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Chapter 68 - Ch.68 Meeting of Meteors (3)

Only one person can have each of the 'unique' traits, such as mythical or legendary.

So what happens if a player with a Mythical or Legendary trait is eliminated? I asked the angel about this.

"Of course, in that case, you can purchase the traits he possessed from the shop section. In other words, you can almost certainly purchase the mythical traits of the defeated opponent. You can purchase them immediately after defeating them."

Then, it would be okay to take down and loot the mythical traits that other top-tier players have already taken, according to our build.

The original build is a way to do the best you can with the resources you have, but even if you don't have any, it's common to make do by stealing from others.

"Then the question is, who in the Mythical Alliance should we fight? Wahwando. Can you share some information?"

"I could, but then the contract would be broken. Then the Mythical Alliance would immediately attack me, and I might not be able to fight the opponent I wanted to fight, the one who shared the information with me."

"It's disappointing...."

I came up with a simple solution.

"Then why don't we just blatantly lie?"

"Blatantly lying?"

"All four of us have mythical traits, and Wahwando and I were already acquaintances. Wahwando is their trading partner… In other words, the four of us can apply to join the Mythical Alliance, and while looking around the opposing worlds, we evaluated whether or not it was worth joining this alliance."

"Amazing! And you attack without making the contract?"

"Hmm. That's an interesting idea, but then we would have to show them our world too, right?"

"You have to accept that much. The advantage of being able to fight the enemy and get the land you want is that much greater."

Even enemies are accepted as members of the alliance, so they won't hide their information.

The moment the information about each other is revealed, they can point out and stomp on the opponent right before the collision.

"If we modify the contract a little when we meet, we might be able to make a contract that won't reveal information about the other person to others, even if we fight."

"In short, we signed a contract that said, 'We will never share each other's information with others', and a separate contract that said, 'We will join as a member of the alliance', like this?"

"That's a good trick, too. I'll gladly follow it. Betrayal and collusion are inherent in the Asura Way."

So the plan to crush the Mythical Alliance is ready, the problem is what comes next.

Can we defeat each individual in the Mythical Alliance?

"All enemies have scores of over 1 million... If they're high, they could even reach 1.7 to 1.8 million. Considering their mythical traits, their actual combat power is likely higher than that."

"Scoff! You compare 'combat power' to the four of us? What world can possibly keep up with us?"

"There is nothing more foolish than being sure you will win in a time when the future is uncertain."

"In this respect, the basis of every victory is an excuse."

"So, in order to achieve a definitive connection and the ultimate victory of our Meteor Cartel, we need to gather more information amongst ourselves."

At my words, the elephant, the tyrannosaurus, and the hermit crab all made meaningful expressions.

"In other words, it speaks of sharing more sensitive knowledge."

"A method directly related to strength, and direct sharing of secrets."

"Furthermore, is it a complex consulting where multiple people try to do it on one person at the same time?"

The metaphor of 'complex consulting' is apt. We're currently providing one-on-one, crude consulting, but we need to do something 'more advanced'.

Because we absolutely have to win. If anyone in the cartel falls, their knowledge in that field will evaporate.

If that's the case, then there's a possibility that the very plan to help each other and rise to the top will be fundamentally flawed.

So, we needed to share our military power as much as possible.

"The problem is that there isn't much time until the collision."

"Wahwando and I have already finished giving each other advice."

"Don't worry! Marquis Seisaisa and the hermit Mihun have also finished giving each other advice."

"Then we'll just have to give each other two more rounds of advice. Good. And then we'll go fight the Mythical Alliance right before the clash."

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The game's top-tier group, predicated on possessing mythic-level traits. The so-called [Mythical Alliance] currently boasts of 13 members.

There's no specific limit on the number of players in one alliance, and it's not like you have to purchase a Mythic trait every time there is a shop section. If someone purchased a Mythic trait after the next round, Round 8, they were willing to let them join the alliance.

