Episode 36. my death. (3)
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5.
The white light subsided.
The moment I opened my eyes, I was already back in the middle of the battlefield.
A fairly familiar sight quickly entered my field of vision.
-Kirrr, kieek!
Monsters that howl strangely.
Soldiers fighting against him and shedding blood.
An army of thousands of monsters rushed to take over the port.
11th floor stage. Also known as supply route defense.
The first battle to protect the Aegim Empire took place.
“thank you! “You have come to help our empire, warriors!”
The appearance of the general NPC coming to greet us was no different from the last episode. He wore the same armor, had the same expression, and spoke the same lines.
“Warriors! Hurry up and help us save the empire…”
But that’s it.
It was the same as the last episode and that was all.
From the moment the hunters responded to the general’s words, everything changed.
“Black dragons gather!”
A single cold voice split the battlefield. The owner of the black dragon. witch. Just as she did in the battle at a castle gate that only I now remember, the witch shouted with aura. There was something about her voice that instinctively caught people’s attention.
“From now on, the Black Dragon will take command of this war!”
The witch looked at the battlefield.
“Cheonmumun! vigilante corps! Take charge of the left wing and break through! Pantheon and Sangryun are on the right! Our Black Dragon will break through the center. If anyone is dissatisfied with the command, speak up after the battle is over! “If you have time to chatter now, catch one more orc!”
The world has changed.
“Oooooh!”
The shouts the hunters gave were evidence of change.
The large guilds moved in perfect order. Is it because I shared the information that the 11th floor stage is a group exhibition? There was no hunter who was foolishly absent-mindedly like in the last episode.
“Hey guys, follow me! “If anyone dies before me, that one will die first!”
Cheonmumundo led by a poisonous snake.
“What on earth are you talking about… no. no. Everyone, back up Cheonmumun! “We need to help those wild boars so they don’t become isolated while out wandering!”
A vigilante group led by a paladin.
“Ahaha! Individual action is summary death, gentlemen! “Move strictly as a team!”
A pantheon led by the Inquisitor.
“Everyone is full of energy. “Let us help slowly and without overdoing ourselves.”
Sangryeon Island led by the Count.
There were no gaps in any guild. Everyone was faithful to their respective roles and broke through the battlefield. Hunters who specialized in combat took the lead and swung their swords, while hunters who specialized in assisting chanted magic skills behind them. Great river! Like a rough river, the hunters pushed the monster’s army back and forth.
“Oh oh···!”
The general NPC let out an exclamation. Was he thrilled by the sight before his eyes?
“It is clear that God has not abandoned the empire yet! Look! Aren’t the warriors who crossed over from this world pushing the monsters without hesitation? Soldiers of the Empire! Should we just stay still? “All troops, follow me!”
The officers shouted and rushed in.
I took a step away and watched it.
“······.”
okay.
After all, what people need is a small hint.
Even if I change just a little, even if I move a little more secretly, the scenery unfolding on the stage changes so much.
At that time, Bae Hu-ryeong spoke softly.
-It’s a zombie. Are you okay?
‘yes? What?’
-This will make you less noticeable.
Bae Hu-ryeong was frowning.
-Is there another kid like you who likes to stand out from others? You’re crazy about getting people’s attention. If this is the case, won’t there be less attention paid to you than in the last episode?
‘what. I guess so.’
I shrugged my shoulders.
‘But this doesn’t feel bad either.’
-Hoo? boy. Still, have you grown a little?
‘What is growth… ‘I still plan to take care of what I can, right?’
Suddenly, I felt eyes on the back of my neck.
When I turned around, I saw an old prosecutor looking at me silently.
It was a swordsman.
“uh.”
I asked, a little embarrassed.
“What are you doing there, old man?”
“They are watching you.”
Geomseong answered in a tone that seemed like it was obvious.
“I told you earlier. I will watch you for five days and then decide whether to kill you or not. So, I’m watching.”
“···uh. hmm. “You really don’t plan on watching me 24 hours a day for five days, do you?”
“That’s a strange question. “Of course I intend to do so.”
oh my god.
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What is that? Is he a stalker?
“No, even seniors have to catch monsters! Quest rewards will be given in the order of contribution to the battle!”
“hmm.”
Geomsung looked away and lightly swung his sword.
Chaaaaaa!
A blue aura instantly clawed at the front. As many as twenty goblins were unable to even scream properly and their heads flew off. A fountain of blood bloomed in the middle of the battlefield.
Geomseong leisurely looked towards me.
“I’ll sharpen from time to time, so don’t worry.”
“······.”
“Don’t worry about yourself and just go about your business.”
Indeed, stagnant water.
The seniors were at a much different level.
“Ugh. “This is true.”
I shook my head and turned to the Black Dragon Witch. The Black Dragon Guild members stopped me on the way, but I stopped when I saw the Sword Saint following me. Eventually, the witch, realizing that we were approaching, made a direct motion to allow us to pass.
