Episode 234
234. Round 14 begins
As soon as midnight on February 1st, a meadow opened up before Ryumin’s eyes.
‘It’s been a long time since I saw a grassland.’
It felt like it had been a long time, perhaps because I often started in colorless spaces these days.
‘First, shall we check the special reward we selected last time?’
When I looked at the skill window, there was a round-limited reward.
[Temporary Skill – Invincible]
-Effect: Immediately becomes immune to all damage upon use. The duration is 60 seconds and it is a one-time skill.
The duration of invincibility is 1 minute.
For a temporary skill, it’s quite long.
‘The problem is that it’s a one-time skill.’
It can only be used once, so use it carefully.
Of course, Ryumin knew when to use it and against whom.
‘Use this to complete the sub-quest and obtain the Rune of Predation. If variables arise, it can’t be helped.’
The variable referred to here is ‘angel’.
This is Ryumin, who has killed four of the seven archangels to date.
You may not know it, but angels in the sky must be gnashing their teeth at you.
They will definitely send Archangels to assassinate them this round as well.
‘Who are you sending? Now there are 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places left, so 2nd and 3rd? Or all three?’
Maybe we will face a crisis this round.
No matter how strong you become, you cannot guarantee that you will be able to defeat even three archangels.
‘If I have to, I have no choice but to give up on the sub-quest and use invincibility.’
Of course, after dealing with it a few times, I will use it when I feel it is dangerous.
‘If you’re going to come somewhere, come see me.’
While we waited with our arms folded, the number of players appearing on the grassland increased.
The number is approximately 4,000.
At first glance, it may seem like a lot, but this is all the players left in the world.
‘After this round, only half of them will survive. In the next round, it will be reduced to 1/4 again.’
It was gloomy, but no matter how much Ryu Min did, he couldn’t stop the number of people from decreasing.
Unless you happen to be the creator of the game.
[Hello, humans. Welcome to round 14!]
When everyone gathered, the angel appeared brightly.
[There were 4,997 survivors last time, right? But now the number has decreased by 389 to 4,608?]
The angel was surprised, but the people did not react in any way.
Well, I found out about the reason for the decrease through an article.
‘Everyone knows. ‘I killed him.’
Now, no one knows that the Black Scythe has eliminated all criminal players.
The only thing that doesn’t know is angels.
[Why did it decrease? Did they kill each other to steal items? Stupidly?]
If the number of people decreases, the number of survivors TO decreases.
That was why the angel laughed at him for being stupid, but Ryumin did not regret killing criminals.
‘If I hadn’t killed him, it would have caused greater damage.’
What if Ryu Min had not saved the country in crisis?
Dystopia would accelerate further and the world would not be able to escape from the atmosphere of destruction.
The criminal players would have become more arrogant and committed all kinds of evil.
The number of ordinary people sacrificed in the process is countless.
‘It’s a good thing that such trash has been sorted out now. If I had continued to neglect it, my rotten self would have been shaken.’
Of course, there was also a way to kill him in the other world after finding out his nickname.
Then, the number of achievers TO will not decrease.
‘Instead, he would not have been treated as a hero like he is now.’
The reason criminals are warned in advance and punished in public is not because they are sick of attention.
The purpose was to publicize the existence of the Black Scythe and increase its name value.
I wanted to show players around the world that this is what happens when you commit a crime.
‘That way, in the 15th round, you will obey my control obediently. ‘Looking the same way now.’
As I looked around, I noticed the players’ eyes looking at me in a special way.
A look with a mixture of respect and fear.
It has to be that way.
The black scythe is considered heroic even by ordinary people, so why should players be so appalled?
‘No matter what, I’m probably scared. ‘You should be afraid.’
Even if I just looked at it, I would freeze or turn my head away.
Some people even avoided the place out of fear, perhaps because their conscience was pricking them.
[Anyway, I like it. If there are few people, only you lose. Do you want to know about me? I will tell you about the 14th round quest.]
As the laughing angel waved his wings, a message came to mind.
