Episode 3
A week later.
[The new season “Eternal Labyrinth” will begin soon!]
Tick.
After taking a shower, Yoosung took up the clothes that were crumpled in the corner of the room and put on a hooded jumper. When I glanced at my cell phone, there were already over 30 missed calls and hundreds of chat messages piled up.
It’s a late December afternoon, with the new season just around the corner.
Five seasons have already passed and people have learned how to adapt to the game. And with each passing season, this game has irreversibly changed the world in many ways.
For example, the healing potion that can be obtained from the tower can cure all kinds of incurable diseases on the spot, including leukemia and cancer. The same goes for players who can use healing skills.
The benefits that the tower brings to this world.
Scientists around the world are still decoding the tower loot brought in by players and based on this, they are producing various innovative achievements, such as commercializing cancer treatment and developing room temperature superconductors, which are said to be the material of dreams.
Therefore, securing strong players and targeting the top symbolizes the country’s national power itself, and towards the end of the season, players within the top 100 can perform the mission of asymmetrical power with their very existence.
A weapon of absolute value that does not allow comparison of power.
It is not imaginary for a high-ranking player with malicious intent to overthrow a nation.
Therefore, it is nothing new for such news to decorate portal sites.
— The Chinese Communist Party’s guild’s monopolistic practices among the top single parties in the country are met with protests from players in various countries…
— Russia. In order to secure the tower within Ukrainian territory, a special purpose unit suspected of being a player will be sent in.
– We plan to focus on securing healing skills and items with the Knights Hospitaller guild to save Saint Maria Jaeger –
Gravekeeper Georg At the beginning of the season, instead of targeting the tower, we will use the Artifact Company. As the CEO of , he revealed that he would focus on management and supporting players
. [Tip] There are benefits provided, but at the same time, there is a fierce battle between countries to monopolize the benefits.
Leaving behind the pouring news, Yoosung glanced out the window. It was right then.
“Oh my, these bastards again/’
Yoosung turned on his cell phone, put aside the missed calls and messages, and made a call. Not long after, Master Park’s voice was heard as if he had been waiting.
“Boss. “The stalkers outside are too burdensome, so please tell them to get out of the way.”
“Are they looking at the dot site now? Isn’t this kid messing around? “Do you want to fly away?”
“No, this is crazy. You’re looking at me with a gun sight? “If I just lift a finger, I’ll blow off the top ranker’s head.”
“Stop worrying about it, you bastard. Because I am looking at it separately from the scope. After all, what does an uneducated bastard know?”
“No, do you think I’m asking this because someone doesn’t know that?”
Yooseong was dumbfounded and responded. Actually, I didn’t know.
High-ranking players are extremely valuable forces to a nation. Needless to say, it is not uncommon for players in the top 10 to suffer threats of assassination from enemy countries.
There was even more to say about Yooseong, who was said to be the pinnacle of the player.
The fact that Master Park sat as the head of the National Intelligence Service was due to his performance as a player specializing in undercover activities who signed a contract with an assassin lord, but more than that, the fact that he was a person who could ‘at least’ control Yoosung could never be ignored.
“Hey you bastard. “Did you just forget that around this time in the 5th season, the communists were trying to put a gun hole in your head?”
“No, what is a communist in today’s world? A communist?” So, I took the nickname ‘The One Who Cheats Death’ and inherited it. Did they do anything at all in the first place? “I beat them all.”
“If you go after me, my mother-in-law will be killed as well, so be patient for your brother’s sake. “The world must be a scary place these days.”
“I’ll take care of everything, so I tell you to quietly get out of the way instead of holding on to my ankles unnecessarily.”
“Hey! You stupid bastard, I didn’t finish what I was saying…
“Oh my gosh, my hand slipped and I pressed end call.”
Before Master Park had time to say anything, Yoosung hung up the phone.
Immediately after, I opened the Talk messenger and invited several people to the chat room. All of them had ‘reporter’ after their last name.
［Kang Yu-seong］ ［2:02 PM］ ： Everyone’s breaking news
［Kang Yu-seong］ ［2:02 PM］ : I’m planning to leave from room 6, 913-163 Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul.
［Kang Yu-seong］ ［2:03 PM］ : Quickly Please come, it’s urgent;;;
［Kang Yu-seong］ left the chat room.
After leaving a short message for them, it took only a few dozen minutes for the area in front of Yoosung’s house to turn into chaos.
“Mr. Yoosung, do you have anything to say about your rude remarks at the UN Hall?” “
You used an expletive to say, ‘It ended a long time ago,’ but why are you still active as a player in the new season?” “When it comes to entering the new season
, “Please tell me your determination!”
