– Volume 10, Chapter 15
240. The fourth return. District (7)
Kim Hwi-yeon put her head together and began to think about the deployment of personnel and how to attack. After telling them to work hard, Taesan came out.
“Oooh!”
“You great spirit!”
Then people saw Minerva and Varkaza and banged their heads.
A thick atmosphere of reverence and adoration was flowing from them.
Minerva Barcaza. The two brought the people in their respective areas safely to Seoul. In the process, the power the two displayed must have been literally a wonder itself.
It was no wonder that the people who came with them showed their respect toward the two.
The energy of worship dwelled in Taishan through Minerva and Barkaza.
“Since you signed a contract, are you coming to me?”
“yes? If there are no such conditions, there is no point in making a contract.”
Taishan passed the worshipers and
grasped the overall situation.
As shown in the meeting, the relationship between people was not bad. People in Seoul were eagerly sharing food grown through simple cultivation.
“It’s a vegetable. It is also very fresh.”
“Wow… I was just in case, but this is really possible…
People from other regions were amazed at the amount of vegetables that were so large that they couldn’t eat them all.
They also heard about simple cultivation in the labyrinth. However, in the labyrinth
, the minimum conditions for seeds to germinate were not met, so they could not learn.
People hurriedly ate the vegetables. Even in the labyrinth, people who learned simple cultivation shared food, but they couldn’t eat it to their heart’s content due to problems with the number of people.
The man with the simple cultivation clapped his hands.
“Everyone who wants to learn simple cultivation, please come here! I don’t know if it will be time or not, but I will teach you!”
People flock to excellence.
The condition for learning simple cultivation is to wait for sprouts to sprout after sowing. It took three to four weeks, but I was able to learn without difficulty. More than half received seeds to learn simple cultivation.
And other locals could tell. The atmosphere of Seoul is completely different from other areas.
The atmosphere in other areas could not be described as good even in empty words. It was difficult to survive right away, and there was no guarantee that they could survive the next return.
Therefore, those who returned to Earth were always depressed and faced death on the other side of their hearts.
But Seoul was different.
Everyone was bright here. It wasn’t just the hope of a foolish boy who couldn’t see the future. It was full of the belief that they could survive, that they could recognize the reality and survive.
In fact, Seoul has achieved that. Several times as many people as in other areas were alive.
It was Taesan, no one else, that made the difference.
The worship of Mount Tai became more intense.
Taesan trembled at the ever-rising divine power.
“What will happen when this becomes 100%?”
“Uh… well?”
Minerva, who had said it was impossible, also murmured.
“It’s not that there aren’t cases in which transcendence is achieved only with divinity obtained through worship, but it has to be at the level of literally receiving worship from the world itself. It’s virtually impossible, I don’t know. This.”
Unlike the first time, she didn’t give a definite answer.
Taesan passed by the people and went to Lee Taeyeon and Kang Junhyeok.
The two were sparring with each other. Judging by his appearance, it seemed that he had not stopped since arriving here.
As Taishan approached, the two stopped sparring. He greeted Taesan with a sweaty face.
“brother. came?”
“hello.”
“Are you working hard?”
“Because I still feel inadequate.”
Lee Taeyeon smiled bitterly.
The road they have to advance is still long and high. For strength, there was no time to rest.
Taesan looked them in the eyes and nodded.
“It’s fine.”
The two of them were mentally trained. I couldn’t find even a fragment of the days when I was weak and cowardly.
[Not bad.]
“Hmm. Are these the two going down the labyrinth? I honestly had a lot of regrets about the rest… but this is fine. It’s still weak, but that’s a lack of experience and time. It has all the basic elements to have.”
Minerva and Barkaza were not bad either, so they praised them. Kang Jun-hyeok and Lee Tae-yeon bowed their heads in gratitude.
Taesan looked at the two and opened her mouth.
“A Class C monster. Did you meet?”
“Yes…
“How was it?”
“It was strong.”
Lee Taeyeon murmured. It was stronger than any monster she had ever faced, even stronger than all the monsters she had met in the labyrinth.
Each of the incoming attacks was an attack that would slash her stamina, and her hard upper body prevented her attacks from being eaten.
But she won.
Taeyeon Lee clenched her fists. Tae-san smiled at the quietly
shimmering eyes.
“good. spirit of improvement. and fighting spirit. Two things are a must have. Don’t forget that heart right now.”
Taesan drew his weapon.
“Ability Sword. Are you handling it well?”
“To the extent that it overflows. If I hadn’t, I would have died long ago?”
“Both of you have weapons. I’ll train you once again.”
“yes.”
The two seriously raised their weapons
.
Taesan stamped his feet.
The two did not back down.
He stepped forward and continued to fight towards Mount Tai.
As a result, the proficiency of the two rose noticeably. The actual rise is blocked by the earth, but you will definitely feel it once you enter the labyrinth.
The day has passed.
The quest has begun.
“Is everyone gathered?”
Everyone waits for Kim Hwi-yeon’s words with serious eyes. As she looked at the people, she frowned.
“Lee Joo-hyeok…
” I said. I am going alone.”
Behind him were the players of the Great War.
Lee Ju-hyeok raised his finger.
“I will take over the east side. You do not interfere.”
“Tsk. damn bastard.”
Kim Hwi-yeon clicked her tongue, but did not speak further. She turned her gaze to the people.
“ruler. Then I will guide everyone to their positions and roles.”
Kim Hwi-yeon began to explain each group individually. People followed his clean and reasonable judgment without saying anything. Lee Joo-hyeok, who watched as if he was annoyed, left.
After everything was sorted out, Kim Hwi-yeon
spoke in a calm voice.
“Everybody survive. We could be on this road. It is to survive and win the future.”
