Praise the Orc! Chapter 215:
Chapter 215 – Tumult (1)
In the north, at the Temple of the Fallen God…
Paimon, a survivor of a now unknown species guarding this place, suddenly looked up .
The sky had opened . The sky was torn, revealing an unknown darkness . From there, white snowflakes started to fall . No, instead of snow, it was white ash . Simultaneously, a huge pillar of light fell from the hole towards the temple . The magnificent sight of ash and light filled his vision .
Then Paimon’s mouth dropped open . He stretched out his arms towards the sky, and tears flowed from his eyes .
“Ahhhhh…!”
Paimon fell to his knees . Then he shouted towards the sky .
“I knew you would come back!” He grabbed his head . “I knew you would come back!”
The gigantic pillar of light dimmed and became a white circle . Someone was descending in the middle . With a woman’s appearance… She was the mother of the dead, who touched all of the dead with her white hair . The grey god… It was her . She slowly descended towards Paimon .
“I’m back . ”
Her hands touched Paimon . He was the one who had endured for a long time after the grey **** had fallen and the demons had been destroyed . Paimon’s tired spirit fully recovered through her touch today .
Now, the power of the grey **** flowed in his body .
“I’ve been waiting for you! I believed all this time that you would come back . ”
“Thank you . I’m sorry . ”
“It is nothing . It was a pleasure for me to wait . ”
“Your words make me laugh . ” The grey **** smiled . “Paimon . ”
“Yes, Mother . ”
“I want to finish the work that I didn’t finish long ago . ”
Paimon raised his head . Above his head, the grey **** was laughing . It was a bright and beautiful smile . As the ash fluttered and the light flowed down, the expression in the grey god’s eyes remained unchanged .
She wanted to end this world to save it . The demons, who had witnessed the end of the world with her, decided to help her . All the gods had struck back . They had been defeated . The grey **** had fallen to another dimension because of the gods . The demons had been devastated . Then a long time passed, and they were forgotten .
However, Paimon had never once felt doubtful . The grey god’s infinite compassion towards the world and her sublime will… Her sincerity to save the world had caused her to fall into the void .
The grey **** asked Paimon, “Will you help me?”
He replied without any hesitation, “Yes . ” Paimon nodded . “I will . ”
“Thank you . ”
Then the grey **** waved her hands again . A huge chain of light started to form around the light pillar .
“I crashed into an unknown dimension due to the other gods, and a new world was present . It is a world completely different from this one . The universe there is so young and beautiful . The longer I stayed there, the less I found myself able to endure our pitiful world . ”
The divine power caused an earth earthquake, and the ground shook . Now, the mighty beings of the world could feel her appearance . It was a force huge enough to swallow the world .
“I’m back . I’m sorry for the humans of the world I used, but there is no other way . ”
“I will follow Mother . ”
“I won’t fail this time . ”
Her **** emerged into the air . The purely white sphere…
It was a lump of power . The sphere floated in the middle of the light pillar . Simultaneously, the stem of light, which stretched out from the grey god, embraced the Temple of the Fallen God . The area was now a space controlled by the grey **** .
She declared, “Sorry, World . It isn’t the fault of anyone born in this age . The procession of life and death is just like this . ”
The white sphere started to rise into the sky . Then it gradually expanded . It doubled, tripled, and eventually became huge . Over time, it would cover the sky of Elder Lord .
“This isn’t an eternal end, but a new beginning . ”
The countdown to the destruction of the world began .
***
It was a great power that couldn’t be ignored . So much had changed since the war ended .
As the timer ended, Crockta could feel himself belonging to this world . He felt it accurately through his whole body . He already had the highest assimilation rate, but the landscape changed again once he belonged to this world . It was as if he took off uncomfortable glasses and saw the world clearly with his naked eyes .
“Crockta,” the war **** called out .
Crockta’s face was stiff .
The war **** continued, “Just now…”
“Correct . ” Crockta didn’t know what had happened . However, one thing was clear . “She is back . ”
The grey **** had returned . All the gods could feel it . A strong energy could be felt coming from the north . The grey god’s unique strength was like a mountain . It continued to multiply and expand .
“Tearing a gap between dimensions and returning here…” The war **** formed a fist .
Crockta stared into the war god’s eyes . The two men who had just risked their lives, they exchanged a unanimous unspoken consent .
“If you’re really serious about what you said…”
“I will stop her . ” The moment that Crockta responded, a new message appeared . It was for the users still under the influence of the grey **** .
[Do you want to go back?]
[Defeat the grey **** . ]
[The last quest has started . ]
That was it . Crockta felt like it was a message from the grey **** to himself .
Then he recalled the grey **** . He had never felt anything bad from her . She had expressed compassion for the destiny of the world and the inevitable destruction . The ‘vision of the grey god’ which she always saw was gruesome enough to eat away at Crockta’s spirit during the short time he’d had it .
