Chapter 292. < Episode 93. Desert King (1). >
1.
There are more talented players in God Wars than people think.
In particular, since God Wars became a stage where they could grab a movie of great wealth and wealth, those with talent took on the challenge after investing and preparing rather than blindly believing in their talent.
It means talent, money, and hard work.
However, most of them were still unsuccessful.
why?
It was inevitable that such a question would be asked, and the answer of those who had such a question was the same.
“You just need a chance. I can become famous whenever I have a chance.”
It’s just that luck isn’t following you, and if you’re lucky, you can become famous anytime.
Naturally, such people wandered around looking for a stage where they could become famous for that opportunity.
The problem was that when people gathered like that, the competition rate increased and there was a cost to get on the stage.
A typical example was the gold hyena.
It now required a lot of money to go to the place where professional players who have passed level 200 can raise their name value.
It was the same with the entrance gates that appeared after that.
I needed money and I needed qualifications.
“So, I’m going to make a name for myself in the sand forest this time. I will risk my life for this event.”
For them, the BJ Grand Mage’s event to be held in the sand forest was a great opportunity.
An opportunity that has never existed and will never come again.
That was the reason.
“Okay, I listened to my resolution and let’s do well in the future.”
“With this, our team also surpassed 200 members.”
A forest made of sand that exists above the desert The reason why countless players gathered in front of the vast sand forest.
“At 200, it’s still a long way off.”
“That’s right, there are teams with over 1,000 members already.”
The number and composition of the players gathered like that was so unusual that I had never seen it anywhere else.
Desperation for this opportunity also means that it is exceptional.
The news they had been waiting for finally came.
BJ Grand Mage will arrive soon!”
2.
Sand Forest.
The first thing that surprised those who saw the forest for the first time was that the forest, vegetation, and even the stones on the ground were all made of sand.
‘It’s too big.’
The sand forest is bigger than expected.
I wasn’t talking about the size of the forest.
When I said big, I meant the elements that make up the forest, such as trees.
Like a forest of buildings in the city, in the sand forest, trees the size of buildings were revealing their presence everywhere.
That was one of the reasons why this sand forest was scary.
‘If those trees fall, there’s no such thing as a mayhem.’
As the expression Sasangnugak (沙上樓閣) suggests, the durability of the trees made of sand was very weak.
It collapses even with a small shock.
And the moment it collapsed, a huge sand tidal wave erupted and turned the battlefield into a mess.
Also, because the collapsed sand was not compacted at all, the level of getting your feet stuck in it was different.
Dealing with the monsters that filled the sand forest in the mayhem?
‘I’m not kidding.’
Moreover, in Midas’ eyes, the existence of the monsters that filled the sand forest was clearly visible.
‘At least 5 times more than usual.’
There are so many that it’s hard to even get the number right.
‘The default is to gather three sand snakes together.’
What was creepy among them was that the powerful individuals were gathering in groups as if it were natural.
‘It seems that the gathered players are at least 10 times more than the usual ones in the sand forest.’
Of course, the number of players gathered around the Sand Forest was much larger than that.
‘They really gathered a lot.’
I’ve already heard the story.
From the story that 10 guilds belonging to tier 1 guilds came together to create a party of 300 people, to the story that a team of more than 1,000 people was created with regular players centering on professional players.
It has not been confirmed whether this is true, but there were also rumors that players from the 10th guild were preparing to form a team.
‘Rather, a small number of people are interested in prize money… … .’
In fact, it wasn’t a business that left much to be seen in terms of prize money alone.
The Rising Star channel has already set the recipients of prize money by party or team.
If 1,000 people formed a team and found the BJ master mage, the team was paid 50,000 dollars.
In that case, it means that the amount received per person is about 50 dollars.
It wasn’t an impressive amount.
Even so, taking on the challenge meant putting more value on other things than the prize money.
‘Most of the pros want recognition rather than money.’
A chance to make yourself known.
‘Well, most of the players over level 200 are pros who put their lives into the game. like me.’
Midas took a short breath and stepped towards those who hoped for such an opportunity.
king!
“Master, this is a really great forest. It seems that there is not enough to decorate the legend that the master will achieve. Silver Do you think so too?
“Your senior!”
Following him as he walked over the desert, Lucky, Gold, Silver, and Jackpot moved.
The presence that no one can show immediately caught the attention of those waiting in the sand forest.
“uh? that?”
“Gold Hyena! Silver is silver!”
“then?”
The atmosphere around the sand forest began to become untidy.
“It’s a BJ master mage! He’s finally here!”
Eventually, the moment they confirmed that they were BJ master mages, the cluttered atmosphere of those gathered in the sand forest subsided.
When the BJ Grand Mage appears, the quiet atmosphere becomes chaotic, which is the opposite situation than usual.
In other words, it meant that the resolutions and attitudes of those gathered here were the exact opposite of those of the players they would normally face.
