Episode 61
61. Episode 61
In front of the Golden Castle.
A situation that could truly be called hell was unfolding here.
“Crazy, what is this!”
“Kuaaaah! It’s hot!”
“Help me! My, my body! My body is burning!”
Hot lava, melting even rocks, was erupting from between the cracked ground.
Even if you tried to run away, it was difficult to move because of the rocks sticking out everywhere.
Armor? That kind of thing was useless against the lava.
Both leather and iron armor would glow red or burn brightly the moment they touched the lava.
The attack’s range was so wide that it engulfed most of the clan members, and everyone except Charles was screaming on the hot lava.
“What is going on… …?”
Outside the boiling lava field, Charles muttered with a dazed expression.
Obviously, the opponent must have been exhausted from occupying the castle.
Moreover, that castle has an outrageous grade of A+. That means the difficulty of the castle must have been enormous.
So I expected the opponent to be strong, but rather than tiring him out, he was so strong that he was able to destroy his own subordinates with a single blow?
“Are you saying that the rankers’ power was at this level?”
Even though no one was listening, Charles repeated the question out of habit.
He is also a ranker ranked 10th.
Even though he only hunted weak players, he also met players called rankers while walking around the third tutorial area.
However, as soon as he realized that his opponent was a ranker, he bowed down, insisted on peace, and avoided combat.
If I had faced those rankers, would the same scene have happened now?
No. That can’t be. Even if he’s a ranker, isn’t it unfair to be this strong?
At that moment, the name of the opposing clan leader appeared in Charles’ mind.
‘Seun. Seun. … … Jeong Seun?’
From the moment I first heard the man’s name, something felt familiar.
I had just let it go, thinking it was nothing special, but now I think I understand.
“The player ranked #1 in public rankings!”
Public ranking. The three letters written at the very top were clear.
And then I realized, if I had chosen the wrong person, I had chosen seriously wrong.
“Now, hold on a second! Surrender! We surrender! We have lost!”
“Hey, captain!”
“Everyone, put away your weapons!”
At Charles’s urgent shouts, his men bit their lips and sheathed their weapons.
In the midst of boiling lava, they tell me to put my weapon away, let alone fight back.
I wondered what on earth he was thinking, but I had never been harmed by listening to Charles, so I had no choice but to listen to him.
Bugur-
Was it because of Charles’s desperate cries? Or was it simply because the magic had run out of time?
As his men put their weapons away, the lava that had been erupting gradually subsided.
Where the lava had settled, more than half of his men had already fallen.
Half of the remaining number were seriously injured and appeared to be unable to fight, while the rest were nursing their wounds, both large and small, with burns.
If the lava hadn’t stopped, we would have all been wiped out without a trace.
“Thank you for stopping! I made this mistake by not recognizing the number one ranked player. I am truly sorry!”
Charles ran urgently and knelt before Seun.
There was no need for pride or anything. Survival was the top priority here.
No, if you just speak well here… … .
‘You can even get on the same boat as the number 1 ranked player.’
I have no idea what kind of world this is, what the benefits are for passing the tutorial first, or what the tower in the distance is.
Since he had learned the strict competition on Earth, it was easy to predict that the benefits of being number one would be enormous.
Even if you don’t pass the tutorial, you will have the best support while you are at least going through the tutorial.
“I, Charles, will do anything. Have you seen my ranking? I’m 10th! I’m sure it will be a great help to you, Seun!”
Charles took out all the numbers he had left.
Their subordinates, their current items, and their strength.
Meanwhile, my head was spinning as I calculated all sorts of situations.
however.
“… … .”
No matter how tempting Charles’s proposal was, Se-Woon did not respond. Just like the first time, he just frowned and looked at him.
At that moment, I realized that negotiation was not going to work with this man.
But, I couldn’t give up like this.
Charles turned his knees urgently and banged his head on the floor toward Yu Seo-ah, who was standing next to Se-un.
“Please save me! If you don’t believe me, you can tie my arms and legs until the tutorial is over!”
There was one reason why he changed direction.
‘This woman still seemed a bit weak-hearted.’
When Se-woon didn’t say anything during their first meeting, Yoo Seo-ah started talking to him in an attempt to persuade him.
Charles was also watching the scene, so he was able to make this judgment.
“Aren’t we the same people? I’m truly sorry for what happened earlier! I was also thinking of my clan members. It was a choice I made to minimize the damage.”
Reason and.
“Don’t you know that when you manage a clan, your clan members are more precious than anyone else!”
Mix emotions appropriately.
Before he arrived here, he had made countless people laugh and cry with just this one word.
So, I was confident.
“Yes, that’s right.”
“As expected! I was sure you would understand!”
At Yu Seo Ah’s answer, Charles cheered inwardly.
