Episode 66
‘The fact that I’m teaming up with those guys is an unchangeable reality. I have to find something to do here.’
Choi Hyun-seok accepted the situation.
You have to play against a team of goats, eagles, and foxes.
This is something that has already happened.
What we need to do now is to think about how to lead those demons to victory.
He checked his team members with a combat power meter.
[ Combat Power: 43502 ]
[ Combat Power: 39396 ]
[ Combat Power: 63201 ]
In order, these are the fighting powers of the goat Holgot, the eagle Ikigli, and the fox Pedisen.
‘The fighting power is higher than I thought.’
Except for Choi Hyun-seok, everyone had above-average fighting power.
In particular, the fighting power of the Gine Pedisen was overwhelmingly high.
Choi Hyun-seok narrowed his eyes and looked at Pedisen.
‘No matter how I look at it, it doesn’t look like a demon tribe, but like a demon beast…’
Pedisen was, to anyone who saw him, a giant civet.
The length is approximately 4 meters.
It has over 50 pairs of legs.
Judging from its appearance, it looked closer to a demon than a demon.
‘Well, if we can communicate, they’ll treat us like demons… so there shouldn’t be a problem.’
The standard for distinguishing between demons and beasts.
There are many factors, but one of the most important factors is language skills.
Pedisendo also participated in this game as a member of the Demon Race, so it would make sense.
‘If we can communicate, we can come up with a plan and fight somehow.’
In any case, this match is a team battle.
In particular, Choi Hyun-seok, who has low personal power, must utilize the team even more effectively.
‘First of all, you need to know each person’s special skills and strengths. You need to accurately understand your team members’ abilities in order to plan a strategy.’
Choi Hyun-seok approached his team members.
He clapped his hands and attracted attention.
“Okay, everyone! Let’s focus for a moment.”
The three demons turned around at Choi Hyun-seok’s words.
“We’re having a strategy meeting now…” “I don’t need your opinion!”
Holgot immediately rebuked him.
I really want to punch him in the face as he strokes his beard and glares at me.
‘This kid goat…’
Blood flow rushes up to the back of the neck.
Choi Hyun-seok took a deep breath and smiled desperately.
“Goat. Calm down for now…” “I, Holgot, will take the helm! Does everyone else agree?”
Holgot shouted.
“…”
Ikigley is silent with his arms crossed.
Silent affirmation.
Pedisen also looked at Holgot quietly and nodded.
Choi Hyun-seok’s eyes widened at the sight.
‘Why on earth!?’
Even though Ikiglia has relatively low fighting power, I would never have thought that even the strongest Pedisen would acknowledge Holgot as their leader.
Choi Hyun-seok sighed.
‘Whew, let’s think positively. That goat guy is not that tough, but he seems to be smart…’
I tried to interpret the situation as positively as possible.
Holgot was really annoying, but he was a demon.
It’s true that he’s relatively smart.
It would be better for a weakling like Holgot to be the leader rather than an idiot who just blindly takes it.
Holgot stepped forward, stroking his beard.
“Haha. Alright! Then let me explain the plan I came up with.”
“good.”
“First, we throw out those lowly humans as bait! Then, we hide and ambush those who bite the bait!”
Choi Hyun-seok waited for the next words.
Choi Hyun-seok and Holgot looked at each other quietly.
“…”
“…”
No matter how long I wait, there is no next time.
The first to speak was Choi Hyun-seok.
“end?”
“What more do you need?”
“Oh, okay.”
Choi Hyun-seok answered in a dry voice.
He closes his eyes quietly.
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‘Demon tribe
I’m a retard for trusting that kid…’
Why do these trials come only to me?
If there is a God, I feel like grabbing him by the collar and asking him.
***
Just before the game starts.
Holgot handed the flag assigned to the team to Choi Hyun-seok.
It was to ensure that Choi Hyun-seok would play the role of bait.
“You walk around with this flag.”
“Me alone?”
“Yes. If we do this, the other demons will come running at us, drooling. Then we will attack from behind at the right moment.” “How can I believe that?”
Choi Hyun-seok frowned.
This plan had many flaws.
The enemies might be so stupid as to take the bait.
Even if the bait was taken as planned, there was a possibility that Choi Hyun-seok would be the only one to die if Holgot betrayed him.
“I also need to collect flags to win. Don’t worry, I don’t plan on throwing away the best bait.” “Well, no matter what, I don’t think this kind of sloppy strategy will work…”
Choi Hyun-seok was reluctant, but he had no choice but to accept it.
