Vol 5 Chapter 5 (1/2)
ACT 5 The Fallen Yggdrasil
Notes:
In previous chapters I’ve translated the main artillery as cannon This is the translated word that always shows up However, instead of the big heavy cannon that shoot cannonballs, I think the author actuallythe term cannon However, I will keep the terun than an actual cannon
In this chapter, there is a pagebut I will mark it when it appears
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“Earthquake!”
“Gather everyone in the square!”
When he entered the town, the raccoon soldiers were running around in confusion Ark ordered some troops leaders to calm the turmoil and went to see the elders
The elders’ face was pale like they had been sick
“Ah, Ark!”
“What happened?”
“Nídhöggur is ……The cause of this earthquake was certainly Nídhöggur”
“Nídhöggur? What is that? Calm down and tell me”
“It is the wicked on that lives in the deepest place in Subarutalp! And in the dark century……it was one of the six followers of the Lord of Darkness”
“Yes?”
Ark asked again with a stupid face
Dark century? Deity? Fallen Dragon? What are they talking about?
Wasn’t the probledrasil?
When Ark made an expression like he didn’t understand, the elders trembled and explained
Once again, the Northern continent followed Norse ur was also featured in Norse y
Nídhöggur was described in the Norse y
Even deeper underneath Subarutalp, the Underground world, there exists a frozen land of darkness and fog called Niflheim
Niflhei away at Yggdrasil’s roots, and it was the dragon that ate the corpses in hell
Ark already knew that part thanks to his common sense
“In the Dark Century, this was the place where the 7 heroes and Nídhöggur fought a fierce battleAnd at the end of a long battle, they were finally able to defeat hell’s arur However, the 7 heroes weren’t able to cour Therefore, as a tedrasil’s power and seal Nídhöggur and his ardrasil
“So when Yggdrasil became corrupted……”
“He waited for Yggdrasil to become weak and then weakened the seal in order to break out!
The elder held his head and n to ward off evil
“Didn’t I say so? We should’ve reached Yggdrasil faster!”
“But in this situation you never told ”
“It is taboo to speak of it for the raccoon clans”
The elders countered
“The raccoon clans made a promise with the 7 heroesThe raccoons must isolate Subarutalp from the outside world as a way to keep the secret of the seal containing Nídhöggur”
“7 heroes?”
“Yes, so this place was deceptively hidden………”
The Elder revealed the a secret
The Underground World wasn’t originally isolated from the outside world
According to the voeen the 7 heroes and the raccoon clans, they blocked the entrance using the underground labyrinth
Then the one year monarch who built Cairo was a descendant of the 7 heroes At that tiround labyrinth, so in order to repel their approach the monarch mobilized his soldiers and built Cairo in order to prevent the secret of the sealing froHowever, after a few hundred years the will of the monarch disappeared and Cairo became a simple lawless city
‘Then the reason the other beast species didn’t know about the location of the raccoons was because of this?’
Once again, there were many existences buried in New World
If there were such things in other garound world just like there was an underwater cityHowever, New World was different
The underwater city and underground world demonstrates that there must be a purpose in order to reach it
The sa ends of the past or traditions had a high possibility of being used as a historical event And all of that results in a single scenario
The Dark Century……!
At thatfiercely
‘The Heartsoul Bead disappeared and then Nídhöggur’s seal weakenedIf so, that ht be the purpose of the Red Man in the first place
Once again, Ark wondered about the red haired NPC
So far, he had thought that the Red Man was simply a NPC related to the questHowever, the probleur
This scenario was likely to play a huge role in the prophecy that predicts that the Lord of Darkness and the 7 heroes would return
‘Maybe what happened in Jackson and the resurrection of Valderas was also related to the Red Man’
Everything must fall in place to find all the clues
Such as not knowing how Valderas resurrected himselfIf so seemed to fit
The Heartsoul Bead was stolen froo, but it was after the Event Quest finished that the Red Man disappeared with the Heartsoul Bead
The time in between……
The Red Manthe events that happened in Jackson
‘If uess is true……The Red Man is the main NPC that holds the key to all the scenarios in New World!’
