imminent (3)

After the break due to the World Cup, all Battlefield clubs started training for the new dungeon 'Invasion'.

The World Association announced the 'invasion' and said it would introduce it to the coming World Champions League, and also recommended that it be operated with a high proportion in professional leagues around the world.

The professional leagues of each country had the right to freely choose the dungeon to introduce according to the box office performance, but they obeyed because they did not want to go against the will of the World Association, which had absolute authority.

Reviews of the new dungeon were mixed.

It fits the purpose of preparing to protect humanity from the second underground war, but it is less interesting.

The part where a lot of new monsters appear is interesting, but honestly, it's less fun than fighting humans.

In the meantime, they fought each other like gladiator slaves. I don't hate this way of competing for hunting points.

Clubs all over the world were organizing players mainly for interpersonal competitions, but it was so sudden.

Isn't it actually the world association's power to force the introduction of the new dungeon?

Those who valued the purpose of Battlefield gave favorable reviews, but the number was small, and most Battlefield officials who value box office complained. However, I had to follow the will of the world association.

This is because the Battlefield system is still mysterious and cannot even be imitated with existing technology.

Even within the World Association, it was said that no one knew about the Battlefield system except for the World Association president, whose identity was shrouded in mystery.

There was a credible speculation as to whether the president of the World Association was Ji-Ji-Ji, but no one dared to dig into it. Because the Battlefield cannot be established without the World Association president, it has not caused a stir.

Anyway, the new dungeon 'Invasion' was also team training at YSM.

"Rahula, wide area!"

YSM's main order, Gary Williams, shouted.

Rahula Johar then scattered dozens of shurikens into the air.

chump chump chump!

"Kiruk!"

"Kiruluk!"

A group of insect-type monsters resembling giant locusts were hit by shurikens all at once.

Although there were a lot of shurikens stuck in their bodies, no monsters were shot down because the power itself was a low attack.

However, the shuriken was coated with Khan Aryan's deadly poison. Perhaps because of the spread of the poison, the movement of the giant locust monster became dull.

As Rahula Johar, who led the Indian national team to the round of 16 at the World Cup, was recruited by YSM, he played a combination with Khan Aryan once again.

After Rahula's shuriken, the rest of the YSM players charged in unison.

"Team play! You can't just attack! If you don't think you can take it out for sure, cooperate with your teammates!"

Gary himself shot arrows to support and command his teammates.

YSM's vice-captain and main order, Gary, has a lot of experience playing in prestigious overseas clubs, so he coordinated the teamwork of the still inexperienced YSM players.

YSM was in perfect harmony every day.

Gary Williams fought and commanded with his colleagues, and Cho Seung-ho, who was hiding a little away from the battle site, assisted with a sub-order.

"I can't stand it. Back off, settle down and fight."

Cho Seung-ho, who was observing the situation objectively from a distance, made a decision.

Cho Seung-ho of the tactic 88/90 was already at the level of a coach with a reputation for judgment.

Gary, the main order, also followed without objection when Cho Seung-ho determined the odds.

"retreat! Get back to point 2!"

In the heat of the fight, it was difficult to coolly withdraw.

However, everyone followed Gary's instructions without regret.

Cho Seung-ho's judgment was correct.

A two-headed cobra-like monster was approaching from behind the giant locusts.

It was a monster named 'Double-headed Warrior'.

"After the grasshopper, is the cobra next? What, there are so many new monsters!"

Shim Young-soo grumbled.

"It's strange, wasn't the World Association's original policy to only implement monsters that actually existed?"

Park Young-min was also dissatisfied.

Until now, the World Association only implemented the monsters that haunt dungeons that have always existed in reality. But this time, he broke that rule and created a strange monster.

Since it was a created monster, of course, there was no known information about it, and all teams, including YSM, were busy analyzing the new monster.

The retreating party fought the monsters again at point 2.

However, fighting monsters whose weaknesses have not yet been identified was on a different level from hunting.

In the end, the players were wiped out and left the access module.

"Huh, I'm going crazy. World association bastards."

Shim Young-soo did not hide his dissatisfaction even after leaving the access module.

"Is Battlefield a joke? They are harassing people by creating absurd monsters."

"I don't like the fact that the background is a city…"

Lee Na-yeon, who was mentally exhausted, cried out.

He did too.

Every time the monsters mercilessly collapsed and trampled on buildings, it was terrifying. If it was real, it meant that everyone in it would die, so it felt uncomfortable.

Coach Gabriel, who watched the training, said to Seo Moon-yeop, who watched together.

"Lord of the club. Again, without two people, the double-headed section is the limit. Hardly any more progress."

It was.

Team training was proceeding with only the rest of the members without Seo Moon-yeop and Pietro.

It was a tactic in which the two of them fought separately, and the rest of the members withstood the air attack of the monster group with teamwork.