Anyway, this match was a team battle, and all the other team members decided to follow Holgot’s words.
Finally the game begins.
As planned, Choi Hyun-seok walked through the forest alone.
All other team members are members of the same tribe
He hid underground with Pedisen’s ability.
Choi Hyun-seok waved the flag nervously.
“If you go around saying, ‘It’s obvious it’s bait,’ which idiot would bite it?”
Choi Hyun-seok grumbled, sticking out his lips.
“No fool would fall for such a scheme unless they’re a baby goldfish…” “That guy over there! Isn’t he human!?” “Khuu! How lucky! He’s human.”
Here come the real idiots, dumber than goldfish.
Choi Hyun-seok looked at the four demons who appeared with blank expressions.
‘What the heck? These stupid pig-like guys…’
They’re probably some kind of orc, but they all look strangely stupid.
The guys surrounded Choi Hyun-seok and started talking among themselves.
“I’m hungry! I want human stew!” “No. Killing is disqualification unless you kill by accident.” “Then just kill by accident!” “Hmm, that’s not a bad idea.”
The demons surrounding Choi Hyun-seok did not take any precautions.
It was because the magical power I felt from Choi Hyun-seok was so insignificant.
From their perspective, with an average combat power of 40,000, Choi Hyeon-seok, who was traveling alone, was just easy prey.
‘No matter what, isn’t that too stupid…?’
I don’t know how these guys got through the running race.
Just as I was thinking that.
Finally, a demon who knows how to think has appeared.
“Be careful. There might be other team members nearby.”
Choi Hyun-seok nodded vigorously at the guy’s explanation.
‘Yeah, yeah! This is a team battle! Think about it logically. Does it make sense that there’s someone like this running around alone right after the match starts? That’s really suspicious!’
Choi Hyun-seok cheered on the relatively smart demon tribe.
But in the end, he’s also a demon.
It wasn’t enough to block the aura of idiotiness that the other team members were giving off.
“Jarrac. Are you scared?” “Kuhelhel! Jarrac is a coward! A coward!” “Who, who are you calling a coward! A human like that should be dealt with in one punch!”
Choi Hyun-seok placed his hand on his forehead.
In the end, even the sane demons ended up becoming fools.
Choi Hyun-seok didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.
‘Anyway, it’s clear that he took the bait.’
The idiot squad is completely caught off guard.
Now, Choi Hyun-seok’s job is to make sure that the guys are completely focused on him.
This way, when your teammates launch a surprise attack, the effect will be greater.
‘I guess I’ll have to pray for the goat to come out at the right moment.’
Holgot desperately hoped he was smarter than the idiots in front of him.
Choi Hyun-seok took a stance and prepared for battle.
“Kuhelhell! Humans are fighting. Foolish humans.” “Coward Jarak. How about you handle it?” “I’m not a coward!”
He approached without even the slightest hint of caution.
Choi Hyun-seok lightly stepped forward and punched one of the men in the face.
Kwajik!
“Ugh, ugh…”
The bastard’s head is thrown back sharply.
Blood flowed from his nose.
The other demons started to hold their stomachs and giggle.
“Kuhelhell! The coward Jarac has been hit!” “Jarac is weaker than I thought. Was he a coward and weakling?” “Kuaaaaah! This just happened because I let my guard down… Keuk!”
Choi Hyun-seok once again punched the face of the man called Jarak.
‘We should give the other guys a fair shot too.’
Choi Hyun-seok’s movements become faster.
In the past, he used limited powers bound by the limitations of human beings, but not anymore.
Now I know how great the powers of magic and magical energy are.
‘Don’t set limits in your head.’
You can do anything you want.
As you become more skilled at using magic and magical energy, you will be able to realize your imagination as it is.
Kwajik! Kwajik! Kwajik!
Choi Hyun-seok quickly throws a punch while showing mysterious movements.
“Ahhh! This sloppy guy!” “Nosebleed! My nosebleeds! I’m gonna kill you!”
The faces of the demons are amicably crushed.
Those who let their guard down while giggling had no choice but to give up their noses in return.
‘Should I be careful now?’
The enemies’ eyes began to glow red.
Even though they look like that, their average combat power is 40,000.
If you start to really attack, Choi Hyun-seok will have a hard time holding out for even a moment.
“Human! I will kill you!”
“Stew! Let’s eat stew!”
