35. Command
“Yes? What did you say? Didn’t you hear me clearly?”
“Use the right of command 10 times to destroy the relic.”
‘Destroy the relic… … .’
Hwang Yong-min couldn’t believe his ears after hearing the command.
Why destroy a relic that should be protected?
‘Are you trying to force the round to end?’
If you fail to protect the relic, the round ends.
It’s understandable if you’re finishing to keep your ranking.
but… … .
‘It’s almost over now, right? There’s absolutely no reason for that… … .’
Anyway, after a while, the remaining gnolls will be sorted out and the 5th wave will be cleared.
Even if you leave it alone, the round will end naturally.
By protecting the relic, you can receive additional rewards.
‘But why?’
The angel said that if the relic is broken, there will be a penalty.
There was no reason to throw away additional compensation and incur a penalty.
‘Besides, the Black Scythe is almost guaranteed to be ranked first.’
Considering the corpses of monsters he has piled up, he will be ranked first in mana rankings this round as well.
‘There’s nothing to regret, so why?’
As questions arose, dissatisfaction naturally arose.
Above all, I was dissatisfied with the part where I was asked to use my leadership authority for 10 sessions.
‘If you use all of your leadership, you won’t be able to turn Seo-Arin into a slave!’
If that happened, the biggest reason for becoming a district representative would disappear.
“Can I ask why?”
Hwang Yong-min mustered up the courage to ask, but Ryu-min only glared at him with frost-like eyes.
“Shut up and do as I say.”
“Using only 9 episodes instead of 10….”
“I won’t tell you twice. If you want to die, decide now.”
“…….”
If you don’t listen, I will kill you.
Although there was no choice, Hwang Yong-min also had something to say.
“But Black Scythe… If I use up all my command, I will be dead. If you leave at least one thing…”
“Why are you saying you’re dead? I’m supposed to protect you?”
“ah…….”
“The contract is valid even if you use up all your command rights. Wasn’t it a condition to protect you from other players in the first place?”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
‘Then why did I become CEO?’
Even as I answered, I couldn’t hide my nervous feelings.
If you don’t have leadership, is there no reason to attack Jo Jung-sik?
“Are we finished talking?”
“……Yes.”
“Then do as I say.”
“Ah, I understand. I will do as you command….”
If I wanted to save my life, I had no choice but to follow what I was told.
“For your information, I will designate the target to use leadership authority on.”
“Yeah….”
Ryumin said while looking at the players nearby.
“……Order ten people like [Shim Seong-gyu], [Small Pepper], [Don’t Touch], and [Spring, Summer, and Autumn] to destroy the relics.”
Hwang Yong-min was surprised when he heard the nickname.
This is because the nicknames of all Iljin friends were included.
‘what? Could it be on purpose… … ?’
Hwang Yong-min’s gaze turned to his friends.
My friends also had their mouths half-open, as if they were embarrassed.
“Guys, I’m sorry. It’s the Black Scythe’s order, so please understand.”
“What? You can’t believe it….”
Hwang Yong-min used his authority to cry and eat mustard.
I was reluctant to use leadership on my friend, but I had no choice.
“Don’t touch it, destroy the relic. Spring, summer, fall, destroy the relic.”
Orders were given to each of the ten players one by one.
After receiving the order, they rushed to the center of the village without even asking why.
It was a shame to waste his leadership, but what could he do?
‘The only way to survive is to do as you’re told.’
When I used the last remaining command, I bit my lip tightly, as if I was feeling disappointed.
“Everything… was used.”
“Yeah. I definitely used it.”
Ryumin could tell even without saying anything.
Because every time he gave a command, Hwang Yongmin’s eyes turned purple.
Above all, as soon as they heard the command, the players went to destroy the artifact.
‘It’s an order given by commander-in-chief, so it can’t be refused.’
The ten people controlled by the leadership will try to destroy the artifact even if it means killing other players.
