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Unranker.
In simple terms, it meant an outside existence that did not belong to the ranks.
The ranking system was a peculiar system that was in fact connected to the system that was the source of the player’s power, but was also not.
‘Players Association.’
Rank is what is achieved by registering with the association.
An unranker is ultimately a player who is not registered with the association.
I was talking about unregistered players.
Unregistered players are ultimately the same as citizens without a resident registration number.
They are considered criminals, and in reality, most of them are red players who have committed heinous crimes.
However, quite a few of them are called this way.
“The Righteous Army.”
Soldiers who rose up to achieve their goal.
A word that cannot be separated from the history of the Republic of Korea.
Most of the players who rose up to escape from the tyranny of Eun were those who were called Unrankers.
Swish.
Lee Ro-woon saw Kang Cheol-woo open his eyes and realize that everything was over.
From the first time we met, I could tell he had something to do with the volunteer army.
‘I have a headache.’
I never thought things would turn out this way.
“Explain what happened.”
A voice directed at Kang Cheol-woo.
“he is….”
“Shut up. I wasn’t asking you.”
The stranger who was about to make an excuse to Iroun immediately shut his mouth.
“Steel Woo. Speak.”
Lee Ro-un asked.
There was only one thing that Yirun wanted to hear.
Kang Cheol-woo has changed all his identities and is in Baran.
His current face was also a fake face, covered in the blood of the Blood Cult.
There is no way the volunteer army could have found Kang Cheol-woo.
Kang Cheol-woo found the volunteer army.
“Oh, it was a coincidence.”
Kang Cheol-woo said, catching his breath.
“I was listening to information from Ganghwa because of the news from the Gyo-dong Guild, and it seems that a volunteer army has appeared in the Gyo-dong Guild territory… .”
With that, the general story was expected.
The appearance of the volunteer army at the Kyodong Guild can’t be a coincidence.
A volunteer soldier related to Kang Cheol-woo would have gone to the Kyodong Guild to ask for help or something, and upon hearing the news, Kang Cheol-woo contacted the volunteer soldier to either save him or kill him.
If he is caught and his relationship with Kang Cheol-woo is revealed, it will cause problems for the Kyo-dong family who are preparing to disband and come to Gyeonggi.
“Did you come here to ask for help?”
Do something stupid.
“That’s not it.”
Kang Cheol-woo said.
“I heard that you had died and came to pay my respects.”
That the volunteer army was willing to take risks and show up.
It seemed like the relationship between Kang Cheol-woo and the volunteers was not bad.
‘Especially if your face is well-known.’
If there was a volunteer army that was known to Gaebong, there was a high probability that it would be quite famous.
“Are you a volunteer soldier too?”
When asked about Kang Cheol-woo, he quickly shook his head.
Lee Ro-woon looked at the volunteers after hearing the answer he wanted from Kang Cheol-woo.
He has a determined look in his eyes.
He seemed willing to die at any moment if it meant that Kang Cheol-woo would survive.
“where are you.”
“… … ?”
“Which side?”
He bit his lip at Lee Ro-woon’s question.
“No matter what you do, you’ll get an answer. If you don’t do it, Kang Cheol-woo will die. You’re not even asking about his base, are you?”
He bit his lips even harder, seeming deeply troubled by Iroun’s answer.
It seemed like there was no other way to get an answer quickly.
“Is it Kwon Chul?”
The expression that passes by the moment you say the name.
There was no way Lee Ro-un would miss it.
“It’s Lee Shin-woo’s side.”
Ugh.
Lee Ro-woon, who had moved without realizing it, grabbed the volunteer’s cheeks with one hand.
It was clear that he was planning to commit suicide when he heard the name.
“Time and place. Tell Kang Cheol-woo.”
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“… … .”
“Dank, Iroun. That’s how you should convey it. If you don’t get an answer, Kang Cheol-woo will die.”
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The world did not perish, and the good returned.
That’s why I thought we would meet again someday.
‘Righteous army.’
They were the ones who arose to escape from the rule and oppression of the silver.
“Dank.”
It’s a name that I miss but also hate.
A name of love and hate.
The only guild he founded and led.
But in the end, the guild was the only one that was abandoned.
‘Dank… Beneficial!’
Kang Cheol-woo’s surprised reactions when he heard about himself.
It wasn’t a crowd.
Because Dank was a special place.
A guild that didn’t belong anywhere, yet survived.
Although the process was extremely difficult, Dank’s story left a lasting impression on many players.
“So the rumors were true?”
Kang Cheol-woo, who was there with them, asked cautiously.
“What rumor?”
“Dunk is related to the volunteer army….”
Lee Ro-un smiled faintly at his words.
“No way.”
Dank did not belong anywhere, and although he took actions against silver, he was not a volunteer soldier.
“If that were the case, we would have been wiped out long ago.”
Beneficial.
Lee Ro-un led the Dank.
By maintaining strict neutrality, he kept his distance from the righteous army while walking a tightrope.
That’s why I was able to survive.
“But it’s not like it was completely unrelated.”
Direct relationship with the volunteer army.
That’s just bad luck.
But when it comes to personal relationships.
‘Lee Shin-woo.’
I could say that it was fate.
The only place that is beneficial right now is one of the gates of the game.
The surroundings had already been cleared, and Yirun was sitting there, using a stone as a chair.
It’s only been a day since I came here.
[The gate entrance is blocked.]
A notification appeared saying that the gate was closed.
Now, no one can enter or leave the gate.
“I guess he’s not coming.”
Kang Cheol-woo said in a voice filled with guilt.
