Episode 110
110. Traitor Group
There are two groups in round 8.
A normal group guarding the top and a traitor group hiding inside.
Of course, the purposes of the two groups are different.
‘The general group must escort the upper deck and move safely to the destination.’
It is a commonly known 8-round main quest.
In the meantime, the sub-quest is to find and punish the traitor.
‘But if you become a traitor group, the quest will be completely different.’
As expected, a new goal appeared before Ryumin.
[Player ‘Black Scythe’ belongs to the traitor group.]
[Main quest and sub-quest are combined into one.]
[The 8th round quest has been changed.]
◀ ROUND 8 ▶
<Traitor Group Quest>
└Disturb the top so you can’t reach your destination
└When successful ▶ ???? Payments
└In case of failure ▶ Try again with a 20% stat drop debuff
└If you fail three times ▶ disappears
The purpose of the general group is to safely escort the upper body to its destination.
But the traitor group is just the opposite.
‘The purpose of the traitor group is to hinder the upper level from reaching its destination.’
It is literally a quest that is carried out secretly among people.
In some ways, it can be seen as a fight between the minority and the majority.
To some, it may seem like a crazy level of difficulty, but… … .
‘But there’s no need to deal with the entire general group alone. The quest will be successful as long as the merchant does not reach the destination.’
There is no need to turn all players into enemies just to interfere.
‘It’s enough to just kill the aliens at the top.’
There will be no problem as long as the merchants of this world are dealt with quickly through assassination.
Having to survive the players’ retaliation after that is another thing.
‘No, I won’t be moved by feelings of revenge. If they find a traitor in order to win a side quest, they will viciously kill him.’
For the general group, traitors are targets of extermination.
In other words, the players turned Ryumin into an enemy.
‘No, did I turn you into an enemy?’
This was the reason why Ryumin did not mention the sub-quest in his prophecy.
Even if we knew, it would be impossible to complete the sub-quest.
‘You want to kill me, the black scythe, and claim the sub-quest reward? ‘Quite.’
How would people react if they found out that you were a traitor and had a black scythe?
You may not know it, but there will be a lot of people giving up on sub-quests without even trying them.
‘By the way, are those people the same group of traitors as me?’
The place where Ryumin is currently is a gray space different from the starting point.
I was moved here with the message that I had joined the traitor group, and other people were seen around me.
‘People like me who couldn’t choose the top due to timeouts.’
They are probably perplexed by the message by now.
They say I suddenly became a traitor.
They say you have to turn hundreds or thousands of players into enemies.
‘At first glance, it looks like there are less than 30 people.’
Now, whether you like it or not, you have to become a group of traitors and carry out missions together.
‘No, we don’t have to be together. Unless you are willing to complete the quest.’
I feel sorry for them, but Ryumin had no intention of ending the quest early.
‘If you fail, you will be given a stat-lowering debuff and a penalty of a retry attempt… … .’
One thing to note is that it only disappears after three failures.
Even if you fail once or twice, you will only receive a stat debuff and no damage.
‘This is important. That you have three chances.’
The traitor group is deployed sequentially in the order of dwarves, elves, and humans.
That means that if you fail a mission, you can experience all the upper levels.
‘It’s an opportunity to raise your level tremendously.’
What if you fail the mission on purpose and catch monsters by circling each stage like a touring performance?
You can obtain superior experience points and items from all three locations.
‘A rune given especially when the reputation level is high at each top level. You can have it all to yourself.’
Ryumin planned to get two runes in this round.
Rune of durability and rune of future vision.
‘Durability can be obtained from dwarves and future vision from humans.’
You can obtain potions at the top of the elves, and there is one potion that even Ryumin is coveting.
‘Anyway, the key strategy for this 8th round is to go around each upper level and monopolize experience points and items.’
To do that, a traitor group is the best choice.
Of course, it would be bad luck for other traitors.
‘Because I will do whatever it takes to make the quest fail.’
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Belonging to a group of traitors and hoping that the traitors will fail.
There was literally no double spy.
[Kyahaha, all the decision-impaired people who couldn’t choose the top are gathered here?]
Ariel, the angel in charge of explaining round 8, appeared with an uncharacteristic smile.
[Everyone, gather here. We can’t see each other now, but we have to know each other’s faces, right?]
As the angel flapped his wings, the scattered players gathered together.
“Huh, black scythe?”
“Why is the black scythe here?”
“No, more than that, why am I part of the traitor group?”
