Chapter 12

[02 : 31 : 41]

Choi Jae-hyun confirmed the time.

As I turned my head after time and looked at the gate, the color was gradually turning red.

'There's really not much time left.'

Perhaps if that gate turns completely red, we can move on to the next tutorial.

Of course, it was only a story of qualified people.

I have 45 of them.

There were five left up to 50.

Two and a half hours. If you work hard, you'll be able to save it. Now I've gone up quite a bit, and hunting is easier.

But I wasn't sure.

So I thought of one thing.

But....

"Everyone thinks the same."

In front of the gate.

Numerous people were gathered around the safe zone.

People who were separated from each other at intervals of more than a certain time were looking around or talking with awkward faces.

"I know. I guess. If you haven't collected it by this time, this is the only way."

"How many do you have, Dooshiks do you have?"

Choi Jae-hyun asked his younger brother Doo-sik, who had moved with him throughout the third tutorial. He counted the number of integers and answered.

"I have 42."

"Eight... there's no way."

The probability of an integer coming out was dire.

No matter how hard you get injured and catch a monster, it's a relief if one comes out.

Zombies, the weakest population, were hard to get even if they caught more than 20.

What an ignorant mission.

It was a mission that could not be passed by simple hunting.

So people gathered here.

As soon as the door opens, it takes away the essence collected by others and moves on to the next tutorial.

But the problem is, we only got together.

"I don't think they're going to move."

"Maybe when the door opens, it moves."

There are still 30 minutes left before the gate is activated.

If you attack someone right now, you'll definitely be paying attention to the first move. And that meant being the enemy of many of these people.

'The moment the door is activated, it quickly takes away the essence and runs away.'

Choi Jae-hyun said so and looked at a group on the other side of the safety zone.

Of the people gathered in front of the gate, the people who were particularly dense.

They were the biggest clique in the third tutorial.

"Brother."

"Huh?"

"Don't you think he's looking over here?"

When asked by his younger brother Doo-sik, Choi Jae-hyun nodded.

"Well, I haven't had a good relationship with them for days. We had a little bit of a fight."

"What shall we do?"

"The numbers are much higher over there. So let's not move now. There's nothing good about fighting."

"They haven't collected all of them yet.

"Maybe a few of them have gathered up. Not all of them."

"But why are you here?"

"Because there's not enough of the party?"

"Do they have that kind of camaraderie?"

"This won't be the end. If there's three, there's four, there's five, there's six."

"Struggling...."

Doo-sik frowned as if he didn't like it.

That's right.

Then, someone started to move.

While everyone was being careful, attention was drawn as one of them started to move. Choi Jae-hyun looked at the man who approached him.

"Kim Myung Hoon."

Choi Jae-hyun was in charge of the other group.

Kim Myung-hoon has a large physique and fought well. Above all, what was extraordinary about him was his tongue, which cleverly persuaded people.

Choi Jae-hyun, who has three younger brothers, including Doo-sik, created more than 20 factions around them, but Kim Myung-hoon created another faction more than that.

At first, there were about 30 people.

But he seemed more focused on embracing people in this tutorial.

The group around him right now looked like 50 years old.

Before I knew it, he became the most influential person on this tutorial stage.

"Long time no see. It's been about two days, right?"

"I don't think we're in a very good relationship."

Choi Jae-hyun responded coldly to Kim Myung-hoon's greeting.

The two factions had already clashed once. At the time, the numbers were similar, so it ended in a small crash, and it was dramatically over.

But things have changed now.

Kim Myung-hoon knew that, too.

"Come on, you're raising your pride again. You know what's going to happen."

Choi Jae-hyun's eyebrows wriggled at Kim Myung-hoon's smile.

Surely there was nothing good about colliding with them in this situation. If there were A and B, it was clear which one would be A and B.

Kim Myung-hoon continued to talk as he watched Choi Jae-hyun, who remained silent.

"You know what's going on here, don't you?"

"What's the situation?"

"Wouldn't there be a bloodstorm at 2:00? We each have a shortfall."

At Kim Myung-hoon's words, Choi Jae-hyun bit his lips.

I was thinking wrong.

Someone would have collected integers by hunting ignorantly.

Someone else would have taken away from someone who had collected such integers.

However, Kim Myung-hoon thought that.

'Was he moving for this moment?'

For the past 70 hours, Kim Myung-hoon has gathered people.

The last 2 hours.

Noting that you have to pass the gate to move on to the next tutorial, he thought of sweeping the whole water at the last minute.

He's a smart guy.'

Choi Jae-hyun glanced at Kim Myung-hoon's crowd.

About 50 people.

On the other hand, there were about 20 people in his party.

There were several small groups of four or five who did not belong anywhere, but it was hard to expect them to join forces suddenly.

"...How many do you guys lack?"

"We have so many mouths. We're about 700 short."

"700?"

It was too many numbers.

If there were about a hundred, I would have met the target and avoided the collision, but I couldn't have done so.

'We have a little less than 800 integers.'

It was a ridiculous request.

After filling all 700 of them, they had nothing left.

Conflicts began inside.

And by the time the conflict caught on fire, Kim Myung-hoon opened his mouth.

