_ Volume 5, Chapter 19,
119. Second return set (3)
uo o”
——i .
“So far.”
Taesan drew his sword. Lee Tae-yeon, who had been staggering and holding on, lost her strength and collapsed.
“Eh…
“Papa’s arm doesn’t go up.”
Kang Jun-hyeok, like Lee Tae-yeon, groaned on the floor.
“Are you finished?”
“I can’t even move, so it’s over here. Even if I do more, I don’t think it will change.”
If you use a recovery potion, your physical strength will be restored, but your mental strength will not be restored. He had already been sparring for more than three hours, so he could have reached his limit.
“phew.”
Kang Jun-hyeok and Lee Tae-yeon let out a sigh of relief. And the ghost didn’t seem to like it very much.
[Idiots. Did you know that it’s common for strong people to give free lessons
? You don’t even think about recovering and fighting, and your mental strength is already running out? You’re really weak.]
“That’s what…
Kang Jun-hyeok kept his mouth shut. I knew because they went down enough to go down.
Every battle was a bloody battle. It was a definite privilege to have the means to become strong without risk.
“But… from next time.”
no more today Junhyeok Kang hit his head on the ground.
[Tsk.]
I clicked my tongue as if I didn’t like the ghost, but I didn’t say anything more because I knew that it would be useless to try to beat those who had reached their limits.
Kim Hwi-yeon, who was quietly watching, murmured.
“Really… you’ve gotten stronger.”
Hwiyeon Kim’s face was full of surprise.
“Obviously, they were similar to us when we returned last time…
Because we fought together, Kim Hwi-yeon was well aware of the strength of Lee Tae-yeon and Kang Jun-hyeok.
Clearly strong, not much different from them, but not that surprising. That was Alone Mode.
That’s why Kang Tae-san is a very special case. I thought that Alone mode was not much different from Hard mode.
However, this fight shattered that idea.
Kang Jun-hyeok and Lee Tae-yeon’s movements clearly surpassed her level. Taesan said.
“In the beginning, there is not much difference. But as time goes by, the gap
will widen and eventually become unstoppable.”
In fact, Lee Tae-yeon’s second return from the previous world was similar to the hard mode. From the third and fourth times, it became noticeably stronger.
“Would you like to try it too?”
Taesan waved his sword. Geum Joong-geun’s eyes lit up.
” are you okay?”
“I’m not thinking about it today, so I don’t care.”
“Then excuse me.”
Geum Joong-geun took out his sword.
w O uh ”
—f*
“I’m tired…
The next day Taeyeon Lee and Junhyuk Kang walked down the street with tired faces. Keum Joong-geun was not much different. It was a condition that could not draw power.
Still, dealing with the monsters was no problem. Most of the monsters appearing now were hired monsters, and from now on, they couldn’t be a big threat to those in hard mode or higher.
“Profit!”
“Stop!”
However, players in Easy and Normal mode were different. They had to do their best to deal with even one monster.
The number of monsters they defeated was not as high as they had to invest a long time to defeat one
. Most of the monsters were defeated by hard mode players, Lee Tae-yeon, Kang Jun-hyuk and Tae-san.
‘It’s been like that before.’
It was a limitation of Easy and Normal mode itself. As time went on, the difference would only widen.
Taesan organized his thoughts and dealt with the monsters.
After that, the same thing happened repeatedly. After dealing with the monsters, we found a suitable building and rested. At night, Lee Tae-yeon and Kang Jun-hyeok were sometimes invited to Geum Joong-geun and Kim Hwi-yeon to practice.
The more they practiced, the better their movements got.
and three days later.
They were able to reach Yongin City Hall.
“come!”
“hurray!”
People were thrilled to see the outline of Yongin City Hall and hugged each other.
“everyone! It hasn’t arrived yet! Don’t relax!”
Lee Tae-yeon shouted and tried to calm the people down, but even her face was filled with joy that could not be hidden.
