Episode 72
The 24 contestants entered the space movement gate one by one.
Soon, it was Choi Hyun-seok’s turn.
As I entered the gate, I felt a slight dizziness along with a feeling of my body being sucked away.
‘Have you arrived?’
When I opened my eyes, what I saw was an unfamiliar place.
Choi Hyun-seok slowly looked around.
‘This is the land of the devil, Inemosit.’
This is the Nemo Sheet.
Where the most dangerous demons on the continent live.
And this was the place that would become the stage for this survival match.
The high-ranking demons who came together to conduct the game stepped forward.
“Let me assign seats from now on.”
The 24 participants were randomly placed in various locations under the guidance of the event organizers.
After a brief movement.
Choi Hyun-seok was left completely alone in the forest.
The first thing he did in the unfamiliar land was to put on his combat power meter and look around.
“What should I say here… the air feels sticky.” “It must be because the concentration of magic is so high. In the first place, the reason why there are so many dangerous demons living in Inemosit is because it has the highest concentration of magic on the continent.” “Somehow. Even the mobs’ fighting power is no joke.”
The place where the participants compete is at the entrance of the Inemosit.
However, the level of the demons that appeared was considerable.
Around the Black Giant, the demons that would occupy the top of the food chain were nothing more than prey here.
“A survival game in a place like this? This is crazy.”
A survival game where only one person remains.
The key in this game is survival.
You have to survive the demon’s attack while keeping other participants in check.
“That’s right. The rules are so vicious that you can’t just run away. It’ll definitely be difficult.”
Although survival is the top priority, simply running away is not the answer.
This is strictly a competition to select the commander of the Demon King’s army.
As a group that uses force to its utmost, there were special rules and devices that went beyond simple survival.
It’s a devil hunt.
The contestant who catches a specific demon will pass the game in first place, regardless of survival ranking.
For that, special items were given to the participants.
Choi Hyun-seok took out a small bead from his bosom.
“This little bead has a GPS function?” “The bead has a complex magic circle drawn intricately. The Demon King’s army’s magical skills are quite impressive.” “Wow… That’s amazing.”
When Choi Hyun-seok pours magic energy into the bead, it begins to glow brightly.
Soon, a beam of light shoots out and a holographic map appears in the air.
“It’s a holographic map. The genre seems to have changed from fantasy to science fiction. Am I mistaken?” “Stop talking nonsense and just look at the map.”
As Rachel instructed, I return my gaze to the map.
There were two points on the map.
One is a blue dot.
The other one is a purple dot.
“The blue dot here is the warrior, and the purple thing that fell over there is the boss mob, right?”
“I guess so.”
The blue dot on the map was the user’s location, and the purple dot was the target’s location.
Intuitive and practical.
But the functions of this bead did not end there.
One of the most crucial roles of the beads remains.
“Hero! The location of another contestant has appeared!”
The map showed the location of a different participant every hour.
It was a measure to prevent people from avoiding battle by simply running away.
Choi Hyun-seok stared intently at the 23 red dots appearing on the map.
Although it appears every hour, it doesn’t last that long, so you need to remember it.
Within a few minutes, all the red dots on the map will disappear.
Choi Hyun-seok, who had roughly figured out the locations of the participants, put the marbles back in his pocket.
“Okay. I have a rough idea of the situation.”
The game progression may seem complicated, but it was simple when summarized.
First of all, survive.
And deal with other participants.
If you can catch it as a bonus, catch the boss monster.
Just remember these three things.
“Well, in principle, killing is prohibited in this match, but… I guess it’s best not to expect it.” “Of course. The participants are people who accidentally smash people’s heads.”
Considering the previous match, it was obvious that this time too, I would have to risk my life.
Although high-ranking demons are deployed to facilitate progress, there will be no direct intervention.
The only thing you can rely on to survive is your own honed skills.
“Let’s take a slow walk for now. It’s important to get a feel for the surrounding terrain.”
Choi Hyun-seok and Rachel began to move cautiously.
Before engaging the contestants in earnest, the plan was to get a feel for the surrounding terrain.
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“Hero! Behind me!”
Rachel’s cries are heard.
Choi Hyun-seok kicked without even looking back.
Kwajik!
The foot flew so precisely that it seemed as if there were eyes on the back of the head, and struck the demon’s head.
The broken head of the demon fell to the floor with a thud.
[Level up!]
Choi Hyun-seok opened his eyes wide at the cheerful level-up alarm.
“Huh? Is it time to level up already?”
Choi Hyun-seok looked around and hunted down the demons that seemed relatively weak.
It wasn’t something I had particularly expected, but it was a good thing that my level went up.
“I was worried because I haven’t leveled up much lately, but this is great.” “Since it’s come to this, how about we go hunting for real? There are a lot of demons here, isn’t it?” “I guess I’ll have to conserve my stamina and magic power since I don’t know when another participant will show up.” “Hmm, that’s true.” “Let’s just go around like we are now and hunt anything that looks good.”
“yes!”
After that, Choi Hyeon-seok continued to understand the surrounding terrain.
Then, when I saw a demon standing alone, I dealt with it quietly.
How much time has passed?
Choi Hyun-seok looked at his status window with a serious face.
“What’s going on…? You’ve already leveled up four times?”
Even though I didn’t really do any serious hunting, I gained 4 levels in half a day.
It was an abnormal growth rate.
This is because once I passed level 400, it became difficult to even level up one level per day.
