The Instance officially begins!
The final plan for the cosmic gathering place was thus determined in a rather haphazard manner.
Lee Tae-yong held a rally overnight at the Settlement to urge his troops to action.
The result was a barrage of insults from the Korean people.
"Damn it! Who do you think you are?"
"Lee Tae-yong, you're a black sheep!"
"You tycoons aren't charging ahead, are you expecting us ordinary people to do it? You high-ranking officials are hiding in the back, sending us to our deaths??"
"What an incompetent bunch! I am truly ashamed to be born a Korean."
It's actually quite obvious when you think about it; in this situation, there's no way anyone would choose to actively enter an endless dungeon.
People would rather avoid it than jump into a fire pit themselves.
Previously, each of the three Settlements could only attempt to conquer a Purgatory-level dungeon, with the Germans leading the charge.
With this bunch of lousy South Koreans, they think they can clear an endless dungeon?
Isn't this just a stupid thing??
The people not only refused to fight, but even chose to rebel and leave their Settlements.
Many people with even a little bit of points have already contacted other Settlements and are preparing to flee.
In this situation, going to a poor Settlement like the Somali Settlement or the Hamit Settlement is better than waiting to die in a "cosmic" Settlement.
They used to say they were proud to be Korean, but now they've become a leech they're eager to get rid of!
These ridiculous and chaotic situations are enough to demonstrate that the Koreans have absolutely no loyalty whatsoever.
To this extent, they are far inferior to even Daiwa.
On the second day, before the dungeon started, Lee Tae-yong hadn't recruited a single person.
In the end, Park Seong-man had no choice but to have the Park and Choi families each contribute 100,000 men to cooperate with Lee Tae-yong.
Otherwise, it would be too embarrassing.
Time ticked by, and the countdown for challengers to sign up for the Firmament Curtain dungeon had ended!
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[Firmament Note: Countdown to active registration for the dungeon has ended...]
[The system has detected a large-scale migration within the cosmic Settlement. All challengers are Firmament reminded that changing Settlements after the Settlement is assigned and before the instance opens will not be effective.]
Challengers who have been moved out of the cosmic cluster area will still be selected to enter the instance!
Firmament's words were like a bucket of cold water poured on the minds of some Koreans in the cosmic Settlement who had harbored wicked intentions.
Running away won't help!
How could the Firmament allow such a blatant loophole to exist if someone deserted in the face of battle?
[Since there aren't enough challengers volunteering for the dungeon in the Settlement, Firmament will now be conducting a random draw!]
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[The challenger selection for the Firmament has been completed, and the challenger meets the requirements to open the instance!]
Welcome to the endless dungeon: Earth Online - the Great Wall Watch of Five Permanent Members (Beta)!
[Instance map has been loaded...]
[Deploying challengers to the Virtual Battlefield, 2,000,000/20,000,000...]
The dungeon livestream is now open, and all challengers on Azure Star can enter the livestream to watch the battle.
[We are now in the final countdown to war.]
For a time, the "Cosmic" Settlement was a mix of joy and sorrow.
Those who weren't chosen cheered and jumped for joy, as if they were celebrating having escaped with their lives, and they practically jumped for joy on the spot.
Those who were unfortunately chosen were like people who had lost their souls; some fainted on the street, while others knelt on the ground and wailed.
With the Winter Is Coming, the hearts of the people in this Settlement had long since fallen apart.
This insecure people had been trying to put on a brave face to cover up their inferiority, but now that Lin Ye has removed that fig leaf, all they have left is their inferiority.
They didn't think they could defeat Lin Ye... they had absolutely no hope.
At this moment, Lee Tae-yong stood in front of the Lotte Building with his hands clasped together, silently praying!
The once-glorious head of the Lee family, who had enjoyed immense prestige in the South Korean Settlement, now felt only a sense of melancholy.
Just a week ago, he was a powerful and influential figure, but now he has fallen into such a pathetic state.
His family was gone, and he became a lost soul!
At this point, Lee Tae-yong doesn't actually hate Lin Ye.
The only person he hates is Kim Geun-seok!
It's all because of that idiot Kim Geun-seok, who provoked Lin Ye! That's how all this trouble started.
But complaining is useless now. He will face the same challenge as Kim Geun-seok back then: the opening of a top-tier instance.
All the pressure was on him.
"I have two million teammates, I still have hope!"
Lee Tae-yong kept encouraging himself.
If I can survive this dungeon, I can reclaim everything I've lost!
"May the gods protect me, Lee Tae-yong, and help me defeat Lin Ye!"
His heart gradually grew feverish.
Human determination can conquer nature!
Lin Ye is a genius, and he is currently at the peak of his career.
But this copy is a test version, so it must have bugs! It must be, just as he thought, a last-minute product!
"Lin Ye! Lin Ye!"
I'm going to kill you!!
Lee Tae-yong silently closed his eyes, waiting for the dungeon to be teleported to him.
The instance is scheduled to open in one minute, but the live stream has already started.
Countless spectators flooded into the dungeon livestream room, just like the previous times.
The first endless-level dungeon on Azure Star —everyone wants to see what kind of wonder it is!
This naturally includes top-tier Dungeon Designers.
[Fulangche, the No. 1 on the Hero Ranking, enters the livestream!]
[Hero Ranking TOP2 Ivan enters the live stream!]
[Seele, ranked 3rd on the Hero Ranking, enters the live stream!]
[George, Hero Ranking, enters the live stream!]
[Hero Ranking TOP5, Brahma, enters the live stream!]
[Arthur, ranked 6th on the Hero Rankings, enters the live stream!]
[Hero Ranking TOP7 Long Yuan enters the live stream!]
[Kaza, ranked 8th on the Hero Ranking, enters the live stream!]
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