Episode 126. bug catcher (3)
A black figure suddenly fell from a tree.
The moment they realized that the existence that appeared with a huge explosion was Yuri Holland, the sacrifice they were chasing.
The 8 members of the 13th Squad divided their defenses and surrounded Yuri in an instant.
Since it was an improvised squad, the 13th squad was not properly matched.
Nevertheless, it seems that the three months in the cradle were not wasted time, seeing as they find their roles well and respond accordingly.
Subtle smiles appeared on the faces of the 13 squad members who succeeded in surrounding Yuri.
“Ha, what is it? Did you show up on your own?”
“What confidence?”
“We are comfortable and good.”
Squad members moving forward little by little while throwing a word to each other.
Every time that happened, the space through which the glass could escape gradually narrowed.
Even so, Yuri’s expression didn’t change much.
A face that is still free.
He opened his mouth as he watched those slowly approaching him.
“I’m a bit busy, but… … .”
Sreureung-.
The glass sword is pulled out.
“Let’s finish it quickly. Besides you, there are many bug friends to meet.”
With those words, Yuri’s new model bounced off like lightning.
Kwareung-!
The first thing he aimed at was a girl wearing a 13-4 at 1 o’clock.
Sugak-!
“… … ?!”
Although she managed to defend against the swiftly swung glass sword, she was unable to counteract its power.
Woodeuk-.
“Wow!”
With a grotesque sound suggesting a fracture, the girl flew away as it was.
The sword she was holding rose high into the sky.
At that time, Yuri was already close to the other opponent.
And that was the beginning.
Yuri went crazy and started to run amok.
Kagang-Kang!
Every time Yuri swings his sword.
One by one, they lost consciousness and bounced off.
In the blink of an eye, three more people went out.
For a moment, he was taken aback by Yuri’s surprise attack.
The response of the three survivors of Squad 13 was quick.
Tadat!
The moment each moved was different, but their purpose was the same.
Just to keep the squad leader.
No, to be precise, it was to keep the 13-1 armband of the squad leader.
‘I just need to keep the squad leader’s armband!’
‘Stop it!’
One of the conditions for squad annihilation, ‘non-combat’ could be ignored as long as the squad members had the will.
Squad members can fight on their own, but who is going to decide that they cannot fight?
But the squad leader’s armband is different.
If it is taken away once, the squad must be disbanded even if the members want to continue the battle.
In other words, if you can keep the squad leader’s armband, you can continue the battle through reorganization at any time, no matter how injured the other squad members are.
That’s why the rest of the squad stood in front of Yuri.
To protect the squad leader’s armband.
‘I’m sure he’ll run after the squad leader’s armband. I have to aim for that gap!’
They all thought so.
Obviously aiming for the squad leader is probably the quickest and easiest way to deal with your squad.
But that prediction was wrong.
Instead of aiming for the squad leader, Yuri dug into the formation of the three people who blocked him.
With him, Yuri’s Unfortunate was activated.
Squeak-!
“uh?!”
Yuri approached silently, moving like a ghost.
Every time he brushed her side, a thin stream of blood spurted out.
Pseuk-.
“Kuk!”
In this way, Yuri penetrated those who blocked her in the form of an S and arrived in front of the squad leader.
Seeing the glass that appeared in front of him in an instant, the squad leader’s face turned black.
‘This, this… … ?!’
The back of Yuri Holland standing calmly.
There, the squad members who had stood blocking the glass with confidence were now collapsing one by one.
The eyes of the squad leader who was left alone shook mercilessly.
‘Oh, how much… How old is that?!’
Did you fight for 5 minutes?
At least it must have been enough for other squads to notice and come?
The squad leader had high hopes, but it didn’t take long to realize that they were false expectations.
Hong Hong Hong-.
The sword of the girl who flew away after being hit by Yuri first.
hong hong hong-.
Fusuk-.
The sword, which had risen high in the air, spun and pierced the ground.
“ah… … .”
After seeing that, the squad leader realized that it took less than a minute for his squad to meet Yuri and collapse.
Even minus the time we had a little chat at the beginning… … .
‘Only… Did our squad get wiped out within the time the sword that had just bounced up into the sky fell to the ground?’
It was an absurd situation indeed.
The 13th squad leader steps back with a tired face.
Yuri, who slowly approached him with cool eyes, smiled slightly.
At the same time, the sword light flashed once more.
Squeak-.
A piece of cloth, which was an armband, fell from the arm of the 13th squad leader.
“Ahh… … .”
The moment the 13th squad leader stared blankly at this, a low voice flowed into his ears.