A spark flew in Ark’s head while he was thinking
‘Perhaps…………perhaps………!’
It was the condition to pass the Global Exos test
He didn’t knohether the condition was a quest or unknown event scenario However, the Red Man was an NPC that ht influence the fate of New World!’
Maybe figuring out the clues was the key to passing the test to enter Global Exos
No, if Ark’s reasoning was no doubt correct Then even if it wasn’t the answer requested by Global Exos, if heiiven
‘It is New World after all and everything is related to the Dark Century and the seven heroes’ ‘Yes, it’s clear the passing the coend scenario!’
He had finally found a clue
This was the answer to Global Exos!
‘Even though there was a report sent about the Jackson Event Quest, there was no reaction which seee……it must have been just a clue It is Global Exos after all They must be careful with the scenarios to avoid unscrupulous people joining the company………’
A clear view of the future increased is mood
Have the other candidates found any clues like this? Of course, in order to choose ht have other clues But anyway, Ark had ed to find a clue so it became a little clearer what he had to do
‘I have to stop the resurrection of Nídhöggur for the ti Because if I don’t solve this then there is noa quest like this, I must do it clearly so that points will be piled up neatly’
Ark asked with an urgent voice
“What would happen if Nídhöggur is resurrected?”
“Doour from the Dark Century almost drove the entire Northern Continent to death It was only when the Lord of Darkness appeared and the dragon submitted to them that the Northern Continent was saved But now, there is no Lord of Darkness to restrain hi with the Northern continent would become a land of the dead in just a few months”
“Hoe stop the resurrection?”
“Before the seal breaks, you have no choice but to return Yggdrasil to its original state”
“There is no time to delay anymore”
Ark nodded and murmured
Dududung, the quest informationpopped up
[Quest has been updated
Reclairound World! = Prevent the resurrection of Nídhöggur!
You have discovered the secret hidden in Subarutalp
Nídhöggur, the dragon that almost led the Northern continent to destruction is sealed underneath Subarutalp But when Yggdrasil becaur is resurrected then he will lead his hellish arain
If Nídhöggur is restored then the entire Northern continent will be engulfed in a huge disaster
The only way to prevent the resurrection of Nídhöggur is to rescue and restore YggdrasilLead your raccoon soldiers to Yggdrasil and restore it before the seal breaks
The current rate of seal destruction: 30
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Bang bang double bang!
“1st division retreat! 2nd artillery division, support the 1st division!”
Fla as the artillerymen covered the first division’s retreat A variety of flah the air and exploded from the body of the Plant Golem
“3rd division engineers, restore the 1st division using potions!”
Meanwhile, the engineers who had dug tunnels cah one and applied potions The first division who had their health restored once again went to face the Plant Goleain
“There is no time to rest Go back to the potions and recover your healthAs quickly as possible!”
Ark shouted at his raccoon troops
Since the quest updated, Ark literally pushed forward like a tankThanks to Nídhöggur, he found out that the Red Man held the key to passing the entrance examination
However, the situation orse The quest had a time limit before the seal would be destroyedIf the liround world would perish
if the quest failed then the one he spent a long time on <find the=”” heartsoul=”” bead=””> was also likely to fail
But the biggest probleet one of the Three Marvels frodrasil
It was a major item required for 2 quests and his profession at the sarade his profession……he was lucky to have found a fraguarantee that he would be able to find the clues again if he started fro
It also wasn’t possible to give up on the company entrance examination
‘In the end, everything is hanging on this quest’
Ark didn’t stop to reclaim the town
Upgrading the troops and equip in towns to save time
By the rate of destruction of the seal wasn’t indicated in time, it made him even more impatient
‘It is lucky that even the monsters are confused’
Ark looked around at the shaken Underground world
The earthquake was still continuing to move forward
It was a natural result of Nídhöggur trying to break the seal There was a deafening sound before the rocks rose and the ground cracked open As a result of that, the earth in the forest where the battle was occurring sank down
“Aaaaah, help me!”
