing the arks, Noah reveals a crisis: a stowaway has appeared on Ark No. 1, seemingly materializing from nowhere. The individual voluntarily entered isolation area 13, a submerged, bloody room. Undertaker investigates and finds Go Yuri kneeling calmly in the water. She greets him cheerfully, and the chapter ends with Undertaker trembling in fear, recognizing her presence as an overwhelming, bear-like threat.
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Chapter 174
The narrator, operating under the alias 'Undertaker' while internally panicking about the presence of the real Go Yuri, engages in a tense verbal spar with her. Go Yuri claims to have woken up in Busan unexpectedly, and despite the narrator's suspicion that her memories are compromised by Go Yuri's brainwashing, he allows her to join the 'Typhoon Hunt' operation after she cleverly leverages the absurdity of the timeline anomalies as common ground. The operation involves a 12-ark fleet linked by puppet strings controlled by Lee Ha-yul, with Yu Ji-won managing the Awakeners via a Mini-Map. Go Yuri requests to hunt the dragon (the super monsoon) alongside them. To prepare for the storm, Dang Seo-rin casts 'Sense Amplification' on the narrator, heightening his senses to detect the massive physical forces of the typhoon. Yu Ji-won then severs the narrator's ten fingers. Using prosthetics created by Noh Do-hwa and healing provided by Sim Ah-ryeon, the narrator connects these prosthetic fingers to the puppet strings. This grants him 'man-ship unity,' allowing him to sense and control the movements of all twelve arks through the currents. While the narrator experiences a surge of omnipotence controlling the fleet, Go Yuri watches with an unnerving, silent smile. The team, including Dang Seo-rin who prepares to sing to stabilize the archmagic, rallies behind the narrator's successful integration with the arks, declaring their intent to hunt the typhoon and end the summer.
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10:51
Chapter 174
The narrator, operating under the alias 'Undertaker' while internally panicking about the presence of the real Go Yuri, engages in a tense verbal spar with her. Go Yuri claims to have woken up in Busan unexpectedly, and despite the narrator's suspicion that her memories are compromised by Go Yuri's brainwashing, he allows her to join the 'Typhoon Hunt' operation after she cleverly leverages the absurdity of the timeline anomalies as common ground. The operation involves a 12-ark fleet linked by puppet strings controlled by Lee Ha-yul, with Yu Ji-won managing the Awakeners via a Mini-Map. Go Yuri requests to hunt the dragon (the super monsoon) alongside them. To prepare for the storm, Dang Seo-rin casts 'Sense Amplification' on the narrator, heightening his senses to detect the massive physical forces of the typhoon. Yu Ji-won then severs the narrator's ten fingers. Using prosthetics created by Noh Do-hwa and healing provided by Sim Ah-ryeon, the narrator connects these prosthetic fingers to the puppet strings. This grants him 'man-ship unity,' allowing him to sense and control the movements of all twelve arks through the currents. While the narrator experiences a surge of omnipotence controlling the fleet, Go Yuri watches with an unnerving, silent smile. The team, including Dang Seo-rin who prepares to sing to stabilize the archmagic, rallies behind the narrator's successful integration with the arks, declaring their intent to hunt the typhoon and end the summer.
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Chapter 175
The MC maneuvers the twelve-ark fleet through the super monsoon, leveraging a potent aura to control the vessels like an orchestra conductor. Yu Ji-won attempts to flatter the MC for his piloting skills, but he coldly warns her to maintain distance, referencing a past incident where he cut off her fingers. The crew searches for the storm's core, enduring boredom and physical strain as they slice through marine life caught in the puppets. Go Yuri speaks cryptically, confirming the core is nearby and getting closer, while the crew observes her with fear based on the MC’s strict warning protocol. Suddenly, the arks veer violently after tangling with a massive entity in the puppet strings. The MC orders Lee Ha-yul to send Morse code and Dang Seo-rin to reinforce the strings with magic as the crew braces for impact. A colossal creature thrashes against the bindings, its power immense. The MC realizes the entity is a Leviathan, an ancient sea dragon mentioned in *Sifrei Emet*. He shouts to the crew that the super monsoon is not a weather phenomenon but the physical body of this dragon, explaining that the parasites causing infection are foreign substances being digested by the creature. Simultaneously, communication with the Saintess and the Undertaker is restored via telepathy. The Saintess reports in shock that the typhoon has transformed into a dragon shape and is wrapping around the arks. The water surrounding them clears, revealing they have been lifted from the sea into the sky as the Leviathan ascends to 5,000 meters, carrying the arks with it.