“Did I? If bugs get together, they’re just bugs.”
Since entering the cradle, Yuri has performed quite a lot of impressive activities.
However, most of the subjects he left a strong impression on were Black Swordsmen or seniors.
The classmates in their 50s didn’t really know what Yuri’s real skills were and how much he had.
But now, this moment!
Yuri first revealed her capabilities against the 50th class.
The impression of the last survivor of the 13th squad, who became the first sacrifice at that moment, was simple.
‘This child… Wasn’t it a monster?!’
It was confirmed in a fight a little while ago.
That the guy named Yuri Holland in front of him was a guy with a different level than he could do anything about.
‘sh*t!’
So far, Yuri Holland has won first place twice in the end-of-month evaluation.
Think a little deeper about how that was possible.
Such regret was the last thought of the 13th squad leader.
puck-.
When Yuri’s knife back flashed again and hit the back of the head, the 13th squad leader collapsed.
Yuri picked up a piece of armband that had fallen beside him.
his eyes shone fiercely.
“One with this.”
There are 23 squads left.
Tadat-!
Yuri, who started a full-fledged skill event, moved again.
Aww!
bang!
Soon, the nearby forest began to stir here and there.
* * *
9 members of the 7th Squad following Gunther wearing the 7-1 armband.
All of them were acquaintances of Gunther, such as Nellie Blanc, Ivan Baskin, and Fana Taylor.
Of course, it was that they were acquainted with Gunther, not that all the other nine were acquainted with each other.
Still, perhaps because of the focal point of Gunther, while the majority of the squad exudes a face-to-face atmosphere, they were able to start the quest with a calm atmosphere.
But that’s for a while.
The gentle atmosphere quickly disappeared and as they headed deeper into the forest, tension grew inside the 7th Squad.
No, to be precise, Gunther, Nellie, Ivan, and Fana were causing tension with their stiff faces.
In particular, Gunther was watching the front without relaxing even for a second.
At their reaction, the rest of the squad expressed doubt as if they didn’t know why.
“What is the mood like?
“What’s going on?”
“I just started the quest, so let’s not get too nervous. Could it be a long-term battle?”
Others have tried to relieve the stiff atmosphere, but it has not been particularly effective.
On the contrary, the tension grew even thicker.
Philip Schell, one of those who tried to lighten the mood, asked with a slight frown.
“Aren’t you overly nervous? What are you doing this for?”
Ivan answered his question with sharp eyes.
“Because there is squad number 1 ahead of us.”
At such a simple answer, Philip Schell snorted as if it were absurd.
“You’re doing this because of only those three? under? What else am I saying?”
This time Nellie shook her head and intervened.
“To be precise, not three… Because of one person.”
“One? who?”
“Yuri Holland.”
Nellie’s answer raised the questions of the others.
Phillip narrowed his eyes.
“That black hair?”
“that’s right.”
“Why is that guy? Of course, I know that Yuri has been ranked first in the end-of-month evaluation twice, but is there a need to be that conscious?”
“… … .”
“No matter how much he’s been in first place, there are three of the top 10 here?”
As he said that, he glanced over at Gunther and others.
Gunther and Nellie, Ivan.
They were also the top performers in the top 10 in the evaluation at the end of last month.
In addition, Fana, who did not make it to the top 10, finished in 11th place with a close score.
Gunther’s squad was also a solid squad with top performers.
However, Fana snorted at Philip’s opinion.
“If you put it that way, all the 3 members of the 1st squad over there are also in the top ranks, right? Are there even 1st, 2nd, and 3rd places?”
“Well, yes, but… To be honest, the ranking of grades is not the ranking of our skills, right? Grades simply determine who has the most points.”
At this, Fana immediately asked as if it was absurd.
“How did you rank in the evaluation at the end of this month?”
“me? 43 this time.”
There was a little pride on Philip’s face as he answered.
Seeing this, Fana frowned.
“You know.”
“what?”
“You just said you were 43rd, and you had a very confident face.”
“… however?”
“Isn’t that because you know? How difficult it is to collect points that can lead to higher grades.”
“That’s it… … .”
“Of course, as you said, the ranking is not our skill ranking, but… Accumulating hundreds of thousands of points in one month to record high grades is proof that you have that level of skill.”
“… … .”
“And Yuri Holland… I’ve amassed over a million points twice.”
“That, that… Couldn’t he have made enough points by stealing away the points he had?”
“Are you like that? How much do you get if you take away the points you have?”
“… … .”
“Is it 200,000 points?”