Those with mythical traits are so obsessed with earning points that they'll sell their names in the community in any way they can, making them easy to find. This is especially true for those who have some level of self-verification.

However, since there are so many people in the community, if you look for it, you will find those with legendary traits.

In most cases, they are not at the highest level, because it is a luxury.

Even if you somehow manage to find a true mythic holder, there are many cases where they will refuse with a roundabout answer of "I am more than enough with my own abilities" or "I already have an alliance".

In that sense, it could be said that the fact that 13 people gathered together was a miracle. Without the active cooperation of each angel and the mutual consulting among the top players, reaching this point would have been difficult.

And the mainstay of that mythical alliance, the player who possessed the strongest world, [Ogolaot], was greatly surprised to receive the message.

"Four people are joining our union?"

Although they were not allies, Wahwando, who had been on friendly terms, seemed to have persuaded the life genius Vein, whom they had recently come into contact with.

And two of their allies expressed their intention to join one after another, resulting in four people wanting to join the Mythical Alliance.

"What do you all think?"

"I'm suspicious."

"Is it true that they all have mythical characteristics?"

"That was a clear fact. And even if he didn't like the terms of the alliance, he wanted to share the most positive advice possible, just like our current relationship with Wahwando. Ultimately, he said, the only way to win is to unite the strong."

If you listen to that, you can make a reasonable guess.

"I wonder if that guy, Wahwando, actually has any intention of joining the union?"

"Isn't it just that they're trying to show off how strong their forces are so that they can negotiate trade deals more favorably in the future?"

"That sounds plausible. Isn't that guy the warmonger with the highest military power in the game?"

"We didn't even sign a non-aggression agreement."

If there are 4 people there, they will be 4 out of 17. In fact, they will exert nearly 1/4 of the total influence.

"What should we do? I might get dragged around by those guys."

"But isn't it okay anyway? Even the thirteen of us weren't a perfect union to begin with."

This statement suggests that the faction is divided into factions within factions. It's impossible for those at the very top to actually be perfectly friendly.

In reality, even the idea of 'let's all unite and get through the final round without fighting' is an idealistic thought. Those who fall behind along the way will be punished. This was determined by setting criteria based on scores and characteristics.

"But they said they would share their world completely, so there's no reason not to cooperate."

"The members are also quite talented. Life consulting expert Vein. Spiritual expert Seisaisa. Mihun? Who is this one?"

"Ah. I know. He's a master of development. He's the best expert at nurturing heroic individuals."

At first glance, it seemed like cooperation wouldn't be a bad idea. While some players among the thirteen had builds focused on life, spirit, heroes, and military, their strategies and personalities differed from those of these four.

"Then let's welcome them. Since we're on the verge of a collision, I'd like to at least negotiate peace."

With those conditions presented, four avatars entered the large chat room.

The well-known General Wahwando.

Giant Tyrannosaurus Shinsengumi (This time, he didn't make a flashy appearance or anything)

Seisaisa, a giant elephant in a colorful costume.

And a humanoid who wears a black robe over his head, so that the shape inside is completely invisible.

"Welcome. [Meteor Cartel]. We are the [Mythical Alliance]."

When I called them that because that was their official name and welcomed them, all three of them, excluding Vein, simultaneously distorted their faces.

"Is there some mistake?"

"No, it's nothing. We don't have much time, so let's hurry. We want to have a constructive and meaningful interaction with you. I want to do business with you like I wanted to do with you."

Indeed, time was limited, so the conversation progressed quickly. Ogolaot, the leader of the Mythical Alliance, welcomed us as the representative.

"Good. Then I would like to make three agreements. First, the complete and undisclosed disclosure of information about each of our worlds. Second, an absolute confidentiality agreement. Third, an absolute non-aggression pact."

"Not the third treaty. Just change it to a normal non-aggression pact."

Ogolaot frowned.

"Why?"

Wahwando, the leader of the group, also answered with a glare.