‘It’s finally here.’
‘Seeing it in person is no joke.’
‘I have to catch that BJ archmage from now on, right?’
Because of this, the pressure Midas felt was bound to be different.
To put it bluntly, aren’t the people gathered now gathered to catch BJ Grand Mage?
Those who can be called enemies if they are enemies.
Hundreds of such people gathered to form a team, and dozens of such teams were in front of me.
If you don’t feel the pressure, that’s weird.
‘Don’t be scared.’
Even so, Midas had to show his composure in front of them.
‘Let’s go like a BJ great mage.’
hmm.
Because the one standing here was none other than BJ the great mage.
“Looking at it, a lot of people participated in my event. Thanks everyone for participating!”
That’s how Midas delivered a pleasant greeting as usual in this heavy atmosphere.
Those who gathered at that delightful reaction swallowed their saliva.
How many people can say hello like this in front of thousands of people who are full of hostility rather than goodwill?
‘Even looking at these numbers, there’s nothing disturbing.’
‘As expected, the distribution of BJ Grand Mage is different.’
A subject of admiration.
“Seeing that there is no answer, it seems that everyone has sharpened their knives because they want to catch me. Oh, this is not the time to be like this.”
Then Midas immediately snapped his fingers once.
It was a signal.
– uh? come out!
Now, the signal to transmit the camera image.
– Private Unlocked!
– Wow look people!
– It’s not a joke with the numbers we gathered. 10,000 will easily pass?
– All the players in the desert seem to have come.
Viewers who entered the open room vomited admiration as they saw the huge crowd that had already gathered.
It was the same with those who gathered.
“BJ Grand Mage held a live!”
For those gathered here, the start of BJ Grand Mage’s live broadcast was like an announcement announcing the start of the event.
“Everyone wait!”
“You never know when you’ll move!”
“Turn the buff!”
“Take out the potion!”
At the notification, those gathered around the sand forest prepared to throw themselves into the sand forest at any time.
“I have one thing to do today.”
Midas opened his mouth in the midst of the busyness.
“I am going to catch the King of the Desert. There is nothing else I can do.”
Midas, who had been talking, turned his head and looked at the crowds and crowds before continuing.
“Event participants just need to take a photo to prove they found me and receive the prize money. Oh, but there are a few conditions. Only proof shots taken within at least 100 meters are accepted. Too far is meaningless. In addition, prizes are party units. If you are caught tampering with it, I cannot be held responsible.”
At those words, the reaction from the crowd grew even colder.
Same with the chat window.
– I don’t think the prize money is important at this point?
– After hearing the story, I heard that the party members are basically in units of 100? Then there is no point in sharing.
Everyone knew what the people gathered here wanted.
‘I can’t help it. First of all, I have to avoid letting the atmosphere go down.’
Including Midas himself.
“This offer doesn’t sound like much, but it’s good. Let’s add a special event.”
Such Midas eventually presented what the people gathered here wanted.
He moved suddenly and circled the desert sand with his staff.
A circle about 10 meters in diameter.
After Midas entered the center of the circle, he said.
“For those who come within this distance of me, I will give you Lucky, Gold and Silver Jackpots, and a chance to take selfies with anyone you want for one minute! I will also do interviews.”
Those who come a short distance will be given a chance to appear on a live broadcast watched by tens of millions for one minute!
‘I just need to go inside.’
‘Awareness rises the moment you enter.’
Only then did excitement appear on the faces of the gathered players.
‘Everyone is really desperate.’
Proof that the determination to bet on this event is extraordinary.
“Now then, let’s go to the Sand Forest. As you all know, the moment you enter, it starts right away.”
As Midas approached the sand forest, leaving behind the pursuers who showed such determination without filtering, a notification sounded in Midas’ ears.
[You have arrived at the Sand Forest.]
[The Sand Forest Visitor title has been achieved.]
[The quest conditions have been completed.]
[A new quest has been created in the main scenario quest list.]
And a window popped up with that notification.
[Desert King]
– Quest Grade: Main scenario
– Quest Level: 259 or lower
– Quest Content: Defeat the Desert King who gained the power of the unknown!
– Quest Reward: Unknown.
!Quest Reward: Treasure left by an unknown person
!Once the quest is completed, ‘Leap of the King’ can proceed.
At the same time, in front of Midas’ eyes, a red pillar soared with momentum as if piercing the sky.
‘Hey there.’
The moment he confirmed the pillar that indicated the location of the King of the Desert, Midas shouted.
“Then, let’s start the raid now.”
With that cry, without the slightest hesitation, he threw himself into the sand forest.
Everyone was shocked by that fact.
– BJ Grand Mage runs!
“The BJ Great Mage is moving!”
Not only the viewers, but also the players who came to catch him, none of them could have imagined that BJ the Great Mage would start raiding so quickly.
