107 – The Returner’s Efforts (2)
[The effect of the hero trait is activated!]
[The effect of the hero characteristic is activated!]
[The effect of the hero characteristic is activated!]
[The effect of the hero characteristic is activated!]
“No, what kind of momentum…?” “
“You’ve been hiding your power all along…” ?”
Ah, this cool and heavy feeling. I feel strength building up in my body.
But it wasn’t particularly enjoyable or happy.
-Hero [C]
-In moments of crisis, people think of you. You become stronger when you fight to protect someone.
Hero characteristics do not activate randomly. It is activated when the people being protected realize, ‘This person is protecting me.’
That also meant that they believed in me. This power is not just given, but given out of clear necessity. When I recognized that, I felt a burden.
“Now, as you can see, monsters are coming. “We are in a position to survive.”
But this burden is the driving force of success. I don’t even think that it’s okay to fail. You have to do your best every time. That is the courtesy that can be shown to those who may have died.
“I selected five team leaders in advance. There are a total of six passages, so the team leader and team members can take charge of each passage and defend it.”
“Then there is one passage left?”
“I will stop that by myself.”
There is a reason why only five team leaders were selected. There are a total of six passages in the castle. The team leader is five. Considering that I am blocking one passage by myself, it can actually be said to be an appropriate personnel arrangement.
“Junghyeon Yoon will tell you the list of team members. “Maybe the balance is right.”
The list of team members was based on the room layout drawn up by Yoon Jung-hyeon in the previous episode. There were no complaints about the personnel selection in the last episode, so it will probably be the same in this episode as well.
“… “It’s real.”
“I think this is appropriate… “:
When we divided the players into each team, there was a strong sense of understanding. As expected, Yoon Joong-hyun. I have a good eye for people.
“Then, from now on, I will tell you the precautions. Goblins don’t need to be particularly careful… Ah, there will be a mix of wolves and orcs, but their targets are at different altitudes… And sometimes there’s a monster that looks like a black cat… “
The next thing to consider is combat. I will use my past experience to explain in as much detail as possible what to watch out for.
“I will fight alone, but there are many of you. Always be careful not to hurt your colleagues, and if anyone is injured, move to the back of the aisle. William Smith, who has healing abilities, will be patrolling the first floor. If you don’t die instantly, you can live. “Survive even if it means giving up your body parts.”
If you think about it simply, there are twenty players in one passage. Twenty players guarding one passage? It may not be easy, but it is not so difficult that it cannot be done at all.
“While we fight, the aliens will take on the role of assistants, procuring weapons and checking on the wounded. Protecting them is itself part of the 4th floor, so don’t complain for no reason. That is all. “You understand, right?”
“… “
Players who do not respond with a lost look on their faces.
“There is no answer?”
“Yes, yes!”
When I forced him to answer, he suddenly answered as if he had just woken up from hypnosis. If someone you previously thought was mentally ill suddenly shows this side of you, you might be embarrassed.
“Okay then… “
Perfect! I snapped my fingers.
“Move. “What do you do?”
**
“Krrr!!!”
“Keeek!”
A torn voice. The monsters’ chorus resounds across the mountain range. The energy of death descended on the castle, and people’s faces turned white. One-sided murderous intent is so horrifying.
However, it was not a big problem for me as I was already used to it. No, rather, there was a separate problem.
“Someone disappeared?”
“… Yes.”
“Hmm.”
They made a team according to the list, and it was said that there was one person left.
Name. Hongjun Eom. A middle-aged man with gray hair starting to appear.
“It was definitely there until the first day… “
Now that I have come and tried to find this person, he is not there. When I searched, I saw that a pile of food was missing, so I guess it was headed out of the castle.
“I guess you didn’t run away after seeing the monster?”
“Yes… “
I think I heard a similar story in the last episode. They said it looked like someone packed their bags and disappeared out of the castle.
“One person is okay. Instead, try to prevent rumors from spreading. “I don’t want there to be a foolish story going around that we can all survive if we all run away together.”
Mr. Eom Hong-jun left the castle a long time ago. I don’t know if he went in the direction the monster came from and was instantly eaten, or if he went in the opposite direction and continued his own adventure… In my view, leaving the castle is suicidal.