◀ ROUND 14 ▶
<Main Quest>
└Survive a total of 10 monster waves
[Integrated Area CA-EA001]
└Participants: 4,608
└Achievers: 0/2,304
“Monster Wave?”
The faces of the players watching the quest were generally calm.
Because I have already experienced similar missions.
“Is this a mission that lasts like three rounds?”
“I just have to survive, right?”
Round 3 was a mission to protect the artifact during five waves.
This round was a simple mission where you just had to survive ten waves.
‘But you can’t let down your guard.’
There is one more rule, but angels who like to deceive players won’t reveal it.
Instead, they’ll make fun of it and say it’s not easy.
like now.
[This round is to block a total of 10 monster waves. This is the end. Isn’t it really easy?]
The angel smiled brightly, but no player was fooled by the smile.
‘I must have believed it was easy and got stabbed in the back once or twice.’
[Monsters appear in proportion to the number of players every 30 minutes. At first, weak monsters appear, but as the game progresses, stronger monsters appear.]
“Angel! “What if I can’t get rid of the monsters within 30 minutes?”
The angel smiled at someone’s question.
[It’s simple. At 30 minutes, the next monster appears. It doesn’t matter if there are any monsters left from the previous wave or not. When the time comes, the next wave will proceed.]
“ah… … Then, I need to organize the wave within 30 minutes as much as possible.”
“Otherwise, monsters will continue to accumulate… … .”
[you’re right. If you don’t get rid of the monster quickly, you’ll be in trouble for the next monster. Maybe this wide grassland will become filled with monsters.]
It was a mission where the key was to kill monsters as quickly as possible.
[Unfortunately, there may be some stupid people who run away from monsters to survive. There is something prepared for such people. Would you like to take a look around?]
As I look around the grassland, I see that it is surrounded by a translucent dome-shaped curtain.
[There are protective shields on all sides to prevent them from escaping anywhere. It would be convenient to think of it as a kind of dumping ground.]
The angel looked like he was laughing at me as if he had never even dreamed of running away.
“We have to stop all 10 waves together… … .”
“So are we all partying?”
At someone’s muttering, the angel snapped his fingers as if he was right.
[You spoke well. you’re right. This round applies to all of you as a party, and experience points and gold will be divided according to the number of people. However, please keep this in mind as final settlement will be made after all waves are over depending on contribution level.]
“How do you measure rankings?”
[The way rankings are measured is also based on contribution. The contribution is converted into points and added to the list of survivors.]
Are rankings measured based on contribution?
That meant that you had to kill as many monsters as possible or contribute as much to killing monsters as possible.
‘It’s truly a round that favors the powerful. like me.’
For Ryumin, who can kill dozens of monsters with just a few scythes, accumulating contributions is not that difficult.
This means that first place in the rankings is a given in this round as well.
‘But you can’t monopolize the contribution alone. ‘I have to leave something for other people too.’
If I put my mind to it, I am confident that I can wipe out all of them by myself, whether it’s a hundred or a thousand.
However, this will reduce your contribution to others and may ultimately prevent your colleagues from surviving.
‘I can’t leave it like that. ‘At least we should leave behind the Four Gods’ share.’
Ryumin has already taught the believers about the characteristics of each round and how to attack each wave.
Not only that, he also gave away equipment he didn’t use, so it wouldn’t be difficult to accumulate contributions.
[Then the quest will start in a moment, so get ready!]
‘You can start right away, what’s there to prepare?’
Ryumin tilted his head, but didn’t think it was a big deal.
Without even knowing that the angel had another plan in mind.
and.
Without even knowing that someone was looking at him with evil eyes behind his back.
* * *
When do you feel that life is unreasonable?
When you see the rich who spend their money like water and realize the gap between the rich and the poor?
When you are promoted faster than you because you are close to the boss?
When we inevitably succumb to greater power and violence?
There may be many different situations, but in the end, we were able to condense them into one.
It’s when you don’t have the strength.
