Episode 65
The first race has ended.
The 100 demons who reached the finish line first cheered.
Most of the demons who couldn’t do that lowered their heads.
But, there were some people who really wanted to cry.
It’s a dead demon tribe.
Even though the match lasted only about an hour, enormous damage was inflicted.
The estimated death toll is around 40.
There are more than 200 seriously injured people.
Including the injured, most of those who participated in the game suffered minor or major injuries.
Thanks to that, the next match was postponed and held three days later than scheduled.
“Phew… that’s a relief.”
The postponement of the match was also a blessing for Choi Hyun-seok.
“What is it?”
“The magic and magic energy were in jeopardy. If the next match had started right away, it would have been very difficult.”
“aha.”
“I’m sure I’ll recover in a day. Let’s just rest for now…”
Choi Hyun-seok lay down on Bobo’s back.
When I closed my eyes, the game that happened today came back to me as if I was watching a video.
Choi Hyun-seok began to replay the game naturally.
‘I’m still very immature at using magic and magical energy together.’
I was gradually getting a feel for how to deal with the tricky magic.
However, he is still immature in many ways when it comes to using magic and magical power together.
‘But the good thing is that speculation has been officially registered in the status window.’
Choi Hyun-seok opened the status window.
There was a new speculation there that had never existed before.
▫ Skills: Raidrun-style fighting technique, Raidrun fighting technique variation, Flomote, Nobilis
Nobilis, located at the very end of the ‘Skill’ column.
Choi Hyun-seok confirmed the detailed explanation.
□ Nobilis
‧ Proficiency: 2%
‧ Description: This is an unfinished speculation consisting of three shapes.
‧ Background: A martial art that uses both magic and magical energy created by Choi Hyun-seok and Raidrun. It utilizes the strengths of each to maintain a stable, strong output.
The producers are kindly listed as Choi Hyun-seok and Raidrun.
Choi Hyun-seok smiled, feeling strangely proud.
‘From now on, I should focus on completing Nobilis.’
For Choi Hyun-seok, Nobilis was the best gamble.
The downside is that it is difficult to control and consumes a lot of psychic power.
This will be resolved naturally as your skill level increases.
‘The ultimate goal is to be in the top 8. I can definitely do it.’
There are currently 100 people left.
Only those who are among the top 8 can avoid being sent to the research institute.
Choi Hyun-seok reached out and clenched his fist.
‘Wealth and fame! A warrior who monopolizes beautiful women! I vaguely thought it was a distant dream, but maybe…?’
If I continue to grow stronger like this, won’t that dreamlike day come someday?
And win the raid run too.
Hemis also wins.
Couldn’t it be possible to defeat the Demon King and become the strongest in the world?
At that time, Choi Hyun-seok’s delusions were spreading out of control.
Rachel climbed over Choi Hyun-seok’s head.
“Hero!”
“why?”
“Your eyes are so rude!”
“What the hell are you talking about?” “Did it look like you were delusional? Yes, it did.” “It’s so specific, it pisses me off.”
Choi Hyun-seok reached out and pressed Rachel’s cheek.
“What kind of interest law are you using?” “I’m not Gung Ye. What kind of interest law are you using? You’re talking nonsense, warrior.”
Rachel clicked her tongue.
I feel like I’m being treated like a neighborhood idiot, not to mention the strange way I look at things.
Choi Hyun-seok shouted in anger.
“It doesn’t make any sense that you know about Gung Ye. Inma!” “I really like dramas! Warrior. Do you want to wait for me to name the main characters of the dramas?” “Oh, no… Done. I’m tired, so let’s go play.”
“Gu Jun-pyo!”
“I won’t do it!”
“Do Min-joon!”
“go away!”
“Sir. Are you ignoring our Minjun right now?”
“…”
Choi Hyun-seok decided to just close his eyes.
‘I need to get some rest until tomorrow.’
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No matter what Rachel says next to him, he won’t react at all.
