◈ Episode 41 School Competition (3)
dinner.
Inside a small abandoned building near the stadium in Daejeon.
The abandoned building was full of old interiors, indicating that it had once been a cafe, and there were two men and a woman inside the cafe.
One was a man with strange tattoos on his face and neck.
The other was a woman with a tattoo that read D-1 on her face.
And they are.
“buy… … help me!!”
Inside the abandoned building, I was looking at a man who was in a mess and praying with his hands folded.
“please! please! please! help me! help me!!”
The man’s appearance was not normal.
Blood was flowing all over his body, and his right arm was bent so deformed that you could feel the pain just by looking at it.
However, the man who was in such terrible pain was desperately clinging to the tattooed man’s leg, begging for his life, as if the immediate pain was nothing.
‘Al’ is a man with strange tattoos on his face and neck, with a wry smile.
Phew!
Without hesitation, he plunged the dagger he was holding into the man’s heart.
“big-“
The man collapses without being able to say a single word to him.
The man, who was laughing as he saw the blood spreading around him, immediately turned his gaze to the woman who was watching and spoke.
“Processing completed.”
‘Lisa’, the woman who had been sitting in her seat watching it a while ago, clicked her tongue and spoke.
“Why are you killing me so dirty? “Don’t you know you have to stay here?”
“Why are you still here? I heard that the forest will start snowing tomorrow? It’s only going to be one day anyway, so it doesn’t matter. Rather-”
He frowned and opened his mouth as if he was dissatisfied with the current situation.
“Why on earth are you asking us, the three killers, to slit a student’s throat?”
Three deaths.
The word was a name for the three people who existed in Ilshinja (一信者), and everyone who knew this word had a fear of Samsal (三殺).
That’s because Samsal (三殺) was basically responsible for most of the assassination missions of high-ranking contractors commissioned by Ilshinja.
Why does Samsal dispose of high-ranking contractors?
The reason can be explained in two ways. The first was simply because they were strong.
The second reason was because each constellation that had made a contract with Samsal (三殺) had a very good ability to assassinate the contractees.
That’s why Al was frowning as if he wasn’t very happy about this situation.
“Do we have to wait this long to pick off students in our time?”
“Then why don’t you just run into the building right now and pick off everything?”
“Hmm, honestly, I think it’s possible?”
“Damn, it would be very possible since there are quite a few academy instructors and contractors.”
“I just need to jump on the magic circle and jump, right?”
“What if the magic disruption circle is activated just as we are about to wake up?”
“Then just kill them all and run away.”
Lisa sighed at Al’s words and spoke.
“Just stop talking nonsense and wait until tomorrow. When Olia, who is inside, gives the signal, he will move then.”
When Lisa told him about another Samasal that had infiltrated the stadium, Al grumbled a little, but did not open his mouth any more.
“Our goal is to follow the students as soon as they come into the eyes of the forest.”
Lisa looked at the egg as if doing a final inspection.
“Assassinate the target, Kim Joo-hyuk, and use the magic circle within the dungeon to escape.”
I opened my mouth.
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To be honest, Yoo So-yeon hated Kim Joo-hyuk.
That’s because Yoo So-yeon and Kim Joo-hyuk didn’t meet on good terms from the beginning.
In the first battle for rankings, Yoo So-yeon lost to Kim Joo-hyuk, so she started her school life at the bottom despite clearly having the skills to be in the top 10.
Is that it?
When Yoo So-yeon bowed her pride and asked Kim Joo-hyuk to teach her how to catch a stone goblin or to let her train together, Kim Joo-hyuk humiliated her.
That too is a huge shame!
‘I only stuttered a few times… … !’
The number of times was a bit high since it was only said a few times, but Yoo So-yeon did not think about that part.
Because people usually remember being hit rather than being hit.
Well, actually, regarding training, when she had two weeks of special training to prepare for the student competition, she saw the amount of training Kim Joo-hyuk and Choi A-rin were doing and thought it was better not to get involved in the training… … .
‘That’s it… … !’
Anyway, due to various factors, Yoo So-yeon disliked Kim Joo-hyuk.
and.
The day of the team match.
In the middle of a dense forest where the game will be held.
With less than 5 minutes to go until the game started, So-yeon Yoo was starting to hate Joo-hyuk Kim even more.
“You’re going alone?”
“huh.”
Seeing Kim Joo-hyuk opening his mouth with a confident smile, Yoo So-yeon opened his mouth as if it were absurd.
“… … So, in short, you are going to act alone now?”
“however?”
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“… … I’m serious?”
“Are you serious?”
At Kim Joo-hyuk’s words, Yoo So-yeon gaped as if she didn’t know where to start explaining, but then spoke while suppressing the anger rising from deep within her.
“… … “Are you sure you didn’t hear what was said yesterday?”
“what?”
“Team member briefing, team one briefing!”
When Yoo So-yeon frowned and shouted, Kim Joo-hyuk responded.
“Didn’t you hear?”
“what!?”
“Didn’t you hear?”
“You were there!”
“Were you thinking of something else?”
“Aaaahhh!!!”
Kim Joo-hyuk opened his mouth with a sly smile, and Yoo So-yeon made an involuntary screeching sound as she spoke.
Of course, she knows how strong Kim Joo-hyuk is.
