Episode 248
248. Second mission
Wow-
The previously dark space suddenly became brighter.
The place where people were standing was a large cavity that could accommodate 2,000 people.
“Wow, I can see it now.”
“Now I can use my skills properly.”
“Anyway, what is the second mission?”
“Wouldn’t the Black Scythe know? “From what you’re saying, it seems like you know the strategy.”
“You just ask.”
“Si, I hate it. I’m not really curious. “If you’re curious, you ask.”
“Actually, I’m not curious either.”
Even though he said that, people stole glances at Ryumin out of the corner of their eyes.
I wonder if you also know about the second mission.
But I couldn’t bear to ask.
Because Ryumin’s stiff expression and atmosphere were unusual.
“You don’t look good?”
“Why are you doing that?”
“Is the second mission a bit difficult?”
People were shaking, but Ryu Min was not the only one who was frozen.
The followers of the Four Gods Church were also waiting for the next mission with worried faces.
I already knew this because I heard it from Ryu Min.
In this mission, we have no choice but to kill and kill each other.
After a while, the message people had been waiting for came to mind.
[Let’s start the second mission.]
<Second mission>
└From now on, kill each other.
└During the 30-minute time limit, if you kill at least one person, you pass.
[The number of people who passed was 1,152, which is half of the participants.]
[After the time limit expires, all participants who did not pass will disappear.]
[If successful, you can challenge the third mission.]
[Current number of survivors: 2,303]
[Time remaining until next mission: 00:29:59]
The eyes of those who saw the mission widened.
“Come on, kill each other?”
“Like in round 4?”
Bad memories surfaced in people’s minds.
Four rounds of death where people died and killed each other to survive.
gulp-
We swallowed our saliva and looked at the person next to us.
I can already see a person with life shining in his eyes.
We slowly kept our distance from each other with wary eyes.
‘Killing each other for 30 minutes… … .’
‘Now I know why Black Scythe’s expression hardened.’
Honestly, who would want to murder unless they are a crazy psychopathic killer?
What benefit is there from killing people?
But now there were clear benefits.
Right to survive.
You can gain the right to survive by taking another person’s life.
However, no one took action immediately.
Even so, I feel reluctant to point a knife at someone else.
‘Now that we’re going to kill each other… … .’
‘What a f*cking mission… … .’
A colleague who had been with me for 14 months suddenly became an enemy.
While there are people who hesitate because it is ethically and morally wrong.
‘Just close your eyes and kill.’
‘It’s inevitable for survival, right?’
‘It’s a world where you step on others anyway. This too is a kind of competition.’
Some people rationalized that they had no choice but to kill him.
In such a strange dream, with people only watching, the followers of the Four Gods Church became closer to each other.
It was because of the command of the black scythe that was mentioned earlier.
-The second mission is a mission to kill each other. I don’t know, but there will be a gruesome slaughter like in the 4th round. However, do not get carried away by the atmosphere and join in the murder. Don’t even point your swords at each other. Just unite among the same Four Gods and wait and see the situation. If someone attacks first, it doesn’t matter if you kill them. But until then, let’s watch the situation with me. Don’t step out until I give you the signal.
Even if a massacre occurs, do not step forward.
You can kill the opponent who attacks first.
Trust and protect each other as colleagues.
Stay still until the signal is given.
The believers trusted each other and banded together to carry out the four instructions given to them by the Black Scythe.
Black Scythe’s order to wait and see for now was reasonable because we did not know what would happen.
There was also faith in the black scythe.
On the contrary, people other than the Four Gods Church were in a sad situation.
“Are you guys just going to keep looking at me like this? “Don’t you have to do something?”
A sharp shout came out in response to someone’s shout.
“What are you asking me to do? Kill each other?”
“They say if you don’t kill them, everything will disappear. “I have no choice but to kill you.”
“If we just kill one person each, we’ll pass just fine.”
“You got a doctorate in mathematics.”
“Don’t be sarcastic. “Do you have any good ideas?”
“me? “I have no idea?”
“Hey, instead of doing this, why don’t we have a tournament?”
“tournament? “It’s a plague.”
“Hey. “Aren’t you saying it’s a different world too harshly?”
“You have to say something that makes sense. So who decides the matchup? “Who will be with the black scythe?”
“I guess the stupid bastard who asked for a tournament will join us.”
“Oh, sorry. My thoughts were short. I was stupid. So, can you smart people talk to me? “Do you have any other good ideas?”
“You know, Black Scythe. “You know the strategy for the first mission.”
“Black Scythe? Do you know the strategy for this mission?”
“If you know, please tell me.”
The crowd’s attention was focused on Ryu Min, but there was no specific answer to give.
Because there was no other way than to kill him.
Ryumin was silent and then blurted out indifferently.
“I have to kill him. “Is there anything else?”
“… … .”
The players sighed inwardly as if this was not the answer they were expecting.
The more I thought about it, the more there was only one answer.
‘Do we really have no choice but to kill…? … ?’
Because of the system, we have no choice but to kill each other.
Ten minutes passed before I realized it.
“There is not enough time. “It’s already been 10 minutes.”
“If we continue like this, everything will disappear. “Shouldn’t we at least half survive?”
“Then you should kill him first!”
“Well, that’s a bit…” … .”
A deadlock ensued.
Even though they had already experienced murder in the fourth round, people could not easily stab each other.
Rather, there were many people who hesitated because they had experienced that hell.