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8:34
Chapter 175
The MC maneuvers the twelve-ark fleet through the super monsoon, leveraging a potent aura to control the vessels like an orchestra conductor. Yu Ji-won attempts to flatter the MC for his piloting skills, but he coldly warns her to maintain distance, referencing a past incident where he cut off her fingers. The crew searches for the storm's core, enduring boredom and physical strain as they slice through marine life caught in the puppets. Go Yuri speaks cryptically, confirming the core is nearby and getting closer, while the crew observes her with fear based on the MC’s strict warning protocol. Suddenly, the arks veer violently after tangling with a massive entity in the puppet strings. The MC orders Lee Ha-yul to send Morse code and Dang Seo-rin to reinforce the strings with magic as the crew braces for impact. A colossal creature thrashes against the bindings, its power immense. The MC realizes the entity is a Leviathan, an ancient sea dragon mentioned in *Sifrei Emet*. He shouts to the crew that the super monsoon is not a weather phenomenon but the physical body of this dragon, explaining that the parasites causing infection are foreign substances being digested by the creature. Simultaneously, communication with the Saintess and the Undertaker is restored via telepathy. The Saintess reports in shock that the typhoon has transformed into a dragon shape and is wrapping around the arks. The water surrounding them clears, revealing they have been lifted from the sea into the sky as the Leviathan ascends to 5,000 meters, carrying the arks with it.
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176
Chapter 176
The narrative opens in the Ark command center amidst chaos as Leviathan’s gravitational impact causes widespread injury, including Seo Gyu being crushed. Lee Ha-yul, speaking through her maid doll, reports that the citizens are suffering from the physical strain, prompting the narrator to summon his aura to reinforce the ship. Recognizing his aura reserves are depleting rapidly and insufficient to protect all sixty thousand passengers, he begins distributing the aura supplied by Awakeners from the twelve arks. Many unawakened passengers have already fainted due to the G-forces. The mythical storm dragon, Leviathan, dives toward the sea surface, causing the Ark to plummet. To mitigate the catastrophic shock of re-entry, the narrator distributes the remaining aura to reinforce the hull.
As the Ark slams into the water, half of the Awakeners on board are knocked unconscious by the impact. Sim Ah-ryeon and Dang Seo-rin also lose consciousness, though the narrator endures the strain. Dang Seo-rin plays an unplanned fifth verse of her cursed song, which reinforces the Ark’s structural integrity, easing the burden on the narrator’s aura. Immediately after, water floods the command center. Lee Ha-yul attempts to bail water manually but struggles. Go Yuri intervenes, grabbing Ha-yul’s hand to help scoop the water, a gesture Ha-yul reluctantly accepts as the narrator nods in approval, needing all available hands.
The narrator communicates with Jeong Ye-ji, who confirms that water levels in other isolation areas are stabilizing and there are no drowning casualties, though some suffer from water bug contamination. Suddenly, Leviathan lets out a roar infused with aura, aimed at the desperate Awakeners. The narrator recognizes the voice as Cheon Yo-hwa. Jeong Ye-ji reveals she had contacted Cheon Yo-hwa for reinforcements, falsely claiming it was the narrator’s request. Cheon Yo-hwa, the Necromancer and former basketball ace, arrives with Baekhwa High Guild members. They execute a brutal tactic: Samcheon World Guild members fly low to draw Leviathan’s attention, while Baekhwa High members drop from thousands of meters high, using themselves as human missiles to strike the dragon. The impacts are massive, forcing Leviathan back into the sea.
Cheon Yo-hwa calls for immediate action. The narrator opens the hatch to view the battlefield. He discovers that Cheon Yo-hwa had leaped from the sky and stabbed directly into Leviathan’s eye, burying herself halfway into the wound while furiously attacking the monster. Leviathan goes berserk, thrashing and causing tsunamis that batter Busan. The National Road Management headquarters sways dangerously. Despite the destruction, the narrator notes darkly that this saves on city redevelopment costs, anticipating satisfaction from Noah. The chapter ends with Leviathan thrashing violently around the eye-wounded Cheon Yo-hwa and the Ark.