“Han Ki-joo!”
“Cheon Seo-jin!”
“Eugene Choi!”
That day, Choi Hyun-seok reportedly had a bizarre dream in which he was shot by a Korean-American captain in a penthouse in Paris.
***
Early morning.
Two women stood in the forest near the black giant.
“Hmm~ Good.”
Hemis spread his arms wide.
The huge lips opened wide as if trying to take a deep breath of the forest air.
“…”
The forest is quiet.
Because Hemis showed off his presence to the fullest.
Not only the beasts of the forest, but even the ants and insects all fled in fear.
That’s why the forest was so quiet.
“What are you doing here?”
Park Hyun-ah, who was standing next to me, spoke in a grumbling voice.
“The second game starts today, right? You have to be prepared.”
“preparation?”
Hemis responded with actions rather than words.
Her lips began to split vertically in long slits.
Oh my god!
Lips spread about two meters apart.
Something armed with black armor emerged from within.
“Ugh… disgusting.”
Park Hyun-ah looked at the sight with a displeased expression.
The being in black armor approached Hemis and knelt down.
“Hello, my lord.”
“It’s been a while. Motem.”
The name of the black armor was ‘Motem’, and it was a demon that became Hemis’s subordinate a long time ago.
Mortem’s true identity is undead.
That is, because it was a corpse, there was no concept of lifespan.
I just wait inside Hemis forever for her to call me like she did today.
“About a hundred years?” “Exactly 97 years, 3 months, and 11 days.”
“Time flies.”
Hemis chuckled at Mortem’s precise calculation of the time.
“The reason I called you today is because I have a favor to ask.”
Hemis explained what Motem had to do.
After hearing the entire explanation, Motem nodded.
“Are you telling me to take away the flags of the demons here?” “Yes. Just don’t kill them.”
“All right.”
“The goal is to collect all 100 flags. Can you do it?”
“yes.”
“Then I’ll ask you something.”
Motem lowered his head and disappeared into the forest.
Park Hyun-ah, who had been watching silently, finally opened her mouth.
“What are you thinking?”
“what?”
“This game. We split into teams of four and compete to capture the flag.”
“yes.”
“The guy you just spat out. He’s clearly at least a division commander. Do you think the game can proceed if you let something like that out?”
The event in this game is capture the flag.
A team of 4 people makes a total of 25 teams.
Each team is given one flag.
Additionally, 75 flags are randomly scattered across the field.
In summary, each team has 25 flags.
75 flags scattered on the field.
There are 100 flags, 25 + 75.
“After 48 hours from the start of the match, the 10 groups with the most flags will advance to the next match.”
“that’s right.”
“But if you let a guy like that loose, he’ll be too busy running away to collect flags, right?”
For the participants, the mortem is a natural disaster.
They will never be able to defeat a Motem with division-level force.
Ultimately, participants will have to focus on not having their flags stolen rather than collecting them.
“That’s exactly what I want.”
“what?”
“The kind of picture I want to create is one that makes you desperate to escape.”
Park Hyun-ah’s eyebrows furrowed.
“Are you even planning to evaluate your ability to run away?”
It is a method that does not fit with the competition to select the commander of the Demon King’s army.
The previous run was the same.
Park Hyun-ah couldn’t figure out why Hemis was planning this match.
“Explain it so I can understand.” “Oh my? I thought you were just shallow, but you’re also stupid.”
“Should I really kill you…”
“Ohhoho! I’ll explain it only once, so listen carefully!”
Hemis continued speaking with a high-pitched laugh.
“The Demon King’s army officers are all as stupid as you. These so-called commanders only know how to hit and take damage.”
Park Hyun-ah nodded.
I don’t like it, but it’s not entirely wrong.
The only condition for becoming an officer in the Demon King’s Army is strength.
The Demon King’s Army is a place where you can become a battalion commander, division commander, corps commander, or anything else as long as you are strong.
