Episode 197
197. Round 12 begins
When the last day of every month comes, players become sensitive.
The moment you cross over to the other world, your real body becomes defenseless.
The only thing that can protect me from narcolepsy is a well-secured home.
It was December 1st, with 30 minutes left until midnight.
“Can’t we just hire an ordinary bodyguard?”
Jang Chen, a junior who was listening to the explanation, complained about his senior’s words and was immediately hit on the back of the head.
“Hey, you idiot. Would players who have no one to trust but themselves hire others? And then, what if you get stabbed in the back like you are now?”
“Hey, do you really think the security guard will target the sleeping player? “If you kill, you don’t get any money.”
When the senior raised his hand again, Jiang Chen flinched.
“You don’t make any money, you idiot. “The other player who did the contract killing will probably pay you.”
“Are you now going to hire bodyguards to commit murder?”
“Yeah man. Don’t you know that you can’t trust anyone in these times? Anyway, this bastard trusts people too much and is in trouble.”
“lol… … .”
Jiang Chen touched the back of his head and smiled foolishly.
“Now I understand. “The reason why the guy named Black Scythe doesn’t have a bodyguard.”
“okay. No matter how strong you are, if you slit your throat while you are sleeping, you will end up in the nether world. “Would you want to have someone by your side in a situation like that?”
“Besides, isn’t that villa too shabby? “It’s so old that it would be easy to break in, right?”
“The players all live in houses with good security. “In fact, they probably thought that place was safer.”
“Wow, that makes sense. “As expected, you have excellent insight.”
“Don’t be flattered. “Do you think I’ll be happy for that?”
The senior answered harshly, but the corners of his mouth were already forming an arc.
I wasn’t happy with the kind junior, but that made me trust him even more.
Her knife skills are amazing, and sometimes she looks cute when she flatters her like this.
“But how long do we have to wait? “It’s been like this for an hour.”
“Oh, you idiot. Why are there so many complaints? “Don’t talk nonsense, just wait, you brat.”
The term cute is a cancellation.
When you act thoughtlessly like this, you automatically put your hand on the back of your head.
As the words came out, the senior looked back at the squatting juniors.
A total of five people including myself.
There are enough people to carry out a surprise attack.
Rather, it could have been seen as a lot.
You’re killing people because just one person was enough.
“Just wait a moment. “There are still 25 minutes until midnight.”
“My legs are numb, but I’ll hold on. They said they would give me a bonus after finishing this job… … .”
“Don’t worry, bastards. “My boss takes such great care of me.”
They smiled and waited patiently for midnight.
And as time passed, the time came.
“uh? “The lights are off.”
The villa’s light, which had been on the whole time, went off.
I looked at the time and it was 5 minutes before midnight.
“It looks like the target is slowly preparing to go to the other world.”
Of course, they knew exactly where the black scythe was located.
He had already received information from Yang Qiwen and even confirmed it with his own eyes.
The appearance of a black scythe opening and closing a window.
“Shall we move now?”
“Do you want to lose? “The boss told us to move at exactly midnight.”
“Exactly midnight?”
“okay. Because the time it takes to fall into narcolepsy is like a knife. It’s not too late to move then. There is no need to move carefully. Even if a bomb explodes right next to him, he won’t wake up.”
“aha.”
Jiang Chen nodded and looked at the time.
Tick-tick-tick!
It was exactly midnight.
“Good. Now move… … .”
The senior who was about to start the operation was momentarily speechless.
Sigh- Sigh-
Because Jiang Chen was holding the sword in the throat of his colleagues while covering their mouths.
Flutter- Flutter-
“You bird… … !”
Seeing the juniors falling, the senior tried to respond immediately, but Jang Chen’s sashimi was faster.
Deep!
“Wow!”
Puff-puff-puff-puff!
The senior, who had been stabbed dozens of times in the stomach, glared at me in disbelief.
It was as if he was asking how you could betray him.