Arrived earlier than expected. And the number of people who died on the move was a number that could be counted by hand.
It was all thanks to Taesan. He
moved quickly to deal with the
monsters whenever they appeared, so that no one died except those who frightened them away or sneaked out during the night.
“thank you! Mr. Taesan!”
“Thank you. Let’s go in.”
“yes!”
Hwiyeon Kim laughed and ran away.
“Wow.”
“big!”
Yongin City Hall was incomparably bigger than Anyang City Hall. It had a large lot and several
buildings, so it was big enough for all of them to fit in and have enough space.
There was a guard at the entrance of City Hall. When he saw the group, he was taken aback and took out his spear.
“who is this!”
“I’m from Anyang… Huh? Aren’t you Baekwoon?”
Kim Hwi-yeon, who was talking with a tired face, was half-joking. A man called Baekwoon made a surprised expression when he saw Kim Hwiyeon.
“Wheeyeon’s older sister?”
“what. Were you here too?”
“yes. Was your sister here too?”
“right. I envy you. It’s Yongin, so you don’t have to move.”
Hwiyeon Kim let out a deep sigh. Baekwoon smiled bitterly and removed the spear.
“Please wait. I will call the king.”
“king’?”
Kim Hwi-yeon sent a puzzled look, but Baek-san didn’t answer and quickly went inside. After a while a man appeared.
A stiff-faced man with sporty hair
. Seeing him, Kim Hwi-yeon was delighted again.
“Seojangsan! You were this way too!”
The sports-haired man was surprised to see Kim Hwi-yeon.
“Kim Hwi-yeon. it’s you?”
“okay! nice to meet you!”
Kim Hwi-yeon said with a happy face. From the look on their faces, they seemed like close friends.
However, compared to Kim Hwi-yeon, Seo Jang-san had an ambiguous face. There was a look of joy, but also of embarrassment.
However, because it was quickly erased, no one noticed except Taesan. Seo Jang-san smiled and held out his hand.
“Nice to meet you. Welcome to Yongin.”
« o ”
huh.
“But why are there so many? How many are there?”
Seo Jang-san looked at the ranks of the group with a tired face. It was a number that was difficult to count.
“About 20,000 people in total.”
“…this much? how?”
Seo Jang-san was taken aback. It was a number that was difficult for his common sense to comprehend. Kim Hwi-yeon laughed and pointed to Kang Tae-san, Lee Tae-yeon and Kang Jun-hyeok.
“Did I tell you in the labyrinth? There are exceptionally strong people on my side during Alone mode. Thanks to them.”
“Ah…
Seo Jang-san’s face shook.
“Those people who have often been talked about in the community?”
“huh.”
“Yes, this is it…
A strange gaze is directed at Lee Tae-yeon, Kang Jun-hyuk, and Kang Tae-san. Feeling displeased for a moment, Kang Jun-hyeok frowned.
Before he could argue, Seo Jang-san clapped his hands.
“It took a lot of work to come. The quest isn’t over yet, so I’m taking a break until then. I will guide you.”
“huh! everyone! Everyone come in!”
People
entered the grounds of the city hall with cheers.
Kang Jun-hyeok grumbled as he went inside.
“Why are you looking at me like that?”
“yes? why?”
“Did you not feel it? Is it the way you look at things that are very annoying?”
Kang Jun-hyeok knew that his opponent would be happy. The earth has turned into hell because he has enough power to affect survival.
However, Seo Jang-san’s gaze toward Kang Jun-hyeok was that of an obstructionist.
Taeyeon stuttered.
“I don’t know. Aren’t you mistaken’?”
“It was too obvious to be an illusion. Didn’t you feel it?”
“Okay.”
Taesan said languidly. Kang Jun-hyeok frowned at the appearance of not paying much attention.
“Is it my mistake?”
“It’s not an illusion.”
“You saw that too, right?” Tae
-san turned
to Kang Jun-hyeok, who asked for consent .