‘About ten people will be enough to destroy it.’
A smile appeared on Ryumin’s lips.
Hwang Yong-min is definitely easier to handle than Cho Joong-sik.
[warning! The artifact is under attack!]
[warning! The artifact is under attack!]
[warning! The artifact is under attack!]
Even if there was no warning window popping up, people could tell.
Because the 10 people controlled by the leadership were openly attacking the relic in the center of the village.
“Hey! Why are you doing this? Stop right now!”
“What are you doing? Are you determined to get a penalty?”
The surrounding players tried to dissuade him, but there was no way he would listen.
Because the commander’s orders were absolute.
Kang-kaang-! Kyaang-!
The relic was diamond-shaped, but it was not as hard as it looked.
As the ten players struck down their weapons in unison, the surface of the artifact quickly began to crack.
“Uh, uh! I’m going to break if I do that!”
“Someone stop those people!”
“Kill them! Just kill those bastards!”
Despite the shouts from those around them, the ten players concentrated on breaking the artifact.
Even though some people were stabbed, they did not stop cutting.
Jeok-jeok-jeok-jeok-jeok-!
‘It’s over.’
Ryumin secretly laughed as he saw the relic being torn apart.
Because I knew very well what would happen next.
Pachang-!
[The relic is broken.]
[The main quest failed.]
[After a while, the Agent of Heavenly Punishment will be summoned as a failure penalty for 30 minutes.]
[Survive from the Agents of Nemesis for a limited time.]
[The round does not end until the time limit expires.]
“What? Agent of Heavenly Punishment?”
“What is it?”
“Do you think he’s a boss or something?”
The players all widened their eyes.
I had no idea that a boss would appear as a penalty.
[There is a hidden sub-quest!]
<Sub Quest>
└Survive from the Agent of Nemesis within the 30-minute time limit.
└If successful ▶ 3,000 gold paid
[Time Remaining: 00:29:59]
“Was there a side quest?”
Players were once again surprised by the sudden appearance of a side quest.
In particular, the compensation felt quite generous.
There were many players who could not even collect 3,000 gold throughout the 5 waves.
“If you survive, you get 3,000 gold, right?”
“It won’t be that difficult, right?”
“You can think of it as hide and seek.”
There are currently 2,700 players remaining.
I thought that if there was only one tagger, I would be able to survive.
Of course, Ryumin’s thoughts were completely different.
‘It won’t be easy to escape from the agent of heavenly punishment.’
There is a good reason why the compensation is generous.
The players who realized that fact had stiff expressions, but those who did not showed confident smiles.
What about Ryumin?
Of course it belonged to the latter.
If I wasn’t confident, I wouldn’t have deliberately broken the relic and revealed the side quest.
‘If I had simply cleared the 5th wave and the round ended, I would have only received 2,000 gold as additional compensation.’
The sub-quest reward from breaking the relic is greater than the gold received from protecting the relic.
This was the reason why Ryumin revealed the subquest.
Then why didn’t he break the relic himself?
The reason was revealed through a message that came to mind a moment later.
[It has been confirmed that the relic has been attacked by a player.]
[A penalty is given to 10 players who attacked the relic.]
[All stats are permanently reduced by 50%.]
Because there was a huge penalty hidden in the stat drop.
“What? Stat decline?”
“Ha, f*ck!”
Ten people, including the group, screamed as if they were unfairly treated.
This was especially true because it was not voluntary.
Everyone in the group looked at Hwang Yong-min with resentment.
“I’m sorry. I didn’t know there would be such a penalty….”
Hwang Yong-min felt sorry, but it was not the time to worry about others.
[A penalty will also be imposed on the district representative for failing to protect the relic.]
[All stats are permanently reduced by 50%.]
“ah…….”
Hwang Yong-min, speechless, stared into space with a lost expression.
“Xiiiiiiibabababaal!”
He never dreamed that he would be penalized just because he was the representative.
