Episode 46
46. Episode 46
– 40 hours and 20 minutes left until ‘Tutorial Chapter 3 – Collision’
“We’ve arrived!”
As soon as Se-woon nodded, Park Jeong-pil shouted at the top of his lungs.
Finally, we reached the end of the stage where the third tutorial takes place.
Even without Se-woon, it was easy for everyone to see that this was the end of the stage.
“Hey, but this cliff. It’s not a joke. I can’t see the bottom.”
“The slope is steep and it looks like the entrance to hell.”
A sheer cliff.
As Park Jeong-pil said, the floor was covered in pitch-black darkness, making it impossible to see, and a sharp wind was blowing above it.
It seemed like I couldn’t cross even if I had wings.
Besides, the cliff on the other side was even higher than this one, so I couldn’t see anything beyond it.
Well, it was a separate thing for Se-un.
“Mr. Se-un, will it be okay to set up a base here as planned?”
“If we set up a stronghold with a cliff behind us, it will be much easier to keep watch.”
“Well, that cliff looks like it would be impossible to fly or climb. Unless you’re Seun-ssi.”
Se-woon shook his head.
The cliff seen behind was the boundary of the area the system had divided to implement the third tutorial.
As a player growing under the system, it is impossible for anyone, even Seun, to get over that cliff.
And that’s it.
‘There’s no need to worry about intruders.’
It meant a natural fortress made of nature.
“Araum, Daun. Please.”
“Yes, sis!”
“I told you, my hands were so tingly I thought I was going to die?”
“It’s finally time for us to show our power!”
-The constellation ‘Black Bird’ suggests that we start by installing sharp fences to block our enemies.
-The constellation, ‘The Great Bird’, suggests that we install a tall watchtower.
Because they had been constantly moving, the two had little opportunity to exert their power.
At best, you can manage a carriage?
Perhaps because of that, when it was their turn, the twin sisters’ faces became more lively than usual.
The constellations watching the two also seem a little excited.
“Brother Blood Wolf! Can I ask you for some wood this time too?”
“Okay.”
“Oh yea!”
“I will follow too.”
“Brother, please take me too!”
Now that we have arrived at our intended location, Seundo has been cooperative in setting up a base.
Actually, I didn’t plan on going this hard at first. Just settling in here was basically like passing the third chapter of the tutorial.
Most players fought at the entrance to the area, and rarely got to this point to engage in a siege.
However, Seun’s thoughts changed as he faced the board.
‘Even if the board is impatient, it cannot be said that there are no more evil constellations.’
Constellations that Mammon has blocked communication with.
At first, I thought it was just comfortable because Se-woon didn’t want to attract attention unnecessarily. But since the communication was blocked, there seemed to be quite a few constellations that were not only curious but also felt that their pride had been hurt like Pan.
The best time for them to step forward is right now, in the third chapter of the tutorial.
‘Because this is a place where player-to-player combat is legally encouraged.’
Normally, it would be a mission where you just had to survive until half of the players were gone, but if it was a constellation that held a grudge against Seun,
It is possible that he may issue a revelation to the clan he is watching, telling them to attack Seun.
Seun’s clan was very powerful even in his own eyes, but he should not underestimate the power of other clans that were chosen by the constellations.
And as always, the anxious anticipation was not wrong.
* * *
[Tutorial Chapter 3 – Collision begins.]
– Survive until half of the players currently participating in the tutorial are dead.
– During the ‘Clash’, you can fully obtain the public value of the player you have defeated.
Finally, the third chapter of the tutorial has begun.
The goal is simple.
Surviving.
At that overly simple explanation, players who had barely made it through the second chapter looked bewildered.
“Are monsters coming out again?”
“That doesn’t seem to be the case. The monsters you see over there are all still… … .”
Players who recalled the first chapter of the tutorial held their weapons tightly. However, the monsters showed no sign of moving.
Then, one player looked at the last message that appeared before his eyes and muttered quietly.
“But what does it mean to obtain the public service points of a player you’ve defeated?”
“that…….”
Wince!
In that moment, players who understood the final message could feel goosebumps running down their spines.
The sound of swallowing could be heard here and there.
Surely not. That can’t be.
But soon, things started to go wrong, with a terrible scream.
“Attack!”
“Hey, wait! What are you guys! Why are you attacking us!”
“You idiots, don’t you understand yet? Because your brains aren’t working, not even ten people survived.”
“We are the same human beings… … Kkuuk!”
Players. No, the war of clans has begun.
Since arriving at the tutorial, I’ve only seen monsters, but when I finally meet a human, there’s no time to even shake hands with him.
Since they had already survived two hardships, they chose to fight for survival rather than feel a sense of solidarity as fellow human beings.
“Hey, save me! How did I survive this far!”
“Thank you. Thanks to you, I can live.”
Crunch!
Monsters weren’t even a thing.
Everyone goes out to find and attack players who look easy to survive. Since they said that only half of the players need to survive, they think they only need to kill one player each.
The entrance to the plains was instantly dyed red with blood.
The pungent smell of iron spread on the wind.
Meanwhile.
At the midpoint of the plains, quite a distance from the entrance, a clan was moving towards the end of the plains, avoiding the people.
