Episode 72. Base defense battle (1)
The sudden declaration of attack on the 4th floor turned the whole world upside down.
“What the hell is this!?”
“Are you going to start right now? Are you serious?”
“crazy! Summon all rankers right now! it’s an emergency I mean stop all the poop you’ve been laying on and come out!”
“Have you picked out a list of candidate bases? bring it! All the data on the 4th floor that we’ve been collecting so far!”
The executives of the large guild screamed madly.
Due to the nature of the wave type, it is common sense among common sense that you should preoccupy a place with a good location among numerous bases.
In order to save the one-time opportunity, every minute and every second was precious.
Right away, 8 hours later, I had to lead the raid to the 4th floor.
In addition, I had to plan everything in the remaining time to figure out how to attack the 4th floor.
While everyone is running around to make the morning bright like that.
“Ugh!”
Jinhyeok woke up stretching on the soft bed.
Awesome!
Wood deok!
The joint has found its place.
It feels wonderfully refreshing.
It’s like being born again.
‘It seems that the accumulated fatigue has been relieved at once.’
In order to fight a new battle, the physical strength must be backed up.
of course.
The rest of us probably won’t.
‘It must be the worst condition.’
Because you deliberately declared the attack late, your mind and body must be exhausted from rolling your head that won’t roll all night.
But what can I do?
This is not a sport played in a stadium.
There was no reason to play fair with your rivals.
This is because the 4th floor had a structure in which the reward increased as the number of competitors decreased.
[Time left before the first wave arrives: 1h:37m:51s]
Now it’s time to go to the 4th floor.
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4th floor of the Tower of Trials.
This is the first hurdle that caused countless players to give up the game in the past.
That’s right.
Waves consisting of general zombies and special zombies came over 100 times, and thousands of combinations of defense towers had to be properly placed, as well as a means to solve food, clothing, and shelter on their own within the base.
Above all, because of the ridiculous penalty that resets the entire game if no player clears 100 waves, at that time, the inside of the game created hell itself with users escaping and swearing.
It wasn’t for nothing that I heard that [Tower of Trials] was a Mangem.
And right now.
Whoa!
A player appeared at the entrance to the 4th floor with a bright light.
‘It looks dreary every time I see it here.’
Jinhyuk looked around.
In line with the theme of zombies, the entire 4th floor created an apocalyptic atmosphere.
Burnt out buildings and abandoned cars. A street where civilization has completely disappeared.
I can’t help but feel bitter.
Maybe it’s because I didn’t even know that this scene I’m seeing right now is a mirror that projects the future of mankind.
It was then.
Tring!
A status window appeared in front of me.
[You are the first to enter the 4th floor of the Tower of Trials.]
[Other players will be able to enter the 4th floor after 20 minutes.] A
20-minute bonus for clearing the 3rd floor for the first time.
This will be the time that determines the success or failure of this floor.
‘I must hurry.’
Jinhyeok started running towards the north.
However, the road was so rough that the speed was not good.
The road disappeared because of a sinkhole.
A wall obstructed by vines.
Because there are too many obstacles.
‘Faster… faster!’
Jinhyeok caught his breath and increased his speed.
Now there are less than 10 minutes left.
Kwak Kwah Kwah Kwah Kwah!
How long did he run like that while cutting down obstacles with ‘Grave of Swords’ and repairing the open floor with ‘Glacial Sculpture’?
Finally, Jinhyeok’s footsteps stopped.
The place we arrived at was the huge World Cup Stadium.
‘It’s barely late.’
Because we had to secure the desired base before other players entered, we had to move quickly even if it was difficult.
This was because some of the players had the ability to accelerate or move in space.
‘Where is this…’
I found.
Jinhyeok placed his palm on one of the pillars at the entrance to the arena.
Then right at that moment.
[‘Sangam
World Cup Stadium’ has been selected as your base!]
A red flag was raised over the World Cup Stadium.
This is a warning.
‘The owner of this place is fixed, so find another place’, informs them.
‘good.’
Jinhyeok nodded his head in satisfaction and entered the arena.
The green lawn where 22 players once sweated to decide the match is nowhere to be seen.
Instead, the place was filled with dry soil and dust.
exactly.
‘With just the conditions I want.’
dirt and dust.
It is a symbol of the end of life, but
at the same time it is also a symbol of the birth of a new life.
[Scatter 1kg of ‘soft grains’]
[Plant 5 ‘Seeds of Solar’] [
Prepare
’50L of natural water’]
Grains and seeds going into the soil.
Among the countless defense methods to choose from on the 4th floor, the one Jinhyeok chose was ‘plant’.
‘I could place one plant toward each entrance of the arena and place the last one in the center.’
[Time left until ‘Seed of Solar’ hatches: 55m:33s]
[Time left until ‘Seed of Solar’ hatches: 5h:19m:10s]
By the time the first wave of zombies arrives, these plants are a stronghold. It will fulfill its role as an excellent breakwater to defend the
The grains that will be useful for food will sprout sooner or later.
It was then.
Tring! Tring!
Blue status windows appeared in succession in front of my eyes.
[My brother told me to contact him when he comes to the 4th floor, so I contacted him. Taemin is with me too.]
[Jinhyuk has arrived. Is it the entrance on the 4th floor, right?]
