The World Turned into a Game After I Woke up Chapter 257

Chapter 257: 257
Translator: HunterW Editor: RED Section 47 of the Judge's Continent… "You know whose side we have to stand on now, don't you?" " . . . " " . . . " The Gnosis Guild that had established its base on Section 47 had been using Jay's Clairvoyance to obtain more information than everyone else, especially about the enemy . They also learned just how strong Lee Jiwon had made the Empire . "They first defeated an army twice their size, and then used just over a hundred thousand soldiers to kill an army ten times bigger and destroyed a Section . Look at the other alliances . They felt rushed and tried to invade too, but were pretty much beaten down . " "Hmm…" Alpha hummed in thought . Frustrated, Jay slammed the table in front of her . "What more do you need to think about? All of you know that the Judge's Continent is a layover, not our final destination . If we don't progress properly while we still have the chance, we'll be nothing compared to everyone else during the next stage!" "I have to agree with Jay . We have to acknowledge the fact that the Empire is Earth's only hope in winning this war . No other alliance or faction can do the same, even if they all band together . There's no choice to make here, Alpha . We have to join the Empire," X said after being silent the whole time . Alpha finally broke his silence . "Fine . We'll join the Empire, no matter what it takes . " "Tsk! You should have listened to me in the first place," Jay complained, but Alpha ignored her . "Did they depart yesterday?" "Yeah, with a million veteran and elite soldiers . " "The Empire doesn't know yet?" "Of course they don't . I doubt anyone but us knows . I give them about a week to enter Earth's territory . " "Good . We'll use that to contact Lee Jiwon . We need to join the Empire through Lee Jiwon if we want them to take us seriously . Make sure we're properly prepared as soon as possible so that the value of the intel doesn't drop . Oh, and prepare some gifts as well . " "Got it . " Four of them answered Alpha as one, while Jay was still busy complaining . "Tsk! I told you we should have sucked up to Lee Jiwon while we were still on Earth . If we had, we wouldn't be struggling like this . " ------ Just like the Gnosis Guild, many of Earth's guilds, organizations, and alliances became nervous after how well the Empire was doing . In a matter of days, the Empire's soldiers had gained an average of 50 levels, on top of a fortune of golden rings . Rumors that the Empire's soldiers who had taken part in the successful invasion of an enemy Section had gained 20 million golden rings each spread like wildfire . Discontent with how little the monsters on the Continent yielded, the rest of Earth's factions were no doubt envious of the Empire . And so, new alliances were formed between many of Earth's factions and an army of millions of soldiers was sent to invade the enemy's territory . However, where the Empire succeeded, the new alliance failed miserably . The new alliance's army was absolutely decimated . Survivors managed to get away after killing enough of the enemy to gain levels and golden rings, but they made up less 10% of the original army . What resulted was a huge loss of morale in the new alliance, and no other guild or organization ever attempted to invade the enemy again . Death was too close and progress was too far . They would have to be content with leaving the war to the Empire, as capable as it was . --- Section 35's Center D Store… When my Comm Link rang, I had just checked that my Fated Crossroads still had forty-five days left on its cooldown and was leaving the general store . I had to suppress my urges to go to the weapon store and attempt to upgrade my Harrier to Rank 10 . As much as I wanted to trust my Luck Boost and go all in on a 1% chance, I forced myself to wait . I wanted to use Fated Crossroads at least three times, and if it looked like I was going to succeed all three times, then I would do it . It would mean that my Luck Boost affected Fated Crossroads as well . I quickly came back to reality as I left the general store and picked up my Comm Link . "Hello?" "Hello, Mr . Lee . My name is Alpha of the Gnosis Guild . We met a few times back on Earth for business . " "Ah, yes . I remember . " "I was hoping if we could meet . There is something I, no, we of the Gnosis Guild would like to tell you . " "To me?" "Yes . " "Hmm…" It was a sudden request, but I didn't think about it too long . This was the Gnosis Guild . Whatever they had to tell me had to be important and valuable . "Very well . " "Thank you . Would it be alright if we come soon?" "Today?" "Yes . " "That's fine . I'll see you later . " Okay, it definitely was important and urgent . ------ Three people came to visit me at my home: Alpha, Jay, and Lim Gina . I remembered them from when I had paid the Gnosis Guild an official visit . "Thank you for agreeing to meet us . " "Don't worry about it . Please, have a seat . " As soon as they sat down, Lim Gina was the first to speak . "As fellow members of Earth, I thank you for everything the Empire has done . You've truly dealt the enemy a heavy blow . " "Please, you don't have to thank us . We only did it to make ourselves stronger . " "Well, speaking of which…" Alpha carefully spoke . "Yes? What is it?" "It seems the enemy has