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nTL: Hanguk

n“Sejun can handle it well, right?”

nAileen was thinking about Sejun, who had gone to the 67th floor of the tower.

nThe Red Locust did worry her, but

n“The other animals will protect Sejun well.”

nSince other animals had also gone with him, Aileen wasn’t overly worried.

nThen,

nThe population of the Red Locust on the 67th floor of the tower has exceeded 7 billion.

nThe Red Locust on the 67th floor of the tower has met the conditions for evolution.

nThe Red Locust on the 67th floor of the tower evolves into Purple Locust.

n“What?! Purple Locust?”

nAileen was taken aback upon seeing the new alert.

nAnd then,

n“Grandpa!”

nShe hurriedly called Kaiser.

n-Oh! Aileen! Finally, do you want to have a conversation with your grandpa?

n“Grandpa! The Red Locust on the 67th floor of the tower has evolved into Purple Locust! What about our Sejun?”

n-If the enemy gets stronger, the reward also gets better. It’s a good thing.

n“What are you talking about?! Our Sejun is in danger!”

n-Stop worrying about that Sejun again! He has detoxifying green onions and he’s surrounded by animals even stronger than him! He even gained an extra skill.

n“So, you’re saying we don’t need to worry about our Sejun?”

n-That’s what I’m saying.

n“Heeheehee. Grandpa, teach me the administrator’s work quickly!”

n-Hahaha. Okay. Your grandpa will teach you everything!

n‘Finally, our Aileen has come to her senses.’

nWhen Kaiser was moved,

n‘Heeheehee. I’ll quickly learn the administrator’s work and see if there is anything more I can do for our Sejun.’

nAileen was thinking something else.

n***

nThe 67th floor of the tower, Navia Swamp.

nSwoosh.

nYou have arrived at the Navia Swamp on the 67th floor of the tower.

nFrom now on, find and remove the cause that threatens the extinction of the Jewel frogs.

nA bright light flashed, and Sejun and the animals appeared.

nSquish.

n“Ugh. What is this?”

nAs soon as he arrived, his shoes were soaked with water and the damp feeling inside them made Sejun’s expression crumple. The same was true for the animals that had come with Sejun.

n“I hate this feeling, meow!”

nSqueak!

nkueng!

nPi Ppi!

nThe animals frowned as their fur got wet.

nFlap. Flap

nSuddenly, the sound of wings flapping could be heard nearby.

n“Huh?”

nNearly fifty thousand Red Locusts, now almost purple, were flying towards Sejun and the animals from all directions.

n“What?!”

n“These creatures!”

nSqueak!

nRoar!

nPi Ppi!

nThe animals surrounded Sejun and blocked the approach of the Red Locusts.

n“Meow! I, President Theo, will protect President Park, meow!”

nSwoosh.

nTheo extended his claws and slaughtered the Red Locusts, and

nSqueak!

nBam! Bam! Bam!

nBlack Rabbit swung its hammer, crushing the Red Locusts.

nAnd then,

nGrrr!

nBoom. Bang!

nCuengi enlarged its body to about 3m and extended the enhanced branch of the corrupted ent to about 5m, destroying the Red Locusts with the wind pressure created by the full swing of the branch.

nPi Ppi!

nSplash.

nFinally, ChuChu used the water attribute magic, Water Cannon, and shot high-pressure water to kill the Red Locusts.

nGuard Theo has killed the Red Locust.

nYou have acquired 5 experience points, 50% of the experience points earned by Guard Theo.

n…

n..

n.

nMaybe because they’re weak, the experience points were small.

nWhen the animals began to deal with the Red Locusts,

nYou have found the cause of the extinction of the Jewel frogs in the Navia Swamp on the 67th floor of the tower.

nA Mid-level Administrator quest has been triggered.

nMid-level Administrator Quest: Exterminate the Red Locust on the 67th floor of the tower.

n→ Red Locust: 0

/6,999,999,712

n→ Reward: 1 million EXP, 10,000 tower coins

n→ Failure: You cannot return to the original location until you complete the quest.

nThe quest appeared.

n“6.99 billion?”

nSejun was surprised to see the population of the Red Locusts. According to the wolves he had heard from before, the population of the Red Locusts had reduced to nearly 5 billion.

n“They’ll evolve into Purple when their number increases by just 288, right?” .

