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Hao Yun noticed the Guardian Spirit was slowly fading. He asked what was happening to him. Why was he fading?
The guardian spirit replied that his time on the Ethereal Earth was over; he was just guarding the cores. But now that those cores have found their owner, he has fulfilled his duty. It's time for his return to his original world, the world where he came from... his hometown.
After the Guardian Spirit disappeared completely, Hao Yun received a System prompt:
█▓▒░ TASK COMPLETED ░▒▓█
[Congratulations, Host!]
[Task (Rare): Obtain 3 Ethereal Cores completed.]
[Detected hidden task 'Convince Guardian Spirit to hand over Ethereal Cores' completed.]
[Congratulations on receiving Extra Rewards:]
[Congratulations on receiving: Random increase in all stats(Maximum 7), Job Change Crystal x1]
Bzzzzzrrrrtt...
8 different colored slips appear in front of Hao Yun.
[Host is required to pull 2 slips from these 8. Choose wisely.]
"Hmm... let's not think much here and choose my favorite color. Here we go, Red! and Yellow!"
[Congratulations to the Host for receiving Enhancement Crystal (Platinum Grade) x1, Fusion Crystal (Platinum Grade) x1.]
[Initiating Random Increase in all stats(Maximum 7)]
[
Strength: +5
Speed: +2
Vitality: +4
Endurance: +1
Intelligence: +2
Willpower: +3
Charisma: +6
System Affinity: +2
Luck: +3 ]
"Not a single 7... Surely, these types of gacha pulls always squeeze every penny out of a person."
"I didn't understand much, but I received 3 different types of Crystals."
System, can you explain to me how to use them?
[Answering the Host.]
[Job Change Crystal can be used to change or assign a new Job to the Host. There are many types of Jobs prepared by the System. Obtaining one will increase the Host's stats and abilities according to the Job type.]
[Enhancement Crystal can enhance any type of material, gear, or weapon. The Grade of the Crystal will impact the enhancement ability.]
[Fusion Crystal can be fused with any ability, skill, weapon, or gear. After fusion, the said ability or skill would increase in rank. How much the rank increases depends on the Crystal Grade.]
"That said, other than stats increase, I don't find much value in these Crystals."
"I don't have any gear or weapon, much less its illegal to walk around with weapons on Earth. I'll be arrested in a second."
"And this Job Crystal... What if I received some weird job and my stats and skills get messed up because of it?"
"Speaking of which, those two Crystals are platinum grade, which sounds higher tier, but Job Crystals don't have such a rank. It could be that I end up with a common or weak Job. That would just ruin my only chance."
"No-no, I can't risk it, not until I am confident enough."
[Opening a portal for Host's return.]
Bzzzzttt...
"Let's return to Earth first and rest a bit. I'll think about changing jobs later."
With that in mind, Hao Yun stepped into the portal, returning to the Earth of the first dimension.
"Haah... It feels so good to be back, this air, these buildings, the sight of busy humans, it's so damn good.
"Now that I have powered up, let's test it out a bit."
Zzzoooomm...
Hao Yun was surprised. Even though he had immunized against these things, he still found himself shivering. He was running at the same speed as an average car.
However, running aimlessly wasn't going to help him. He had to find a place to live. The family's savings only allowed him to rent a run-down, cheap apartment. Still, for the time being, he had to manage in that.
Inside the apartment. Hao Yun lay on the ground and said, "Man! I still can't believe it."
"It was like someone installed an engine inside me."
"Let's watch a bit of news, just to be updated on the current situation."
"LIVE BROADCAST: KOREA INTERNATIONAL NEWS NETWORK"
[Whole Egypt has been wiped out of the Earth.]
"GAAH—PFT!"
Hao Yun was shocked. He knew the system could kill people on failure, but a whole country? Doesn't that mean if any country wants to survive, then it couldn't afford to fail even a single task?
The News continued.
[According to our sources, no country has been able to make contact with Egypt since this morning. The scheduled flights didn't run, and no international calls connected. So, America sent one of its squads to check the situation. By the time the squad reached Egypt, they were confused and traumatized.]
[Here's a clip shot by one of the squad members.]
Hao-Yun watched in disbelief. The clip shows not a single trace of Egypt, as if no one ever lived there, not a single trace of humans. Every single building, houses, and monumental structure were reduced to dust.
Even the neighbouring Nations don't know when such a thing happened; nobody saw it coming, just like that time of the official high-level meeting in the Korean government office.
"How can such a large-scale attack be taken without anyone noticing it?"
"How can someone be so cruel?"
Once again, Hao Yun became aware that the system was an absolute disaster that was deployed by someone intending to destroy Earth in the name of advancing human civilization.
"No-no-no... I can't sit like this!"
"I have to get stronger! Only by becoming strong can I protect myself and get my revenge."
Hao-Yun once again opens his system panel, staring for a long while at his rewards.
"Since I don't have any gear or weapon, I have to make do with things that I currently own."
"Hmm... the Enhancement Crystal can enhance any material, gear, or weapon, while the Fusion Crystal can be fused with any ability, skill, gear, or weapon..."
"I don't have any worthy skill or ability at the current moment, but material, right...."
Suddenly, Hao-Yun extracts his rewards from the system. He put the three crystals on a table.
"Seeing them like this, it reminds me of the three Ethereal Crystals." "Speaking of which, where are those crystals now? They vanished somewhere in the middle when I was returning to Earth. Well, I can't pretend they were important or something."
"Setting that aside, aren't these three crystals counted as materials, like they look just like a normal crystal?"
"How about merging them?"
"To get the best result, how about I use this Enhancement Crystal on the Fusion Crystal, then use the Fusion Crystal on the Job Change Crystal?"
"Hmm... That might be a good idea."
Hao-Yun saw a new ray of light, a way to become stronger. He grabbed the Enhancement Crystal from his left hand and tried merging it with the Fusion Crystal in his hand.
[Enhancement successful: Fusion Crystal(Platinum Grade) now upgraded to Fustion Crystal(Mythical Grade)]
"Whoo-ho! I did it!"
"Now, let's try fusing this Fusion Crystal on the Job Change Crystal."
Brrrrkkkkk...
"Too bright... It's too bright! Ahh, My Eyes!"
[Fusion successful: Fusion Crystal(Mythical Grade) now fused with Job Change Crystal]
[Congratulations to the Host for upgrading Job Change Crystal to Mythical Grade.]
"Mythical Grade? Now that sounds like a real powerhouse."
"System, I'm ready for a Job Change! Use the Job Change Crystal right now."
[Understood Host!]
[Initiating process for Job Change.]
[Sending Host's performance data to main unit.]
[Choosing the most suitable Job for the Host.]
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