No, just know? In fact, she experienced Kim Joo-hyuk’s strength, saw where his strength comes from, and even confirmed at his solo exhibition yesterday that he is getting stronger.
However, there is only one reason why Yoo So-yeon stops Kim Joo-hyuk from acting alone.
‘Individual matches and team matches are different.’
This was because individual competitions and team competitions were different.
Individual warfare is fought simply through individual force.
However, a team match was not a game that could be won just because of strong military power.
There it is.
‘This is just a team battle, but in reality it’s the same as a mock battle… … !’
Mock battle.
In Soyeon Yoo’s opinion, it was appropriate for the event of this match to be called a mock battle rather than a ‘team battle’.
And there were a lot of things to consider in the mock battle.
Starting with the location of the enemies, the terrain on which to start the fight, the analysis of the abilities the enemies have, and many other comprehensive factors had to be taken into consideration.
This also means that it is impossible to predict at all how the aspect of this fight will change depending on various variables.
Therefore, Soyeon Yoo opened her mouth with a determined expression.
“no!”
“why?”
“You cannot act alone! Team matches and individual matches are different! And you decided yesterday!? “I am the leader of the team battle!”
When talking about the team match with Lee Sang-cheol yesterday, Yoo So-yeon appeals that she was selected as the team leader through fair voting.
“I know the team leader, and of course I know the difference between team competition and individual competition.”
“But why are you saying you will act alone?”
“I want to finish it quickly.”
“Finish it quickly?”
“I think it would take too long to take you guys around and take care of the kids, so I’m planning to go and come back alone.”
At Kim Joo-hyuk’s words, Yoo So-yeon looked at him with a blank expression and said.
“No, didn’t you just say that you know that team matches are different from individual matches?”
“I told you.”
“But why is that answer coming from there?!”
When Yoo So-yeon muttered, Kim Joo-hyuk waved his hand as if he was annoyed and said.
“Oh, it’s so loud.”
“what? Tttttt!? “It’s not because you suddenly came and said you were acting alone in the first place!!”
Kim Joo-hyuk looked at Yoo So-yeon talking excitedly and nodded as if he understood.
“Don’t worry? Just rest here and I’ll get everything cleaned up. OK?”
“What kind of organization is organizing! and! “You guys also say something!”
When Yoo So-yeon looked at the team members who had remained silent until now and spoke, Do Jeong-jin and Oh Se-hyuk slightly avoided their gaze.
Yoo So-yeon sighed while looking at those two and then looked at Choi A-rin who was with them and said.
“Arin Choi! You too, say something! Kim Joo-hyuk is trying to act alone!”
In response to Yoo So-yeon’s support, Choi A-rin nodded and looked at Kim Joo-hyuk and asked.
“Joohyuk.”
“why.”
“Can I come along too?”
“no.”
“then?”
“Just wait here together.”
“okay.”
After the conversation was over, Choi A-rin looked at Yoo So-yeon again.
“I decided to wait.”
“… … under.”
Yoo So-yeon laughed at her words as if it were absurd, and Kim Joo-hyuk saw her like that and spoke.
[8]
“hey. “Am I that untrustworthy?”
[7]
“I know that your strength already surpasses that of a student, but this team fight is-”
[6]
“It’s ugly, isn’t it? “Then shall we make a bet?”
“… … bet?”
[5]
“30 minutes after I started the game… … No, if you deal with more than five people in 15 minutes, you will say “I’m a dud” three times and don’t give a shit even if I call you a “dumb-dong.”
“… … what? “Why are you suddenly betting here?”
[4]
“If I get caught without taking care of the five people, I will grant everything you asked me to do.”
[3]
“Wait a minute, in the first place- if that happens, you end up acting alone now-”
[2]
“Are you going to do it or not? “Are you really scared when you said you wouldn’t believe it?”
Kim Joo-hyuk is grinning and provoking.
Soyeon Yoo frowned and spoke with an angry expression.
“Who would say something like that and think you can’t do it!? sun! Let’s do it!!”
[One]
“OK. “Take a good look from now on, bitch.”
[The match begins.]
As if he had been waiting with him, Kim Joo-hyuk runs into the forest as soon as the sign for the start of the match appears.
Looking at him like that, Yoo So-yeon had a blank expression for a moment. Soon, she realized that she had been provoked and closed her eyes tightly without realizing it.
‘ruined… … .’
No matter how much I think about it, I shouldn’t have sent Kim Joo-hyuk alone.
Kim Joo-hyuk is clearly strong, but his opponents are Hero and White Lotus.
Even Yoo So-yeon knew that the two would probably not fight.
Why?
Of course, because Valhalla took first place on the first day.
In Valhalla, there was even Kim Joo-hyuk, who won the individual match, so they would never fight with each other.
‘They might instead form an alliance and try to deal with us first.’
In fact, it’s a 5:10 fight, not a 5:5:5 fight.
Therefore, Yoo So-yeon lamented that she was attracted to Kim Joo-hyuk’s aggro and began to think about how to resolve this situation without Kim Joo-hyuk.
she is.
[Logan Jr. Exit.]
[Kim Joo-hyuk +1 point]
[Melissa Artbell. Exit.]
[Kim Joo-hyuk +1 point]
[Ibella is old. Exit.
[Kim Joo-hyuk +1 point]
“… … uh?”
Soon, I had no choice but to stop thinking as a hologram appeared in the sky.