‘If I go slowly, I will catch up unconditionally.’
On the other hand, this was the best for Midas.
Those who gathered here right away stayed for several days, making plans and exploring their surroundings.
They were the ones who anticipated all conceivable cases of how BJ Grand Mage would move and prepared appropriate countermeasures.
‘Let’s break the plate first.’
In order not to get caught against them, I have no choice but to use unthinkable methods.
‘The preparations are over.’
For that purpose, Midas had already finished buffing as well as potion doping in advance.
– Wow, that’s fast!
– You seem to have done all the buffs already?
And now, Lucky, who was following Midas, and Gold and Silver, who rode on it, were also in the state of all buffs.
Of course, it was impossible to shake off those who caught up with that alone.
– But what about monster aggro?
The pursuer is also a pursuer, but it is impossible to avoid the aggro of the monsters while running recklessly like this.
‘It’s full of monsters.’
Immediately, a huge number of monsters were seen filling the front of Midas.
‘Okay, let’s start now.’
“Guys, the operation begins!”
At that moment, at Midas’ cry, Lucky carrying the Gold and Silver carrying the Jackpot over their heads stopped.
– Everyone stopped!
– What are you trying to do!
– uh? BJ Grand Mage just runs?
Only one Midas can run with full power.
“Blaze Step.”
– uh? Blaze Step?
– no way?
Midas’ feet caught fire.
3.
Midas He could see the monster’s aggro status through the light like a traffic light above the monster’s head.
Thanks to that, Midas could reach his destination without attracting aggro from even a single monster, if he wanted to.
At the same time, if you wish, you can turn off the aggro of all monsters in the area you want.
– No, how many are you putting behind you now?
What Midas was doing now was the latter.
– Isn’t BJ the Great Mage crazy?
It was something I wouldn’t normally do.
At present, the number of monsters clinging to Midas’ back is roughly 300 units.
Those 300 were not the usual 300 either.
Fifteen sand snakes, thirty-seven rock scorpions, and over two hundred sandmen.
– You’re still running away, right?
– Runs really well.
– Who would think this is a wizard?
Of course, it was true that Midas escaped well.
Midas’ movement speed, which received all kinds of buffs, was much faster than melee dealers of the same level, and currently, Midas was wearing elven boots, which were considered the best item in the desert field.
But everyone knew.
– What do you do if you run away well? I’m not even running a marathon.
God Wars is not a game where something can be solved by running away like this.
– But thanks to that, the pursuers won’t stick, right?
b Of course not! Who goes next to a human carrying a bomb and running?
Of course, thanks to Midas running with a bomb attached to his back, the players who gathered to catch him did not dare to approach.
“I’m going crazy, how can I do that?”
“More than that, if BJ Grand Mage dies, the event is over, right? Aren’t you supposed to help?”
“is it?”
Seriously, aren’t some players supposed to help BJ Grand Mage before that bomb explodes? enough to seriously think about it.
[Rapo sponsored $10,175.]
[Rapo: It’s something very different from the hide-and-seek I thought?]
[Gustav sponsored $10,176.]
[Gustav: Is it similar to something hard to find if you hide inside the Chernobyl reactor?]
Even the sponsors who financed the event were tongue-in-cheek at the spectacle.
Of course, Azmo was different.
[Azmo sponsored $10,177.]
[Azmo: If the difficulty level increases, the prize should also increase.]
[Azmo sponsored $10,178.]
[Azmo: In the current state, BJ Grand Mage 10 meters If you go inside, you’ll get 1 million dollars.]
At this moment of crisis, instead of clicking his tongue, Azmo raised the bet to 20 times the original amount.
– $1 million raised!
– Even if you just go and take a proof shot and die, you will benefit!
It was the moment when the chat window was on fire at that fact.
“Blink!”
Simultaneously with Midas’ cry, his body disappeared somewhere in the desert forest.
– Are you Blink?
– Why all of a sudden?
Viewers questioned that fact.
– It wasn’t even a crisis moment, was it?
Why did Blink use a skill like a hidden card that is used in a desperate moment right now?
Doubts about him did not last long.
– uh? monsters?
– Did it suddenly stop?
The monsters that had been chasing Midas like crazy suddenly stopped and looked around.
Midas, who secretly watched the scene, said with a smile.
“Oh, I didn’t tell you. Thanks to the luck of getting the Blink skill from the Legendary Epic this time, a new effect has been added to the Blink skill.”
– Legendary Epic?
It was seen in Midas’ eyes.
‘All green.’
The green traffic lights above the monsters’ heads.
“As soon as Blink is used, all aggro is reset.”
– what?
Viewers who were shocked by that fact, and Midas, who left behind the monsters whose aggro had been initialized, saw a sandy forest cleared of monsters.
“Then let’s continue the Desert King raid.”
