The Ruined World Was Mistaken for a Game-Chapter 81: Episode 2 (1)

The Ruined World Was Mistaken for a Game-Chapter 81: Episode 2 (1)

Translator: Dreamscribe
Everything was pitch black.
The surroundings of Solis and Marogo were so deeply darkened that the land was no longer visible, and enemies continued pouring out of the Gate of Invasion. It felt as if all of Arsilan would be swallowed in darkness.
At this rate, even the last remaining light would certainly be extinguished.
The enemies advanced to crush the last vestige of hope.
Enemies surged toward Solis through its melted castle gates and walls. They flooded into Marogo like crashing waves, even though a third of it had already vanished. The castle walls, once a sturdy shield, were gone, and there seemed to be no more strength left.
But now, the walls were no longer needed.
The Archmage standing here had become an unbreachable wall that no one could surpass.
Jinwoo looked at the enemies advancing, dyeing the world black. His Magic Power continued to surge as if it would explode. His body was in tatters, and his soul was half-shattered. Yet, strangely, he felt even stronger. As if the shell that had enclosed him for so long had finally been shed, everything felt light.
The surviving heroes looked toward their king, who radiated brilliant light. The people of Arsilan, including Heina, Tia, Hasman, and Hallon, stared in awe at the sight.
Jinwoo walked forward.
The oncoming enemies trembled and could no longer advance, then began to retreat.
Fwoosh!
They were all bounced out of Solis or vanished on the spot. Jinwoo reached his hand toward the sky. As the darkness of Arsilan was cleared away, the Soul Gate appeared. To everyone’s eyes, it looked like a radiant golden sun. The light spread outward, beautifully illuminating the world.
Jinwoo smiled.
He had protected it, together with everyone.
It was truly a fleeting moment.
That tiny sliver of time had saved Arsilan from destruction.
All the preparation done through the painful history of the Arsilan Saga, everything done with utmost effort until now, was to buy that single moment.
So now, let’s begin the fun game again, the Arsilan Saga!
[With your bravery and unyielding determination, you have completed all missions. Goddess Ella grants the Power of Light to your king, Leon.]
As Jinwoo reached out his hand, a Holy Sword woven from all the light in the world was drawn. The sword’s light extended into the sky and touched the Soul Gate that lit up Arsilan.
[King Leon activates the Power of Light.]
*While King Leon is deploying the Power of Light, all hero resurrection cooldowns are removed.
*All heroes are resurrected.
*The Power of Light is bestowed upon all heroes.
Fwoosh!
All heroes in Solis and Marogo were resurrected. The heroes who had been waiting to reconnect rose once more upon the land of Arsilan.
Three million.
At that moment, more than three million heroes stood on the land of Arsilan. The heroes did not return to their daily lives. They had all been waiting to protect Arsilan.
The heroes were watching everything through the broadcast.
The image of their king enduring until the very end made it impossible to take off the Soul Link. The remaining resurrection cooldown felt so cruel. When our king withstood that overwhelming assault and launched his first counterattack, everyone had no choice but to cheer aloud.
Upon resurrection, the Status Window that appeared in front of their eyes lifted their morale to the sky. Jinwoo shared the power of the Magic Barrier with all the heroes and the people of Arsilan.
“Oh, ohh?”
“Wow! It’s glowing!”
“Golden weapons!”
“Guys! Try swinging them! This is insane!”
The heroes stared at their golden-glowing weapons and swung them forward.
Crash!
Then, a surge of light-based energy burst forth. Dozens of enemies vanished at once, giving the heroes a tremendous thrill.
And that wasn’t the end.
Something descended from the sky.
Angels, spreading wings made of light, descended upon the earth. The angels that came down to Solis and Marogo erased all surrounding enemies as they revealed their beautiful forms.
All the enemies rushing into Marogo disappeared. Even the guardian dragon, injured and collapsed, rose once again.
“See! I told you angels exist!”
Jam-sik, who had been resurrected, shouted loudly among the heroes.
The Archangel Astel, who had briefly regained her original power, raised her golden spear. With a single swing of the spear, the giants and siege weapons in front of her exploded.
“Wuaaah!”
“Angel-nim, you're so beautiful!”
