[Public beta countdown: 9,961 years.] [First solo closed beta countdown: 61 years, 11 months, 21 days.]
The familiar opening, the familiar countdown in the main story.
An Kai opened [Side Story]...
[1: Led by the Mage Association, an organization intended to "resist the Long-Lived Species" invasion is being formed, encompassing other races and the Dragon Clan. The arrival of the Long-Lived Species has also forced the Mage Association to abandon its thirty-year plan to devour the Elf Race and its search for the God of Magic.] [2: The Lord of the Long-Lived Species encountered the "master" of the Chaos Sea yesterday. Though they never truly met face-to-face, he confirmed one thing... The master of the Chaos Sea is an "Immortal"! The Long-Lived Species plan to capture the master of the Chaos Sea four years from now, when its restrictions disappear, using him to undergo another "evolution"! This sort of thing... seems to be happening for the second time among the Long-Lived Species...]
An Kai shot to his feet upon reading the second entry!
"Just as I thought!"
"Damn it! When exactly was I exposed?!"
An Kai's expression grew grave.
He had two greatest secrets.
One was his identity as a "player" from the Otherworld.
The other was his "Immortality" talent!
Now, the secret of "Immortality" had been easily seen through by the Long-Lived Species Leader!
Without even meeting An Kai in person, the leader had confirmed that he was an "Immortal"!
According to [Side Story], the Long-Lived Species had captured an "Immortal" once before!
And they had succeeded!
Another evolution!
They had undergone another evolution through an Immortal!
An Kai's thoughts raced as a bold suspicion struck him!
The so-called Long-Lived Species had very likely evolved through an "Immortal"!
Whether that Immortal was dead or