"Fill 400, please. Then I'll let it slide."

"400?"

"Yes, we'll take care of the rest."

Threatening to take only half of what you have.

However, that was a lot of sense.

"If you refuse here, it will be an all-out war.'

Choi Jae-hyun looked around other groups including Doo-sik next to him.

'If so, I'd rather....'

It was then.

Someone came into the safe zone.

"Hang on. Excuse me for a moment."

"I'm going through."

Passing through the crowd, the two men and women headed to the middle of the safe zone.

I thought I had no fear.

You're digging between Kim Myung-hoon and the crowd.

What are they doing?'

My face looks familiar.

I felt like I'd seen it at least once on my way here and there.

But it wasn't a face that I remembered well.

No, one was the exception.

'That guy's….'

A man with a big box in his hand.

It was an unforgettable face.

Short cut, two-block black hair, sharp jawline, dark eyes with clear focus.

YuWon, a participant who was walking outside the safe zone in tutorial 2.

* * *

YuWon's appearance quietened the surroundings for a while.

Kim Myung-hoon and Choi Jae-won's power struggle has also entered a lull. YuWon's presence was like the biggest Joker card in the fight.

There was no one who didn't know YuWon in this Hongdae area.

YuWon has been going back and forth outside the safe zone and hunting monsters even before the start of tutorial 3.

YuWon, who stepped on a worm that everyone was afraid of in the second tutorial, was definitely enough to stand out among the participants.

My chin.

YuWon walked into the middle of the safe zone and put the box down.

Kim Myung-hoon was the first person to welcome YuWon back.

"I haven't seen you for days, where have you been?"

YuWon looked at Kim Myung-hoon, who had been talking to him.

Kim Myung-hoon's face when his eyes met was full of meaningless life.

There is no smiling face anymore, and he is completely hostile to YuWon.

"It's something to do. It's obvious."

"So, did you collect them all?"

"Of course."

Kim Myung-hoon nodded at YuWon's answer.

It wasn't exactly a surprising story.

YuWon's skills were well known from the first tutorial, and he expected that it would not be too difficult to collect integers through hunting.

"How many did you collect?"

"Hey, wait a minute."

At Kim Myung-hoon's question, the party behind him approached.

Kim Myung-hoon turned his head. The other party looked worried.

"Let's not pretend to be him for nothing. What level do you think you'll be?"

"That's right. Let's not touch for nothing."

"Yes, Myunghoon. I know how you feel, but this is...."

Kim Myung-hoon made a grim face when Seung-chan, a friend he had been with since the beginning, was dissuaded.

"Are you scared of that one guy?"

"I'm not scared, I'm just saying we can take the essence away from the others. It's easier to beat two other guys than him, and you can get more integers, right?"

"That's right. It's 50 at most, so why bother?"

That was right.

The condition to pass through tutorial 3 is to collect 50 integers.

It would be much easier to deal with a few other participants who collected about 30 or 40 than YuWon who collected 50 integers.

If you think it's reasonable to avoid fights here....'

It was then.

YuWon's inventory bag upside down.

Crashing.

Tuk, tuk, tuk-.

"...!"

"Beauty, crazy..."!"

Countless beads spilled over the big box. A small bead-sized integer filled the box was enough to turn the eyes of the participants watching.

"No matter how many times I see at least a thousand....'

It was a huge number.

At one moment, not only the safety zone but also the people who were far away waiting for the gate to open noticed YuWon.

One by one, the people who were spreading the streets gathered.

Kim Myung-hoon asked.

"…Do you still feel the same way?"

There was no answer.

I had no choice but to.

YuWon was just an individual no matter how strong he was.

The number of integers he had is much higher, and he had no choice but to judge that it would be better to turn YuWon into an enemy than to fight Choi Jae-won's group.

Kim Myung-hoon's mouth corners went up in the silence of the party.

'That's enough.'

Frankly speaking, the one-on-one with YuWon was not confident.

I don't know if it was a fist, but I already knew YuWon's skill with a knife.

But it's a one-on-one case.

He had a party of nearly 50 people, and that number would not be able to handle even YuWon.

He got closer to YuWon.

"You've collected a lot."

Kim Myung-hoon's eyes were filled with integers collected by YuWon.

So the moment he takes a step forward.

"Look at the floor."

YuWon pointed his finger down. Naturally, Kim Myung-ho's eyes followed his fingers.

"Seon?"

a line formed on the floor

"In no time?"

The line was drawn in a circle around YuWon.

YuWon looked around the participants with greedy eyes when Kim Myung-hoon, who was approaching, stopped.

"Everyone needs this, right?"

It was an earnest remark.

The myriad of integers in the box right in front of them were enough to attract the attention of the participants and stimulate their desperation.

YuWon knew their desperation.

No one was here because they wanted to die.

"I don't need it. I already have enough to overflow."

Someone close to YuWon's horse approached and shouted.

"Then let me...!"

"It's not free."

YuWon's voice interrupted in the middle.

Then he raised his hand, spread out a finger and lifted it up.

"100 points per one."

YuWon said, pointing to a line drawn on the floor.

"If you want to live, come in here with your permission."