Four demons running towards you.
Choi Hyun-seok raised his fist while catching his breath.
‘It focuses attention.’
We have to catch their eyes right away.
This requires a flashy and far-reaching technology.
Raidrun style fighting techniques
Type 7 – Strike and destroy wave
Choi Hyun-seok’s fist struck the ground.
Boom-!
Dirt and rocks were thrown in all directions with a loud noise.
“What, what is it!?”
“It’s magic! Be careful!”
Shockwave causes enemies to retreat.
There was nothing to be seen because of the dust rising there.
At that time, the guys were looking around in confusion.
suddenly!
From the floor, Gene Pedisen and his team poked their heads out.
“Kkaaaah!”
The enemies were unable to respond to the surprise attack of the team members emerging from the ground.
‘That fox is definitely a warrior.’
The combat power of 60,000 was not a form.
Pedisen subdued them both in an instant.
“Have we already won?”
After a while.
Choi Hyun-seok’s team was able to capture one flag without any damage.
It was a ridiculously easy victory.
***
That evening.
Choi Hyun-seok had a blank expression on his face as he watched the red sunset.
“Why…? Why on earth…?”
Choi Hyun-seok was looking at his hands.
He was holding as many as seven flags in his hands.
“How can such a stupid plan work!?”
There is only one flag held at the start of the game.
The remaining six were all acquired from other teams.
Holgot’s plan worked out really well.
“Hehehehehe! Did you see that, human?”
Holgot let out a bizarre laugh.
I really hate to admit it, but I have to.
‘At first I thought it was just luck…’
It’s not luck.
The demons were more stupid than I thought.
As Holgot said, Choi Hyun-seok was truly the best bait.
‘Let’s think positively. Anyway, our goal is to advance to the next match.’
Things are going very well.
Choi Hyun-seok summarized the situation once again.
‘We’ve caught four teams so far. That’s a decent pace considering it’s only been half a day since the game started.’
Occasionally there were teams with multiple flags, so there were quite a few gathered.
Choi Hyun-seok raised his head and looked at the sky.
A magically created situation board showed the status of each team’s flag in real time.
1st place – 5 teams [14]
2nd place – 8 teams [12]
3rd place – 24 teams [10]
…
10th place – 9 teams [7]
Choi Hyun-seok is in team 9 and is currently in 10th place.
It could be said that things were going quite smoothly.
Anyway, if you made it into the top 10, you could advance to the next match.
If things continued like this, it seemed like we could definitely enter the stable zone if we just increased the tempo a little.
At that moment, the numbers on the board changed.
1st place – 8 teams [12]
2nd place – 24 teams [10]
…
9th place – 9 teams [7]
The five teams that were in first place disappeared, and all teams rose one level in the rankings.
Naturally, Team 9, which Choi Hyun-seok was a part of, also rose from 10th place to 9th place.
Choi Hyun-seok noticed something strange.
‘Where did the flag that the original first place team had go?’
The flags of the five teams that had been in first place until just before disappeared.
Normally, the other team that captured that flag should have come in first.
But looking at the scoreboard now, it seemed as if the flag held by the first place team had disappeared.
At that moment.
The numbers on the dashboard change again.
1st place – 24 teams [10]
Following the 5 teams, the 8th team disappeared.
The 24 teams that were naturally in 3rd place suddenly took 1st place.
Choi Hyun-seok’s team 9 also settled in 8th place.
It was definitely a good thing, but I can’t just be happy about it.
‘The number of flags for the other team still hasn’t changed.’
Things are going strangely.
Where did the flags of the teams that were originally in 1st and 2nd place disappear to?
Unless the group went crazy and threw the flag away, someone would have definitely taken it.
‘Did you hide the flag? Did you dig a hole and bury it?’
Choi Hyun-seok put forward several hypotheses.
‘Perhaps the flag was taken by an outsider, not a participant in the game.’
A powerful demon that is too powerful to handle has appeared.
There may be a human attack.
If that’s the case, then it would also fully explain why the flags disappear.
‘Anyway, I have to be careful. Even if I tell that goat, he won’t listen. I have to be careful too.’
Choi Hyun-seok is the only human.
Since he is someone who can use his head, he has no choice but to play the role of a staff member.
The moment I thought that.
A strange noise was heard in Choi Hyun-seok’s ears.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The sound of iron clashing with iron.
I turned my head and saw something strange moving in the distance.
“armor…?”
A body-wide black armor was approaching.