“T-This is fantasy! Hrk...!”
Astel looked at the heroes and made a V sign with her fingers.
“You can take pictures.”
When the beautiful Archangel made such a gesture, the heroes blinked, then grinned widely. The angels around Astel also struck poses toward the heroes.
Amid the roaring cheers of the heroes, Jinwoo walked forward.
Heroes and the people of Arsilan began to follow behind Jinwoo. By the time they passed through the ruined gate of Solis, countless people had taken their place behind him.
Laughter rang out.
The heroes were joyful. They were feeling a thrilling exhilaration.
The people of Arsilan were the same.
They laughed along with the heroes and followed behind Jinwoo.
Enemies were still pouring out of the Gate of Invasion. The front of Solis and Marogo was once again drenched in blackness.
But everyone knew.
We are no longer the weak.
Enduring is over.
Jinwoo raised the Holy Sword. All the powers that had emerged within his body burst out as if exploding, sweeping across the area. It spread beyond Solis, Marogo, and the vanished villages to all of Arsilan.
Grrrk!
Eventually, it reached the distorted space.
The space that had poured all its power into the Gate of Invasion for conquest was swallowed up by the golden light.
The Gate of Invasion shook violently.
It trembled as if flustered, then tried to pull its massive form back. But it could not.
Did it think it could escape like this?
It would have to hand over everything it possessed.
Fwoosh!
The borders of Arsilan and the distorted space all turned into a Magic Barrier. The Gate of Invasion was engulfed by the Magic Barrier and held fast. The enemies pouring out of the gate evaporated within the barrier.
No lengthy words were needed.
Everyone was waiting for Jinwoo’s command.
“From now on, we counterattack!”
Jinwoo aimed the Holy Sword, which he had raised, toward the distant Gate of Invasion.
“Advance to the Gate of Invasion! For Arsilan!”
[This is a royal command. For Arsilan, advance while eliminating all enemies! There are no longer any enemies who can stop you.]
Now it was time for the counterattack!
How long had they waited for that command!
The blood of the heroes boiled.
“For Arsilan!”
“For Sillion!”
“Uwaaah! Let’s kill them all!”
Heroes and the people of Arsilan shouted as one.
“For Bakal!”
“For Seiras!”
“...For my friend!”
The heroes spoke the names of fallen Arsilan people who had died on the battlefield.
As Jinwoo summoned a horse made of light and charged forward, the heroes followed him. Even novice heroes summoned their horses, military golem horses they had been issued along with soldier uniforms.
The legion of light launched their counterattack toward the Gate of Invasion.
“Uwah! This is insane!”
“Kyah! Light magic!”
When a hero on horseback swung his sword, a brilliant sword aura burst out and annihilated enemies. When a mage cast a spell, the magic circle was dyed in golden light and became light-element magic. The same was true for arrows, daggers, and maces.
All the heroes' skills were imbued with light, and their attack power was greatly amplified.
Even the giants that had been destroying the castle walls had their entire bodies shattered and collapsed.
The siege weapons, and the black waves of incoming enemies, were nothing more than scarecrows now.
“Another level up!”
“It’s power-leveling time!”
“Kyah! This EXP high is insane! This is what a game should be!”
Hack and slash!
The enemies were now nothing more than bundles of experience points.
All enemies in front of Solis had vanished. The same was true for Marogo.
“Let’s charge after our king!”
At Heina’s words, the heroes closely followed behind Jinwoo.
Jinwoo, radiating light, increased his charge speed. The speed of all the heroes following him began to rise as well. They grew faster and faster, until Solis was no longer visible behind them.
They became streaks of light, racing across the land of Arsilan.
In an instant, they reached Marogo. All the heroes and people of Arsilan in Marogo let out a cheer as the legion of light approached.
“His Majesty has arrived!”
“Let’s follow too!”
“Let’s go!”
Everyone in Marogo joined the Legion of Light and charged toward the Gate of Invasion. The speed became incredibly fast, as if they were teleporting through space.
The guardian dragon, now healed, soared into the sky once more.
Destruction and devastation followed.
The enemies couldn’t even come close and simply crumbled like sandcastles. The more they ran, the more that thrilling exhilaration took over their entire bodies.