“It’s strange. Even if I hunt all day at the Black Giant, I can only manage to get one or two.”
“Yes, it was.”
“But why did you suddenly level up so quickly?” “Well, I don’t know for sure, but I think it’s probably because you got stronger.” “You leveled up so quickly because you got stronger? Wasn’t it supposed to be the other way around?”
You get stronger and level up faster.
It was an inconsistent statement.
It’s true that you get stronger as you level up, but of course the next level up becomes more difficult.
Choi Hyun-seok also used to level up 20 or 30 times a day in the beginning, but now it is not easy to level up even one level a day.
Rachel gave additional explanation to Choi Hyun-seok’s question.
“You haven’t had time to hunt properly for a while, sir. You’ve just been doing personal training.”
“That’s right.”
“So the level is the same, but the warrior has become stronger. What happens then?”
“Ah! I think I get it.”
What happens if you keep getting stronger while your level is fixed?
The answer is simple.
“Is it relatively easier to level up?” “That’s right! Especially since there are so many strong demons here, it wouldn’t be strange if leveling up became incredibly fast.”
Rachel’s explanation made sense.
Recently, Choi Hyun-seok has been focusing his training on personal training rather than hunting.
In other words, it has become stronger independently of leveling up.
Thanks to that, I ended up with high abilities compared to my level.
He also became stronger by learning speculation and various abilities.
In this situation, since you have come to Inemosit, which has many strong demons, it is only natural that your level will increase quickly.
“So, to sum it up, right now is the best time to level up?” “Yes. I don’t know how long it’ll take, but…” “Okay. Let’s pick up the tempo a bit.” “You said you were being careful earlier.” “But since it’s come to this, it would be better to level up at least one more before fighting the participants.”
Choi Hyun-seok decided to approach hunting more seriously.
The goal of this match is survival, but to do that, I wanted to become even a little stronger.
Of course, you must not forget to control your condition as you never know when another participant will barge in.
At that moment, Choi Hyun-seok was organizing his thoughts.
Growwowowowow-!
A huge roar was heard from somewhere.
It was a roar with such power that just hearing it made your flesh shiver.
Choi Hyun-seok and Rachel looked around in surprise.
“Hero! It must be a boss mob. When did it get so close?” “Let’s move over there for now. There’s no good in running into it for no reason.”
I checked the map and saw a purple dot not too far away.
Choi Hyun-seok was thinking of moving in the opposite direction of the purple dot.
There was no reason to necessarily face such a strong demon.
The goal is to hold on as long as possible and make it into the top 10.
To try to do anything more than that was arrogance and presumption.
The moment Choi Hyun-seok was about to take a step.
Suddenly Rachel became excited.
“Hero, hero, hero!”
“why?”
“Red dot! It’s all here!?”
Red dot.
That is, referring to other participants.
Choi Hyun-seok checked the map urgently.
An hour had passed, and the locations of the other participants were marked with red spots.
“There’s a blue dot here, and a red dot behind it…”
A blue dot indicating your location.
Behind it, a red dot was quickly approaching.
It seemed like he had been discovered by another contestant.
“Prepare for battle!”
Choi Hyun-seok shouted.
At the same time, a bundle of magic came rushing in.
Kwaaaaang!
The magic explodes and a cloud of dust rises.
A familiar voice was heard through the dust.
“You finally found me! Human! This time, I’ll finally end it with you!”
A demon that resembles a goat
Holgot.
The bastard began to stroke his beard as usual and shoot out magic energy.
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A high-ranking demon, the commander of the direct regiment of the 3rd Army Corps of the Demon King’s Army.
Roger.
He was one of the most skilled commanders among the regimental commanders, and he was also very intelligent.
Thanks to that, I was able to gain Hemis’ favor and was put in charge of organizing this match.
‘It’s boring’
In fact, Royger had little interest in this match.
His only interest is to become stronger and rise to a higher position.
Roger was extremely bored at this moment.
I would never have accepted it if it hadn’t been for Hemis’ order.
“I’m like a guard dog…”
Roiger was currently in front of the space travel gate of Inemosit.
He had to spend the rest of his time here, stuck there.
Because this gate was the only passage leading to the black giant.
That shouldn’t happen, but if the gate were to break, it could be quite a hassle.
“No one comes to this land of demons.”
The reason Royger and the demons are waiting is just to prepare for an emergency.
In fact, no one comes to the center of the land of the devil.
That’s why this time was even more boring.
Because I had to wait even though nothing happened.
However, Roiger’s predictions were soon shattered.
Royger narrowed his eyes and looked ahead.
‘what?’
A group of figures were approaching quickly.
The number of people wearing their hoods pulled down deeply is approximately 50.
Judging from the physique, he is human.
‘I don’t feel any magic.’
The speed of those approaching was quite fast.
It was clear that the group was made up entirely of knights.
That’s a pretty high-quality article, too.
Yet I don’t feel any magical power from them.
If so, there is only one answer.
‘An item that hides magical powers… I’m completely fooled. Did the information leak out?’
A group of humans approaching the gate, wearing items that conceal magical power.
Their goal was obvious.
The goal is to destroy the gate and kill all the participants here.
It was already too late to tell the Black Giant the truth.
Before I knew it, the humans who had approached me drew their weapons and started swinging them.
Roiger pulled up his magic with a sigh.
“Haa, I don’t want to die in a place like this…”
He has a feeling.
Maybe I’ll end up with this gate today.