[I see a few people who haven’t figured out the situation yet. Isn’t this why I appeared?]
Ariel kindly explained to the players how she became a traitor.
“Oh, it was because you didn’t choose?”
“What on earth was I thinking…” … .”
“So, everyone here couldn’t make the top choice?”
Ryumin quickly counted the number of people.
There are 29 players gathered, including myself.
While everyone else was busy listening to the angel’s explanation.
‘Now, I have to memorize these guys’ faces. That way, it will be easier to deal with them when they betray you later.’
Ryumin quickly began to memorize the faces of the traitor group one by one.
Even though we are on the same side, why do we memorize faces?
Even though the party can be recognized through the ring on the wrist.
‘That’s because we’re just a group, not party members.’
An angel happened to be explaining this.
[As a member of the traitor group, you must hinder the upper party from reaching its destination. Since we are sharing the same quest, you can think of it as a party, but in reality, it is not a party.]
“It’s not a party?”
“So are you solo?”
[yes. The normal group is a party, but since you are a traitor, you do not share experience. The setup is that they can’t trust each other. Kyahaha!]
“No, then how to hunt…” … .”
“I thought it was a party with Black Scythe and I liked it… … .”
A look of disappointment was evident on the faces of the players who secretly wanted to take the bus.
[The unreliable setting was a joke, and there is a good reason for preventing each other from partying. Because if one person betrays the team, the rest also suffer.]
“What do you mean?”
[Suppose one of the traitor group pretends to be crazy and reveals the identities of traitors on the same side. Then what would you do?]
“We need to shut that bastard’s mouth.”
“Even if it kills me!”
[Yes? However, as you know, when you form a party, you cannot attack each other and take no damage. In short, it is a system where if one person betrays, the others are vulnerable to damage.]
“ah. so… … .”
“There was a reason it shouldn’t be a party.”
If it were a party, you wouldn’t be able to stop the traitor from speaking loudly and would have to be looked at with suspicion by those around you.
The moment suspicion was raised, the chance of the traitor team’s success was significantly lowered, so it was inevitable that they could not join the party.
‘It’s fortunate for me. ‘Because you don’t have to share hunting experience.’
Ryumin, who had memorized all the faces of the traitor group, grinned.
Now, even if you meet them in real life, you can tell who the traitor is.
‘If you only know who it is, dealing with it is a piece of cake. ‘Because there is also a rune of inner feelings.’
Moreover, there is a reason why I memorized the face and not the nickname.
The reason came from the mouth of an angel.
[Please note that all players’ nicknames will also be hidden. Knowing nicknames makes it easier for traitors to identify each other.]
“You’re hiding nicknames because of us?”
In short, it was a measure to prevent the traitors from knowing each other’s identities.
“But now each other’s faces have been exposed?”
[Because faces are harder to memorize than nicknames. Especially now, who could possibly memorize a face in such a short period of time?]
there is.
That’s what Ryumin did here.
[And if you wear a helmet, your face will be sufficiently covered. I think it’s understandable, right?]
The players could only nod as the angel glared at them as if hoping for an answer.
“Yes, yes.”
“I understand very much.”
[great. So, shall we proceed slowly? Please be careful because when the upper deck reaches its destination, you will all be weakened and have to try again with another upper deck.]
It wasn’t just a party, it had to be a community of destiny sharing a quest.
“uh? But what about the other top?”
“Wasn’t it a repeat attempt at the same top?”
[Oh, I didn’t say that. You will be challenged in that order: dwarves, elves, and humans. Difficulty is also in order of load.]
“uh? So what if I fail the quest at the Dwarf level?”
The angel smiled.
[You will be challenged to a more difficult medium difficulty level with your stats reduced by 20%.]
“iced coffee.”
In other words, the more you fail a quest, the more difficult it becomes.
After hearing those words, only one thought came to the minds of the traitors.
‘I have to somehow succeed in the quest at the top of the Dwarves!’
‘I guess there will be no next chance!’
It was a traitorous group with a burning will to fight, but they didn’t know.
The fact that as long as Ryumin is there, the chances of success in the quest are slim.
‘It would be neat if we found and killed the traitorous groups from the beginning, right? ‘Because I memorize the face.’
While Ryumin smiled, Ariel spread her wings.
[Now, it’s time to go. Traitor group!]
‘I hope you make your betrayal successful and bring joy to your superiors!’
Ariel swallowed her words and gestured.
In a flash of bright light, 29 traitors, including Ryumin, disappeared.
The escorting of the dwarfs has begun.