The weather is ridiculously cold, and the hordes of monsters are by no means slow. Conversely, even if he ran away, he would probably be caught up before the end of the fifth day. In the end, there is nothing but destruction.
“So that… “Other than what, there’s nothing wrong, right?”
“Yes.”
“I understand. Now go. “They will be here soon.”
He twirled his wrist holding his sword and bent his neck left and right.
“Don’t die, just die… “
Except for Mr. Eom, everything was created just as I wanted. From now on, I’ll just do my best. If you fail, you either come up with a new strategy or change the conditions and try again.
“Oh, oh!!”
A frightened male voice rang out from the passage of the castle. When I turned my gaze towards the castle wall, I saw a wolf standing on the castle wall.
“Awww!”
No, two. Three. Ten.
Monsters are wriggling up the castle walls. At the same time, it falls down the castle wall.
There are many monsters that die, but there are also many monsters that survive by using the dying monsters as a cushion. Their burning gaze turns towards the castle.
“Krrr!!!”
“Kung! “Kung!”
A pack of wolves running towards me. His eyes are bright and drool is flowing from his mouth. Wild murderous intent is aiming for the back of my neck.
“Come and see.”
There is no flaming sword used before returning. I haven’t even learned how to use mana yet.
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But even without that, this level can be easily prevented.
This has already been done, so what are you afraid of? The burden I carry on my shoulders is so heavy that it will break in a place like this.
Hold the sword with both hands, legs slightly wider than shoulder width. Straighten your back, look forward, and feel like moving with your shoulders rather than your wrists.
Cut.
Wow! Four wolves split in half in an instant. ‘Cutting down four birds at once’ is something that in itself makes no sense, but cutting down four birds at once is no longer within the realm of humans. It is also proof that my strength and agility far exceed those of ordinary people.
“It’s good.”
Check your body condition using the fluttering light powder as illumination. In fact, I was able to do this much in the previous episode as well. The important thing is that the burden is much less.
Find the optimal path at the optimal timing and swing with optimal efficiency. Instinctive power control acquired through fighting day and night for three days.
-Swordsmanship [C] ＞＞＞ Swordsmanship [C+]
Perhaps the status window acknowledges my growth, but my swordsmanship, which was C, has risen to C+. But there is no time to be happy.
The reason the wolf pack arrived first was because they were the fastest. Numerous monsters are running, including orcs and goblins.
We have to continue this sh*t for the next 5 hours. Now I finally feel like I’m back on the 4th floor.
“Keeek!”
A goblin throwing its body while holding a blunt dagger. Thanks to you, I was able to wake up from my thoughts.
“I am not Kim Jun-ho, who returned after being cut by grass.”
Without even using a blade, I cut off the guy’s head with a pommel.
Repetitive work is what I hate the most.
Isn’t it impossible for a person to live only doing what they like?
**
The morning sun shines.
There were seven swords scattered on the floor. After fighting all night, writing, throwing away, writing, throwing away, repeating, a pile has been created.
“Whoa… “
The body is still vibrant. Tired is the mind. The discomfort was so severe that I felt like I wanted to sit down on the floor, but I couldn’t because I felt someone coming from behind me.
“Really… You’ve succeeded. You’re blocking one passage all by yourself… “
Mate. Match. Match. Yoon Jung-hyun approaches, clapping his hands softly. He looks pretty tired, but he looks better than I thought.
By the way, now it’s time to check whether I will regress or not.
“What is the damage situation? “Is everyone okay?”
“Ah, I will give you a situation report. A total of twelve seriously injured… They say William is currently receiving treatment… “
Twelve. Considering that there are a total of 100 players, if there are many, it is a large number, and if there are few, it is a small number. No, more than that…
“What about the dead? Are there any? “Isn’t there any?”
“The deceased… “
Yoon Joong-hyun raises the corner of his mouth with a grin.
“Nothing.”
“… “
The morning sun falls behind my back. The cold leather armor slowly warms up.
Perfectly designed team balance. A combination of monsters we already knew about. Even the fact that I took on the most difficult passage and defended it perfectly.
There was a lot of evidence that the third day could be passed without damage. In terms of probability, it is more than 70%.
But nevertheless.
“That’s good.”
Success always made me smile.