“what’s the matter? Hunter Kim Gongja. And even my grandfather.”
The witch narrowed her eyebrows and looked irritated.
“I’m busy directing the guilds right now. Are you out of your mind? “I would appreciate it if you could finish the business within 30 seconds if possible.”
“I don’t have any particular business to do.”
The old man said harshly.
“I was just following this young man.”
“what? What else is that… No, that’s enough. take no interest! I don’t have time to worry about you right now. Please, if it’s not important business, please leave quickly. Ah, there! Team 4!”
Even while disparaging the Sword Saint, the witch was busy giving orders to the guild members.
“Don’t foolishly move forward, stay where you are! If you don’t want a spear stuck in your ass, stay still! What is Team 12 doing? You think we came here for a walk!? Hunt straight!”
“S-sorry! Black Dragon Lord!”
“If you have time to apologize, swing your sword one more time!”
It looked really busy.
I hurriedly told my business.
“Black Dragon Master. “I have a reward for clearing the 10th floor.”
“Of course there is. So what?”
“This is the minimap reward. To me, the battlefield looks like a mini map at a glance. Enemies and allies are marked with dots. Of course, I can also see where the enemy commander is.”
“······.”
The witch finally turned her gaze and looked directly at my face.
“Really?”
“What can I do by lying? “It’s so salty.”
“Then why did you come to me right away?”
Thump! The witch took my right hand.
“Say! “Where is the boss monster!?”
This person’s true nature is revealed when he is out of his mind.
“hmm. “It’s over there.”
I pointed my finger in the direction indicated on the minimap.
“It’s hard to see because it’s surrounded by monsters, but it’s over there-.”
“Repeat that you agree to use the skill! hurry!”
“Uh, I agree to use the Black Dragon Master’s skills.”
“transition!”
Paaaaat!
The next moment, the witch and I were floating in the air. To be precise, it was falling. The skies above the middle of a battlefield. Far below, armies of monsters and armies of humans were bustling and fighting.
The witch shouted, her black hair blowing in the wind.
“where!?”
“hey!”
The wind was so strong that I screamed loudly.
“In the direction I’m pointing now-.”
“transition!”
Every time the witch shouted instantaneous transfer, we quickly approached where the boss monster was located.
I hugged the witch a little more in the sky. It didn’t mean anything. I felt like I could easily fall from the sky if I just held on to her right hand.
The witch must have understood that and cooperated calmly. And she shouted, still frowning.
“Are you a little confident in using a sword!?”
“It’s enough to catch the boss here!”
“Then I’ll transmit it to the monster! In one shot! Understand!?”
“Yes!”
I knew very well what that meant.
“transition!”
When the last transition ended, we flew right above the boss monster.
Just ten meters below.
The great goblin, holding a fancy golden wand, was squealing at the monsters around him. Part of me would be commanding an army.
“Gongja Kim!”
“Iraaaaa!”
I wrapped myself in aura and cheered. Did they hear our voices? The Great Goblin, who was commanding the monsters, tilted his head and looked up.
-What?
The Great Goblin made eye contact with me.
But it was already too late.
Sigh!
The blade went straight into the top of the Goblin’s head. His body was split into two pieces.
Still, even though it was a boss monster in name, the Great Goblin couldn’t even resist. He just looked at me until the end as if he felt unfair. Well, if you think about it, he probably felt unfair because he died twice just because of me.
-Kerreuk…
-K, rrr…?
The monsters, who suddenly lost their leader, looked at me. It happened so quickly that I didn’t seem to realize it properly.
I grinned.
“why?”
While lightly stepping on the corpse of the Great Goblin.
“Would you like to cut it into two pieces too?”
Only then did the monsters scream.
-Keeee!
-Crrrrrrrrr! Krr!?
Goblins, orcs, and other miscellaneous creatures scattered in confusion. When one bird ran away, six birds ran away, and when six birds ran away, thirty birds soon ran away. Monsters began to flee from all directions, like dominoes falling.
“Ajaa!”
The witch next to me clenched her small fists.
“Good job, Gongja Kim! oh my god! I can’t believe I cleared the stage in less than an hour! Probably less than 50 hunters died! Maybe less than 30 people died… Ah! “It couldn’t be better than this!”
It was my first time seeing a witch this excited.
The reason for the expressionless expression in the last episode… was it because the hunters were so confused in the beginning that they died quite a bit? Are you happy that there is very little damage now?
‘You’re a surprisingly simple person.’
One who is sad or happy depending on how few victims there are.
I smiled.
“Come on, I’m so excited. “Please calm down.”
“When people are excited, they should be excited! I will praise you again. Well done, Gongja Kim! Since conquering the tower, I have never cleared a stage with as little sacrifice as I did today. “I should be proud of this!”
The witch smiled brightly.
Instead of slightly raising the corners of his mouth like when he gave a speech on the castle wall, he smiled brightly and sincerely.
“Even though I would have wanted to monopolize the clear rewards by myself. I’m really… glad the new hero is someone like you. “I took a deep breath.”
