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Sselepoh
One day.
A huge continent suddenly appeared in the Pacific Ocean.
Monsters, underground dungeons, and a tower so high that the end is unknown.
The emergence of this new continent, filled with things that seem like something out of a fantasy world, had a great impact on other continents.
At the same time, numerous dungeon portals were created all over the Earth, and powerful monsters poured out from there.
People called this day, when hundreds of millions of people died in just one day, ‘Hopeless Day.’
God did not give humanity only despair. It gave the ability called ‘awakening’ to fight against monsters.
The whole world quickly regained stability thanks to the activities of the ‘Hunters’, those with outstanding combat skills among the awakened.
Afterwards, hunters began to gather one by one towards the new continent in the Pacific Ocean, which was the culprit of all this.
But the monsters in the New World were strong.
Even though all the world’s best hunters flocked to it, even hundreds of years later, they have not been able to completely conquer all the lands.
A land where even S-class or higher hunters die at least once a day. A land of death that has sown seeds of despair throughout the world.
People called this continent Sselepoh, which is the word for despair spelled backwards.
“Aren’t you talking about the continent of Selepo?”
Although he said it, Kim Jin-seong already knew.
These days, when you talk about the New World, it’s natural that people think of Selepo. It’s just basic common sense.
“Haa… why am I going to the New Continent just because it’s my time to appear…”
Kim Jin-seong took a deep breath and lay down on the bed behind him with a worried expression.
This is a secret lodging where the Coliseum program players stay.
Kim Jin-seong was using the neat one-room living space of about 10 pyeong alone.
‘When should we start? It’ll start in at least a week, right?’
Jinseong Kim also occasionally watched the Colosseum when he was in school. So, I knew that the preliminaries would usually start within a week at the latest after the season started.
The start of the season was announced through today’s broadcast, so it will be introduced within 6 days at the latest.
‘What are we going to do for 6 days? Should I at least exercise…?’
He lifted his forearm and looked at it.
His muscular forearms are incomparably thick compared to the days when he was bullied by Yang Dong-ju.
In fact, he grew 10cm taller than then and his weight nearly doubled.
With my current body consisting entirely of muscle, my body mass index probably wouldn’t even be 10.
‘···Well, I guess I don’t have to.’
Actually, there doesn’t seem to be much difference if you do bodyweight exercises alone here. It’s not an environment where you can find a separate sparring partner.
‘Should I sleep? Should I watch more TV? Ah, it’s been a while since I want to use the Internet…’
This accommodation is all good, but the problem is that there is no internet. Of course, there are no smartphones.
It was said to be a so-called ‘anti-spoiler’ measure to prevent player information from being leaked before the program started, so there was nothing they could do.
Ding dong.
At that time, a bell was heard from the front door.
Kim Jin-seong checked the other person on the intercom and immediately opened the door.
“hello?”
“yes. “Nothing’s going on, right?”
The person who came in with a warm greeting was one of the Colosseum employees.
“It’s time for a night walk. Do you want to go out?”
“great.”
Kim Jin-seong answers warmly, puts on his coat, and heads out with the staff.
The employee did not forget to wear a mana limiting bracelet on his wrist.
Kim Jin-seong came out and walked with his staff down a long hallway with numerous front doors on both sides.
These visits are all to accommodations where other participants stay.
However, Kim Jin-seong has never met any other participants here. This is because employees strictly control their going out and avoid meeting each other face to face.
“Did you watch TV today?”
“yes. But are you really going to the New World?”
“Did I just find out from watching TV? “Now the employees are upset.”
“Haha… I guess it’s true…”
Jinseong Kim, an employee, walks while chatting comfortably.
Unlike Fight Club, the staff here are very friendly to the participants.
This was because there were instructions from CEO Baek Jun to treat the participants with as little inconvenience as possible when they were staying at the accommodation.
“Then, perhaps the staff can also move to the island near Selepo…”
Puzzle!
Kim Jin-seong, who was talking with a relaxed attitude, received a huge shock to his neck, as if he had been hit by a stun gun while he was speaking.
Because he was completely caught off guard, Kim Jin-seong was unable to resist even once and just passed out.
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‘···eww···.’
When I came to my senses again and opened my eyes, the whole world was dark.
Isn’t it in a dark room to begin with? I thought so, but soon realized it was because of the blindfold.
Additionally, he was able to realize that he was riding inside a moving object.
This loud noise coming from overhead is definitely…
‘It’s the sound of a propeller… isn’t it a helicopter?’
“1 minute until we reach the destination!”
Then an unfamiliar voice was heard, and at the same time the blindfold was removed.
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A view inside the helicopter that comes into view. Two employees wearing vests with the Colosseum mark were sitting on either side of him with their arms crossed.
The situation is such that he can only turn his head due to the hunter shackles on his wrists and ankles.
‘Where am I…?’
Kim Jin-seong looked at the dark forest scenery at dawn as seen from outside the helicopter.
High mountains in the distance, dense broad-leaved forests filled with trees without any light…
It looked a bit like an island in Southeast Asia or Oceania. It didn’t look like Korea at all.
If so, then surely…
‘The New World Island I mentioned earlier…?’
“Arrived at target point!”
At that time, the helicopter pilot shouted loudly again.
At the same time, two employees pushed Kim Jin-seong out of the helicopter.
“Wow?!”
Kim Jin-seong falls vertically while screaming.
But he reacted just before he fell.