“Waaah!”
“I think I’m getting addicted!”
“Pity the people stuck in reality! They’ll never get to experience this!”
To run while enveloped in light, crushing everything with a three-million-strong army, this was an experience impossible to have on Earth. Miss this moment, and it would never happen again.
It was the single greatest event in all of Arsilan’s history.
The Legion of Light crushed the enemies as they charged to the front of the Gate of Invasion. The gate, embedded in a glowing golden aurora-like Magic Barrier, couldn’t budge.
Brrrrr!
From the Gate of Invasion came a massive tremor and a terrible sound. The gate was desperately trying to pull itself free from the Magic Barrier, attempting to return to its original space.
All the heroes who had arrived at the gate watched the scene.
“That bastard looks like it’s trying to run away.”
“What are we supposed to do about that?”
“It’s way too big though...”
That damned thing had inflicted tremendous damage on Arsilan, and now it was shamelessly trying to flee.
Anger flickered in the eyes of the heroes.
Many Arsilan people had died.
Bakal was dead, and the orcs were dead. Elves and Beastkin had turned into particles of light and vanished. Though they suffered painful wounds, in their final moments, they all smiled.
It could never be forgiven.
Jinwoo, of course, had no intention of letting it go.
It was a gate imbued with the will of a higher being.
“I can’t let it escape.”
Everyone heard Jinwoo’s words clearly. As he raised the Holy Sword, it transformed into the shape of a spear. He hurled the lightning-like spear at the Gate of Invasion.
Kwahhh!
The spear embedded itself at the very top of the Gate of Invasion. It then disassembled, spreading as particles of light throughout the entire gate.
Srrrng!
When Jinwoo reached out toward the Gate of Invasion, chains burst from the light-infused gate and landed in his hand.
Heina, standing beside Jinwoo, also reached out her hand. Tia, Hallon, and Hasman did the same. Chains erupted from the gate and landed in their hands.
“O-Oooh!”
“Wow!”
“Reach your hand forward!”
“Oooh!”
Three million heroes extended their hands toward the Gate of Invasion. Without exception, each one could grab a chain. Even Helby, flying in the air, bit down on one with her mouth.
Jinwoo laughed out loud.
“Let’s start the festival a little early! You all know tug-of-war, right?”
At Jinwoo’s words, the heroes’ eyes sparkled. Smiles wouldn’t leave their faces.
“Everyone, pull! That Gate of Invasion belongs to us now!”
“Pull!”
“Graaaaah!”
At Jinwoo’s command, all the heroes and people of Arsilan pulled on the chains. Mounted on their rides, they used all their strength to pull with everything they had.
Grrrk!
A strange noise leaked out from the Gate of Invasion, which had been stuck to the Magic Barrier. It sounded almost like a scream. Like it was begging them to stop, pleading for mercy.
That sound only made the heroes more excited.
If it’s suffering, we have to pull harder!
The noise gave the heroes even stronger motivation.
Grrgggkk!
The Gate of Invasion began to be slowly dragged inward, into the Magic Barrier. Countless hand-like forms stretched out from its surface, grasping at space beyond, but the outcome was already decided.
Like a thorn pulled from a wound, it was cleanly yanked out from the Magic Barrier.
“It’s falling!”
“Waaah!”
“Kyaah! This is it!”
The gate, once tall enough to touch the sky and massive enough to swallow a village, began to tilt. It was an overwhelming sight, like a mountain collapsing forward.
KWAHHHH!
The Gate of Invasion collapsed onto the land of Arsilan. As it struck the ground, a tremendous shockwave erupted, causing the earth to surge upward. It was due to its overwhelming mass.
However, it caused no harm to anyone. The light imbued in everyone formed a protective barrier that nullified everything approaching them.
When Jinwoo reached out his hand, the cloud of dust vanished, revealing the gate now lying broken on the ground. It had been completely shattered from its impact with the surface.
Where the Gate of Invasion had stood, space was rippling. It was still connected to the realm beyond.
Ssshhk!
The Magic Barrier stretched out and slowly began to close the open space. A black current spewing from the Gate of Invasion began to flee through the still-open portal.
