Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant-Chapter 433

Su-ho stood on the spire set up at Sydney Airport and watched the people pouring out of helicopters and planes.

Naturally, the main body among them was Players, who showed up like a swarm regardless of race, nationality, sex, or level.

The rest were auxiliary personnel dispatched through coordination with governments of each nation—for example, paramedics, broadcast filming staff, and ordinary doctors and nurses made up the bulk.

“There he is!”

“The Chancellor’s over there.”

Su-ho’s form of address had become “Chancellor.”

Because Save the World had grown so large, he had naturally become its chancellor.

Likewise, the title “Savers” for Save the World members wasn’t something Su-ho coined either.

People had simply called them that on the internet until it stuck, and they decided to adopt it as the official member name.

Such things weren’t particularly important to Su-ho anyway.

The Savers who spotted Su-ho swarmed into the plaza below the spire.

This gathering had been announced via Stargram to assemble personnel, and for something posted on Stargram, people moved incredibly fast—and with organization.

What’s more, considering it was an emergency summons, people didn’t cause confusion and held their positions with soldierly order.

Seeing the thousands of people, Su-ho grinned.

Then he used a skill and began speaking to everyone.

- Honorable Savers, despite the urgent summons, thank you sincerely for making the long journey all the way to Australia.

The skill he used was Sound Transmission.

Upgraded to S-rank, Sound Transmission allowed the user, if he willed it, to deliver his voice covertly to every presence within range.

On a very wide scale at that. Perhaps that’s why—

“Huh?”

“Whoa?”

“Hel?”

“Chancellor?”

Players experiencing Sound Transmission for the first time all started and looked at one another.

- This is one of my skills, Sound Transmission. Yes, it’s the very Sound Transmission that appears in wuxia novels, and I could have raised my voice like a mic, but to deliver clearly to everyone this way seemed better, so I chose the Sound Transmission method.

People went wild at Su-ho’s words.

“Holy crap.”

“He says it’s Sound Transmission.”

“That’s stylish.”

“Oh, is this the mystery of the East?”

“To think a skill called Sound Transmission really exists.”

“Is there no telepathy?”

Naturally they would go wild.

No wonder—Sound Transmission was a skill only Su-ho possessed in this world.

‘In the latter half of the Grand Upheaval, both telepathy and Sound Transmission get discovered, but for now only I have it, having visited the Library of the Unlearned.’

Su-ho continued.

- As notified in advance, from now you will participate in the Australian Gate annihilation operation, “Project Genocide.” This isn’t a game but a noble resistance, and as such I don’t want to impose rules if I can help it, but as stated in the notice, I’ll give one last warning.

A warning.

Not a request but a warning, because this is a battlefield where blood will fly.

Soldiers at war move under the strict discipline called military law.

- First, in any situation you must put your comrade’s survival first. Conquering a Gate through someone’s sacrifice has little meaning. This is a very tedious marathon. We must run a very tedious, long journey against the great evil called the System in the form of a three-legged race. So survival first, survival second, survival third.

Through Stargram, Su-ho had written up notices and posted a few rules.

The first rule among them was none other than prioritizing the survival of Players.

Because, as he had just broadcast through Sound Transmission to all, these damned Gates would not end only in Australia but continue to generate in the future.

- Second, if a Gate is frightening to attempt or one you failed to clear, do not attempt first or attempt again—pass it on to other Savers based on the information you obtained. If there are Gates you truly fear to tackle, I will clear them myself. So never overdo it and recall the first rule.

- Third, the currency gained inside a Gate must be divided exactly equally among the party members who took part in the clear, after discussion. Bear this in mind. What you are doing now is service for humanity. Whether you landed the last hit on the boss or achieved greater clear performance inside the Gate, the currency generated here is just like a bonus. So do not be greedy for wealth under any circumstances.

- Fourth, if someone intentionally injures a fellow member or commits murder, subdue them at once, hand them to the rear, and have them tried. Self-defense to protect yourself and comrades can’t be helped, but if possible, subdue and have them tried. This is a battlefield, and what is more terrifying than the enemy is the enemy within, and a punishment worse than death is being locked in a cell, wasting time like a fool, and being condemned by people for a long time. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

- Fifth, if contempt or discrimination against fellow members is found or reported, you will be permanently expelled from Save the World after truth-finding. There’s no reason for someone fighting at the front to feel superior, and no reason for someone carrying loads or doing odd jobs in the rear to feel ashamed. Hold comradeship toward one another and respect one another. And if......

Su-ho lowered his voice to a chill.

- If there are people who obstruct the Savers’ activities or stir up disorder, I will deal with them personally. So I hope there’s no reason for us to meet over unpleasant matters. That is all.

Five rules spoken to the Savers.

For Save the World, these were absolute.

‘If the rules get complicated, they’re harder to keep.’

He picked only the simplest and most necessary things.

The rest, the # Nоvеlight # existing laws would handle themselves.

That’s what laws are for.

- Then from now, with our Save the World and the U.N. as the core, we will construct a top-level command, and beneath that we will form subordinate command structures by country. As soon as the structure is built, we will begin advancing slowly from Sydney Airport as the starting point to the Great Victoria Desert. I ask for your best efforts.

“Waaaaaa!!”

At Su-ho’s request, everyone let out cheers.

