Player Who Returned 10,000 Years Later

Player Who Returned 10,000 Years Later

Gathering Seeds of Sundering

 

“What's that?” Kang Woo asked in surprise as he read the system notification.

When he pulled out some Magi and Man Ma Jeong from Krishalas, he received this message.

“Hundredths appeared…”

He had never seen this before.

“Is it because of Krishalas?”

He did not expect to get a whole unit for killing Krishalas alone.
Having received the blessing of Gaia, his Magi increased to 122 units, and now it has become difficult to improve it.

Well, it's better than nothing.

Even though it was a trivial number, he still gained some power.
And besides, having found a new source of strength, namely the Seed of Sundering, there was no reason to rush.

“And as for ‘Soul Maker’…”

[The object you selected is not a demon]

As I thought, it won't work.

Anyway, Krishalas wasn't a demon.
And so, naturally, he couldn’t use the Soul Maker ability on him.”

“So I need to catch demons.”

The souls were necessary to create the Devil’s essence.

“Firstly…” Kang Woo continued to think.

Right now, it's not so important to get an instant boost.

He took out a transparent crystal ball from his coat.

“Hello, can you hear me?”

“Yes, speak,” came the voice of Gaia. 

“How is the assignment going?”

“Daegu problem solved.”

“You weren't hurt? If something is wrong, then come to the shrine…”

“No,” Kang Woo interrupted Gaia, who was worried about him.

He's not hurt anyway, so there's no point in continuing this topic.

“I learned helpful information.”

“What?”

Kang Woo shared everything he had learned about the Seed of the Sundering and that the Masters are creating massive Sunderings worldwide.
And also that it is worth attracting all available forces and trying to prevent them from carrying out the plan.

There was silence, and after a while, Gaia continued in a heavy voice:

“Understood.
I will immediately pass this information on to all Guardians, and we will direct all our efforts to destroy the Seeds of Sundering.”

“No, they can’t be destroyed.”

“What…?”

Kang Woo sincerely continued “They should not be destroyed, but collected and placed in one place.”

“Collected?”

“Yes.”

“But if you do that, then the Schisms will continue…”

“No, don't worry about it.
If you pull the Seed out of the ground, it stops working.”

“Ah, it’s clear…” Gaia said uncertainly, not yet understanding what Kang Woo was getting at.
“But why collect them? We don't have much information about them, wouldn't it be better to just destroy the Seeds?”

“If we are going to destroy this particular plan of theirs, then it would be better to do so,” Kang Woo did not hesitate.

It was one of his idiosyncrasies to force people to do as he wished.

“In that case…”

“But you need to look ahead.
If we just clean up after them, we will not solve the problem.”

“Yes? …”

“Have you ever tried to understand the underlying motive of their actions?”

“Certainly.
But it turned out to be not so easy, and we did not achieve much success.”

“That’s what samples are for, to conduct research.
And the more of them, the better.
They quietly do what they want, as they know enough about us, the Players, and the world.
This means that we need to start accumulating information and physical objects.

“Ahh,” Gaia drawled, and in a severe tone full of a sense of duty, she continued: “Sorry, I didn’t think of it myself.
I didn't know you were so interested in the demons.”

“Haha.
Frankly, this is all my selfishness.
I want  to learn more about them in order to survive.”

“No, that's not selfishness,” Gaia said firmly.
“Each of us is trying to protect ourselves; otherwise, we would all just die.
But you are doing this not only to protect yourself but also to protect your loved ones.
Abandoning fear and rushing into battle.
Such a sincere desire indeed cannot be called selfishness.

Hearing this, Kang Woo lightly laughed.

“Haha, I’m embarrassed now… Please don’t make me blush.”

“Oh, don't depreciate yourself.
As you said, we will not destroy the Seeds of Sundering but will start collecting them instead.”

“Thank you.”

“No, on the contrary, I am grateful to you.
We will do our best to collect as many Sunder Seeds as possible.”

The connection was interrupted.
Kang Woo's lips strectched into a slight smile.

 

“Yes, collect them don’t destroy them.”

Try to understand how the demons think? Nonsense.
Even with one of Kang Woo's Powers, it failed.
Even he, once the ruler of the Nine Thousand Circle of Hell, couldn’t understand the thought process of the head of the Masters.

“You can't ruin everything.”

