Episode 216
216. Information sharing
[Hero’s Rune]
-Effect: Each time you save another person, 1 stack (maximum 100) is accumulated.
All stats increase by the number of stacks accumulated. Conversely, as the stack decreases, the increase also decreases.
By consuming 100 stacks, you can cast ‘Hero’s Protection’ on the person you want to protect.
While Hero’s Protection is activated, the caster can use ‘Hero’s Touch’.
└ Hero’s Protection ▶ It is an absolute shield that activates the moment you are attacked and blocks any attack for 10 seconds.
Once activated, it lasts indefinitely until activated.
It can only be cast on one target and cannot be used on yourself.
If you stack the stack again and cast it on another target, the existing target will be released.
└ Hero’s Touch ▶ You can move to or retrieve the location of the target under Hero’s Protection.
It can only be used for 10 seconds immediately after Hero’s Protection is activated.
‘I finally got it. ‘Hero’s Rune.’
It is one of the list of 18 runes that must be obtained, and is useful when protecting a specific target.
‘When the target is attacked, it becomes invincible for 10 seconds, and in the meantime, you can move to or call the target’s location with the Hero’s Touch.’
For example, if you apply this skill to your younger brother, he will become invincible for 10 seconds when attacked by someone.
At that time, a notification appears to Ryumin, giving him two choices.
Should he use the hero’s touch to call his younger brother or move towards him?
‘It’s truly a skill optimized for protecting your younger brother.’
It wasn’t bad because all the stats went up as you accumulated additional stacks.
Since it only goes up when there is a stack, I should have seen it as a buff.
‘But where does the all stat increase by 100? This rune alone is worth getting.’
The condition is that you must save 100 people in crisis, but there is nothing to worry about.
Aren’t there so many people here?
‘You can use the same trick as when you acquired the rune.’
If you summon and kill the demon again, it will be recognized as saving people.
‘The problem is that once someone is saved, they cannot be saved again.’
Since 100 people had already been used, new people were needed to fill the remainder.
Fortunately, when all procedures were completed, the number of believers increased from 100 to 170.
This is a result of a mixture of Playseva members and non-member players.
Considering that there were 175 Korean players, it was almost like everyone had signed up.
‘It’s beyond expectations. ‘I can’t believe so many people gathered together.’
Instead, I spent 1.7 million points, but it wasn’t a waste.
Considering that it was easy to rally players together, it actually worked out cheaply.
‘It would have been better if we had filled 200 people, but today is not the only opportunity.’
Ryu Min, who thought that everyone who would come had come, put his plan into action.
“Cult leader.”
Heo Tae-seok, who received the glance, nods his head again.
I knew it was time to summon the second demon servant because I had already told him.
Heo Tae-seok, passing among the people, secretly planted a seed on the floor.
Pong-
Planting black seeds wasn’t difficult.
Just use the skill and a black object will seep into the floor.
Heo Tae-seok looked at Ryu Min and nodded slightly.
It meant that the second summons was ready.
Ryumin, who was watching the timing, adjusted his mask and gave a signal.
Then suddenly- a trunk as thick as a tree rises.
“Keeeeeeeeee!”
Since it is summoned randomly, you don’t know what kind of demon will be present.
However, Ryu Min could not help but be surprised this time.
‘That’s Requiem, one of the highest ranking demon species, right?’
The sudden appearance of a second demon species once again threw the players into confusion.
But even for a moment.
Push-!
The situation ended immediately when Ryumin’s scythe exploded his head.
“Despite the warning, you are summoning the devil again. “It seems like my words don’t make sense.”
Ryumin spoke as if he were angry at his imaginary enemy, but the face hidden behind the mask was infinitely calm.
Rather, he was smiling at the message that appeared before his eyes.
[Hero’s Rune Stack: 70/100]
[All stats increase by 70 due to the hero’s rune effect.]
‘good. Now all you have to do is build 30 stacks.’
