I Became the Goddess of a New World

The Elder Lich Raid could have only one raid party participating.

A total of 32 members. It was bound to be a large-scale raid.

From the beginning, it was hard to view the “Elder Lich Raid” as just a simple raid.

War. A large-scale war experience hard to come by in reality.

That was the prologue to the Elder Lich Raid, and it was no ordinary raid.

‘The Great War is Gate 1.’

The Elder Lich Raid had three gates in total.

Gate 1, the Great War.

Gate 2, the encounter with the Elder Lich.

Gate 3, the battle with the revealed Ancient Necromancer.

‘There are hidden phases too.’

The Ancient Necromancer was an object of destruction.

An object of destruction has a certain reputation, but it wouldn’t be fun if it were too easy.

Especially the hidden phases were set to bring despair to those immersed in the story.

The official MTube had already uploaded a cinematic trailer along with a raid preview.

The comments under the video were overwhelmingly positive.

“Is this really a domestic technology?” There were comments questioning it due to the incredible quality.

‘Thanks to Akachan’s hard work.’

The Crown Prince, who joined late, also contributed to the production of the trailer.

In fact, the Crown Prince was almost as monstrous as Akachan.

How could a person from another world, having studied for a short time, produce such high-quality video editing?

The Crown Prince always referred to himself as a “made emperor.”

But from what I could see, there was no one more suited for the title of emperor in the empire at that time than him.

‘Right now, he’s my employee, though.’

In any case, it was the only opportunity for a break disguised as monitoring.

I manipulated the virtual reality manual to have one side display the in-game gallery page.

On the other side, I split the screen to show the Major Corporation Party.

“Ah, this looks fun.”

While developing and operating Akare, I had gone through various ups and downs.

But I never felt as excited as I did now. I was on the brink of madness from the anticipation.

‘They’re starting to gather.’

Currently, Master Kim was standing at the Empire’s forward base.

This was the starting point and entrance for the Elder Lich Raid.

Users began to gather one by one.

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The minimum entrance number for the Elder Lich Raid was 1.

The maximum entrance number was 32. This was the criterion for forming a raid party.

Naturally, Master Kim wouldn’t do such a crazy thing as enter alone.

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Just a taste?

Let’s just dip and try it out.

Golem training test.

What are you doing, Master?

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Of course, the viewers wanted him to do such a crazy thing.

But just this once, he couldn’t indulge the viewers’ wishes.

Thus, Master Kim waited in anticipation.

Shortly after, a new person entered the forward base.

“This place is…?”

“The forward base. This is the waiting room for the Elder Lich Raid.”

After a brief explanation, Master Kim observed the appearance of the man who just entered.

It was clear from his sword and shield that he was a warrior.

“Indeed, Master Kim was the first to arrive.”

“Do you know me?”

“Oh my, if you don’t know Master Kim in Akare, you must be a spy.”

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LOL

Isn’t Jeon Bung second?

When will Sweet arrive?

Isn’t that guy the MTube Pagu?

Why does his character look like a 40-year-old?

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Master Kim, glancing at the chat window, tentatively asked the warrior.

“If I may ask, how old are you…?”

“I’m 39 years old.”

Master Kim’s age was 27 this year.

It was quite the age gap, and Master Kim immediately offered his respect.

“Let’s speak comfortably, older brother.”

“Well, if that makes it easier…”

After sorting out the titles, Master Kim checked the warrior’s nickname.

“Seongnam-dong Pagu?”

“Pathetic Ghost. Just call me Pagu.”

“Oh, I see. Hey, are you the one posting Pagu strategies on MTube?”

Master Kim, exhibiting social skills, attempted to establish common ground.

“Haha! To be honest, I thought you wouldn’t know who I am.”

“I often look up videos related to Akare. There’s no way I wouldn’t know.”

It was from cheating with the chat window that he learned Pagu was an MTube creator.

What a charming improvisation and social maneuvering.

“By the way, Gate 3? The first gate is the Great War. Is there any info on the other gates?”

“Yes. Only information on Gate 1 has been revealed.”

The name of the first gate was not ordinary.

The Great War.

If that battlefield from Akare’s official trailer was the stage for Gate 1,

It made sense why Gate 1 was called the Great War.

“This is bigger in scale than I thought.”

In the end, the party had to be structured to match the scale of the Great War.

Naturally, it would be impossible to match the scale with an ordinary party.

The only solution left was one.

“They want us to form a raid party and enter, right?”

“Yeah. That’s what it looks like.”

Raid party.

It was a feature used only when workstations were occupying hunting grounds.

Did this feature even need to exist? I wondered if Akare had been promoting small-scale party play all along.

So I thought the raid party system was a failed function that could be abused.

“The first gate of the raid being the Great War. I really wonder whose idea that came from.”

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Director sniper LOL

Who is it?

Aurora, startled, jumped.

The scale really is something.

I want to try it for real myself.

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Thus, Master Kim communicated with Pagu while waiting for others.

What if not all 32 people gathered today?

A feeling of anxiety crept in, but that anxiety turned out to be unfounded.

“Hey, Master Kim, you were here first?”

“…Wait, I’m fourth?”

Following the arrival of Suzuka and Sweet from the Major Corporation Party,

It was as if a dam had burst, and people started pouring into the forward base.