Fana shook her head at the sight of Philip, who was silent.
“Because I don’t know why. Why are you ignoring Yuri Holland so much? Haven’t you ever talked to that guy before?”
“Yeah… … .”
After thinking briefly, Philip responded with a small voice.
“Isn’t that how he feels?”
“What mood?”
“Something sloppy, bad, and… … .”
“Isn’t that the same for him?”
Fana pointed her finger at Ivan.
It was Philip’s voice that immediately put Ivan to sleep.
“No, it is different. If Ivan is just a bit picky, then Yuri Holland, what should I say… Did it seem uncultured and lacking in dignity?”
“… … .”
For the first time, Fana was speechless.
Because she too agreed with Philip’s words.
‘Certainly not… … .’
To be honest, if Yuri hadn’t shown his face, I would have believed him enough if he said he was just a local bully.
But the problem was that even with that face, I still felt that way.
Fana, who was speechless for a moment, let out a small cough.
“Hmm, but Yuri Holland… … .”
In Fana’s mind, the name of Yuri, who was at the top of the organ breakthrough quest, passed by.
“… He’s not worthy of such disrespect.”
Ivan and Nellie nodded their heads slightly as if agreeing with that statement.
Gunther didn’t say much either, but his eyes seemed to fully sympathize with Fana’s opinion.
Phillip let out a small sigh.
“Okay, I know very well that you guys are keeping that guy named Yuri in check. But isn’t it kind of funny to be so nervous?”
Philip pointed to the front.
“How many squads are there that chased those guys in front of us?”
Gunter’s squad was the last squad to enter the forest arena.
In other words, the squad that passed in front of them was all involved in this quest.
“Maybe it’s already over. I understand if you’re worried about an attack by another squad because the alliance has already been broken, isn’t it a little too much to be nervous about a squad of only three?
To this Nellie threw out an opinion to refute.
“Even though the rest of the squad formed a temporary alliance because of those three?”
“That’s right, while the top 3 members became a squad, they dropped it all at once and formed an alliance to try to keep things in check during the evaluation at the end of March, right?”
At those words, Gunther opened his mouth for the first time.
“no.”
“… … ?”
“That’s not the only reason I accepted the temporary alliance between these squads.”
“Oh no? then?”
“Because the three of them took more than six steps in the 100 Steps ceremony.”
“… uh?”
At those words, Philip as well as everyone else widened their eyes.
And Ivan asked on behalf of them.
“that word… Is it true?”
It was the third step that Ivan lost his memory in the Baekbo ceremony.
At that moment, there were six people walking in front of him.
And he had heard that Gunther Irons took six steps… … .
‘Arin Helga, Bobikrtankapurtavi, Yuri Holland… At least the same level as Gunther?’
When Ivan was surprised by that fact.
sereung-.
Suddenly Gunther stopped and drew his sword.
Without questioning his actions, the other squad members who soon spotted the men approaching from the front immediately began preparing for battle.
‘what? Why are you coming this way?’
The moment everyone stared at the front with nervous eyes, Fana murmured softly.
“I think it’s one squad?”
The number of those approaching from the front did not exceed ten at most.
However, there was something strange about their vague appearance.
Ivan, who had the best eyesight, noticed this first and muttered:
“… Are you hurt?”
This limping walk.
The one who supported his colleague.
Even those who come up.
At first glance, their condition was by no means normal.
after a while
When the distance to the squad from the front was about 3m, their ragged features were more clearly visible.
Looks like a loser.
At this, Gunter’s eyes flashed.
’13 squad? however… I don’t have the squad leader’s armband.’
The other squad members are still wearing armbands, while only 13-1’s squad leader’s armband is missing.
In other words, they are already annihilated squads.
Surprised by this fact, Philip grabbed the least sane-looking of the passers-by.
He was none other than the squad leader of the 13th Squad.
“what? Is it annihilated already? no way… Did the other squad betray you?”
To that question, the 13th squad leader rubbed the back of his sore neck and turned his head.
The 13th Squad Leader pauses for a moment and stares at Philip in silence.
There was a hint of fear and regret in his gaze.
“be careful. in front of me… Because there is a monster baby.”
Having said that, the 13th Squad Leader shook off Phillip’s hand and left.
At this, Philip tilted his head as if he had no idea why.
‘It’s a monster… … .’
Gunther glared straight ahead, as if he knew who it was talking about.
Wait, they still dont know that Ian took 15 fucking steps? Oh yeah only Arin and Poppy knows that since they overheard then. Hahaha thats hilarious.