If you somehow manage to survive and enter the castle, then all you have to do is talk again and deceive the people.
You can freely control the player ranked 1st in the tutorial by putting him behind you, or rather, by putting him in front.
In that case, you will be the real number one in the tutorial.
“As you said, my clan is the most precious thing to me.”
Crunch-
‘……uh?’
What does that mean all of a sudden? More importantly, why is the world tilting?
I wanted to convince her quickly, but no matter how hard I opened my mouth, no sound came out.
By the time he realized he was dead, his head had already fallen to the floor.
Bam.
Thus, Charles’ clan ended without ever setting foot inside the Golden Castle.
* * *
‘I didn’t expect this.’
Charles’s head was cut off by Yushua’s hand.
I thought I had gotten used to this cruel world as the tutorial progressed, but I didn’t expect it to be this bad.
But it wouldn’t have been a problem. If Yu Seo-ah hadn’t done that, Se-woon would have been planning to cut off Charles’ head.
“Eww!”
“Run away!”
Those who ran away were not chased.
Even if you defeat them anyway, you won’t be able to fully obtain the public service points like in the third tutorial, and their condition was already terrible thanks to the ‘Boiling Battlefield’ skill linked with Kang-cheol.
Even if we leave them alone, the chances of them passing this tutorial are close to zero.
“… … I did a good job, right?”
“If you hadn’t done it, I would have.”
However, Yu Seo-ah’s condition was not fine.
Her arms were shaking slightly, although she seemed to be barely holding them back with her hands.
This time, instead of attacking a player running towards you with a weapon like in the third area, he beheaded someone who was begging for his life.
Well, it’s true that Charles attacked us, just the order was changed.
“Let’s go in. Get some rest.”
“Yes, Thanks.”
“Sister! Are you okay?”
“Well done! It feels so good to see you!”
“Let’s go in quickly!”
Luckily, the twin sisters came running and took Yu Seo-ah away.
Among the people watching inside the castle, not a single person said anything to Yu Seo-ah.
Because everyone knew that what happened just now was something she had chosen to do so as not to put them at risk.
Meanwhile, Se-Woon turned his head and looked at the bodies of Charles and his men lying on the floor.
‘I didn’t know that bad relationships could be resolved so quickly.’
Well, even if it’s a bad relationship, it’s just a bad relationship before the regression.
Besides, it was a dirty memory before I returned, but I cut ties with those guys as soon as I arrived at the tower.
Compared to the long, long memories of the tower, the bad relationship with Charles was just a fleeting moment.
That said, I didn’t have even the slightest intention of viewing him favorably.
“I will use the equipment well.”
Se-Woon robbed Charles of all the equipment he had.
Since I was out hunting players, I was wearing some pretty useful equipment.
I even thought about disposing of the bodies of my men, including Charles.
‘I guess it’s okay to leave it as an example.’
Before the fifth tutorial starts, the same thing might happen.
It was just bad luck that I met Seun. Charles’ plan was a pretty good strategy in terms of practicality.
However, there was one thing left to be resolved.
-The treasure trove of greed (眞) has been opened.
[ Mineral tree sap ]
– The sap of hard trees and mineral water, like ore, which is said to grow only on hard rocks. It has excellent adhesive properties.
Ssuk-
The sap, or rather, something more like ore powder, was spread on the cross-section of the gate.
Even though it was made of mineral water, it would have been difficult to connect such a large structure, but because the gate was cut so cleanly, it was easier than expected to connect the cut gate.
“That’s amazing.”
“Because Earth’s laws don’t apply here.”
“I will help too.”
“Then I should be grateful.”
Squeak- boom!
The perfectly connected gate was lifted up with strong iron and put back into its original position.
The joint was broken, but it seemed like it was something the twin sisters could easily fix.
“Oh, and this is a gift.”
“……Armor?”
“You can just go to Mr. Go Chang-seok and have him adjust the size.”
“It looks like it might be uncomfortable.”
“It’ll suit your fighting style perfectly. Even if it’s uncomfortable, you should get used to it.”
“i get it.”
As expected, Kang Han-cheol nodded to Se-woon’s words without even asking for a detailed reason.
This was the reason why Se-woon was comfortable dealing with Kang-cheol.
Because I didn’t have to rack my brain again to hide my regression like I did when dealing with other people.
‘Okay, then… … .’
– 60 hours 02 minutes left until ‘Tutorial Chapter 5 – Defense’
There are roughly two and a half days left until the final chapter of the tutorial.
There is plenty of time.
After preparing the water battle in preparation for the monster attack… … .
‘I should look into that too.’
It’s time to search for the unknown hidden pieces hidden in the tutorial, which even Seun can’t be sure of.
fantasy,