“I don’t see it like that. “Because my master is different.”
Jiang Chen, who had looked down at his senior’s death with soulless eyes, raised his head.
The four corpses, excluding himself, were covered in blood.
“Let’s go back now.”
The slaughter is not over yet.
There was one more mission left.
Jiang Chen glanced at the villa and walked in the opposite direction.
* * *
Ryumin opened his eyes and knew as soon as he saw the colorless space.
Round 12 has begun.
And after a few minutes, I realized that my body was still intact.
Jang Chen killed his colleagues as planned.
‘It’s so useful. Yamti’s abilities are.’
It was not difficult to foil Yang Quawen’s operation.
All he had to do was dominate one of the members of the black society organization that entered Korea and then make him betray him on the day of the operation.
‘I must have been deceived because I showed up to prove that I was in the villa.’
In fact, Ryumin really stayed in the villa until the last moment to make it believable.
I told my younger brother that I would stay out for a week.
‘Because of that, I think people misunderstood that I had a girlfriend, but it doesn’t matter. If only I could protect Won.’
In case my younger brother was worried, I left the real house alone and decorated the villa as if it were my residence.
You can visit it later to get revenge on the Black Scythe, but since it was the villa where Lost Yak lived, there is no end to it.
‘That wasn’t the only instruction given to Jiang Chen.’
The guy who killed his colleagues is probably returning to China by now.
To carry out Yamti’s instructions to assassinate all members of the Black Society.
‘Since we’re on the same side, assassination won’t be difficult. Most of the members of the organization will probably die.’
When the round is over, Yang Qiwen will find out.
That he had been stabbed in the back.
Since it was hit so hard, it must be quite numb.
Think about it.
How disappointing would it be if you returned to reality and all the members of the organization were dead?
Moreover, since the operation had failed, Yang Qiwen must have been very upset.
‘Why would you touch a lion that’s so still?’
The corner of Ryumin’s mouth quirked up.
Since Yang Qiwen’s strategy failed, he now has no choice but to follow the swingman’s plan that he suggested.
‘John Delgado has probably noticed by now. Yang Qiwen’s operation failed.’
He must have searched for the Black Scythe’s name to track it down and realized that it was alive.
‘I don’t know, but I’m sure you’re sighing right now. ‘I have to apologize to the black scythe I hate so much.’
John must follow Swingman’s plan to find the black scythe.
‘Will John Delgado bend his pride and come visit me?’
There was a higher chance that it wouldn’t come, but I decided to wait.
After standing with our arms folded for a few minutes, another person came by.
“Black Scythe!”
It was Minju-ri Min, an inseparable ally.
“It’s been a while, nice to meet you!”
“It’s been two months since I last saw you, can you say it’s been a while?”
“Is that all there is to it? “I thought it had been a few years.”
The last time Min Joo-ri saw the black scythe was in the 10th round.
In the 11th round, we did not meet because of Ryumin’s prophecy that we should not meet the Black Scythe.
“If you have a party this time, will you join me too? “My buff helps.”
“party? “It looks like he knows this round’s mission in advance.”
“that… … That can’t be right. If a party mission comes up, I’m telling you to join it. haha… … .”
Min Joo-ri, who tried hard to hide her embarrassment at her own prank, seemed quite cute.
‘As Min-ri Min said, this round is a cooperative quest. ‘You have to form a party of five people.’
I have already thought about who to include as party members.
‘Minjoo-ri is of course included.’
It was because of Ryu Min’s prophecy that Min-ri Min mentioned that she should be included in the party, but she deliberately pretended not to know.
“If I find a team, I’ll add you as a party member. “Because a buffer is very useful.”
“really? thank you. Just talk to me anytime. “I’ll give you plenty of buffs!”
“Thank you.”
At that time, another group came looking for the black scythe.
I looked to see if it was John Delgado, but it wasn’t.