-The constellation, ‘The Fierce Old Man with White Hair’, bursts into anger, saying that now is the chance.
“If I just take that guy down, will you really give me strength?”
– The constellation frowns even more, thinking that the ‘grim old man with white hair’ is going to make him repeat the same words to himself.
“Understood. I will destroy that bastard and his entire clan.”
-The constellation, ‘The Wicked Old Man with White Hair’, shouts, ‘Show with actions rather than words.’
The man who finished answering headed towards the end of the meadow with a blank face.
Although he didn’t show it on the outside, the man’s feelings were seething inside, even if he couldn’t tell by the constellations.
‘I’m not a slave, how arrogant!’
Constellation, the grim old man with white hair.
It was a constellation that suddenly showed interest in the clan of the man who was performing the first chapter of the tutorial.
At first, he gave me various help, such as granting me powers related to martial arts, so I followed his words as if I were serving a god, but as time went on, the constellation’s interference became more and more severe.
He forbade them to avoid traps even when they were visible, and ordered them to face monsters’ surprise attacks with confidence.
In addition to that, he has been interfering in all sorts of matters, including private life.
Thanks to that, I was able to pass the tutorial, but my image of the constellations was getting worse and worse, and the clan members’ stress was growing day by day.
‘If only I could just get the strength this time… …!’
The man thought.
This is the last time.
I’m following it now because I need more strength, but I promise to get rid of that noisy constellation at any time when it becomes stable.
Although they couldn’t say anything for fear of being caught by the constellations, the entire male clan shared the same thought.
‘By the way, you went far.’
I thought it would be somewhere in the middle at best.
The plains are almost over.
But, there was one strange thing.
‘There are no monsters… …?’
It wasn’t just that there were no monsters along the way. Even if you look around, you can’t see a single monster.
Even at the entrance on the opposite side where he arrived, every area was filled with monsters.
Are there originally few monsters in the deep?
Or else… … .
‘no way.’
The man shook his head.
That can’t be true.
It’s impossible to defeat this many monsters and enter the depths.
Meanwhile, the enemy camp finally came into view.
“Leader! Over there!”
“What is that?”
A fortress located at the edge of a cliff.
Yeah, it was a fortress.
Behind the two carriages, there was a steep cliff, and in front of it, a sharp thorn fence rose up.
Thanks to the tall watchtower, dozens of players were already inside, ready to face the enemy.
“Your Majesty, that is… … .”
– The constellation, ‘The Fierce Old Man with White Hair’, spits and shouts, ‘Why aren’t you charging forward?’
The man gritted his teeth.
I expected it wouldn’t be easy since the constellations had been mentioned from the beginning, but it was only to this extent.
With the third chapter of the tutorial just beginning, if you were to set up camp at the end of the area, your skill level was pretty much guaranteed.
at that time.
“Lee, Leader! Over there!”
“What are they?”
On the way to the cliff, a new clan caught their eye.
I naturally took a stance of alert, but the atmosphere was still a bit awkward.
– The constellation, ‘The Fierce Old Man with White Hair’, calls them the Wu-Yue-Dong-Ju (吳越同舟), and demands cooperation with them, saying that the enemy of my enemy is my friend.
The enemy of my enemy is my friend.
‘If we do this, there’s hope.’
For some reason, they seemed to be hated not only by their own constellation, the ‘Grumpy Old Man’, but also by other constellations.
I was a little intimidated by the sight of the fortress, but with this number, it was no problem.
The man, regaining his confidence, shouted at the clan members following him.
“Let’s throw them off the cliff!”
“Woooooo!”
-The constellation, ‘The Fierce Old Man with White Hair’, burns with vengeance against those who dared to block him!
A roar so loud it echoed through the plains.
But their charge was soon to be halted.
Boom, boom!
“Huh?”
What is going on?
The clan members who had been charging forward fell down as if they had hit a transparent glass wall.
But when I looked again, I couldn’t see any walls.
The opposing forces, who had formed an implicit alliance, also noticed something strange and shot fireballs from their hands.
Hurrah!
Kwakwakwang!
He too was blocked by a transparent wall and faded away into nothingness.
Only then did the man notice something and focus his inner energy on his pupils, and a huge wall surrounding the fortress came into view.
It was definitely a wall made of mana.
“……Barrier?”
It was a boundary.
You made it through the second chapter of the tutorial, cleared out the monsters in the remaining time, reached the end, set up a fortress, and not only that, you even set up a barrier?
No matter how much you think about it, it seems impossible, but Se-Woon, the master of the fortress, has the power to make the impossible possible.
-The Treasure Trove of Greed has been opened.
[Carmelder style defensive magic circle]
– A simple defensive magic circle devised by Carmelder, one of the Black Tower’s executives. It doesn’t last long, but it’s an all-purpose magic circle that blocks both attacks and intrusions from the enemy.
A chill ran down the man’s spine when he noticed it.
Unless the opponent is stupid, it is certain that they will counterattack while the barrier blocks their advance.
And as if to prove this.
“Oh, you’re crazy!”
“What is that!”
“Run away!”
All sorts of attacks, including arrows and magic, began to pour down from the fortress.
fantasy,