“The crack is coe!”
Fortunately, the raccoon troops didn’t receive considerable dae
However, that also happened to monstersThe monsters would fall into the sudden crack or would have to avoid most of the raccoon troopsAnd at that tie ability
“Arc-hyung, this is dangerous We have to turn to the right”
Wherever Popo said, a crack was likely to appearHow on earth did he know that, was soht at first
However, the situation repeated several times so Ark trusted Popo with the direction of the march And they marched for three hours without distraction
“Yggdrasil!”
The leading soldiers shouted
“That is the nuy……!”
Ark looked at the huge tree on top of the hill with a sigh
At the heart of the jungle, the towering tree on the hilltop looked like a giant that was bearing the weight of the ceiling With roots that extended everywhere, it was the patron of the raccoons, Yggdrasil
There were nu around the vicinity of the hill
‘There is only one chance If the troops are defeated then there is no way to return and try again’
There was no time to rush blindly
“Dedric, tell the heavy troops of the 1st division to use plan A-4 and lure the enein plan A-1 of concentrated attacks The 3rd engineers will back up the 1st divisionYou will concentrate on watching the es then tell me immediately”
“I understand”
When it was busy he would return
Ark had commanded the raccoon force and suppressed his ie of Popo’s ability to predict changes of terrain in advance, in order to keep the Kanggeul and Plant Golems separate and enabled their attacks to be concentrated
The raccoon soldiers also found the situation urgent and becaressive
They spent 2 hours hunting around 20 Plant Goleeul Numerous crosses floated over the heads of the raccoons as they levelled up like crazy
Ark reached level 108 and his tactical skill increased considerably
At that time, Dedric flew back
“Master, the clean-up is now close to finishi+ng There are no drasil”
‘Okay, the amount that I can raise my level and skills has becos on this!’
Ark iathered the raccoons and sold them the Warrior’s cookies The ravenous soldiers ate the cookies wildly with shaking shoulders
The raccoons that had their moral raised to 100 weren’t afraid of death at all
“This way!”
Popo pointed from the front
A few kilodrasil, there was a break that looked like a giant cave
The gap was so huge that 100 people could enter and line up in rankArk stationed the soldiers too injured to march at the front of the entrance
“I hate it; I want to fight withas well!”
“The front is going to be erous than it is nowI won’t have the capacity to protect you”
“I don’t need the protection I aht to the death! I’ll just enter by myself!”
“………I understand Then don’t fall from my side Got it?”
“Yes, I’ll protect Hyung!”
Popo brandished a twisted dagger
Ark sighed
He really didn’t want to take him, if possible However, Popo was a soldier and there was no tiue with him
-The current rate of seal destruction: 68
‘It’s not enough’
Ark checked the informationand immediately ordered them to march
“Charge It is right in front of your eyes!”
Ark led his troops into the interior of Yggdrasil
The light of the ore didn’t reach inside and it was difficult to even see an inch in front of him Besides, soed up his breath
To make matters worse, the interior was complicated like a maze
In soether to block a routeArk looked back at the elder and asked
“Elder-nim?”
“I don’t know When I went, it wasn’t this dark or complicated”
“Did it transforo first and examine the terrain”
Ark commanded and Dedric fleay and searched around
However, he soon returned and shook his head
“No, it is too complicated and I don’t knohere I am”
“Unbelievable 1st division soldiers march forward and find the way”
“Yes!”
After a few h the darkness……
Swaeeeeek, Double bang!
“What, what is that sound?”
“An attack Aa-avoid! Inco!”
“Keuak!”