been angered quite a bit," he said while producing a Memory Gem that was sold in the general stores . The Memory Gem soon activated, revealing a massive army . "An army of about a million soldiers had just left Section 115 and is heading for Earth . It'll take them about five to six days to cross the border . We aren't sure where exactly they are headed, but it would have to be Section 3, 6, or 7 that the Empire controls . " "Hmm…" I did expect that the enemy would counterattack soon, but I didn't expect that huge an army . From what I saw, the soldiers were all veterans and elites . "To be honest, there are no other places the enemy would head to . Of the nine border Sections, three are controlled by the Empire while the rest are pretty much abandoned . " He wasn't wrong . "The Gnosis Guild wishes for Earth's victory . We believe that the Empire is Earth's best chance, which is why we came to you with this as soon as we learned . " It was clear that Alpha wanted to come off as selfless, but I could see what his true intentions were . I didn't say anything, as I did need the Gnosis Guild's help . "Thank you . I'll make sure the Gnosis Guild is well compensated for this valuable information . " "We did prepare another gift especially for you, Mr . Lee," Alpha said as he placed something on the table before him . Golden rings, and a lot of them . "Golden rings are a valuable commodity these days, which is why we've brought three billion . " That was a lot of golden rings, especially for the Judge's Continent . Many had spent most of their fortune back on Earth, but it was clear that the Gnosis Guild had decided to save instead, like me . "We of the Gnosis Guild, wish to see you become stronger, Mr . Lee . We would also like to become a reliable factor in the quest to the end . " "Thank you . " I gladly took the golden rings . I knew very well that it was a bribe and what they wanted . They wanted to help me become stronger to the end . And why not? I could use skilled intel gatherers like them . Knowledge is power, after all . "Welcome to the Empire . " ------ I called an emergency meeting the next day to discuss how to best meet the incoming enemy army . "The soldiers will most likely be the most elite they have . It's what we did when we invaded . " "That's true . I doubt they would want to fail a counterattack, of all things . " "We will respond, won't we?" "Of course we will . This isn't something we can solve by retreating . " "Keep the Teleporter Zones of Section 3, 6, and 7 and the one here running around the clock, that way we can move our soldiers at a moment's notice . " "Yes sir . I'll make sure all of our Teleporter Zones are properly manned," Victor replied . I turned to the Gnosis Guild that joined us today . "Please report the enemy's movements once a day . " "Understood . " "What do you think about recruiting from other guilds and organizations?" Taniya asked . "What do you mean?" "I've been getting many requests from other guilds and organizations, asking if we could recruit them as mercenaries to take on the next battle . I doubt I'm the only one who was asked . " "That's right . I was asked, too . " "Same here . " To be honest, I was asked a lot as well by all of my clan members, except for my mother and grandfather . "The enemy is coming with a huge number of soldiers, and I doubt we want to stop at trying to stop them . We need to defeat them again, don't we?" There was merit in Taniya's suggestion . We needed to crush them so that we didn't take as many casualties . It was not a bad idea to bring in other strong soldiers from other factions to help us . "I think that's a fine idea . " "If we had the ability to stop the enemy on our own, we wouldn't need help, but the enemy is coming in with an army of a million strong . Let's not take needless risks this time . " "I have to agree," Song Daechul agreed . With that, all of the guild officers were in agreement . I nodded . "Very well . Let everyone know that we will be recruiting from other guilds and begin our preparations right away . We have five days until the enemy steps over the border and twenty days after that until they come close enough to see . " "Yes sir . " And with that, the emergency meeting came to an end and we set out to prepare to meet the incoming army of a million soldiers in battle . I had much to do as well . . . ------ Section 3's Center A Store… "What a coincidence…" I muttered to myself . I had come to the general store of this Section's Center A to spend the golden rings that the Gnosis Guild had given me . Coincidentally, they had given me the exact amount I needed to buy 6000 Stat points . I bought the points right away and invested them all into my STR, bringing the base up to 52,000, after the bonus . Now, I was ready for battle . --- Twenty one days later… We were finally able to lay eyes on the enemy army . It was endless, almost like a tidal wave of soldiers . This time, I planned to combine Ripped Advance with Critical Weakness . I shivered at the thought . Critical Weakness raised all of my Stats by 30,000 and Ripped Advance then doubled all that . I almost felt bad for the enemy soldiers who had the misfortune to face me . The only other time I had Stats that high was when I had Consumed Shaman Ko, but I didn't remember anything after that . This would be my first time wielding this much power .

Chapter end