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Chapter 176
The narrative opens in the Ark command center amidst chaos as Leviathan’s gravitational impact causes widespread injury, including Seo Gyu being crushed. Lee Ha-yul, speaking through her maid doll, reports that the citizens are suffering from the physical strain, prompting the narrator to summon his aura to reinforce the ship. Recognizing his aura reserves are depleting rapidly and insufficient to protect all sixty thousand passengers, he begins distributing the aura supplied by Awakeners from the twelve arks. Many unawakened passengers have already fainted due to the G-forces. The mythical storm dragon, Leviathan, dives toward the sea surface, causing the Ark to plummet. To mitigate the catastrophic shock of re-entry, the narrator distributes the remaining aura to reinforce the hull.
As the Ark slams into the water, half of the Awakeners on board are knocked unconscious by the impact. Sim Ah-ryeon and Dang Seo-rin also lose consciousness, though the narrator endures the strain. Dang Seo-rin plays an unplanned fifth verse of her cursed song, which reinforces the Ark’s structural integrity, easing the burden on the narrator’s aura. Immediately after, water floods the command center. Lee Ha-yul attempts to bail water manually but struggles. Go Yuri intervenes, grabbing Ha-yul’s hand to help scoop the water, a gesture Ha-yul reluctantly accepts as the narrator nods in approval, needing all available hands.
The narrator communicates with Jeong Ye-ji, who confirms that water levels in other isolation areas are stabilizing and there are no drowning casualties, though some suffer from water bug contamination. Suddenly, Leviathan lets out a roar infused with aura, aimed at the desperate Awakeners. The narrator recognizes the voice as Cheon Yo-hwa. Jeong Ye-ji reveals she had contacted Cheon Yo-hwa for reinforcements, falsely claiming it was the narrator’s request. Cheon Yo-hwa, the Necromancer and former basketball ace, arrives with Baekhwa High Guild members. They execute a brutal tactic: Samcheon World Guild members fly low to draw Leviathan’s attention, while Baekhwa High members drop from thousands of meters high, using themselves as human missiles to strike the dragon. The impacts are massive, forcing Leviathan back into the sea.
Cheon Yo-hwa calls for immediate action. The narrator opens the hatch to view the battlefield. He discovers that Cheon Yo-hwa had leaped from the sky and stabbed directly into Leviathan’s eye, burying herself halfway into the wound while furiously attacking the monster. Leviathan goes berserk, thrashing and causing tsunamis that batter Busan. The National Road Management headquarters sways dangerously. Despite the destruction, the narrator notes darkly that this saves on city redevelopment costs, anticipating satisfaction from Noah. The chapter ends with Leviathan thrashing violently around the eye-wounded Cheon Yo-hwa and the Ark.
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Chapter 177
In the midst of a chaotic battle against the colossal sea dragon Leviathan, Cheon Yo-hwa is pulled into its eye by millions of water-shaped bugs. The Undertaker (mc_spoken) attempts to rescue her but finds her body stuck in a crevice filled with these bugs. Yo-hwa pleads for the release of Infinite Void's seal to gain power, but the Undertaker refuses, fearing Infinite Void will take over her body and manipulate others, as happened in a previous cycle. He recalls how Yo-hwa’s fingers turned into bugs and feels a premonition linking the keywords 'eye,' 'bug,' and 'mosquito.' The Undertaker uses his dark aura to burn the bugs, but they regenerate instantly. Just as he considers sacrificing his aura to save her, time freezes. Footsteps approach, and Go Yuri appears, whispering that Leviathan is a dragon. The world resumes, and the Undertaker realizes the truth: like in the legend of the painter who left dragon eyes blank to keep them from flying, Leviathan’s eyes are the seals keeping it earthbound. Without sight, a dragon cannot recognize itself or its surroundings. He commands Jeong Ye-ji to read Kafka’s *The Metamorphosis* to Yo-hwa, instructing her to repeat every word. The Undertaker uses his aura to blindfold Leviathan’s eyes. As Yo-hwa reads the story of Gregor Samsa transforming into an insect, the Undertaker reasons that since Leviathan treats humans as parasites (like the bug in the Saintess’s eye that turned her into a potato), Leviathan itself must transform into a bug when a 'parasite' enters its eye. The synchronized voices of Yo-hwa and Jeong Ye-ji complete the incantation, and as the word 'insect' is spoken, the world shakes, marking the completion of the ritual.
