32. 1st wave
“I will decline the offer.”
Ryu Min was not embarrassed by Jo Jung-sik’s rejection.
Because it was what I expected.
‘There’s no way this guy will let go of his pride easily.’
Rather, what was surprising were the surrounding players who were watching.
“You’re saying no to that?”
“If the Black Scythe had protected you, you would have been able to hunt safely, right?”
“I guess your pride was hurt when I told you to follow orders.”
“You’re a gangster, and your pride seems to be more important than your life?”
“That’s not to say that you don’t even care about us, right?”
“Ha… indeed.”
Some players gritted their teeth because they felt they had been looked down upon.
I was secretly jealous.
Ryumin could only laugh silently at that sight.
Because it was the same as what happened in the previous episode.
‘If I draw a clear line at this timing… … .’
Players will aim for breakfast and lunch without worrying about what they think.
Ryu Min lifted his gaze and looked at Jo Jung-sik.
Seeing how nervous he was, it seemed like he thought he was about to slit his throat.
‘Maybe next round, but I can never become a district representative this round.’
Ryu Min, who had no intention of killing Jo Jung-sik, spoke in a calm voice.
“Okay. I have no choice if you refuse.”
When Ryu Min turned his back, Jo Jung-sik made a puzzled expression.
“W-what? Are we going on like this?”
“So? Do you want me to cut your throat?”
“…….”
Ryumin declared while looking at Jo Jung-sik who kept his mouth shut.
As if telling other players to listen too.
“I declined the offer, so I don’t care anymore. Whether you die or not is none of my business.”
The players started whispering as he turned around and left without leaving those words.
“Did you hear? The Black Scythe won’t care?”
“So that means I can target that gangster as much as I want?”
The ferocious murderous look in the players’ eyes spread again.
If the Black Scythe wasn’t involved, we could enjoy breakfast and lunch with more peace of mind.
It was a situation Ryumin expected.
Jo Jung-sik, who sensed that the atmosphere around him was unusual, felt regretful.
‘Damn it, should I have just taken the offer?’
But following the commands of the black scythe was something I hated more than dying.
The pride of the boss of the Chinese restaurant that controlled Seoul did not allow it.
Then a message appeared in everyone’s sight.
[The first wave will begin shortly.]
[Prepare for the emergence of monsters and protect your artifacts!]
[After 30 minutes, the second wave will proceed regardless of the remaining monsters!]
[Time remaining until round end: 02:59:59]
“Shit, it’s started!”
“Let’s all protect the relics!”
People moved in unison when they heard that a monster was appearing.
They flocked to the center of the village to protect the relics.
However, breakfast and lunch did not keep up with the crowd.
Rather, he took refuge at the village entrance to avoid them.
‘I can’t fight together with those who are targeting me. If anything happens, you could get stabbed in the back.’
Jo Jung-sik, who was completely alone, bit his lip.
‘Okay, let’s try it on our own.’
In any case, it is a personal mission to survive based on individual performance.
I didn’t even want cooperation.
‘however… … .’
Jo Jung-sik turned his head to the side.
‘What is he doing over there?’
A black scythe stood at the entrance to another village.
He wasn’t the only one blocking the entrance.
It was then.
Puuuuuu-
The sound of a long horn seemed to be heard, and then monsters appeared from the other side of the village.
Tsutsut- Tsutsut- Tsutsut-
It was natural for Jo Jung-sik’s eyes to widen at that sight.
Because more monsters appeared than expected.
‘CeeX, how many are there in total?’
At first glance, the number seems like a lot.
Jo Jung-sik, tired of the number, looked back.
The players stationed inside the village seem relaxed, as if they haven’t noticed yet.
Then a message occurred to me.
[1st wave]
[4,900 players vs. 9,800 weakened goblins]
[Due to the nature of the round, the goblins are weakened by one-third compared to usual.]
[Good luck!]
‘As many as 9,800?’
Jo Jung-sik hesitated and stepped back.
‘I can’t handle that many numbers alone.’
Fortunately, there are 4,900 people here, so there should be no problem as long as you catch two per person.