Of course, Kang Woo was not going to leave things as they were, but he would not completely destroy their plan either.
The demons were precious meats and bread that fed Kang Woo’s appetite.

“It is impolite to refuse treats.”

Kang Woo, thinking about it, licked his lips and walked out of the Gate.
Echidna and Vaal Hazak, dealing with other demons, followed him.

“Echidna, Vaal Hazak, a couple more Gates are in the area.
Check if they have a black cross-like these.
If they do,notify me.

“Okay, Kang Woo.”

”Order received.”

His subordinates followed his instructions.
After leaving the Gate, Kang Woo turned on his phone.

“I already called Gaia.”

Now it's time to call others, in charge of their own.
He was going to call Yeong Joo, Seo Yeon, and Jang Hyun Jae.
After explaining the situation to them, he asked them to help collect the seeds.

“We have dealt with China and Korea.”

Japan remains.

Kang Woo took out Yuri Kurosaki's business card.

“Even though I don't know why she's so good to me.”

But it would be foolish not to use a business card in such a situation.

“Yes, Kang Woo?”

“Why did she answer so quickly?”

She picked up the phone before it could even ring.

“Hello, Kurosaki Yuuri.
This is the first time we've talked on the phone like this…”

“Yes,” she answered a little coldly.

She seemed to think it was a problem.

I've been very busy lately, sorry for not calling earlier.

“Nothing wrong.
You must have had your reasons.” Her voice sounded a little softer this time.

“I’m calling because…”

Kang Woo described the situation with the Sunder Seeds.

“How could this happen? ..
Good.
We will make every effort on our part.”

“I'm counting on you.”

“Ah, I'd like to know something, do you mind?”

“Of course.”

“Do you know who the demons worship as their leader? We did an investigation but couldn't find anything.”

“Hmm…”

Unexpected question.
But Kang Woo had an answer:

“They follow Satan.”

The demon from the prophecy is Satan.

“It's better if it's not just the Guardians who know about it.”

He has already talked about Satan to his inner circle, namely Seo Yeon and Yeon Joo.
The more people believe that Satan is to blame for everything, the less suspicion will fall on him.

“Satan, you say?” She said as if she didn't like the answer at all.

Although Kang Woo was surprised by her reaction, he answered confidently, 

“Yes, they follow Satan.”

“That's how it is… I see.”

“Please call me after collecting the Seeds.

“Okay, let's do that.”

“Thank you,” Kang Woo said and was about to hang up.

But suddenly…

“By the way, I thought about it, and I had one more question.
Can I ask him?”

“Certainly.”

“My question is personal and has nothing to do with what is happening …
Have you by any chance heard the legend of Cthulhu?”

“The legend of what…?”

A question that Kang Woo felt was from left field.
He even hesitated.

“She's talking about that creature with a bunch of tentacles?”

He was a little interested in this subject, he had heard about it before.

“Yes, I do.
But why are you asking?”

“I can attract divine powers.
That is why I study a lot of literature related to legends.
And I would like to know your opinion regarding one of these legends.”

“Oh, good.”

Kang Woo remembered her ability to borrow the powers of the gods.

‘And to be more precise, the forces of celestial beings.’

Kang Woo thought that he would need to study her ability better one day.

“So there was a world where the Gods of legends lived.”

And if you listen to Gaia, then the likelihood that such a world exists becomes even higher.

“The legend of Cthulhu…”

Kang Woo, having made a decision, said:

“Interesting… Can you borrow his powers too?”

“No, my ability is only limited to Japanese gods.

“Ah, got it.”

A situation in which Kang Woo has to say either “What a pity…” or “Thank God!”.

‘Definitely 'Thank God!”’

He definitely didn't want to see someone with tentacles.

“Thank you.
Well, let's get in touch.”

“Ah, yes.”

It seemed to him that Kurosaki's last sentence was muttered by her unwillingly.
He looked at the phone in surprise.

“It's hard to understand this woman.”

Kang Woo thought about it when he received a gift from her, and then when she asked a strange question.

“Well, it doesn't matter”.

Strange or not, he didn’t care, as long as it doesn’t interfere with his affairs.
Now he needs to focus the Seeds of Sundering scattered around the world.

“The games in play.”

Kang Woo smiled widely.
There’s only one thing to do.

“Time to watch from the sidelines.”