In a way, they were colleagues, not just competitors, who had been going through life and death for over a year.
‘As expected, everyone is hesitant.’
Ryumin had already expected a confrontation like this.
Because it was like this in the 4th round as well.
‘I think we need to turn on the water.’
We have to kill each other.
To do so, Ryu Min decided to use the Bridge of Despair.
Ryumin’s gaze landed on John Delgado far away.
‘Run.’
When I give him a glance, John Delgado nods slightly.
And not long after.
Phew!
“Wow!”
An eerie sound was heard that penetrated the skin.
Flutter!
The surrounding attention focused on a man who had fallen on the floor.
The first victim occurred.
He is none other than a member of the Church of Despair.
The person who killed him too.
“Say, it’s murder!”
“Look at that guy! “The nickname turned red!”
“What are fellow believers doing?”
The fellow Despair Church believers nearby were taken aback.
The situation in which Shindo killed Shindo was absurd, but they did not know.
Who would have guessed that their religious leader, John Delgado, was behind it all.
Ryu Min, who was far away, twisted his lips as he watched the murder scene.
‘The believers listen to the necromancer’s words better than expected.’
In advance, John Delgado met with believers separately and made a suggestion.
When he gives the signal, kill a believer nearby.
Then, he will give you a strategy for the next round as well as a cardinal-level position.
‘I thought I would fall for that trick, but you really did fall for it?’
The funny thing was that there were more than a few believers who accepted such an offer.
Deep! Phew!
“Oops!”
“Ugh!”
The members of the Church of Despair swung their blades towards the same side.
He believed only in the religious leader’s suggestions and killed believers without hesitation.
“Puhuhuh, big!”
A believer who was laughing while killing another believer was stabbed to death by another believer.
That believer was also reduced to a corpse by another believer.
Such bloody slaughter was taking place among the members of the Church of Despair.
They are all fanatics who were deceived by John Delgado’s promises.
Deep! Sigh!
“Ahh!”
“Kill!”
When the believers suddenly started killing each other, Berber could not help but panic.
“Why are you doing this! Why all of a sudden!?”
Because I never thought there was a behind-the-scenes operation.
“Hey, you crazy people! “What if we attack the same side?”
To him, who will become the next leader, the members of the Church of Despair are a valuable resource and military force.
I shouldn’t die like this.
But even though I tried to stop them, they were still busy cutting.
Why are they suddenly fighting like this?
This was absurd for him, who had planned to increase his power by killing John Delgado.
However, murders did not only occur at Despair Church.
“Kill!”
“f*ck you, come here!”
“die! die!”
Perhaps because of this, people started slashing at each other without hesitation.
After seeing the Despair Church fighting among themselves, they thought they should join in as well.
In the meantime, it was a bonus to rationalize that it was inevitable for survival.
‘hmm.’
Amidst the confusion, Ryu Min quietly observed the situation.
Shinshinism believers also observed the situation without participating in the murder.
They are following Ryumin’s instructions not to make any hasty moves until given orders.
Ryumin looked at the quest progress window and waited.
[Current number of survivors: 2,102]
[Current number of passers: 201/1,152]
… … … … …
[Current number of survivors: 2,050]
[Current number of passers: 253/1,152]
… … … … …
[Current number of survivors: 1,991]
[Current number of passers: 312/1,152]
… … … … …
As the number of survivors decreased, the number of people passing through also increased, but Ryumin waited.
‘It’s not time yet. ‘You have to die a little longer.’
Although Ryumin was able to afford it, as the number of people passing through increased rapidly, the followers of the Four Gods Church became anxious.
Shouldn’t they quickly join in on the murder?
If I keep being distracted like this, I wonder if there won’t be enough space.
However, Shinshinism believers believed in the black sickle.
I waited anxiously for his order to come, and finally.
‘It’s time.’
The moment the number of passers exceeded 400, Ryu Min gave an order with a wink.
To John Delgado.
‘Summon it.’
John, who was watching at that moment, nodded and cast the corpse resurrection skill.
“Get up.”
The light from the tip of the wand traveled to the bodies lying everywhere.
yet.
“Sooooo… … .”
Hundreds of corpses rose up like zombies.
Even those who were fighting frantically were surprised by the spectacle and stopped cutting.
Cheokcheokcheok-
Where the undead, who were moving in unison like an army, were headed.
“Um, what are those?”
“You’re coming here, right?”
It was none other than a group of Four Gods.
It looks like they are planning to attack the Four Gods Church, where hundreds of large armies are gathered together.
‘Actually, I came to sacrifice my life.’
Contrary to appearance, the undead have no intention of attacking the Shinigami Church.
I just came to die.
‘I would feel less guilty about killing an already dead body rather than killing a living person.’
It was Ryumin’s strategy to count the number of actual undead killed.
Cheokcheok-
As John Delgado’s summoned beasts approached, Ryumin shouted as if this was the moment.
“All of the Four Gods Church! Kill those undead! “One for each person!”
It was not difficult to carry out the order.
Because it was a summoned animal, not a real person.
Deep! Deep!
Moreover, he died without any resistance at all.
“uh? “Why don’t you resist?”
I was surprised, but only for a moment.
The members of the Four Gods Church all opened their eyes in surprise.
‘what? This message… … ?’
‘I killed an undead and this appears?’
When Ryumin killed an undead nearby, he was able to see the same message as the believers.
[You committed murder.]
[You passed the second mission.]