In the darkness, a huge object flew and attacked the troopsWhen he used Eyes of the Cat, he saw that it was a huge thick vineYggdrasil used its inner wall of vines to attack indiscriminately
“Do not panic and maintain formation 1st division form a circle and protect the troops, 2nd artillery division use plan A-3 to barrage the vine! 3rd engineer division, dedicate yourself to helping the wounded”
It was a fearsome attack that flew in the dark!
Although it was a situation that would cause fear, the moral of the raccoon troops was already 100
Thanks to that, the fearless raccoons calmly followed Ark’s command
Flashes fro penetrated the darkness 3~4 vines were destroyed under a chain of explosions
However, another vine took their place along the floor
“Arc-hyung, fighting the vines won’t do anything”
Popo jumped back and forth as he shouted
“The vines are Yggdrasil itself If you destroy the vines then they’ll just be replaced! We drasil and remove the source of corruption!”
“I know!”
Ark shouted in an irate voice
He could guess thatBut was it as easy as he said? Hoould he move the troops that are battered from all sides by the vines?
At that ti inside Ark’s head
“Yes, that’s it!”
Ark i and replaced it with ‘sword’ which was Deimos transformed into a blade
Saw blade ………although the dae was better, Lancel’s sword had several bonuses which eHowever, this time was different It was a tie
“Snake, return all ite! If you run out of space then discard the japtem!”
Ssak ssak ssak!
Snake quickly cli And uncontrollably spat out items
Iteathered as even in this situation, Ark didn’t want to give up 1 copperBut there was no time to think about it
“Snake, paralysis poison!”
When Snake climbed back out, Ark immediately made it eat a poisonous plant and shouted
Snake which produced poison inside its body spewed out venom
“Go!”
Once the sas poisoned, he switched on the whip Ark who had done all that in a few seconds twisted his sword, and swung the saw blade at the vines
Chwarararak, the sword attacked like a fan and hit all the vines within a radius of 7 metres The number of times the poison could be used was five times, but if he used the sword like a whip to strike five times, the number of uses disappeared And it took 3 seconds for the 6 vines that were struck to fall paralyzed to the groundAlthough he attacked a lot at the sa poisoned was low
However, if he used a poisonous herb the probability increases
“Continue, create the poison!”
Ark made Snake eat the poison nonstopAnd he jumped crazily all over the place and wielded his swordSoon all 20 vines that had attacked the raccoon troops fell to the ground paralyzed Ark restrained the raccoons fro the vines and shouted
“It is not necessary to attack the vine Anyway, it can’t catch up to us!”
He arranged the raccoon troops after defeating the vines and advanced However, as they entered the maze became even uish where they were and they became even more disoriented
In the meantime, some of the raccoons died fro he had 300 people, but only 200 entered Yggdrasil and that nudrasil
‘da more troops……’
It won’t drasil any easier
The boss would be even more difficult Thanks to the difficulty level of C+, it was important to preserve all his raccoon troopsBut honestly in this state, he couldn’t even guarantee that he could find the nucleus of Yggdrasil
-The current rate of seal destruction: 80
He closed his an to dry up
Meanwhile, he turned a corner
All of a sudden he felt a feeble shake fro
‘What? This is……Star Fragment?’
Once he opened the bag, he saw a feeble light shi+ning froment of the Three Marvels The Elder’s eyes widened and he ment
“A Star Fragment!”
“What do you mean?”
“At the centre of Yggdrasil is another of the Three Marvels And according to legend, the pieces of the Three Marvels would recognise each other if they ithin a certain distance”
That stupid raccoon! Only telling him this information now?
Ark sed the profanities that were rising up his throat
He cleared his thoughts as noasn’t the tiry
Woong Woong Woong, he ht beca pulled to one side by a force
‘This way!’
Ark judged the situation and immediately shouted
“Concentrate your power on defense! Don’t worry about anything else and just follow behind glersThe life and death of the continent as well as the Underground World is concerned in this battle At whatever cost, I have to prevent the resurrection of Nídhöggur!”