The deceased colleagues, Yoo Yeon-hwa and Lee Tae-min, and even Teresa, a saint from Amsterdam, have been in touch.
“Keep growing up. I’ll be back soon.”
Jinhyeok sprinkled plenty of ‘natural water’ on the seeds that were just settling down.
[The growth rate of plants increases by 20%!]
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About 10 minutes later, Jinhyeok arrived at the place he came from.
The starting point on the 4th floor was crowded with numerous players.
‘Almost all of the famous large guilds participated.’
Even though time was running out, a huge number gathered.
It seems that the reward was quite coveted.
but.
The opportunity to pick a random box with an A rank doesn’t come very often.
Even those who had only completed the beginning of the Tower of Trials would have investigated the fact that the A grade was in the top 5%.
And it is also that the next step will be different depending on the items that come out of it.
It was when Jinhyeok was looking over the players.
“brother!”
“brother!”
Yoo Yeon-hwa and Lee Tae-min, who discovered Jin-hyeok, shook their hands.
“Mr. Jinhyeok!”
Theresa, the platinum-haired girl next to him, also smiled brightly.
I met Yoo Yeon-hwa yesterday, but I haven’t seen the other two in quite a while.
“I’m sorry for calling everyone all of a sudden. I didn’t have time to explain because things went faster than I thought.”
“no. My brother called me, so of course you have to come.”
“I don’t belong anywhere anymore, so it doesn’t matter. Being with Jinhyeok is even better.”
Um…
I’m a little sorry for saying that.
It was because all three of them were planning to work as good workers (?) from now on.
A part-time worker living faithfully with a vicious store owner who violated the Employment and Labor Act.
This was the ideal position Jinhyeok pursued.
“Look at that. Yoo Yeon-hwa and Lee Tae-min. You said you attacked the B-class labyrinth on the second floor alone, right?”
“Teresa… is there too. You said you withdrew from the meeting, but did you mean to stick with that other side?”
“Isn’t the player Kang Jin-hyeok with you? A super-special deity that came out of Korea this time.”
“Was that person Kang Jin-hyuk? Didn’t the mana level pierce the meter during reawakening?”
“okay. They said it came out much higher than the same S class. It was to the point that the word that the ratings should be subdivided came out because of him.”
“It seems like there are a lot of big rookies coming out recently, as well as the Unknown player.”
“At the very least, they are terrifying members. It must be stronger than most raid groups.”
Since there are so many hot topic people gathered around, attention was focused on them.
Of course, Jinhyeok didn’t care about those kinds of gazes.
“Has everyone prepared well?”
“I prepared well, but more than that, oppa. Will we be all right?”
“huh?”
“The zombie wave here is really coming in so much that you’re going to vomit.”
Yoo Yeon-hwa trembled slightly.
It reminded me of the terrible memories of the past, when the smell of blood and pieces of meat lingered.
“I also have the ability to command summons, but it’s still difficult because my level is still low. In particular, it is difficult to withstand the wave of deformed zombies…”
Lee Tae-min also added a word.
No matter how old people are, it is bound to be burdensome to face the wave when they are not ready.
but.
“Isn’t that more fun?”
An innocent smile hung on Jinhyuk’s face.
As if I would die in anticipation of being able to experience a higher level of difficulty.
“Fun…fun? brother. isn’t this a game? If you get bitten by a zombie here, you really die.”
“ha. My brother still hasn’t let go of his old habits. Isn’t that the level of self-abuse?”
“Jinhyeok… You look like a pervert.”
The three of them let out a small sigh.
What if I’m already so frustrated?
“You deliberately chose the stadium as your base?”
“omg!? The chaff stadium? Sangam Stadium. isn’t it there? please tell me no.”
“that’s right.”
“brother. Are you crazy? It’s the toughest place out of all the bases! It’s a large base that needs to be blocked by at least 100 people.”
Know.
At the same time, it is also the place where the rewards are the most salty.
“Still, everyone has been up to the 20th floor, but don’t sound too sick. You have to accumulate as many chances as you can get in the beginning so that it becomes easier as you go up. you know?”
“That’s right, but…”
“Ahh! I do not know. A real brother can do it. It’s hard for us.”
Not all deceased persons are the same.
How there is rotten water, and oil and fossils on it.
Yoo Yeon-hwa and Lee Tae-min got on board with the most terrible ammonite among them.
While the two of them are scratching their heads.
“Here, Mr. Jinhyeok. Can I ask you one question too?”
Theresa, who had been silent, raised her hand.
“yes. Please speak.”
“As far as I know, in order to carry out this defense battle, we know that we need to have a minimum number of people, but we seem to be short of numbers.”
“uh? Come to think of it…”
“Right. I didn’t pay attention to that because I was paying attention to the stadium.”
Yoo Yeon-hwa and Lee Tae-min were also surprised.
The minimum number of people required for this floor is 5 people.
However, there are only four people gathered.
This means that only one other person can proceed with the base defense battle.
“The last one will be here soon.”
Jinhyeok opened his mouth as if to tell him not to worry.
And just in time.
Aaaaaang!
There was a roar from a short distance away.
‘Tsk tsk.’
Anyway, he’s a guy who doesn’t appear quietly.