This place was indeed a battlefield, but since all had united for the noble purpose of peace for humanity, it was fuller of vital force than ever before.

Next, Su-ho used Sound Transmission separately only to Charlie.

- Director, then I’ll leave the remaining back-end work to you.

Charlie nodded, and Su-ho summoned Cheolma in front of everyone.

“Cheolma.”

“Hihihing!!”

At Su-ho’s call, Cheolma was summoned out of the sky and beat its wings with strength.

It did not come straight to Su-ho but flew for a while, showing off skilled aerobatics, then coolly approached near Su-ho.

The moment Cheolma drew close, Su-ho leapt from the top of the spire and sat astride it.

“Let’s go!”

“Hihihihing!”

Cheolma flew swiftly, heading for the Great Victoria Desert.

Seeing this, people gasped again.

“Wow.......”

“Perking.......”

“Cool enough to kill.......”

“So he had a mount like that.......”

“Sword—amen.”

Su-ho’s figure became a dot in an instant and vanished.

*

Great Victoria Desert.

Su-ho arrived once more at the candidate Gate.

In truth, there was no need to ride Cheolma to come this far.

He could have used Shadow Movement by planting Guiyeong Spear.

But even so, he deliberately brought out Cheolma to show people.

‘This is all an act to raise morale.’

When Germany started a world war back then, why did they bother to make German uniforms look cool, and why did Hitler personally step up to give speeches?

Because if the leader and the place you belong to are cool, people gain deeper feelings of belonging and mission.

In other words, what is seen is important.

Arriving in front of the candidate Gate, Su-ho looked at it with a face that said it was sickening.

The candidate Gate, seething like a small sun, looked a bit larger than when he had last seen it.

“Ugh, you disgusting thing.”

Fortunately, it only got a bit bigger; it didn’t yet seem to have wrought any particular change around it.

Even so, you never know.

After dismissing Cheolma, Su-ho cast a few self-buffs.

[ Blessing is activated. ]

[ Endurance is activated. ]

[ Mana Perception is activated. ]

After using Mana Perception, he examined the candidate Gate again.

Then, unlike what he’d seen with the naked eye, he could clearly tell that the aggregated quantity of mana had exploded beyond before.

‘Has it been about three days now?’

It had been only three days since occurrence, and it was already like this—how much more powerful would it be after thirty days?

What’s worse, even after this thing became a Big Gate, it would continue to surge without end and, in the latter half of the Grand Upheaval, become a literal catastrophe that devoured all of Australia.

‘Thinking of that time really was horrific.’

It was a miracle that not a single one among the five who gathered as humanity’s last desperado squad died.

‘But after barely surviving like that, I died at those bastards’ hands.......’

Su-ho still hadn’t forgotten those sons of bitches’ faces.

‘They’re probably active as Savers too.’

He had handled the two women, so what was left were the two men.

He had no intention of letting them off now just because they were active as Savers.

A bastard who betrayed once has the very trait of a betrayer; even while active as a Saver, when a chance came, it was obvious they’d stab backs somehow.

‘But before that, put out the urgent fire first.’

Before getting into serious action, Su-ho once again stuck his hand into the candidate Gate.

Pwoooooom!

A huge explosion.

Dust and smoke billowed up.

It hurt.

But it wasn’t unbearable.

Again, he couldn’t enter.

He’d checked on the off chance, and sure enough, it was as expected.

‘Still, you have to check what needs checking.’

Su-ho thrust in his body in succession and swung his sword, even using Heart Slash.

But the result was the same.

Only after completing the last test did Su-ho finally turn his back.

Just then—

“Kieeeeeee!!”

A high-pitched cry.

It was that of a monster.

“Ha-ha, would you look at that?”

Last time he’d come, even after making all that ruckus, not a single whisker showed; today, for some reason, monsters appeared.

Good.

He’d been about to go looking for them anyway, and the fact that they came to him on their own meant that much less trouble. Except—

Ku-gu-gu-gu-gu!

The ground rumbled.

Then, from beneath the desert, countless scorpions emerged.

Great Scorpion Lv.210

Great Scorpion Lv.208

Great Scorpion Lv.214

Great Scorpion Lv.211

......

“Well now?”

Hundreds appeared at once.

And the lowest level was in the 200s.

Seeing them, Su-ho couldn’t help but burst into laughter.

“Right. I would’ve been disappointed if only one or two came out.”

He had plenty to do anyway.

He had to finish the Hercules quest, deal with the ones in India, and for unlocking Fairy Blood and the Sun–Moon Physique trait he had to go to the White Night zone and the Polar Night zone.

But more important than those were the Five Great Calamities, so he had come as far as Australia; shouldn’t he at least stock up on plenty of experience?

Smiling as he was, Su-ho used a skill.

[ Army Tactics is activated. ]

Pwoom!

Army Tactics fueled by Purple-color mana instantly summoned hundreds of clone soldiers.

It was as if the cloning art of Sun Wukong, the Great Sage Equal to Heaven, had descended.

And not only that—

[ Blood Armory is activated. ]

As an additional skill activated, each clone soldier had a blood weapon pressed into his hand.

Prepared, Su-ho spoke.

“Go.”

Kwooooooom!!

Hundreds of clone soldiers kicked off the desert with a thunderous roar and shot out.