nWhile Sejun was looking at the quest,

nSquirm.

nRed Locusts, roughly 10 cm in length and smaller in size than regular ones, began to emerge from the swamp. They were freshly hatched Red Locust larvae.

nThe Red Locusts had been using the Navia Swamp as their hatching ground. The Red Locust larvae, though just born, moved agilely.

nAnd when a Red Locust larva that emerged right below Sejun bit Sejun’s foot,

nFwoosh.

nBlue flames erupted from Sejun’s body and incinerated the Red Locust larva. It was the Flame of Protection buff given by Flamie.

nFwoosh.

nThe Protection flame burned the larvae coming out from the ground, protecting Sejun.

nHowever,

nSsssh.

nThe Flame of Protection buff that was protecting Sejun faded away a few minutes later, not lasting the full three hours.

nFortunately, in the meantime, the animals had taken care of all 50,000 Red Locusts, and

nRoar!

nThump! Thump!

nWhen Cuengi stomped on the ground a few times,

nGuard Cuengi has killed the Red Locust larvae.

nYou have acquired 2 experience points, 50% of the experience points earned by Guard Cuengi.

nGuard Cuengi has killed the Red Locust egg.

nYou have acquired 1 experience point, 50% of the experience points earned by Guard Cuengi.

n…

n..

n.

nAll the Red Locust larvae and eggs that were beneath the swamp were crushed under Cuengi’s feet.

nYou have leveled up.

nYou have acquired 1 bonus stat.

nThanks to this, Sejun leveled up once again. Although the experience points given by the Red Locust were small, the sheer number made up for it.

n“Let’s assess the situation first. Create Thundercloud!”

nSince they were attacked as soon as they arrived, neither Sejun nor the animals had any grasp of the situation.

n“I wonder if there’s a waypoint nearby?”

nAs he created the Thundercloud, Sejun quickly looked around the sky.

n“It’s too far away.”

nRoughly 10km away, he could see a red stream shooting up into the sky. It seemed like he would have to give up registering a waypoint this time as well.

nThe thundercloud created in Sejun’s hand rose to the sky. Then, at a height of about 3 meters, it spread out, concealing them from view.

nCentered around Sejun, a cloud about 30cm thick and 500m in radius covered the area. Thanks to the increased proficiency in creating thunderclouds, such detailed control became possible.

nPi Ppi!

nChuChu, who had taken a brief rest to recover her mana, cast a waterproof spell on Sejun and the animals.

n“Oh. Thanks.”

nThanks to ChuChu’s magic, his shoes were still damp but he was able to avoid having his feet wrinkled with moisture.

n“Let’s start with the void prison storage.”

nClink.

nSejun opened the void prison, but…

n“Huh?”

nThe door didn’t open because Iona was upgrading the void prison storage.

n“This is a problem.”

nLooking at the number of Red Locusts, it seemed likely that they would evolve into Purple Locusts soon. In order to prepare for that, he needed the detoxifying green onions which were inside the void prison storage.

nJust then,

nThe Red Locusts has evolved into Purple Locusts.

nThe quest has been updated.

nMid-Level Administrator’s Quest: Exterminate the Purple Locusts on the 67th floor of the tower.

n→ Purple Locusts: 0

/7,000,011,712 billion

n→ Reward: 3 million EXP, 50,000 tower coins

n→ Failure: You can’t return to your original location until the quest is complete.

nThe quest was updated.

n“What?! We just killed over 50,000 and the number has increased…”

nIt seemed like there were other hatching sites elsewhere as well.

n“President Park, eat this quickly, meow! It’s dangerous, meow!”

nWhile he was looking at the quest, Theo quickly stuffed a detoxifying green onion into Sejun’s mouth.

n“Uh! Why (are you doing this)?” .

n“Just swallow it quickly, meow!”

nTheo shouted as he held Sejun’s jaw so he couldn’t open his mouth.

nChomp chomp.

nSejun glared at Theo with a look that said ‘I’ll remember this’, and chewed the green onion as he was told. Although it was a raw green onion and a bit spicy, but as he chewed it became sweet and tasty.

nGulp.

nYou have consumed a detoxifying green onion.

nNeutralizes poison of rank D or lower for 1 hour.