This gate, where Lee Ro-woon and Kang Cheol-woo are located, was a place that Kim Shin-taek, a volunteer soldier who had a connection with Kang Cheol-woo, had told us about.
The message they conveyed was simple.
– Only the two of you will enter the gate without any other person accompanying you.
Then it meant that they would go and find it themselves.
But a whole day had passed since they entered the gate, and they had not shown up, and the gate was sealed.
“You really didn’t know anything about the volunteer army?”
Kang Cheol-woo nodded at the sound of Lee Ro-woon’s voice.
Although he helped his friend Kim Shin-taek a few times due to past connections, Kang Cheol-woo also had no direct relationship with the righteous army.
They are the only ones who know that they exist, but everything else is shrouded in mystery.
“He’s coming. Now.”
It was when Lee Ro-un finished speaking.
A large red light began to swirl across the sky above the gate.
“… … !”
Kang Cheol-woo panics in the sudden situation and picks up his weapon.
Swish.
It was almost at the same time that Yirun got up from the rock he was sitting on.
“You’re here.”
Wheeeeeeeeeeeeing!
A siren sounded above the gate, warning of danger.
The red glow that had been hovering around him slowly took the shape of letters.
[There has been an intrusion at the gate.]
An alarm sounds indicating an intruder at a closed gate.
Wheeeeeeeeing!
With the sound of sirens blaring again.
Damn it!
The sky above the gate began to fall, and the entire gate began to take on a deep purple hue.
When Kang Cheol-woo moved as if he was protecting Lee Ro-woon.
Phew! Phew!
Stakes that had flown in from somewhere were stuck next to Iroun.
Phuuk! Phuuk! Phuuk phuuk!
Dozens of stakes were driven in at a speed that Kang Cheol-woo couldn’t even react.
Support support support!
Meanwhile, currents began to surge and a huge amount of energy radiated from the stakes.
Woof!
It has a round shape.
“Barrier!”
It was a barrier skill for ranker-level players.
* * *
Poles flying in with the notification that an intruder has arrived.
The barrier that arose from them.
Kang Cheol-woo panicked and tried to break the barrier, but Lee Ro-woon just slowly extended his hand.
In the meantime, I felt the sounds of things quickly approaching.
‘Five, six…’
The increasing number of sounds stopped at the gunshot mark.
At that time, Iroun’s eyes had already turned a deeper shade of red.
Tsk tsk tsk!
Cracks began to appear in the barrier formed by the stakes.
Wow!
The barrier then burst apart with blood-red gold.
Even though the barrier that had clearly been built with effort was broken in an instant, the approaching figures seemed to already know this and rushed in without hesitation to surround Iroun once again.
“Weren’t you trying to have a conversation?”
A player with the appearance of a heavily armed knight spoke while holding a large greatsword.
“If you wish to talk, then quietly accept the restraints of the barrier.”
It was the voice of a woman whose face and body were covered with a fluttering cloth.
The barrier was broken, but sparks began to fly again from the still intact stake.
“If this was a trap to lure us….”
The knight’s voice is heard again.
“You will soon realize that you were mistaken.”
It was the moment when Lee Ro-woon reached out again.
Damn it!
This time, cracks began to appear in the stakes driven into the ground, not in the barrier.
A situation where it is clear that one has conveyed one’s intentions.
“Step back.”
Lee Ro-woon, who had been speaking to Kang Cheol-woo, started walking towards them in a relaxed manner.
Phew!
Immediately afterwards, a stake with a lethal blue glow was launched towards Iroun.
A blue light means there is electricity.
Nevertheless, Yirun reached out.
Paget!
Got it.
Light began to spread from the stake that Iroun had grabbed, like a blue lightning bolt spreading out.
The floor was burnt, and even the rock that Iroun had been sitting on was blackened.
“how…?”
Yirun slowly pushed away the stake he was holding, standing there with only his palms burned.
Kwaaang!
A loud, resonating explosion.
“Huh!”
The knight holding the greatsword with him groaned.
The stake that had attacked Iroun was still embedded in the center of the greatsword he was holding.
Now, we have definitely confirmed each other’s intentions.
Wheeeeeek!
The wind tore and split the space apart.
Attacks from all sides rushed towards Yirun.
Slow down.
Black flames bloomed from the two arms of that beneficial person.
Kwaaaaah!
It swallowed up the magical power of the skill it was attacking and burned it.
Hurrah!
Amidst the spreading black flames, Iroun said:
“Come at me.”
* * *
Players are a few levels below the silver drone.
Even if they were of the same rank, they could not be equal, and there were many players who died without being able to do much against those of a lower level.
In this way, the order of the silver drones and players was determined.
Why is that?
There were several reasons, but the one that made the biggest difference was the delay.
The ability called skill was similar to a superpower or a supernatural ability.
You can use the skill from the moment you awaken it without having to master it for a long time, and it will be activated in its perfect form.
It was clear that for the unmanned beings, it was an ability close to absurd supernatural powers.
However, the process of developing the ability is complex, and the strength of the ability cannot be controlled.
And the ability that is expressed in this way is not something that has been mastered and acquired.
‘My body is stiff.’
This is how the delay came about.
A split second of space was a fatal weakness that was difficult to overcome in a fight between humans trying to kill each other.
An absolute condition for unmanned attacking players.
‘You just have to avoid the skills.’
In the split second after that, the defenseless player will not be able to avoid the sharp tip of the unmanned sword.
however.
Kakakan!
Those who are dealing with Lee Ro-un.
‘There is virtually no delay.’
I could hardly see any weaknesses in that player.
That was the driving force that enabled the volunteers to fight against Eun.