It is a tactic that Seo Moon-yeop is pushing hard, but coach Gabriel is negative.

"The twin-headed warrior doesn't show any weaknesses. We need to increase the pace and deal with the Acrida group first, and then we all have to work together to defeat them."

'Acrida' is a Greek word meaning locust, and refers to the giant locust-like monsters that appeared before the two-headed warrior.

"I don't know if I can pick up the pace any more. Even if it were possible, everyone would be exhausted."

"You still have to do it. Until the double-headed one, how do you do it without the help of me or Pietro?"

Director Gabriel was in a negative position, but Seo Moon-yeop's expression looked so serious that he did not object.

As you can see, Seo Mun-yeop was very serious.

'I can't stand this much.'

Of course, the new dungeon 'Invasion' was a kind of mock training in mind of a real situation that could happen someday.

The monsters thought to have been created by the World Association were actually ancient monsters created by the queen and the others working together with Pietro.

It's not a creation, it's that monsters like that actually exist.

Of course, even if it is an ancient monster, there is no guarantee that it matches 100% because the age is different from that of the abandoned world.

However, the monsters that would invade from the abandoned world would be stronger, not weaker, as long as they were stronger than the ancient species embodied in the invasion.

'Me and Pietro must kill the king. They should be able to fight to some extent without us. But looking at it now, this is...'

It was much more serious than I thought.

Thanks to the Queen's spread of the Battlefield, I thought humanity was ready to some extent. She thought that since Battlefield Clubs existed in each region, each of them could defend their homeland.

However, the results of the 'invasion' were serious. In the end, it seemed that the whole city would be destroyed by monsters.

After training, Seo Mun-yeop met Pietro and discussed it separately.

"Hey, is there any other way? If we fight them on the ground, all of humanity will perish."

"Not all areas will be attacked. It will be better than now if other superhumans help us in the area under attack."

"Not every region has a Battlefield Club. Also, not all clubs are good."

Of course, YSM was a very strong club even without Seo Moon-yeop and Pietro.

Players of weaker clubs in the second division or amateur leagues would be annihilated as soon as they were invaded by a horde of monsters.

"You must be prepared for significant property damage. But anyway, I just want to survive."

"That's your idea!"

"That's enough. What more do you want? We lost sanctuary and fell. Only a few survivors are living in the shelters the queen has prepared."

"..."

At Pietro's point, Seo Mun-yeop was silent. Because he was the one who contributed greatly to the destruction of the underground civilization. Of course, it was self-defense, so there was no guilt.

It was frustrating to think that mankind could become like the underground people.

Seo Moon-yeop never thought of himself as a person who worked hard for justice, but he hated seeing so many children lose their parents due to the war and live as miserably as he did.

Pietro watched Seo Mun-yeop quietly, then opened his mouth.

"I haven't said it yet because I'm not sure, but it's not that there aren't other options."

"What?"

Seo Moon-yeop was delighted.

"While playing Battlefield, I also learned something. There is no human being who can help."

"..."

It was Pietro's remark that ignored the majority of superhumans.

"But that goes for the surviving underground people as well. In the end, I thought it would be best if you and I could solve it together."

"That's natural. But the two of us can't fight against an army of monsters, can we?"

"We just need to kill the king."

"Will the king come alone?"

At Seo Moon-yeop's question, Pietro shook his head.

"No way. I will always check to see if it's safe with the other monsters at the fore."

The king was powerful, but he was not conceited.

Perhaps he was obsessed with his own strength, and learned a lesson to be cautious even when he was nearly killed by the Emperor of Maninleung.

"then? Are you going to kill the two of us?"

"no. We have to fight in a place where many monsters cannot mobilize."

Pietro's words continued.

"Even if the king succeeds in absorbing the knowledge of the first and succeeds in space travel, he will not appear on the ground in the first place. They won't even know the coordinates on the ground, and for now, they'll try to move to the place in their memory that they stole from the first one."

"Where is it?"

"I do not know. Like I said, I'm not sure. Because there are probably not just one or two places in the first memory. But there are places that I think have a good chance."

"where?"

"The place where the first died. It is the first imperial tomb. Since it was the place where he died, it must have been deeply imprinted in his first memory. If the king had absorbed that memory, he would have tried moving there first."

"Let's kill it together when it appears there?"

"Yes. It's not a narrow place, but it's not a wide enough place to mobilize many monsters. And if it is there, I can prepare various things before the fight."

Seo Mun-yeop also leaned toward Pietro's opinion.

First of all, it was much more convenient than fighting on the ground.

Since the space was limited, it was possible to prepare thoroughly and confront.

The question is, is the king really going to teleport there?

"There is a possibility. Let's try it."

"Don't forget that in the worst case, you will have to face an army of monsters led by the king on the ground. I said it, but I am not sure."

"okay. Still, I have to do everything I can."