‘Because you have no strength, you get trampled on by others. ‘Whether it’s money, power or violence.’
[Small mukbang] has already experienced being trampled upon.
From the president of Plsheva.
‘He seems like a guy who wouldn’t be happy even if he changed his drink. ‘Do you throw someone away like this just because they said something wrong?’
He was once an executive in charge of important matters in Plseba, but it was only for a time.
Currently, I cannot even access the site because it is blocked by a blacklist.
It was all because of something I said 9 months ago.
-Why is Black Scythe still underwater even though I applied for membership?
-Maybe it wasn’t a black scythe in the first place?
-He’s an impersonator… … That makes sense.
-Well, there’s no way a big guy like Black Scythe would want to join a ‘cafe like this’… … .
-Mukbang? Did you just say ‘this kind of cafe’? What’s wrong with our cafe?
-Small mukbang will be expelled from his position as an executive as of this time. We’ll put you on the blacklist, so you can adapt to the new era when it comes.
After being mercilessly abandoned in a video chat meeting by President Plseva.
I have been surviving on my own for a small mukbang until now.
Grinding your teeth as revenge against the chairman.
‘I want to find the president and kill him, but I don’t know his nickname or face, so I don’t want to… … .’
There was no way I could find it.
Because President Plseva was an ordinary person, not a player.
Although the small mukbang did not know that fact.
‘I know the real face, so if I know the real name, I can trace it and find it.’
With that in mind, I tried to ask for help from various crime reports, but in the end, I ended up wasting all the fees.
And now we have almost given up on finding a president.
There’s no way to find it, so what can you do?
However, my heart was still full of revenge and anger from that time.
‘It’s all because of that black scythe, that bastard. ‘I didn’t get expelled for talking about that bastard!’
In hindsight, it was his fault, not the black scythe, but a small mukbang needed someone to blame.
He needed someone to express his concentrated anger.
That was the current black scythe.
‘You bastard, die. ‘f*ck heroes, you bastards!’
Every month in the other world, I cursed at the back of the black scythe’s head, but I could only do it internally.
I hate to admit it, but there was a far difference in power between the black scythe and myself.
Because I was conscious that the existence that I could not dare to touch was the black scythe.
‘It’s an unreasonable and unfair world. Damn it, screw it. ‘What a world.’
Although he blamed the chairman, the black scythe, and the world, the small mukbang never blamed himself.
It was a small mukbang that wanted to save its own life even if it cursed the world to ruin.
Because revenge and blaming others were something that was only possible.
‘I will survive. If you survive until round 20, you will be asked to make a wish to gain a power that no one can ignore. So, I will make the Chairman, Black Scythe, and all of you bastards kneel before me and beg with both hands that they did something wrong.’
The small mukbang, who was staring at the back of the black scythe’s head with a wry smile, quickly turned his head.
Because he suddenly turned his gaze, I thought he was looking in this direction and got scared.
‘Oh, I’m surprised. Why is that bastard moving so fast? I almost lost my liver. By the way, looking at the mission, it looks like Black Scythe will come in first place this round too, right? Dirty world.’
The moment I heard that the rankings would be determined in order of monster contribution, it was as if the results were already known.
‘I have no choice but to work hard and at least make the cutoff line.’
At that time, I felt like I had to catch as many monsters as possible.
-A small mukbang?
I heard Misung’s voice in my head.
‘huh? what? ‘Is this a voice you’ve heard a lot somewhere?’
-Look here. A small eating show. No, not there, this way. sky!
When he looks up, he sees a guiding angel watching him.
-is it so. here!
“Now the angel said… … .”
-damn! Don’t pretend to know. Shut up and listen!
At the angel’s words, the small mukbang kept his mouth shut.
I don’t know why it’s like that.
-I have business for you.
‘Me?’
-I have something to talk about, so please follow me quietly. So as not to be caught by others.
The angel nodded as if telling him to follow, and slowly moved through the sky.
The small mukbang had no choice but to follow along with a puzzled expression.
