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Hao Yun's body emitted a bright golden and white light.
It was like a human was about to ascend to godhood.
He opened his eyes amid this phenomenon and saw that he was surrounded by clouds. Below him, many beings radiating with golden light were conversing. When he looked upward, Hao Yun saw that his head was on fire, but he couldn't feel anything, no pain, no sensation.
Slowly, that fire spread. It covered his whole body, yet not a single trace of his skin burning could be seen.
After a few moments, the fire was completely absorbed in his body, the clouds dispersed, and Hao Yun found himself back in his room.
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█▓▒░ CHANGED JOB ░▒▓█
[Congratulations, Host!]
[New Job: Ephyreon (??? Rank) ]
[Job Description: Unknown]
[Special Abilities: Unknown]
[Other Information: gives no particular stats boost, but allows the user to learn all kinds of skills and abilities of other Jobs.]
Hao Yun couldn't comprehend why his job had question marks on its rank, and why most of its information was unknown. What did that mean?
He figured out that it could be only two possibilities: either he had received the worst kind of job that wasn't worth mentioning, or it was one of the best jobs the system could assign.
However, in Hao Yun's current situation, if he were to assume he was the latter one, it would be rather arrogant and might lead to his demise.
So, he decided that whatever his job rank or powers were, it's best to assume that he didn't receive a good one. Because only that way could he truly push his limits and become stronger.
However, it wasn't that bad. The only information available said he could learn any skill or ability of any job, which meant the rank of the job and skill didn't matter. This could become his possible trump card in the future. But first, Hao Yun must figure out how he could learn the skills of others.
"Why do weird things always happen to only me?"
Growl...
"Oh! Just remembered, I didn't eat anything for 3 straight days."
"But why don't I feel like starving or something?"
[That's because the time limit was different in both dimensions; 3 days of the second dimension were almost equal to a single day of the first dimension.]
"System! I didn't ask you."
"Wait! 3 days equals 1? In other words, if I delayed the quest, you would have given me to the demons."
"What great audacity you have to trick your Host?"
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"Hmph! Anyways, let's eat something first..."
Hao Yun opened his refrigerator to eat something, but... There was nothing.
It was completely empty. He remembered he hadn't bought anything to eat after renting this cheap apartment. He was running low on money, especially since he stopped going to his part-time job.
But... it was too late.
There was no way he could return to his job after so many days of leave. To begin with, there was no guarantee that the shop owner was still alive, and it's not that he was earning really well.
In any case, Hao Yun knew excuses won't satiate his hunger. He must find something to do so he can earn enough to fill his stomach. Even though he had become strong, Hao Yun couldn't think of any work that could give him instant money.
For tonight, he somehow managed to sleep without eating.
While he saw dreams of eating good food, the night passed, and the morning star rose.
Hao Yun was determined to get a job today. He stepped out of his apartment, walked on the street to see if any shops were recruiting part-timers.
However, the scene he saw was something else completely...
Aaaahhhhaaa...
Noooooo...
Run for your life...
Leave this damn country right now...
Iyaaaaaaa....
"What is this? Why are all these people running like crazy? Did something happen again?"
He looked upward and saw that a countdown was going on in the large system screen.
"System, what's that? Why is there a countdown going on?"
[Answering to Host, Korea has crossed its deadline to complete the national level task, so the System is running a countdown and will permanently neutralize 100 people every 5 minutes of delay.]
[Warning: If the countdown reaches a certain limit, Korea would be wiped out just like Egypt.]
"The situation has become so dire? Why didn't you tell me before?"
[It doesn't concern Host.]
"What do you mean it doesn't concern me? What if I got selected among those 100 random people and got killed?"
[Host doesn't have any special skill to help in this task, besides Host has higher system affinity compared to other people, so Host's chances of getting selected are zero, but if the delayed time hits its limit, then the whole of Korea, including Host, will be neutralized.]
"So dangerous?"
"This means I have no choice but to watch this chaos."
Hao Yun couldn't do anything in this situation except hope that the Korean government somehow completes this insane task.