“That’s why they can’t even push out the humans and are stuck in this wilderness.”
“…”
“I thought, how can I make a smart guy a commander? That’s how this game came to be.” “This is a game to select smart guys as commanders?” “Yes. Even the first game, the running game, is like that.”
running.
It was a very simple rule: just run towards your destination.
However, many demons forgot this original purpose and fought among themselves.
As a result, those who understood the situation and the rules were able to pass.
Although you need the minimum force to overcome the obstacles and reach the finish line in a short period of time.
As a result, it was a difficult match to pass if you were not smart.
“This game is in a similar vein.”
“Capture the flag?”
“No. To be exact, we’re running away while protecting the flag.”
On the surface, it looks like a game about fighting the other team and capturing the flag.
However, the essence of this game lies in how you escape and defend the flag.
“Most of these guys are commanders, so the only order they give is “charge!” I refuse to have such an idiot become an officer in my unit.”
All demons are belligerent.
Can this match suppress and control such tendencies?
Appropriate judgment according to the circumstances for the purpose.
In other words, the requirement is to see whether the Demon Race can make the judgment call of ‘retreating’, which is considered shameful.
“Do you understand?”
“Oh… that makes sense.”
Park Hyun-ah nodded with a trembling expression.
She glanced at Hemis.
‘I usually pretend to be an empty-headed woman, but I actually have a lot of evil inside me.’
Hemis’ game is simple yet reasonable.
This is because we select those with appropriate capabilities while at the same time not losing sight of the strength that is the essence of the Demon King’s Army.
It may seem ridiculous by human standards, but it is a truly tremendous advancement for the Demon King’s army.
If commanders continue to be selected based on these criteria in the future, the overall strength of the Demon King’s army will increase significantly.
At least we won’t end up getting wiped out if we just charge in.
“No matter what, doesn’t it look like it’ll be fun? I’m already looking forward to seeing how Choi Hyun-seok will handle this match!”
Hemis pursed her lips as if she was enjoying just imagining it.
Park Hyun-ah also secretly agreed with Hemis’s thoughts.
‘That warrior guy. He sure was fun.’
Handles both magic and magical energy simultaneously.
This is an impossible task even for oneself.
Even if we bring the Demon King, it will be impossible.
Because it was like ignoring the laws of physics.
‘A natural talent for handling magic. It must be a miracle created by a series of coincidences.’
That’s why Park Hyun-ah also had no choice but to have high expectations.
I was really curious about how the variable called Choi Hyun-seok would grow and become the new Joker.
Swish…
‘It’s refreshing.’
The wind blew and swept Park Hyun-ah’s hair back.
This new wind blowing will change many things.
***
“What the f*ck…”
I couldn’t help but swear.
There’s nothing I can do.
Because the current situation was one where I absolutely could not avoid swearing.
“You…!”
Holgot trembled and ran his hand through his beard.
“Do you think I can be on the same team as you?” “Ha, I don’t want to be on the same team as you either, so shut up.”
100 demons gather together to form 25 teams of 4 each.
The team formation has just been completed.
Choi Hyun-seok was surprisingly on the same team as Holgot.
“I can’t accept it! Why would I, Holgot, team up with a lowly human?” “Can’t you at least consider the position of a human who has to team up with a goat, an eagle, and a fox? Okay?”
Choi Hyun-seok’s team is a goat-like group called Holgot.
Ikigli with an eagle head.
Finally, it was made up of a pedisen that resembled a fox.
‘Ah… My eyes are getting dark…’
Holgot screamed that he couldn’t team up with Choi Hyun-seok.
Ikigli just stares ahead silently with his arms crossed.
Pedisen was constantly moving his feet, rolling something, which, upon closer inspection, turned out to be a clod of dirt.
It seemed like he was playing in the dirt.
‘This is a real total mess.’
Humans, goat demons, eagle demons, and fox demons become one team.
Choi Hyun-seok began to feel genuinely worried about the next match.