n“President Theo, what…”

nJust as Sejun, who had swallowed the green onion, was about to scold Theo

n“President Park, look down, meow!”

n“Down? Huh?!”

nThe water around Sejun had turned purple.

nYou have been poisoned by a D-rank nerve poison.

nDetoxified.

nHad Theo given him the detoxifying green onion a bit later, it would have been dangerous. The poisonous blood from the Red Locusts had flowed into the swamp.

n“President Theo, you…”

nSejun was moved by Theo, who had saved his life.

nHowever,

n“President Park, that was close, meow! Be careful, meow!”

nAs Theo spoke while rubbing his face against Sejun’s knee, Sejun cooled off. That’s just who he was.

n“President Theo, where did you get the detoxifying green onions?”

n“I’ve packed goods to sell in advance in my bag, meow! I am always a well-prepared, excellent wandering merchant, meow!”

nTheo proudly showed off his bag.

n“Good job.”

nSejun stroked the head of Theo hanging on his knee.

n“I want to eat Churu, meow!”

n“Not here. I’ll give you some later.”

n“Okay, meow!”

nThanks to Theo, Sejun was less worried about the poison for the time being. Sejun also fed the detoxifying green onions to the other animals as well. They had stronger resistance to poison than Sejun, but they could be in danger if they were continuously exposed to it.

n“But is this really okay?”

nSejun looked at the swamp that had turned purple and wore a serious expression. He was worried about the jewel frogs that were endangered.

n***

nThe 67th floor of the tower, Lizardman’s base.

n“Block them!”

n“Hold on!”

n“Don’t let a single one enter the waypoint!”

nLizardmen, freelance mercenaries, and the Silver Wolf tribe were desperately defending the waypoint.

nHowever, they were lacking in long-range firepower to stop the red locusts who were pushing in with sheer numbers. They were starting to get pushed back.

n‘Damn it! When is the reinforcement coming?! We’ll be breached in a few hours at this rate!’

nThe Lizardman Great Warrior Tamuro felt bitter about the reinforcements that didn’t come despite waiting.

nThen

nFlap. Flap

nAbout a quarter of the red locust forces started to change direction and head east. This gave them some respite.

n“Rest and recover your strength in turns!”

n‘What’s happening over there? That’s where Navia Swamp is…’

nAfter giving orders to his soldiers, Tamuro looked in the direction the red locusts were flying and thought.

n***

nInside a rock cave.

nChomp chomp chomp.

n‘Puhuhut. It’s so good without Iona, meow.’

nTheo was sitting on Sejun’s lap, eating Churu. Sejun and the other animals were drying their clothes by the fire.

nJust then

nHop Hop.

nTwenty frogs with various gems embedded in their foreheads approached. They were jewel frogs.

n“Did the treatment go well?”

nWhen Sejun put his hand on the jewel frog’s body and asked

nRibbit Ribbit.

nThank you. Thanks to you, our friends have become healthy.

nRibbit Ribbit.

nAs the jewel frog bowed its head, the other jewel frogs also expressed their gratitude to Sejun.

nSejun met the jewel frogs while he was wandering around the swamp, which had turned purple, searching for the habitat of the jewel frogs. He thought the jewel frogs would be in danger since the water had been contaminated with poison.

nWhile searching for the jewel frogs

nRibbit…

nBlack rabbit heard the faint voice of a jewel frog.

nSqueak!

nThen, the black rabbit led Sejun to a place where he found a jewel frog dying from poison.

n“Eat this for now.”

nWhen Sejun fed the jewel frog a detoxifying green onion to detoxify it,

nRibbit! Ribbit! Ribbit!

nThank you! My friends are also sick from drinking purple water! Please help them!

nThe revived jewel frog asked Sejun for help and they were now waiting in the habitat of the jewel frogs for them to fully recover.

n“That’s good. We’ll handle things here, so don’t come out for a few days.”

nSejun shouted out to the jewel frogs and came out of the large crevice where the jewel frogs lived.

nWhirrrrr, Rrrrrr

nAs soon as he came out, he was greeted by 1.5 billion purple locusts.

n“…?!”

nSejun froze at the astronomical number.

nThen

nBang!

n“Hehehe. Sejun, I’ve finished upgrading! It’s now using quintuple layered magic!”

nIona appeared, opening the door to the void prison storage with both hands.

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