Everyone nodded with serious faces.
[Quest begins.]
“Then move!”
she cries. People jump in quickly.
Kiyin.
Outside, purple cracks appear as bamboo shoots after rain. And monsters to protect
the rift also show up.
Kaaaang!
People and monsters collide with each other.
Taesan watched the scene in the city hall.
The west was given to Minerva and the north to Varkaza. Two of them should be able to deal with the monsters without any problems. If there was a problem, Taesan was contacted right away, so he didn’t have to worry about it.
Then the only places to care were east and south.
Taishan looked south.
“Go strong!”
“Wow!”
The monsters guarding the rift were strong. It’s class B or class C, but even within the same class, there was a clear difference.
The monsters that appeared now were monsters with the highest level of strength even in D-class. Even hard mode players were opponents who had to focus on defense, and in the case of Easy or Normal, they were not opponents at all.
“what! Why are you so strong!”
That’s why people in other regions were astonished. It was because they had never faced such a strong monster.
As they hesitated and panicked, the people of Seoul stepped forward.
“Everyone, don’t be afraid! Do your job!”
Seoul’s Yeezy and the normal mode player run to the sides.
In the case of Izzy and Normal, they played the role of a shield by taking advantage of the fact that they would not die unless their stamina was consumed. Hard Mode took advantage of that gap and
pressed the monster with the power of numbers.
Even so, in a situation where they could not win, Lee Tae-yeon and Kang Jun-hyuk stepped forward.
People in Seoul had experience. The experience of fighting overwhelmingly strong monsters. Following them, people from other regions began to step forward one by one.
In a creaky yet stable situation, people were fighting monsters.
‘I won’t interfere.’
Then, what about the people of Daejeon
?
Taishan looked east.
Minutes before the rift opened, the people of Daejeon moved eastward. The man following Lee Joo-hyeok asked cautiously.
“This is Joo Hyuk. Are you really okay?”
“what?”
“Yeah…
He glanced toward City Hall.
There were many people listening to Kim Hwi-yeon.
Lee Ju-hyeok said with an annoyed face.
“Then get out there.”
“No, no.”
The man shook his head angrily. He looked at the people and they glanced away. Lee Joo-hyeok gnashed his teeth.
“Do not be ridiculous.”
He was a leader before the world was destroyed.
He has been the owner of his class since high school and always led people first even when he was a college student.
Even in the army, he was a leader. Everyone depended on him and believed his words. He enjoyed the power of a king.
It didn’t change even after coming out into society. Unable to allow others to stand above him, he set up his own company. He made remarkable achievements by growing the company with a
hedonistic and bold plan.
He has always been a leader. There was never a time when it wasn’t.
It didn’t change even if the world changed. Entering hard mode, he tried to become the leader. Through a bold choice, he received people’s trust and moved forward.
But he never became a leader.
“What’s good about a coward like that?”
Unlike Lee Ju-hyuk, Kim Hwi-yeon
chose a stable choice. We reduced the risk and proceeded slowly.
Joo Hyuk laughed at her.
No one likes to pursue safety like that. People like bold and unstoppable people. he believed so In fact, he became the leader of Daejeon.
However, the people in Hard Mode believed and followed Kim Hwi-yeon’s words more than he did.
Naturally, the leader of hard mode was Kim Hwi-yeon.
That was something Joo Hyuk could not stand
. He always had to be a leader. I always had to stand in front of people and lead them.
But he was not an idiot obsessed with power.
Judging that there would be nothing good in challenging Kim Hwi-yeon, he quarreled with her, but did not confront her directly.
I had the idea that even if I was given a leader in hard mode, I could become a leader in Korea. Kim Hwi-yeon felt burdened by the burden of being a leader, so she thought she would hand it to herself.
But no.
She volunteered to be the leader herself. And hardmode players also supported her.
“Damn things.”
Lee Joo-hyeok spat.
can’t allow Korea’s leader had to be himself.
So he thought of proving his ability.
“Everyone get ready.”
“Are you really okay?”
“Because it’s okay. Don’t you believe me?”
Joo Hyuk frowned. he pounded his chest.
“Except for Seoul, I saved the most people. This is possible because Seoul also has a monster named Kang Tae-san. It’s not because I’m bad.”
With his own ability, he covers the entire east side, taking only the people of Daejeon. With that, he gains people’s envy and trust, builds his strength, and challenges himself to become a leader again. That was Joo Hyuk’s idea.
Ugh!
Time passed and the cracks opened. Lee
Joo-hyeok shouted with a serious face.
“All ready!”
Monsters appeared.
Lee Joo-hyeok rushed in.
“Haaaap!”
Raise the sword with spirit. He intended to raise his morale by defeating the B-class monster first.
The monster turns to look at him
.
Lee Ju-hyeok was misunderstanding one thing. He said that the reason he saved so many people was because of his outstanding ability.
That in itself is not false, but an important part is missing.
Goshin was trying to kill Taesan.
Of course, he was pouring a lot of energy into Seoul. It wasn’t just about sending down a strong monster, it also included the overall strength of the monster.
The monsters in Seoul were clearly stronger than those in other regions.
And now everyone has gathered in Seoul.
Gosin
was able to focus all his power on Seoul, and the monsters in Seoul were much stronger than before.
And Lee Ju-hyeok had made plans based on the monsters he had dealt with.
The monster’s arm moved.
‘ uh?’
Dangerous. The instinct that had sent him down into the labyrinth so far sounded the alarm. Lee Ju-hyeok reflexively raised his sword to block the monster’s attack.
Kaaaang!
“Cuck!”
Lee Joo-hyeok was pushed backwards with a shock.
The monster moved.
“Uh uh.”
A player who was confused and absent-mindedly fell to the ground.
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