“It is said that during the Plague Lord raid, the sword lord used the Chinese guild’s raiding party as a shield to escape…
Yooseong glanced around among the reporters crowding the area.
The coverage was literally reminiscent of a riot. Vehicles parked everywhere and various equipment filming the cameras above them are blocking the view.
Yoosung paid no heed and assimilated into the crowd of reporters gathered and literally began wading through the sea of reporters. At the same time, a microphone was raised right in front of me, and various questions were asked.
“Well, as I said repeatedly, I finished a long time ago and I still have T-shirts in stock, so I’m running. Please don’t make it sound like a mission.”
“As you know, the boycott of King of Heroes products is spreading around the world. What do you think about that?”
“Do you know what baseball players say when they hit someone while driving their car after drinking?”
“What do you say?”
“I will repay you with baseball.”
And then the game began.
[The new season “Endless Labyrinth” begins!]
A system message, commonly known as an “announcement,” rang out to everyone, and the axis of the earth they were standing on began to shake.
As if it were a lie, the unrest stopped.
[Creating tower structure….. 96% Loading…] [Players can view information about the tower and enter at the gate under the tower.] [
As the tower break approaches, the tower in the air gets closer to the ground. You lose! Pay attention to the height of the tower!]
[Attack the tower and protect the world from destruction!]
At the same time, the silhouette of a gigantic structure of unfathomable scale began to appear over the city, even beyond the horizon.
Large and small towers appeared one by one, as if blocking the empty sky.
Hundreds and thousands of towers were rising above the atmosphere, covering the sky above the city and covering the skies of countries around the world.
It was like seeing a scene from a science fiction movie where the entire Earth was covered with geometric structures.
An iron curtain covering the city, the sky, and the entire planet.
It wasn’t that difficult to elude those watching Yoosung amidst the spreading turmoil. Especially for Yoosung, who has all kinds of blessings as a ‘player’.
I blended in with the reporters, wearing a hooded jumper and blending in. After that, I ignored the people and got into a taxi on the street.
“Please keep going straight.”
“Oh my, are you a player?”
“Player number one.”
“Hehe, this guy is right.”
The taxi driver answered calmly that there was nothing to be surprised about. Because humans are hostile creatures.
Inside the car, Yoosung waved his hand, and a holographic window appeared in the field of vision like a game UI.
A minimap that only players can see. And the dots on this map are the locations of the gates leading to the tip in the sky.
‘There is a risk that rewards will be split in Tier 2, excluding Tier 1 tops, due to conflict with veteran players. …Should I take a little risk and play Tier 3 solo?’
Yoosung opened his mouth as he looked at the Roman numerals stamped on the gate.
“Please stop at the intersection in front of me.”
“I understand;
After that, Yoosung took out a check from his pocket. The driver was startled and gasped when he saw the number 0 written on the number.
“There is no need to give this much, but just
accept it and pray to any god. “Because this game is about luck and failure.”
Before the driver had time to reply, Yoosung got out of the car.
The streets of the city were deeply shadowed by the tower, and not a rat was visible. No matter how much you get used to it, the scenery when the season starts is not much different.
Because I can’t even forget the nightmare of that day.
It’s a dreary daylight, as if you’re looking at a world after destruction, and if you lose this game, the curtain of towers covering the sky will crush this planet like a potato.
As soon as I stepped onto the asphalt, the system window appeared in my field of vision.
［Blood Moon Orc Tribe Tower］
［Tier: 3 ]
［Maximum 5 tiers can enter Number of players minimum 1 – maximum 4 players Rest No tier Store available］
The tower has up to twelve ‘tiers’, and the higher the tier. The risk and reward of tips also increase.
As an exception, when the player first awakens, he or she is forcibly moved to the Tower of Trials, separate from the Tower of Heaven, where he or she completes the tutorial and signs a contract with the monarch. The same goes for awakening every time you reach a certain level. In addition to the Tower of Trials, there are towers that perform various special functions, at least not ones we need to worry about right now.
Yoosung raised his head.
［Special Note: A ceaseless bloody battle awaits! War Never again!］
［Strategy goal: Defeat the top floor boss ‘Blood Moon Singer’］
［Warning The threat of this tower is too much for you to handle now!］
For tier 3 towers, up to 4 A level that can only be guaranteed to be cleared by four average players who have steadily farmed for about a month based on the number of people admitted. We cannot ignore the possibility that even that will be wiped out.
Entering this place immediately after resetting the season is tantamount to suicide.
However, what Yoosung had was something that a novice player could not obtain even if he devoted an entire season to it.
[Rewards not received will be paid out in a lump sum according to your performance in the previous season!] Loot
commensurate with the achievement began to pour in to the player ranked first in the rankings who defeated the Plague Lord.