If you make 100 stacks, you can protect your younger brother with the hero’s protection.
There is no need to rush yet, so if you build it up step by step, there will be no problem.
‘This is the end of my business.’
No, there was still one more thing left.
Because I had information to share with the 170 believers gathered here.
This is none other than the strategy for the next round.
‘Now you can’t just take care of the people around you. ‘The more people we can take care of.’
Considering the upcoming 16 rounds, it is best for as many players to survive as possible.
However, there is no reason to take care of evil people.
‘I looked into the hearts of each and every one of them, but no one had a personality problem. Even if you open up the strategy, it won’t cause any problems.’
Of course, I have no intention of revealing the existence of the Prophet.
Suffice it to say that the next round information was obtained through the special reward selection box.
“There will be a speech by the cult leader and Black Scythe soon. “Everyone who has signed up, please come inside.”
Following Eom Jun-seok’s guidance, people entered the building.
As we sat down in the large chapel that could accommodate 700 people, Heo Tae-seok came up to the podium.
“Nice to meet you. Dear believers, I am an old man and a gay man, the leader of the Four Gods Church. His real name is Heo Tae-seok. Thank you for having more people than expected… … .”
Heo Tae-seok began his speech.
It wasn’t anything special, it was just a simple greeting.
Because there was someone else who had something important to say.
“… … That’s all I have to say. thank you “Now, here is the message you’ve all been waiting for from Black Scythe.”
Ryu Min went up to the stage and looked around with his mask on.
All 170 believers are looking at him.
“nice to meet. As you know, I am a black scythe. “I hope you understand that due to circumstances, I cannot reveal my face or real name.”
The believers nodded.
I was curious about the identity of the black scythe, but it wasn’t important right now.
More than that, I was more curious about the information he would share.
“I would like to take this opportunity to convey important information to you. “This is top-secret information that must not be disclosed anywhere else.”
“Top secret?”
Ryu Min’s shocking remarks continued amidst the clamoring crowd.
“I have information about the next round. “I’m going to share that here and now.”
For a moment, the noisy hall became quiet as if cold water had been poured on it.
It never occurred to me that I could know the next round in advance.
“You may be curious about the source of the information, but it is simple. If you rank first in the entire district, you will be given a special reward selection box. As a reward, you can select information for the next round. I often chose that reward so I could easily beat the next round.”
Minju-ri Min was among the surprised believers.
‘ah… … ‘I guess that was the reason why Black Scythe was able to easily conquer the round.’
For some reason, I thought you had great insight, but now I understand.
“The reason I’m revealing this fact now is because I can no longer stand by and watch the number of players decline. That’s why I’m going to share round 13 information with you guys. “To survive together.”
Are you willing to give up personal rewards and share information for the cause of survival?
“ah… … .”
“Black Scythe… … .”
The believers were all impressed by his great man-like appearance.
Some even put their hands together, as if they had already developed a sense of faith.
Ryumin saw that and smiled deeply beneath his mask.
‘I hope you survive as much as possible for the 16th round.’
His lips slowly revealed their strategy.
* * *
[Sariel does not return. He is presumed dead.]
Some angels sighed at the news that was like a lightning strike, but others snorted.
[Hmph, I thought so. The 7th place got hit, but it’s not strange that the 6th place got hit.]
Raguel, the 5th-ranked archangel of justice, sneered.
From the beginning, I was not happy that they sent me 6th place instead of myself.
[What on earth was Michael thinking when he decided that being alone was enough? … .]
[Raguel. Are you speaking ill of the archangel of archangels because he is not present right now?]
When Gabriel gave a stern warning, Raguel pouted his lips.
[That’s not wrong, right? For no reason, they sent out 6th place and then it was reduced to 5 archangels. This is a clear lapse in judgment.]
[Try saying that in front of Michael. Let’s wait and see if it doesn’t go into Chungnang.]
[…] … .]
Chung-nang is a heavenly punishment of being locked in a solitary cell full of bugs.