They were Seo A-rin, Ma Gyeong-rok, and Ahn Sang-cheol.
“Hello, Black Scythe.”
“… … .”
“… … .”
Seo A-rin greeted brightly, but Ma Gyeong-rok and Ahn Sang-cheol did not.
Because in the last round, I didn’t get any points because of the black scythe.
Strictly speaking, it wasn’t the Black Scythe’s fault.
“Hello, democracy.”
“Hello, Seo A-rin, Ahn Sang-cheol, and Cheonma.”
We exchanged greetings as we met each other, but the way Ma Gyeong-rok looked at Min-ri Min was special.
‘That guy. ‘I’m coveting democracy.’
It had to be that way.
After receiving the buff a few times, I realized firsthand how helpful the buffer is.
“I’ve felt it before, but you three always hang out together?”
Seo A-rin answered Min Joo-ri’s question.
“Ah, because we are from the same agency.”
“So you’ve been going through this together since the first round?”
“That’s the way it is.”
However, Ma Kyung-rok and Ahn Sang-cheol did not know that Seo Ah-rin was secretly keeping her distance from him.
I’m just thinking about intercepting Minjoo-ri from the black scythe.
“Where do you live, democracy?”
Min Joo-ri hesitated before answering Ma Gyeong-rok’s sudden question.
“… … “Seoul.”
“Oh, really? Where in Seoul?”
“Yeonhui-dong.”
“Oh, Yeonhui-dong is close. I live in Gangnam. Would you like to meet sometime? “Let me introduce you to our company and agency.”
“Company?”
“I don’t know if you’ve heard of Play Market. “I am the representative there.”
“yes? iced coffee.”
When Min-ri Min looked surprised, Ma Gyeong-rok looked puzzled.
“why? “Don’t you know?”
“no. i know. “I went in and looked around a few times.”
Min Joo-ri spoke calmly, but the reason she was surprised was no different.
This is because I knew that Ryu Min was the co-operator of Apple Market.
‘Then this person works with Min…’ … ?’
Minjoo-ri, who figured out the identity of the Cheonma, remained silent.
It was because I didn’t want to give away information about Ryu Min by talking for no reason.
“You just watched? “Why don’t you try using it?”
“yes… … .”
“why? You can also raise cash by trading. Or, you can get the item you want. “We are even thinking of adding gold trading and, recently, point trading.”
“Ah, I see. But I don’t really have anything I want to buy or sell.”
It was true, but it was actually because of Ryumin’s mention in the dictionary.
‘Min told me never to join the Apple Market.’
I don’t know why, but I have kept that request so far.
Because of this, Ma Gyeong-rok had no choice but to quench his appetite with regret.
‘Tch, if I said I signed up for Apple Market, I was thinking of checking for members who live in Yeonhui-dong.’
Then, you will be able to easily figure out the real address of the Democratic Party.
While Ma Gyeong-rok was looking at Min-ri Min with regret, an angel appeared.
[Hello, humans? Welcome to round 12. I will check the number of people first.]
The angel manipulated the air with his fingers and made a humming sound.
[The number of survivors decreased by 619 to 39,402. But what should I do with this? This round is a quest that requires 5 people to form a team. If we divide by 5, unfortunately there are 2 people left, hmm… … .]
Although he was an angel who was worried, Ryumin knew.
It’s all calculated action.
What to do with the remaining two people has already been decided.
[there’s nothing we can do. We will form teams of 5 people and the remaining 2 will automatically disappear.]
“yes?”
“Where is that?”
[Rescuing a team quickly is also an ability. It can’t be helped.]
Even though it was an angel who said that, he really couldn’t help it.
The system must have been set up so that players who couldn’t save their team would be destroyed in the first place.
[If you don’t want to be one of the unlucky two, you need to find a team quickly, right? Well, since everyone is curious, shall we start by looking at the 12th round quest?]
After a while, a quest window appeared in front of everyone.