“······.”
“Starting today, all the media and reporters in the tower will attack you, so be prepared!”
Pure favor.
‘that’s right.’
The witch held out her hand to shake.
‘That’s it.’
I thought as I held those hands.
‘Of course, I’m happy to receive attention from ordinary people… of course. It feels purely good. Being treated as the best, jealous, jealous, and heroic by those people. ‘It’s all so awesome that it makes me feel dizzy.’
but.
‘It’s not as good as being recognized by these people.’
People who have worked hard.
Even if I can never say that I did my best in life.
Those who can clearly say that they lived their lives to the best of their ability.
A swordsman who reached the peak with just one sword.
A witch who created the greatest power in the world called the Tower.
There are countless other people who live really hard.
‘I am···.’
I held the witch’s hand tightly.
‘I want to live a life that is recognized by these people.’
That’s not all.
‘I want to protect these people.’
So as not to be fooled by the devil or something.
Those who have worked hard… without insulting or insulting them like the Flame Emperor. Not mocking either. Neither do they consistently sneer with ruthless ridicule or make a fuss with dirty tricks. I just want to purely acknowledge them… and be recognized by them.
no.
I want to be respected by them.
Even if it is an impossible dream.
‘I want to live like that.’
In a world that has changed a little more.
I also wanted to change a little more.
That was my deepest desire.
-boy.
Bae Hu-ryeong muttered.
-He’s a bastard that’s worth watching.
Not long after, a voice announced that the 11th floor had been cleared.
Giant letters appeared in the sky.
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[Strategy contribution ranking]
1st. Gongja Kim
2nd place. witch
3rd place. Heresy Inquisitor
4th place. poisonous snake
5th place. Holy Knight
6th place. Count (Count)
7th place. Sword Star
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As the world changed, the clear ranking also changed subtly.
Geomseong, who achieved 2nd place in the last round, slipped all the way to 7th place.
On the other hand, the witch, who was ranked 6th last time, soared to 2nd place.
[High-ranking players enter the 12th floor first.]
[The remaining players cannot enter the 12th floor until the top players receive their rewards.]
[Notice to everyone again…]
And finally I heard it.
The voice that opens the 12th floor of the devil.
“If I keep this momentum, I don’t know if I’ll clear the 20th floor any time soon.”
The witch said with a slightly flushed face.
“No matter what, I guessed that at least 5,000 people would be sacrificed… This is a good start. very.”
no.
If you leave it alone, you will make a terrible sacrifice on the 12th floor.
Above all, we lose the Count, the merchant who is essential to interacting with the outside world. If trade channels with the outside world are cut off, the tower’s economy collapses in an instant. There will be chaos. Instead of 5,000, there could be 50,000 or even 500,000 victims.
‘therefore.’
therefore.
‘I carry.’
A dazzling light surrounded us.
6.
When I opened my eyes again, I was there.
Imperial throne room.
The marble floor, which had been stained with blood in the last episode, was still white.
“oh?”
“Hmm.”
Hunters were summoned one after another. The expressions looking at me were all different. There was a hunter who smiled brightly and said, ‘I thought you would come first,’ and there was also a hunter who looked upset and said, ‘I never thought you would come in first place this time, too.’
Same as last time.
“Kim Gongja Hunter! “It was amazing!”
It was as if the Heretic Questioner rushed over and praised me.
“I never thought we would cooperate with the Black Dragon Master like that! Ahhh. Is knowing the location of the boss monster a reward from the previous stage? “I think that’s probably true…”
“wait a minute.”
However, unlike the last episode, the Heretic Questioner could not continue praising me. I raised my hand to stop him from speaking. The Inquisitor tilted his head.
“yes?”
“I have something to tell you first.”
Hunters looked at me.
The witch remained as is, with a slightly flushed expression. The viper frowned with a frown. The paladin had a grave expression. The count ran up a fan.
While other hunters looked at each other with different expressions…
‘What about Geomseong?’
I first checked the old man’s movements.
“······.”
Geomseong stood alone in the corner of the throne room. It was quiet. Even though our eyes met, there was no reaction. He just folds his arms and watches me.
‘done!’
It was very different from the last episode where I started throwing swords all at once.
‘That’s enough!’
The heated argument that took place at the beginning of the 12th floor is no longer there.
I got rid of it.
They succeeded in stopping the hostile relationship, even if only for a moment.
I said, feeling my heart pounding.
“yesterday. “I told you something.”
“What if it was yesterday?”
“Please.”
I answered the Heretic Questioner’s question.
“If I ask you a favor someday, please listen to me just once. “I told you so.”
“ah. yes! Of course I remember!”
“Please grant that request now.”
I looked at the hunters carefully.
The guild leaders were pricking up their ears at the request.
“Next 5 days. “Please stay here without doing anything for just five days.”
“······.”
“then.”
I took a deep breath.
And then he opened his mouth.
“I will clear up to the 20th floor in 5 days.”
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