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Chapter 177
In the midst of a chaotic battle against the colossal sea dragon Leviathan, Cheon Yo-hwa is pulled into its eye by millions of water-shaped bugs. The Undertaker (mc_spoken) attempts to rescue her but finds her body stuck in a crevice filled with these bugs. Yo-hwa pleads for the release of Infinite Void's seal to gain power, but the Undertaker refuses, fearing Infinite Void will take over her body and manipulate others, as happened in a previous cycle. He recalls how Yo-hwa’s fingers turned into bugs and feels a premonition linking the keywords 'eye,' 'bug,' and 'mosquito.' The Undertaker uses his dark aura to burn the bugs, but they regenerate instantly. Just as he considers sacrificing his aura to save her, time freezes. Footsteps approach, and Go Yuri appears, whispering that Leviathan is a dragon. The world resumes, and the Undertaker realizes the truth: like in the legend of the painter who left dragon eyes blank to keep them from flying, Leviathan’s eyes are the seals keeping it earthbound. Without sight, a dragon cannot recognize itself or its surroundings. He commands Jeong Ye-ji to read Kafka’s *The Metamorphosis* to Yo-hwa, instructing her to repeat every word. The Undertaker uses his aura to blindfold Leviathan’s eyes. As Yo-hwa reads the story of Gregor Samsa transforming into an insect, the Undertaker reasons that since Leviathan treats humans as parasites (like the bug in the Saintess’s eye that turned her into a potato), Leviathan itself must transform into a bug when a 'parasite' enters its eye. The synchronized voices of Yo-hwa and Jeong Ye-ji complete the incantation, and as the word 'insect' is spoken, the world shakes, marking the completion of the ritual.
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Chapter 178
The narrator, known as the Undertaker, reflects on the linguistic history of using insects as insults to denote contempt, establishing the thematic metaphor of 'bugs' for those deemed insignificant. This philosophical musing precedes the climax of the battle against Leviathan, the Super Monsoon anomaly. Leviathan, a massive water-dragon entity, roars aggressively, but its sonic attack fails to harm the core fighters, Cheon Yo-hwa and the Undertaker. The turning point arrives when the Saintess and Cheon Yo-hwa begin reciting Franz Kafka’s *The Metamorphosis*. Cheon Yo-hwa encourages her teacher to read along, and the Saintess recites in German, mastering the language through years of study. This specific incantation targets the fundamental nature of Leviathan, causing the water bugs composing its body to scream and convulse. As the entity disintegrates, its scales, flesh, and organs rain down like a storm, creating a phenomenon described as the dragon’s hemorrhage. Frogs croak in celebration of the rain, which is actually the dissolving monster. The allied forces, including the Samcheon World guild and Baekhwa Girls’ High School members, cheer in victory, believing the anomaly defeated. Cheon Yo-hwa embraces the Undertaker, relieved to have survived.
However, the victory is illusory. In a frozen, private moment of time, Go Yuri approaches the dissolving Leviathan. She reminds the entity of a territorial agreement before it initiates Phase 3, transforming into Argos-like being covered in countless eyes. Leviathan roars, but Go Yuri silences it, commanding it to 'become one.' The entity melts into rain, dead. Go Yuri notices the Undertaker watching, smiles, and promises not to touch him, respecting his territory. When time resumes, the rain falls, and everyone perceives only the final phase's defeat, unaware of the entity’s true death or Go Yuri’s involvement. The Undertaker hides his knowledge, patting Cheon Yo-hwa’s back and accepting praise for their victory.
In the epilogue, the Undertaker prepares for the next cycle, renaming Noh Do-hwa’s ark to 'Noah' and reinforcing defenses. He expects the Super Monsoon to return, but it never does. Busan remains safe, and no typhoons form. Suspicious, the Undertaker investigates and learns from the Saintess that a 'pink entity'—Go Yuri—has been appearing off Haeundae Beach every summer. She is seen playfully splashing in the water, singing nursery rhymes, and building sandcastles. The Undertaker decides to leave her alone, recalling a warning not to 'poke a sleeping tiger.' Upon visiting the beach later, he finds her playful scribbles and, upon diving, discovers the character for 'tiger' (虎) inscribed repeatedly on the seabed, untouched by the waves. As he observes this, a wave washes the letters away, leaving only Go Yuri’s playful message. The chapter concludes with the arrival of autumn.
