Episode 53
There are two members from the political faction, and three members each from the Sa faction and the Demonic religion.
People seemed to be more interested in who they were going with rather than which affiliation they were going with.
The first player to hit was Se-yong Kim.
“Hoyoung hyung! You’re coming with me, right? “I’m your best friend!”
“Isn’t that the first time ever?”
“what! “Who is it that makes me spar with Kansu every day despite my tired body?”
Kim Se-yong tripped over Kansu and fell.
Kang!
Kansu nodded at those words.
Se-yong Kim smiles happily at Kansu’s reaction.
They treated me like a person who had taken the seat next to me.
“Mr. Lee Ho-young. “We are all gladiators, so we have something in common, right?”
This time it was Seo Jun-ho.
“That’s right.”
Of course, the problem is that Seo Jun-ho is not the only one who is connected.
And immediately Go Yong-woo came in.
“Brother, you promised last time. “If we get the chance, let’s try teaming up together.”
“okay. “It was like that.”
I suddenly remembered.
I remember making that promise clear to Yongwoo as we became closer to him in the novel Possession Mission.
And the love calls for me didn’t end there.
From Ahn Se-chang to Seo Ji-eun.
I became embarrassed by the explosive popularity.
However, it is impossible to meet all of their demands.
If I choose the Demonic Cult, there are only two players I can play with.
“At this point, I would like to hear the thoughts of popular man Lee Ho-young.”
Everyone’s eyes were focused on me.
Eyes waiting for my choice.
It was a bit burdensome.
“Before I tell you my thoughts, there is one thing I would like to ask of you.”
“What is it?”
“The place I want to go to in the 10th floor mission is Magic Bridge. “I hope you will give me this one seat.”
No one refused my request.
Demonic religion. Everyone seemed to feel that it was a place they didn’t want to go to just by hearing the name.
But ironically, since he wanted to be with me again, it felt like an unintentional balance patch.
“I am grateful that there are many people who want to join me, but there is one thing everyone must point out.”
“What?”
“The message clearly expressed this 10th floor as an [experience]. And there was also the expression [survival]. “It’s not a mission to hunt monsters, kill someone, win a war, or anything like that.”
“That means… … .”
“yes! I can’t say there is zero risk, but the mission itself won’t be difficult. However, there may be cases where the person takes risks because the degree of freedom is expected to be high. “You should know that due to my tendencies, it may be more dangerous to be with me.”
People were immediately convinced by my words.
Actually, it wasn’t great logic, but because of what I’ve shown so far, every word I say has the persuasive power of gold.
Although it feels a little strange to express myself this way.
“Then, I think it would be better for Lee Ho-young to choose who he wants to be with. “Even if it’s dangerous, not everyone will refuse.”
Actually, I had two people in mind.
The problem is that neither of them actively sent love calls to me.
First of all, Chae Yi-seol. As the only healer among us, she is the player with the most influence in emergency situations. Since this mission is an adventure with a high level of freedom, it was decided that it would be a good idea to take out insurance called Chae Yi-seol.
Next was Son Seo-yeon.
There was no particular reason. Because he is the strongest player. One more reason is that if Son Seo-yeon teamed up with another player, I would feel sorry for her.
Because I am the only one who can control Son Seo-yeon here.
* * *
Although there was some noise, the faction assignment for the 10th floor mission was made quickly.
The political faction is Seo Jun-ho and Ahn Se-chang.
Sapa is Kim Se-yong, Ko Yong-woo, and Seo Ji-eun.
I ended up joining Chae Yi-seol and Son Seo-yeon in Magyo.
Kim Se-yong seemed a little upset.
When I ignored my words and chose Chae Yi-seol and Son Seo-yeon, they didn’t even make eye contact with me after that.
A big guy like a mountain doesn’t suit me.
Actually, it was a bit difficult for Kim Se-yong to appear like this.
This is because we will not be able to reward Kansu, who played a major role in solving the hidden piece on the 9th floor.
Kang!
Kansu walked towards Kim Se-yong alone.
“What, man! go away!”
Kim Se-yong took out his anger on Kansu for being angry at me.
But I am not the type of person to back down from here.
Kakaeng!
Kansu played a prank by tapping Kim Se-yong with his fist.
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First, you have to appease Kim Se-yong before you can spar.
“Seyong, just take it for a moment. “I don’t think the 10th floor mission will be short anyway.”
“Ah, that’s what it was after all! Since I thought the 10th floor would be long, I chose two women. “Without any sense of loyalty.”
“Crazy guy.”
Since he sees Son Seo-yeon as a woman, he seems to have already forgotten that he was beaten to death by Son Seo-yeon before.
“I’m not going to spar with Kansu.”
“200 gold per game.”
“really?”
A spineless guy.
I had no idea that the change in attitude would be so quick.
Without even a second of hesitation, his face turned bright red.
“Seyong, let’s do it without any regrets. Neither Kansu nor you will have to spar for a while.”
According to the information given by the wise man’s status window, this trip to Murim will be quite long.
More than any other mission I’ve been through so far.
But I thought, how could it not be a bloody day?
In addition, this trip to Murim was said to be an opportunity for all players to take another leap forward.
I have a feeling that this will be a good opportunity to supplement my martial arts soul sword that is not yet complete.
“brother! There’s no harm in saying that. “I’m going to get completely upset today!”
Kang!
Kansu was just as excited as Kim Se-yong.
The two had already taken their stances and started sparring.
This is not the time for me to be idle like this.