Moreover, unlike the vast grassland in the first round, here there is a limited space called a village.
This means that there is a limit to the number of monsters coming in.
Above all, the fortunate thing is… … .
‘The monsters are all goblins. It’s also weaker than usual.’
It was true that he looked easy because he was the guy I faced in the first round.
‘Even so, I can’t handle all that many.’
Jo Jung-sik walked to a safe place as the green waves surged.
I planned to hide inside the village for a while and watch the situation before joining the battle.
‘But why isn’t that guy moving?’
Jo Jung-sik still couldn’t understand the black scythe standing tall.
‘Are you really planning on confronting the goblins at the entrance alone?’
There are a total of four entrances to the village.
One of them is guarded by a black scythe.
‘No matter how narrow the entrance is, it is wide enough for at least ten animals to enter and exit… … .’
Are you confident you can take on ten of them at the same time?
“You bastard. Don’t brag about being a bit high level!”
Jo Jung-sik laughed at the black scythe and hid himself by the window on the second floor of the building.
Here, you can safely monitor the situation.
It’s a small space, so it’s easy to kill goblins if they come in.
Jo Jung-sik swallowed his saliva and looked out the window.
A black scythe is seen confronting the goblin.
‘At least it’ll fight a few times and then run away.’
The thought was that no matter how strong the black scythe was, it could not deal with ten of them at the same time.
But it didn’t take long for me to withdraw my thoughts.
Creep – Creep!
Jo Jung-sik opened his mouth after seeing the battle scene of the Black Scythe.
“Huh? You’re so strong, right?”
Every time the large scythe flashed in the sunlight, the goblin’s head fell.
Not just one.
Every time you swing, all four die at the same time.
One shot four kill.
Although he was surprised by the unexpected sight, Jo Jung-sik’s thoughts did not change.
‘It’s only now that I’m running wild like that. Eventually you will get tired and give up.’
But for some reason, the black scythe showed no signs of getting tired.
On the contrary, the speed increased and the goblins were cut in half.
Jo Jung-sik, surprised by that sight, widened his eyes.
‘It’s not my fault. ‘I’m getting stronger as time goes by.’
Only a few minutes had passed, and the area around the black scythe was already filled with goblin corpses.
In contrast, goblins poured in like a torrent from another entrance.
Since there are many entrances, we have no choice but to let them in.
Jo Jung-sik went to the opposite window and looked at the situation inside the village.
Thousands of goblins and thousands of players were tangled together.
‘It’s chaos itself.’
When more goblins than expected appeared, the players fought to the death.
Everyone had at least some experience, so they skillfully killed the goblins using weapons.
Jo Jung-sik, looking at the scene filled with shouting and blood, strengthened the hand holding the dagger.
‘There’s no way it’s going to be like this. I have to go out there quickly and make some records.’
Depending on the number of monsters killed, it is advantageous to catch as many as you can survive.
After seeing the right timing, Jo Jung-sik came out of the house and stabbed a passing goblin to death.
“Kiik! Kiik!”
Several goblins saw the scene and rushed at Jo Jung-sik.
“Come, you experience bastards.”
You can easily catch about three or four of them for breakfast or lunch.
Because the Rune of Perception predicted the goblin’s movements and informed me.
Puff-puff-puff!
As I killed the goblins, a strange sense of excitement at taking their lives enveloped my entire body.
‘Goblins and such are shit, well.’
Jo Jung-sik, who was laughing heartily, suddenly looked at where the black scythe was.
Skeuk-seugeeoek-!
The damage is so high that the entire body is torn apart with a single scythe.
Jo Jung-sik, who was watching, was so disgusted that he said everything.
‘Is it possible to become that strong at level 16?’
Seeing the black scythes fighting made me secretly feel a fighting spirit.
I also developed a competitive spirit to quickly become stronger and surpass the black scythe.
Is it because I feel like I need to catch more monsters?
Jo Jung-sik fearlessly moved to the inside of the village where monsters were concentrated.
‘Now that the goblins are focusing on other players… … .’