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17:06
Chapter 178
The narrator, known as the Undertaker, reflects on the linguistic history of using insects as insults to denote contempt, establishing the thematic metaphor of 'bugs' for those deemed insignificant. This philosophical musing precedes the climax of the battle against Leviathan, the Super Monsoon anomaly. Leviathan, a massive water-dragon entity, roars aggressively, but its sonic attack fails to harm the core fighters, Cheon Yo-hwa and the Undertaker. The turning point arrives when the Saintess and Cheon Yo-hwa begin reciting Franz Kafka’s *The Metamorphosis*. Cheon Yo-hwa encourages her teacher to read along, and the Saintess recites in German, mastering the language through years of study. This specific incantation targets the fundamental nature of Leviathan, causing the water bugs composing its body to scream and convulse. As the entity disintegrates, its scales, flesh, and organs rain down like a storm, creating a phenomenon described as the dragon’s hemorrhage. Frogs croak in celebration of the rain, which is actually the dissolving monster. The allied forces, including the Samcheon World guild and Baekhwa Girls’ High School members, cheer in victory, believing the anomaly defeated. Cheon Yo-hwa embraces the Undertaker, relieved to have survived.
However, the victory is illusory. In a frozen, private moment of time, Go Yuri approaches the dissolving Leviathan. She reminds the entity of a territorial agreement before it initiates Phase 3, transforming into Argos-like being covered in countless eyes. Leviathan roars, but Go Yuri silences it, commanding it to 'become one.' The entity melts into rain, dead. Go Yuri notices the Undertaker watching, smiles, and promises not to touch him, respecting his territory. When time resumes, the rain falls, and everyone perceives only the final phase's defeat, unaware of the entity’s true death or Go Yuri’s involvement. The Undertaker hides his knowledge, patting Cheon Yo-hwa’s back and accepting praise for their victory.
In the epilogue, the Undertaker prepares for the next cycle, renaming Noh Do-hwa’s ark to 'Noah' and reinforcing defenses. He expects the Super Monsoon to return, but it never does. Busan remains safe, and no typhoons form. Suspicious, the Undertaker investigates and learns from the Saintess that a 'pink entity'—Go Yuri—has been appearing off Haeundae Beach every summer. She is seen playfully splashing in the water, singing nursery rhymes, and building sandcastles. The Undertaker decides to leave her alone, recalling a warning not to 'poke a sleeping tiger.' Upon visiting the beach later, he finds her playful scribbles and, upon diving, discovers the character for 'tiger' (虎) inscribed repeatedly on the seabed, untouched by the waves. As he observes this, a wave washes the letters away, leaving only Go Yuri’s playful message. The chapter concludes with the arrival of autumn.
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179
Chapter 179
The Undertaker narrates from the perspective of Cycle 239, a time when he had not yet crossed the Pacific or encountered the Super Monsoon anomaly. He reflects on the dangers of electronic devices in the Void, noting that they are contaminated and can cause heart attacks, which necessitates manual vital sign monitoring. The narrative shifts to an emergency at the National Road Management Corps headquarters, where Noh Do-hwa, the Corps Leader, is confronted by a patient who has lost his heart, all four limbs, and suffered severe trauma. The patient, identified later as Ah Reum, had killed the heart of the 'Code of Hammurabi' anomaly near Gimhae in exchange for his own life. With the help of the Undertaker, who maintains the patient's circulation through aura, Noh Do-hwa performs a complex surgery to implant an artificial heart. After successfully stabilizing the patient and gradually reducing the aura support, Ah Reum regains consciousness and thanks them before leaving. One month later, Ah Reum returns, having lost his left brain and other limbs after another encounter with a Basilisk. Despite Noh Do-hwa’s exhaustion and complaints about workload, she agrees to operate, replacing the lost brain hemisphere. Two months after that, Ah Reum returns once more, this time with his right brain missing. Noh Do-hwa reluctantly agrees to the unprecedented procedure of replacing both hemispheres with prosthetics. The surgery is successful, and Ah Reum wakes up, confirming his identity as Ah Reum. However, when the Undertaker questions the philosophical continuity of his identity, Ah Reum begins to suffer a dissociative episode, questioning his own existence across time. This moment marks the birth of a new anomaly in the world.