It was the will of a higher being.
‘Devour it.’
The black current was sucked into the Soul Gate. It writhed in agony, resisting desperately, but was ultimately absorbed in vain.
At that moment, Jinwoo’s Authority was replenished.
[Transcendent Grade] Soul Gate +3
A heart born of pure will tempers the soul.
The more Heroes summoned and the more they grew, the stronger the Soul Gate became, and with that, its authority increase as well.
*You can borrow power from heroes to completely subdue and enslave spiritual beings.
*You can transfer large quantities of items through the Soul Gate.
*Souls of the dead in Arsilan are guided solely to the Soul Gate and are not consumed by Erosion.
*(NEW!) You can invade beyond disconnected spaces. Using the remnants left by the Gate of Invasion, you can establish invasion bases in enemy territory and conquer surrounding areas to incorporate them into Arsilan’s domain.
That Gate of Invasion was the spoils of the victor.
Now, with the Magic Barrier in place, no being could cross into this world, and Jinwoo could invade any place beyond the severed space.
It was truly a cheat key!
A one-sided game.
‘I should give a gift.’
Jinwoo, gazing at the closing rift, raised his hand toward the sky. Once again, the Holy Sword appeared in his grasp, and the light it released reached all the way to the shattered moon.
“Huh? T-That...”
“I-It’s falling?”
“W-Waaaah!”
As the Gate of Invasion fell, the cheering heroes looked up at the sky and their jaws dropped.
Arsilan’s moon, floating in the night sky, had been shattered.
When heroes occasionally looked up at the sky, the sight of the broken moon would send chills down their spine.
Now, fragments of that shattered moon were plummeting toward Arsilan at tremendous speed. Giant magic circles appeared around the fragments, and as if warping through time, they teleported repeatedly and rapidly approached the skies above Arsilan.
Kwagagagagagagak!
A massive meteor shower composed of moon fragments filled the skies of Arsilan. Each fragment was as large as Solis or Marogo.
“A-Ahh…”
“This is insane...”
It was a scale far beyond even the Gate of Invasion.
Those overwhelmingly destructive moon fragments were, of course, not aimed at destroying Arsilan. As Jinwoo thrust the Holy Sword forward, they poured toward the shimmering space.
Kwagagagagak!
The fragments of the moon, wrapped in magic circles and flames, passed directly over the heads of the heroes and crashed into the trembling portal. As soon as they entered, a Magic Barrier formed and sealed it shut.
Dududududu!
The golden Magic Barrier rippled violently.
An enormous explosion occurred beyond the Magic Barrier, but not a single scratch appeared on it.
“Wuaaah!”
“Kya! He dropped the moon!”
“Wow... this is literally myth-level.”
“That’s right! This is what a mythical-level looks like!”
The heroes, who had been overwhelmed into silence by the scene, now burst out in excitement and shouted. The light that had been imbued in the heroes began to dim and gradually disappeared.
At the same time that the Magic Barrier was perfectly established, all remaining enemies in Arsilan vanished without a trace.
[You have achieved victory in the Great War! You have become a legend that will remain forever in the Arsilan Saga.]
[A Magic Barrier imbued with Ella’s transcendent power has been established. Your steadfast will and indomitable courage are embedded in the Magic Barrier. Now, no one can ever invade Arsilan.]
[Arsilan] Beyond the Boundaries of Space
Thanks to your devotion, the Invasion of Erosion was repelled, and the Magic Barrier was established, securing the safety of Arsilan. However, we have only reclaimed a very small portion so far.
Rejoice in our great victory!
Celebrate together with everyone!
And when all that joy has settled... prepare for the invasion!
Victory!
A message window announcing the victory appeared in front of the heroes.
Episode 2, the Great War, had ended in Arsilan’s triumph.
“We won!”
“Wuaaaaah!”
“I feel like I’m going to cry.”
All three million heroes rejoiced together. The cheers of the heroes continued endlessly. The people of Arsilan celebrated the victory by putting their arms around the heroes’ shoulders or hugging them.
Jinwoo looked upon them all and smiled.
As he raised the Holy Sword and once again declared victory, the cheering of all continued until the sun rose.

Chapter 81: Episode 2 (1)