You will be able to catch a larger number without risk.
“Die! Die!”
“Keeeeek!”
“Aaaah!”
“Come on, you goblins!”
As I approached the inside of the village, I could vividly hear the shouts of humans and monsters.
In a midst of chaos, Jo Jung-sik hunted goblins.
Sigh- Sigh-!
I leisurely captured goblins passing by or those who were looking away.
‘This is f*cking easy… … .’
Jo Jung-sik suddenly felt an eerie feeling and turned his head.
Fit!
An arrow passed his cheek.
‘An arrow?’
Jo Jung-sik’s eyes turned fierce.
Because there were no goblins shooting arrows anywhere.
‘f*ck, what kind of bastard are you?’
Jo Jung-sik, who thought it was the player’s doing, looked around but couldn’t find it.
‘I don’t know what kind of idiot you are, but just hope you get caught. ‘I’ll separate the flesh from the bones.’
I’m trying to focus on hunting again.
Phew!
“Oops!”
The blade of a spear got stuck in Jo Jung-sik’s side.
When I turned my head, the player holding the spear was grinning.
“Got it! I got it! Hahaha!”
“You f*cking bastard!”
Jo Jung-sik pulled out the spear with all his strength and ran like lightning.
“Uh oh!”
The distance narrowed in an instant, and the player was about to swing his spear in panic.
Deep!
Jo Jung-sik’s dagger was stuck in the player’s chest.
“죽어! 죽어, 이 개새끼야!”
Jo Jung-sik, who was swinging his dagger as if he were chopping him up, threw away the tattered player and raised his head.
That moment.
Piyung-!
Jo Jung-sik’s head turned as an arrow passed by his ear.
There was a player holding a bow in the direction where the arrow was fired.
‘That bastard… … !’
Cho Joong-sik ran away, ignoring the pain in his side.
The player, embarrassed by the sight, lifted his bowstring.
The Rune of Perception told me in advance which direction the arrow would fly.
‘You have to avoid to the left. now!’
ping-!
He turned his body to avoid the arrow before it even flew.
The embarrassed player protested again.
“Oops!”
The dagger thrown by Jo Jung-sik ended up hitting his forehead.
“이 개새끼가! 감히 날 노려?”
After retrieving the dagger, Jo Jung-sik straightened his back after stabbing him several times as if to vent his anger.
“Whoa, whoo.”
Blood is leaking out of the side, and the whole body is completely intact.
Jo Jung-sik looked around with nervous eyes.
‘f*ck you, you should be more nervous against players than against monsters.’
Now it was time to be wary of players, not monsters.
‘I don’t know where another surprise attack may come from.’
Jo Jung-sik regretted it.
This is all because I became a district representative.
‘This damn district representative. If I feel like it, I want to pass it up too!’
However, since the only way to get over it was through death, the only answer was to remain vigilant.
Deep!
Jo Jung-sik, who resumed hunting again, had to keep an eye on his surroundings while catching the goblin.
You never know when or where a knife might come in.
That thought slowed down the hunting process.
‘X bar, can you get into the rankings with something like this?’
Should we be wary of monsters or should we be wary of players?
Jo Jung-sik’s eyes were busy.
It was natural that the hunting speed slowed down.
As time goes by, the pain in my side is getting worse.
‘Should I have just accepted Black Scythe’s offer?’
A thought like that suddenly occurred to him, but Jo Jung-sik shook his head and shook it off.
‘A man has pride and will never go under that guy.’
Another alternative was needed.
A way to hunt safely without worrying about the player’s boundaries.
‘huh? ‘Who is that guy?’
At that time, Jo Jung-sik saw a [black flame dragon in his right hand].
He was ranked 3rd in the area.
Jo Jung-sik, who suddenly had a good idea, approached the Black Flame Dragon.
“hey.”
“……?”
The black flame dragon that was in the middle of hunting turned its head.
At that moment, Jo Jung-sik’s eyes glowed purple.
This was a change that occurred when the authority of command was used.
“Protect me from now on. On your right hand is the Black Flame Dragon.”