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Chapter 179
The Undertaker narrates from the perspective of Cycle 239, a time when he had not yet crossed the Pacific or encountered the Super Monsoon anomaly. He reflects on the dangers of electronic devices in the Void, noting that they are contaminated and can cause heart attacks, which necessitates manual vital sign monitoring. The narrative shifts to an emergency at the National Road Management Corps headquarters, where Noh Do-hwa, the Corps Leader, is confronted by a patient who has lost his heart, all four limbs, and suffered severe trauma. The patient, identified later as Ah Reum, had killed the heart of the 'Code of Hammurabi' anomaly near Gimhae in exchange for his own life. With the help of the Undertaker, who maintains the patient's circulation through aura, Noh Do-hwa performs a complex surgery to implant an artificial heart. After successfully stabilizing the patient and gradually reducing the aura support, Ah Reum regains consciousness and thanks them before leaving. One month later, Ah Reum returns, having lost his left brain and other limbs after another encounter with a Basilisk. Despite Noh Do-hwa’s exhaustion and complaints about workload, she agrees to operate, replacing the lost brain hemisphere. Two months after that, Ah Reum returns once more, this time with his right brain missing. Noh Do-hwa reluctantly agrees to the unprecedented procedure of replacing both hemispheres with prosthetics. The surgery is successful, and Ah Reum wakes up, confirming his identity as Ah Reum. However, when the Undertaker questions the philosophical continuity of his identity, Ah Reum begins to suffer a dissociative episode, questioning his own existence across time. This moment marks the birth of a new anomaly in the world.
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Chapter 180
The chapter details the creation and rapid escalation of the 'Theseus's Ship' anomaly, triggered when Patient A's brain was replaced with artificial components. Noh Do-hwa explains the philosophical paradox of identity to an unnamed observer, noting that Patient A, now named Ah Reum, suffers from an existential crisis regarding his own essence. The anomaly begins by infecting the concept of 'ship,' causing Awakeners exploring the Void near water to experience mental breakdowns and faint within minutes of boarding vessels. The observer, identified as Mr. Undertaker, investigates the incident near Gimhae and realizes the anomaly is expanding its conceptual reach. To prevent further spread, Undertaker contacts the Saintess, Jeong Ye-ji, who orders the immediate physical destruction of the isolated anomaly, 'Ah Reum.' Despite agreeing that the containment was necessary, Undertaker reassures Noh Do-hwa that the anomaly's emergence was inevitable and not her fault. Following the destruction, the threat does not end; the infection has already spread to the SG Net digital infrastructure. The Saintess reports that the site administrator, Seo Gyu, has been infected, likely serving as the vector for the digital contamination. Consequently, the Saintess enacts an emergency protocol, banning all Awakeners from SG Net under the guise of a Constellation directive. Awakeners begin receiving urgent warnings to avoid ships, water, and images resembling ships. Meanwhile, a patient infected prior to destruction escapes his room, exhibiting superhuman strength while chanting about fixing a 'ship' to save existence. Undertaker subdues the patient, noting the disturbing sight of self-inflicted finger amputations with scissors. The chapter concludes with Undertaker ordering the assembly of the National Road Management Corps and requesting cooperation from Dang Seo-rin and Cheon Yo-hwa, as the anomaly’s spread to broader concepts looms as an imminent disaster.
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11:58
Chapter 180
The chapter details the creation and rapid escalation of the 'Theseus's Ship' anomaly, triggered when Patient A's brain was replaced with artificial components. Noh Do-hwa explains the philosophical paradox of identity to an unnamed observer, noting that Patient A, now named Ah Reum, suffers from an existential crisis regarding his own essence. The anomaly begins by infecting the concept of 'ship,' causing Awakeners exploring the Void near water to experience mental breakdowns and faint within minutes of boarding vessels. The observer, identified as Mr. Undertaker, investigates the incident near Gimhae and realizes the anomaly is expanding its conceptual reach. To prevent further spread, Undertaker contacts the Saintess, Jeong Ye-ji, who orders the immediate physical destruction of the isolated anomaly, 'Ah Reum.' Despite agreeing that the containment was necessary, Undertaker reassures Noh Do-hwa that the anomaly's emergence was inevitable and not her fault. Following the destruction, the threat does not end; the infection has already spread to the SG Net digital infrastructure. The Saintess reports that the site administrator, Seo Gyu, has been infected, likely serving as the vector for the digital contamination. Consequently, the Saintess enacts an emergency protocol, banning all Awakeners from SG Net under the guise of a Constellation directive. Awakeners begin receiving urgent warnings to avoid ships, water, and images resembling ships. Meanwhile, a patient infected prior to destruction escapes his room, exhibiting superhuman strength while chanting about fixing a 'ship' to save existence. Undertaker subdues the patient, noting the disturbing sight of self-inflicted finger amputations with scissors. The chapter concludes with Undertaker ordering the assembly of the National Road Management Corps and requesting cooperation from Dang Seo-rin and Cheon Yo-hwa, as the anomaly’s spread to broader concepts looms as an imminent disaster.
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