“Rest for now. Are not you tired?”
“…I’m tired.”
Junhyeok Kang rubbed his eyes. When I came here, I battled with monsters when I was moving, and when I was taking a break, I was training with Taesan, so I was mentally very tired.
“Then I’ll take a break.”
“I am going to meet some people. There must be people in Alone Mode here too, right?”
Kang Jun-hyeok moved with a tired face and Lee Tae-yeon
with an expectant face.
Taishan also started to move.
The people of Yongin were not very numerous.
If you count all the numbers, it was about 10,000 people, which was less than average. And
there were only two expressions on
the faces of the people walking around .
The majority of dark and gloomy people.
Very few confident and happy-looking people.
It was very contrasting.
“Ah Tae-san.”
While moving like that, I met Kim Hwi-yeon with a bright face.
“What were you doing?”
“I have been listening to you for a while. Like headcount hardmode percentage rations. I heard the location of the food warehouse, would you like to go with me?”
Taesan nodded.
The food storage was in the basement of City Hall. There were countless canned food and instant noodles inside.
After examining each one, Kim Hwi-yeon murmured.
“Except for canned food, the expiration date is just around the corner.”
“The expiration date is the sales period. You can still eat ramen after half a year.”
“is it so?”
Kim Hwi-yeon’s face brightened.
“Then it’s fine. With this amount, I can eat for a while.”
“I don’t think so. Aren’t we all right now? People will keep coming.”
“If you take into account those people, it must be lacking a lot.”
Kim Hwiyeon bit her lip. There are a total of twenty cities in southern Gyeonggi. It meant ten times the number of people coming.
“It may not be that much, but food is scarce. You should prepare slowly.”
After confirming, they came out. Kim Hwi-yeon said in a bright tone.
“I’m glad though. Will it be worth it because Jangsan is here?”
“Do you know each other?”
“He is a person who often talked about this and that in the labyrinth. Even in hard mode, he was one of the strongest and cold-hearted judgements, earning the trust of many people. It was a bit violent, but it wasn’t a big problem.”
Hwi-Yeon Kim is a hardmode player at the same level as Joong-Geun Geum. That was Seojangsan.
“Are you a bit extreme?”
“Well, sometimes the words get a little harsh,
but everyone backed down when they spoke out. Will there be any big problems?”
“well.”
Taesan knows. What did Seo Jang-san do all over the world? how many people he killed
But that’s a thing of the old world. No matter what you say, you won’t be able to accept it.
Kim Hwi-yeon would know before long.
The day has passed. There were three days left until
the special quest was cleared.
Those who took a break and wandered around noticed something strange.
“No one said there was an Alone Mode.”
Taeyeon said with a puzzled face.
“There really isn’t a single one.”
“Aren’t they all dead? To be honest, it’s hard for anyone but us to survive.”
Most of the Alone players were weaker than the Easy players. They had to be very lucky
to survive on Earth .
“Or maybe there was no one in Yongin. The number of people in Alone mode is small.
“…is it?”
Lee Tae-yeon agreed with an embarrassed face. Strangely, that wasn’t the only thing.
Kim Hwi-yeon, who was walking in the park, fiddled with the papers with a puzzled face.
“There are too few people in easy and normal mode.”
In fact, it was only natural to some extent. It was because monsters on Earth
could be defeated without problems in hard mode, but not in easy or normal mode.
But even taking that into account, it was too little.
As the absolute number itself is large, the ratio should be adjusted, but compared to the ratio in Anyang, it was only 1/3.
“And…
Kim Hwi-yeon looked at me with an unknown face.
The players in Yongin knew about her
because Seo Jang-san told people to treat her well as Anyang’s manager.
“…strangely avoiding me.”
After that, the people of Yongin tried not to make eye contact with Kim Hwi-yeon.
Like commoners who are not allowed to look at nobles, they lowered their heads and hid themselves, as if they would be punished for making eye contact.
And those people were all Easy and Normal mode players.
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