I think I need to sharpen my sword at least a little before going to Wulin.
* * *
[Starting the 10th floor.]
This mission is an experience in another dimension.
The scale of the stage will be incomparable to before.
Because one world itself will be 10 floors.
[Go to Moorim.]
The world flashed for a moment, and when we opened our eyes again, our behavior was very different.
Me, Chae Yi-seol, Son Seo-yeon. Everyone is wearing black military uniform.
We stood in a line in the spacious training hall.
We were dumbfounded by the unfamiliar appearance of each other.
[Inject the memories necessary for the martial arts mission.]
Yes, I needed something like this.
Because dropping into a new world without any information is too daunting.
After a while, I got a slight headache.
It’s only natural that so much information is flooding in and shaking our brains.
[Memory injection is complete.]
All three of us took deep breaths at the same time.
I felt a little nauseous, but soon I got used to the new memories and the pain disappeared.
The three of us are students of the Heavenly Demon Church.
Starting today, cadets will take a long test called [Cheonmajiro].
All the people who filled this square were in the same situation as us.
“There’s a mixture of martial arts people and players.”
Seoyeon Son said.
In fact, it was not difficult to distinguish between a martial artist and a player.
Players had their names and levels displayed above their heads, just like in a tower.
Those are players from another district.
Of course, it was difficult to show such a thing openly here.
We are now engaging in a kind of role play.
“I will start Cheonmajiro from now on!”
It was a voice heard from the podium in the training hall.
The main character of the voice is Tae Mu-jeong.
He is the general manager of this Cheonmajiro and one of the twelve elders of the Cheonma God Church.
Although he retired from the front line about seven years ago and is in seclusion, he was known to make an appearance at Cheonmajiro held every other year without fail.
“As always, the journey to Cheonmaji begins with filtering out the chaff! If there are any cadets with poor determination, I recommend that they voluntarily drop out by raising their hands right now. “If I learn the martial arts of Shinism in earnest, I will not be able to be free before I die.”
Tae Moo-jeong threatened our cadets with brutal force.
But no one raised their hand.
Once a member of the Demonic Cult, always a member of the Demonic Cult, I knew very well that no one can walk up the 100,000 Mountains on their own.
“There’s no one. good night! Then I have no choice but to find the chaff myself. “There’s no time, so let’s get started right away.”
After Tae Moo-jeong took charge of Cheonma-ji, it became a kind of rite of passage for him to test all the cadets one by one.
There are a total of two hundred and twenty-four cadets currently competing in Cheonmajiro.
The warrior wearing the number 1 name tag stood in front of Taemujeong.
“Attack with all your might.”
“yes. “Elder.”
The warrior bowed lightly.
Hwii profit!
Then he suddenly pulled out his sword and launched a surprise attack.
The sword attack unfolded like lightning.
However, the tip of his sword was already caught in Tae Moo-jeong’s two fingers.
One arm holding the sword was trembling.
Whoa whoa!
And he was struck in the chest by Tae Moo-jeong’s strike and flew away.
That was the end of the test.
“I commend you for your courageous surprise attack. But it looks like you didn’t think about what happened next.”
With Tae Moo-jeong’s chin, Warrior No. 1 was dragged away by the tough instructor’s hands.
Despite his plea for one more chance, Tae Moo-jeong called the next number.
Looking at that scene, Son Seo-yeon muttered to herself.
“It wouldn’t be a bad idea to get eliminated here. “I can live as a slave for a while and then return to the tower.”
What she said is not wrong.
Cadets who fail before the third stage of Cheonmajiro are classified as slaves rather than warriors, regardless of their status.
Although it is servile, if you live as a slave, your safety will be guaranteed.
The condition for clearing the 10th floor is [survival] for a certain period of time.
“So you’re going to get eliminated and experience slavery?”
“well.”
At that moment, the second cadet also fell to the ground from one of Taemujeong’s attacks.
It seemed like elimination was already confirmed due to the lack of focus around the eyes.
However, there is something strange about Tae Moo-jeong’s gaze.
It feels like I’m looking in this direction.
“You two!”
As expected, my thoughts were correct.
“You chat without fear. “I take it as a request to change the order of the challenge.”
Hundreds of eyes turned towards us at the same time.
Pity and ridicule coexisted in their eyes.
Since I was attempting the first gate in a bad state, the difficulty level would have increased even further.
Because the criteria for passing Taimujeong for the two of us would have become even stricter.
“name!”
“This is Son Seo-yeon.”
Son Seo-yeon, who took on the challenge first, stood in front of Tae Moo-jeong.
“It’s Son Seo-yeon. That’s a good name. But in the future you may not be able to use that name.”
That means she will soon become a slave.
There may be no mercy in Tai Moo-jeong’s hands.
Therefore, Son Seo-yeon must bet everything on going first.
I immediately sent a telepathic message to her.
– Just shoot him!
After hearing those words, Son Seo-yeon looked at me like I was crazy.
This is a worldview in which guns do not exist in Moorim.
He seemed to be worried about what would happen after he took out the gun.
– Don’t worry, grind it. Because the people here in Murim cannot see the shape of the gun.
This is the information that the wise man’s status window just gave me.
“What are you doing if you’re not attacking? “Do you really mean that you will give me the first strike?”
“no!”
Son Seo-yeon immediately took out a gun from her inventory.
As expected, Tae Moo-jeong was still unaware of the existence of the gun.
Taaaaang!
A moment later, gunshots rang out in the training hall.
-Continued in episode 54-
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