Chatter filled the air—

Just a glance showed about 100 people gathering at the forward base.

People looked at each other, forming a group, and began to form a raid party.

“I’m a fan of Master Kim!”

“Wow, I saw Sweet for the first time in real life, I mean, in Akare.”

“I can’t believe it’s really Suzuka… How touching.”

“I really enjoyed your strategy video, Pagu.”

The majority gathered around the Major Corporation Party and the famous Akare MTube creator, Pagu.

Since most were viewers who enjoyed the Major Corporation Party’s broadcasts, there was significant internal familiarity.

Thus, the raid party led by the Major Corporation Party was formed the fastest.

“Hey, Pagu, our party composition is great!”

“Right. It’s an ideal party composition.”

Warrior, Warrior, Mage, Priest.

From the standpoint of balance in composition, it could dare to be evaluated as a perfect party.

“Who will take the raid leader authority?”

“Master Kim, one vote.”

“Me too.”

“Whoever brings it up first usually takes it; it’s the rule of the land.”

Feeling touched by the consideration of party members who were trying to ease him out of the most burdensome position, Master Kim gulped.

“Is there anyone in our raid party who would like to take the lead…?”

“””Master Kim, fighting!!!”””

He tried to pass the leadership, but what returned was the warm and fierce support of the party members.

Like a college student assigned to lead a group project, Master Kim’s expression darkened as he ultimately took the lead.

“Ah, can you hear me?”

Using the ‘contact network’ feature among the leader’s powers, Master Kim’s voice echoed in the ears of the party members.

“Wow, this is amazing.”

“It really sounds clear.”

“I feel like I’m listening to Master Kim’s ASMR.”

After confirming the party members’ reactions, Master Kim deactivated the contact network.

“We’ll do the orders like this.”

Master Kim manipulated the raid party virtual reality manual and examined the buff list.

The raid party buffs were divided into three types.

Assault team, Defense team, Mobility team.

The assault team increases attack power, affinity, and holy power.

The defense team increases durability and all resistances.

Finally, the mobility team enhances speed and agility.

“Which one is better among these?”

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Since it’s a trial, let’s go with defense.

For advancing, it’s the assault team.

Let’s go safely with mobility.

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Opinions in the chat window were divided.

“I think the mobility buff is good.”

“I think the defense team looks the best.”

“Master, a man should just go all out! Definitely assault!”

Party members’ opinions were also split.

Since all three buffs had useful effects, it was only natural for opinions to diverge.

Ultimately, the decision fell to Master Kim, who held the leadership.

After a moment of contemplation, Master Kim chose the defense team.

“Our raid party has a higher ratio of hunters to mages, and we’re lacking in priests, so I’ll choose defense for safety.”

Since this was a reasonable argument, no one questioned Master Kim’s choice.

“Those ready can type in the raid party chat!”

At Master Kim’s words, chat started rapidly climbing, as if they had been waiting.

After confirming that all members were ready, Master Kim manipulated the virtual reality manual and entered the Elder Lich Raid.

***

The Elder Lich Raid had begun.

Currently, four raid parties were progressing through Gate 1.

128 users were experiencing the Great War in real-time.

‘It looks chaotic.’

Seeing the panicked users, old memories flooded back.

The army of the Ancient Necromancer was far larger than that.

It could swallow half the continent.

Corpses moving everywhere.

Plagues were rampant, and there were spirits unable to depart from this world.

Compared to that, this scale of Great War seemed like child’s play.

But that was only according to my standards; from the users’ perspective, it must feel like they were in a real war.

‘I’ve spotted a Corpse-Eating Flower.’

The raid party led by Master Kim noticed the existence of the Corpse-Eating Flower.

The Corpse-Eating Flower was a monster that periodically resurrected nearby corpses as undead.

No matter how many undead were killed, the numbers wouldn’t decrease due to that.

‘Let’s see how the gallery reacts.’

I moved the screen and brought up the in-game gallery into the air.

[Indie Minor Game Gallery]

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Why watch movies? Watching streamers is the movie itself [16]

Elder Lich game is so bad LOL [13]

I think we should kill the soldiers first [21]

Oh man, those soldier corpses keep getting resurrected as undead [17]

I’m a newbie, but my heart races just from watching [34]

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Overall, the reactions in the in-game gallery were not bad.

Scrolling down, the atmosphere was similar to the earlier posts I had seen.

I want to try it. It’s like a movie. I underwent training and feel like I’ve overcome baldness… what’s this about?

Baldness was a disease that couldn’t even be cured by magic and miracles in this other world.

Even the master of Golem Magic, the Court Mage, could not find a solution and lived out his life bald.

Likewise, the High Priests and Cardinals of the Church faced the same fate.

Anyway, the responses in the in-game gallery were very positive.

And most other communities also showed favorable reactions.

“I’m feeling proud.”

While feeling a swell of pride, one post caught my attention.

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[Title] Secret class updated on the official site?

(Official site character list screenshot)

A cult? What on earth is this?

Recommendation 99, Dislike 0

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What’s this?

I couldn’t believe it even when I looked with both eyes, so I accessed the official site.

When I entered the character list and checked, it truly showed that the cult had been updated.

“Is this for real?”

Of all times, right now while the Elder Lich Raid is in full swing?