"Isn't that obvious? We're debating whether or not to join the alliance, but if the absolute non-aggression pact is a prerequisite, how is that any different from joining the alliance already?"

"Hmm."

"We are with you and..."

From behind, a man struck Wahwando's back shell.

"Damn it. We just want to see if you can match the [Meteor Cartel]. If the thirteen of you are inferior to the four of us, there's no reason to unite."

"Hmm."

Ogolaot wasn't offended. It had been that way from the very beginning. A player with a mythical trait and a top-tier player would naturally possess a certain amount of arrogance and pride.

"Good. Let's make that agreement. Then, let's check out each of our worlds. But since there are only four of you, wouldn't that be a bit difficult?"

As if those words were meaningless, nearly ten avatars of Vein appeared. It was clear that this was a mythical trait. Ogolaot snorted and gladly invited Vein's avatars and the other players to their respective worlds.

And the mythical alliance including Ogolaot also crossed over to their world.

What they're most curious about is the world of Vein. What on earth could one do to get a Life point score of over 500,000 at this stage? Isn't it closer to level 13 than level 12?

Those who crossed over and thought, 'How could such a rich world be possible?' all had their faces hardened.

"What is this world?"

There is no civilization. The world is filled with nothing but horrific nature. Everyone was baffled by the unimaginable 500,000 point score.

And the next world. In the world of elephants, they were destroying nature.

The world itself was amazing but spiritual world built on top of the world was a magnificent, if not an artistic spiritual structure, and what connected it together were corpses. It was at a level where they wondered how anyone could have constructed such a foul object.

Next world. Mihun. It seemed like everything was explained by a single level 12 entity, Yeon Dan-woo. What did he do to make a single entity in this stage level 12?

As always, the world of Wahwando possessed a maddening fighting power, perfectly transforming its workers into a military force. The previous three worlds were impressive, but this one was particularly overwhelming.

"Is this the result of their mutual consultation?"

"It's amazing… It's bizarre, but it works well anyway."

"There are also some creatures I'd like to add to my world. It would be nice if I could buy nectar from them…"

The players of the Mythical Alliance, who were so worried, had 13 members, so it took quite a while for them to exchange information with each other. In comparison, the Meteor Cartel, which had found it much easier to share information through the clone creation method used by Vein and Mihun, had already come to a conclusion before they could do anything else.

The clone of the man who had entered the meeting room of the Mythical Alliance suddenly opened his mouth.

"Hey, Mythical Alliance. Do you know how dinosaurs became extinct?"

Everyone stared at Mihun, who was standing in the public chatroom. Mihun waved his fan-holding hand, saying they weren't supposed to look at him.

"The dinosaurs' survival strategy wasn't wrong. They didn't go extinct because they did something wrong. They were just plain unlucky.

They never dreamed that a meteor would hit them while you were just living well. And we are all like those meteors."

「Player [Wahwando] declares war on player [Deivo]. The two worlds will collide in the next world collision.」

「Player [Mihun] declares war on player [Zenzan Zujo]. The two worlds will collide in the next world collision.」

「Player [Seisaisa] declares war on player [Huuthu]. The two worlds will collide in the next world collision.」

「Player [Vein] declares war on player [Ogolaot]. The two worlds will collide in the next world collision.」

The Mythical Alliance, who suddenly had war declared on, looked dumbfounded.

Soon, their emotions shifted violently. Ogolaot, the leader of the Mythical Alliance, was particularly indignant, having been challenged by a world without civilization.

"These brats...?!"

"Hang in there. If you can survive this mass extinction, you'll win."

And the clones of Vein who had been helping them communicate with their clone abilities all left the chatroom, and each player kicked the other players out of their world. It was astonishing to see them scouting and recording every single one their opponents' worlds, then immediately declaring war, as if they hadn't signed a non-aggression pact at all.

「A world collision is about to begin. Only the surviving players will advance to the next round.」

Ogolaot's face was distorted like a demon's.

"Okay. I understand. Come and see. A meteor? I will blow it up badly before it falls."

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