She called out to him, ‘Defeat me . ’
He walked towards the war **** and said, “I will surely stop her . ”
Crockta had been able to get a brief glimpse of her mind . She wanted to destroy this world out of compassion . In her mind, the world was entering an irreversible death, and the people here were just enjoying a finite life .
Eventually, it became his mission to save the world again . He would confront her with all of his strength… And accept the result . This was a gamble with the fate of the world on the line .
Crockta looked around .
The expressions of the gods were serious, the expedition members were pleased without knowing anything, and the orcs were bewildered . The strong people who had reached the peak of the world realized that something was wrong in the world, causing them to stare at Crockta and the war **** .
In the meantime, a man walked towards Crockta . It was a robed man . He slowly took off his hood to reveal a familiar face .
Crockta called out his name, “Gordon . ”
Gordon smiled . However, there were mixed emotions in that smile . It was a sad smile .
***
“No, this is ridiculous, how…”
Laney was hiding using stealth in order to relay the war . All of the talented BJs had been killed, so the situation at the end of the war was only being relayed by a professional videographer of the Undergames Channel and Laney .
She had a hunch that the best jackpot was when Crockta had shown mercy to the war **** . Laney had formed a fist as she stared at Crockta . However, after that…
A strange system message popped up saying the game was over, then a timer appeared . Nothing happened after the timer ended . So, she just shrugged and continued to film the video . However, strange words appeared in the Youvids chat room where she was relaying in real time .
「Sad and Slow: I went to the chat room of another BJ, and he is freaking out because he can’t leave Elder Lord . The logout button has disappeared . Laney should check it ㅜㅜㅜㅜㅜ
You and You Me and Me: Does that make any sense?
Sad and Slow: It is real . The person is BJ Jaylee who was doing a quest . He is crying now, so check it out . 」
Elder Lord was a virtual reality game, but there had never been any problems with its stability . Furthermore, it didn’t make sense that they couldn’t logout . Even if the user was forcibly pulled out of the capsule, there wouldn’t be any big problems, with only slight aftereffects .
Laney snorted and called for the logout window . However, it didn’t appear . The logout window wouldn’t respond, no matter how she called . Feeling anxious, she stopped moving . It wasn’t a problem to call her status window or quest window . However, the logout window didn’t appear . A cold chill went down her spine .
“Well, it isn’t a big deal . It seems like the server is unstable . ”
She tried to get rid of any ominous thoughts . Then she continued her work of filming Crockta, the gods, the orcs, and the expedition forces . Then at that moment…
[Do you want to go back?]
[Defeat the grey **** . ]
[The last quest has started . ]
The message windows shone . At that moment, she realized that something was wrong . From then on, she focused on logging out instead of her broadcast . All of her attention was stuck on the logout window .
There was still no reaction . Gradually, ominous stories started to appear in the chat room .
「Breaking News Man: ★★Breaking News★★ People have died in the Elder Lord capsules ★★Breaking News ★★ Check the news .
I’m a Coward: ㄷㄷㄷㄷ What is really going on?
Breaking News Man: ★★Breaking News ★★ More people all over the world are dying in the Elder Lord capsules ★★Breaking News ★★
Sad and Slow: This is real ㅜ ㅠ ㅜ Laney, be careful . 」
People pulled from the capsules were brain dead, and the number of those dying from Elder Lord was on the rise . Laney didn’t show it outwardly, but she felt like crying . She continued trying to make the logout window appear, but it didn’t .
Then at that moment…
「The chat window has been paused . 」
This message appeared, and the chat window became quiet . Then another message popped up .
「Administrator: Laney, calm down and listen to the end . Evacuate to a safe place and follow our instructions . This is a real-life situation . Once again, it is an actual situation . At present, there is a serious problem . The user’s safety is at risk . Please move to a safe place . 」
Laney realized this was a real problem . Her hands began to tremble . In Elder Lord, she was an assassin class, a heroine who covered all sorts of crimes . However, in reality, she was just an ordinary person . Until the chat window was stopped, scary information had been circulating .
“No way…”
Laney left the battlefield hurriedly and started running towards a safe city .
***
The Elder Lord incident emerged . The incident was one in which users from all over the world were confined in Elder Lord . The whole world fell into shock . As incidents occurred in various places, the governments of each country recognized the seriousness of the situation and rushed to form a countermeasures committee .
However, now that Elder Lord and reality were completely separated, the actions they could take were limited . The Elder Saga Corporation dispatched the best technicians from around the world to dismantle ‘Albino’, but it wasn’t successful . Still, it was just a matter of time until they managed it .
The only good news was that they could connect the real world with Elder Lord through the BJs and broadcast reporters running the live relay program .
Then exactly one week passed by .