Raguel, who was exceptionally clean, had no choice but to keep his mouth shut.
[Don’t complain like that. Michael’s judgment was not wrong. Sariel alone was a sufficient opponent. Because the darkness of the Shinigami class and the darkness of the Archangel are of different levels.]
[But why did this happen?]
[I don’t know that either.]
[Is there anything that Gabriel of Prophecy and Revelation doesn’t know?]
[The reason I am given that title is simply because my body is made of materials that are good for transmitting the word of God. The shell of me is merely used as a medium to convey the word of God.]
Raguel’s eyebrows did not straighten despite Gabriel’s words.
One way or another, isn’t the fact that you couldn’t catch the black scythe the same?
[Looking at his expression, he seems dissatisfied with this situation.]
[Honestly, yes. If I had come forward, I could have definitely finished it.]
[You don’t know that. Even if you had come forward, the result might have been the same.]
Raguel got angry at the blunt provocation.
[Gabriel. Now you’re treating me like the 6th and 7th place idiots… … .]
[You idiots, stop talking.]
I turned my head at the solemn voice and saw an archangel appearing with a halo.
It was Michael who was number one in name and reality.
[Is there an archangel who disparages his comrades who died fiercely in battle, calling them fools?]
[Sorry.]
Raguel immediately bowed his head at the commanding voice, but he didn’t know.
That the person who drove the angels to their deaths is right in front of us.
[I admit that Sariel’s death was unexpected. It’s my mistake.]
[no. Michael’s judgment was not wrong. The person named Black Scythe was just a lot stronger than I thought.]
[That’s right. I didn’t know that Sariel would die.]
It wasn’t an empty remark, it was sincere.
I sent Sariel because I thought he would be weaker than Raguel, but I was still worried because he was the Shinigami’s natural enemy.
As it is, the Black Scythe will be dragged to heaven and disqualified as a player.
In this way, he wonders if his wish to become a god will be pushed back indefinitely.
‘But it seems my worries were unfounded.’
This is Michael, who has already entered the Akashic Records and received information from Rub’ahi.
‘I heard you didn’t even get hurt the slightest bit when fighting Sariel, right?’
That’s why Michael felt relieved despite his serious expression.
Because I now have faith that the Black Scythe will be able to win even if I send out the next Archangel.
[I guess it’s Raguel’s turn to step forward.]
[Is that true? Michael? Are you giving me a chance?]
[okay. So that you may carry out your sentence. As I said, they must be brought in alive. You can do it, right?]
[sure! Just leave it to us! I will definitely bring that bug that deserves to be killed… … .]
[That is not possible.]
The two angels’ heads turned at the interrupted voice.
It was none other than Gabriel who expressed the opposite opinion.
[It is true that Raguel is strong, but it is also true that it is dangerous to send him alone. I think it would be better to go with Uriel, who is in 4th place.]
[No, Michael! It’s enough for me alone!]
[is it so. It would be better to send Uriel too.]
When Raphael, who was in third place, also joined in, Michael had no choice but to worry.
‘Send 4th and 5th place together? That’s a bit… … .’
I thought that if it was just Raguel, the black scythe could win.
However, I was worried when I thought that Uriel, the archangel of light and flame, would also join me.
‘Can the black scythe defeat those two?’
Michael shook his head inwardly.
Even if you kill Sariel without getting hurt, it may be too much for two.
In terms of combat power and numbers, it was on a different level from Sariel.
[Michael. Please make a decision.]
At Gabriel’s urging, Michael could not bear to relent.
This is because there was no reason to send Raguel alone.
[Rather than repeating the same mistake, it would be better to send the two and finish it off.]
Michael mumbled his acceptance and spoke again in a solemn voice.
[Uriel and Raguel, listen. Make sure to bring the black scythe in round 13.]
[All right. Michael. Hold on to your worries.]
[I will bring you neatly as instructed.]
The two angels answered with confident voices.