After activating the demon energy, he twisted his body and managed to land on his two legs.
“Ugh…!”
Unfortunately, the perfect landing failed. I was able to get up only after rolling on the floor for a while, but it seemed like there were no major injuries.
‘Wow, you really throw it without saying a word like you see on TV?’
Only then did Kim Jin-seong realize that the contents of the Colosseum on TV he had seen were not fabricated.
‘Anyway, what should I do now?’
Jinseong Kim quickly looked around.
It’s dark early in the morning when the sun hasn’t risen yet. I fell alone into a dark forest.
Even with both hands and feet tied in shackles. If you encounter a monster in this state, there is no answer.
‘First of all, we need to find a place to hide… huh? It’s home!’
Kim Jin-seong found a two-story house vaguely visible in the distance and ran there as quickly as possible.
Since the shackles on my feet were connected by a short chain, the fastest way to walk was at a brisk pace, so it took longer than expected to reach the house.
But fortunately, I was able to enter the house without incident.
‘Is there no one inside…?’
Kim Jin-seong began looking around the house as quietly as possible.
‘If you watch the program, one of the other contestants always hides and surprises you when you’re not careful…’
[Can you hear all the players?]
‘Wow!!’
At that time, Kim Jin-seong was startled by an unfamiliar voice suddenly coming from his chest.
As it turned out, it was a voice coming from a walkie-talkie in my chest pocket.
‘Wow, it’s the heart, really…’
[Welcome to all who participated in the first round of the preliminary round of Colosseum Survival Season 12. From now on, we will inform you of the rules for the first round of the preliminary round.]
Kim Jin-seong concentrated as much as he could on the continuous voice of the walkie-talkie.
[The condition for passing the first round of the preliminary round is to reach the designated location within a week. Everyone, please look at the summit of the southern mountain. Do you see the red light flashing? ]
Kim Jin-seong looked at the mountain through the window.
I could see red lights flashing at regular intervals near the summit.
[You can arrive at that location within a week from now. On exactly the 7th day, the helicopter to pick you up will arrive at the top of the mountain. Anyone who fails to board the helicopter is eliminated.]
‘If you are eliminated, you die.’
In Colosseum Survival, failing is death, passing is survival. It is the most basic rule and has never changed since the beginning of the program.
[The distance is easily reachable within a week. Of course, numerous obstacles await you along the way.]
‘Of course.’
At first glance, there will be a lot of various monsters and traps waiting for you.
‘Even if it were an island on the Selepo continent, the strength of those monsters would be on a different level…’
[One piece of good news: this is not the island of the Selepo continent that was mentioned on TV a few hours ago.]
‘oh!’
Jinseong Kim breathed a sigh of relief.
Isn’t the Selepo continent a place where even S-class hunters would have a hard time surviving?
Kim Jin-seong suddenly felt as if his chances of survival had risen sharply just by the fact that he was not around there.
[You can experience the islands in the Selepo continent by passing all the preliminary rounds and then participating in the finals.]
‘If it’s the finals, it’s a long way off.’
[Then, I wish you good luck. Oh, by the way, I will give you a hint to find the key to unlock your shackles.]
‘oh!’
[I have prepared at least one key somewhere near where you have fallen. Please take a look. then.]
The voice coming from the radio ended there.
Kim Jin-seong put it back in his chest pocket and looked around the house again.
‘First of all, I can only hear the radio sound, so I guess there’s no one in this house.’
Surely if there was someone there, the same radio voice would have been heard somewhere.
‘And usually, in the first round of the preliminaries, all participants were dropped at a certain distance.’
Kim Jin-seong, who recalled what he had seen on TV in the past, began to walk around the house, not paying attention to the noise he made as he walked.
‘I have a knife and a backpack… Oh! There’s even a water bottle! You must take care of this at all costs.’
First of all, it looks like they are quickly packing up the important items they can see.
From my experience watching it on TV, it is essential to pack daily necessities to survive the week. Other than Kim Jin-seong, other participants are probably acting the same way.
‘···Why is there a gas mask? Let’s take care of it first.’
Kim Jin-seong packed his backpack so much that it was full.
‘But where are the keys?’
But the most important key was not visible.
In the end, Kim Jin-seong goes up to the second floor and searches every room.
‘uh? You know that one?’
Jinseong Kim’s eyes widened as he looked into the small study room in the last corner.
On a desk inside, visible through a door with a glass window, there was a large key that looked like it could unlock shackles.
However, there is a problem.
‘Ah, Mr. It’s locked.’
The door was locked, but the problem was that while searching the house so far, I couldn’t find anything resembling a key to open the door.
In times like this, there is one way.
‘You have to open it with force, right?’
A house without an owner anyway. It doesn’t matter if I break it, right? Thinking this, Jinseong Kim kicked the door as hard as he could.
Kwadangtang! The door shattered with a loud noise.
at the same time,
Wow!!
A loud roar coming from outside the house!
Looking out the window, I saw a huge monster running towards Kim Jin-seong, destroying all the trees in its path with both arms.
It seemed like Kim Jin-seong heard the sound of the door being smashed from far away.
‘ruined!’
Kim Jin-seong’s face color changed after confirming the identity of the monster.
‘It’s a twin-headed ogre!’
The Twin Head Ogre, a large monster that only appears in at least C+ grade dungeons, was running towards me, glaring directly at me from outside the window.
fantasy,