It looked like some monster had attacked the city; people were running like there was no tomorrow.
At that time, a man barely younger than Hao Yun tripped on the ground. He was wearing ultra-expensive-looking clothes, shoes, and a diamond watch, like a second generation of an ultra-wealthy family.
"Hey, are you okay? What happened? Why are you running like this?"
The man was panicked; he couldn't see anything except for leaving Korea.
Hao Yun asked him if he really thinks leaving Korea would solve everything. To begin with, nowhere written that a person would be safe after leaving the country. The system has every single bit of information about each human on earth, so thinking that humans at their current level outsmart the system is just delusional.
The man cried.
"Then what am I supposed to do? Both my parents completed their individual tasks, but still died after getting selected among those 100 random people."
"Even I have barely a few hours left to complete my task."
"Tell me! What should I do? Wait for my own death?"
Hao Yun was troubled. This was the first time humans were driven to the corner by some external force.
A person was struggling in front of him, and he couldn't bear to watch it.
He said, "Hmm... don't worry, I'll help you!"
"You'll help me? How?"
"I'll help you complete your task before the deadline."
"What? This isn't the time for joking. Even if you say that, why would I believe you?"
"Are you sure you are okay with this type of attitude? You're going to die in a few hours anyway, there's no problem in trusting a person who is giving you a hope to survive."
"Besides, I have already completed 2 tasks."
"Really?"
"And here I am, can't even complete a single task."
"Okay, now stop sulking and tell me about your task."
"Actually, don't tell, write it word for word on paper."
"Ah... But where would we find paper in this chaos?"
"Don't worry, let's go to my place, we will find everything required to complete my task there."
"Your place? Sure..."
Hao Yun walked with the young man to his place.
But... "Holy God, Heavens, why are you so unfair? Is such a gap between 2 humans of the same age really possible?"
Hao Yun was lost for words after seeing what this young man called 'My Place' was actually bigger than any king's castle.
"Let's go, Mr..."
"Hao Yun."
"Oh! Let's go, Mr. Hao Yun."
"What's your name, by the way?"
"Oh-O... Where's my manners... I am Jiwon, Sung Jiwon."
"Well then, Jiwon, write on a paper, what Task did you receive?"
"Yes!"
█▓▒░ TASK RECEIVED ░▒▓█
[Task (Epic): Solve the Divine Puzzle]
[Rewards: Job Change Crystal(Epic), Restore lost stats, Random increase in all stats(Maximum4)]
[Penalty: Lose all Strength.]
[Time Left: 6 hours]
"Doesn't it seem like this guy's luck is broken?"
"Compared to me, his tasks have a lot of rewards, and what's with this Epic Grade Job Change Crystal?"
"Even when I completed the hidden task, my Job Change Crystal was of no rank."
"Doesn't that mean I'm a fly compared to this guy?"
"Just look at that pathetic penalty. I am risking my life in normal tasks, while this guy is just going to lose his strength upon failure of an Epic Task."
"It makes me want to abandon him."
"But! I won't fall so low..."
"So, dear Jiwon... what's this Divine Puzzle you have solved?"
"Yes, Mr. Hao Yun, here it is."
The Puzzle was large, radiating silver light, but other than that, it wasn't any special.
"What's divine to it, its shiny silver color?"
The Puzzle wasn't so much of a hurdle even for a person like Hao Yun.
He completed it in just 1 Hour.
"Ahem-Ahem, listen Jiwon, it's not like I'm too dumb or anything, it's just because of the size of this puzzle, it took me so much time."
"Haah... Mr. Hao Yun... Solving the Puzzle itself isn't much of a problem, but..."
"But what?"
Suddenly, the Puzzle begins radiating fiercer than ever. Both Hao Yun and Jiwon were sucked into it.
"Ouch-Ouch-Ouch...."
"Ugh... Mr. Hao Yun, can you please get off me..."
"Ah, sorry-sorry, it's my bad."
"Still, what is this place?"
"This greenery, this lake, there's no sun, but still, everything is so bright..."
"This place is completely different from the Puzzle."
"Who dares to invade my lands?"
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