Except for Ryumin.
‘This is why I was reluctant to become a district representative.’
Permanent stat decline is so fatal that it is directly related to survival.
‘It also makes you lose your will to grow.’
It’s not for nothing that I said you shouldn’t become a district representative.
The reason I did not break the relic myself was to avoid a penalty.
Suddenly!
“Crrrrrrrrr!”
The last Gnoll was just killed by Ryumin’s scythe.
However, the round end message does not appear.
“I killed all the monsters, but why doesn’t it end?”
“Didn’t you see the message? It doesn’t end until the penalty is over.”
“Then we have to hold on for another 30 minutes…?”
“If you think of it as hide and seek, it won’t be difficult.”
Ryumin inwardly stuck his tongue out at the players’ complacent thoughts.
‘Even though it was repeated dozens of times, the response was very consistent.’
Every time a relic was destroyed, people used to think complacently like this.
Because I didn’t know how difficult the penalty was.
‘I said it all because I died twice with just three rounds of penalties.’
At first, Ryu Min didn’t know that destroying the relic would proceed with a side quest.
I just kept the artifact normally and moved on to the next round.
‘Then, by chance, the relic broke and I found out about it.’
At that time, Ryumin had an experience.
How difficult it is to survive against the agents of heavenly punishment.
‘I died twice. Even though I was skilled enough to survive until the 5th wave.’
Of course, it was weaker than it is now because it was only a few episodes, but I was still confident.
If all you want to do is avoid it for 30 minutes.
‘But it wasn’t as easy as I thought.’
Of the 2,700 people, only about 500 survived.
Survival rate less than 20%.
There was a wide range of places for those who could select up to 1,225 people.
It’s truly an extremely difficult level.
‘Unless you know the strategy.’
Of course, Ryu Min was confident now.
I had enough experience, and after learning the strategy, I tried it dozens of times.
‘It may be a penalty for others… … .’
It was not a penalty for Ryu Min.
Rather, it was an opportunity for significant growth.
That is, if we catch the agent of heavenly punishment.
‘Currently held gold approximately 13,000. If I receive the sub-quest reward and kill the Agent of Heavenly Punishment, I will earn more than 20,000 gold.’
Ryu Min had no intention of avoiding this guy.
Rather, he planned to gain a huge reward by killing him.
‘I have 4,000 gold left over. With this amount, I can buy two normal items.’
After calculating the remaining gold, I immediately opened the store window.
And I bought two pieces of equipment worth 2,000 gold.
[Assassin’s Hood]
-Category: Helmet
-Grade: Normal
-Defense: 20
-Effect: Agility +3
-Durability: 250/250
-Restrictions on use: Regular grade or higher
-Description: A hood favored by an assassin. It has a faint smell of blood, as if it hasn’t been washed.
[Smart long boots]
– Category: Shoes
-Grade: Normal
-Defense: 15
-Effect: Agility +2, movement speed +5%
-Durability: 250/250
-Restrictions on use: Regular grade or higher
-Description: Black, tight-fitting long boots. It may seem stuffy, but it is surprisingly comfortable to wear.
Since it was a normal game, the options were nothing special.
But where is this?
‘It’s easier to catch if you increase your stats even a little.’
You can resell items you bought at the store anyway.
You only get back half of the amount you paid.
Puuuuuu-
“Is this the beginning?”
“I feel kind of nervous?”
The players were nervous when they heard the sound announcing the start.
But Ryumin was at his leisure.
‘Catch him and make him level 30.’
Ryumin’s current level is 27.
If you catch the Agent of Heavenly Punishment, you can easily reach level 30.
You can also fill up 20,000 gold.
Then, you can buy common skills as planned.
It’s not just this.
‘You can get runes and titles, as well as the items.’
A hopeful smile appeared on Ryumin’s lips.
He was confident enough to kill the agent of heavenly punishment.
After all, he was of the divine class.
