Episode 84. King of the Blessed Land
[…] It is a win by default.]
Jinseong Kim heard Baekjun’s words and his eyes widened.
What if it’s a bye?
[Contestants who survive to the end as thieves will receive a bye in the first round of the 3 rounds of 1-on-1 competition in the 3rd round of the preliminary round and will proceed directly to the 2nd round without a match.]
“and… !”
“What, isn’t this too good…” ?”
The attention of the noisy participants naturally turned to Kim Jin-seong, the only thief on the plane.
Kim Jin-seong, the person involved, was also looking at the screen with a bright expression.
‘This is a really good reward. ‘The number of life-threatening battles has been reduced from three to two.’
In this case, there would be no better situation as long as the opponent in the second game was good.
If you can easily win the second game without any major problems, you can use up all your points and fight with all your might in the third game, no matter who you face.
[Finally, I have something to convey to viewers.]
Even amidst the commotion inside the transport plane, Baekjun’s words continued to flow on TV.
[Starting at 8 PM today, you can reserve spectator seats at the Jamsil Coliseum Arena, where the third round of the preliminary round will be held.
Don’t miss this one of the few opportunities to meet the stars of the Colosseum in person, whom you’ve only seen on TV.
This was Baek Jun, the representative of Colosseum Survival. thank you.]
The live broadcast ended after Baekjun’s polite 90-degree bow.
Afterwards, advertising continued. A Colosseum employee stood up to turn off the TV.
At that time, the agent next to him leisurely stopped him.
“Do you really need to turn it off? “There’s nothing to do until we arrive, so let’s just watch TV.”
“ah… . Well, I guess so?”
The Colosseum employee nodded and quickly sat down.
Afterwards, the passengers on the transport were divided into two categories.
The type who watches TV continuously. And the type who couldn’t sleep throughout the second round of the preliminaries, so they immediately closed their eyes and fell asleep.
Jinseong Kim belonged to the former group. He had his eyes on the TV and was thinking about the upcoming third game.
‘Then you’ll be fighting in front of an audience… .’
Jamsil Colosseum Arena was a large stadium that could accommodate well over 100,000 spectators.
And considering the popularity of Colosseum, the best program in Korea, it would have easily sold out about 100,000 people.
‘How does it feel to fight in front of so many people?’
The underground fight club where he was held in the past had a capacity of just over a thousand people.
Kim Jin-seong felt like his blood was boiling throughout the fight despite the cheers of thousands of people.
However, 100,000 people is 100 times the capacity of the fight club.
What does it really feel like? It was a number that I could not even fathom.
At that time, a familiar voice came from the TV.
[yes! You came after listening to the CEO’s presentation.]
It was the voice of the Colosseum caster.
Looking at the screen, Kim Jin-seong noticed that after the commercial ended, the scene changed to the two commentators sitting behind the desk.
[As you heard, the third round of the preliminary round will be held as a one-on-one match at the Jamsil Coliseum arena!]
[I think I understand why the CEO announced the rules for Game 3 before it even started.]
[What is it?]
[If I announce it now, won’t more audiences come?]
[That’s right! In that sense, I will promote it again. You can reserve seats for Game 3 through the Colosseum website or app starting at 8 PM today!]
[This may be your first and last chance. It is very rare to play in front of such an audience.]
In fact, it has been quite a while since the preliminaries and finals have not been held in front of spectators for safety reasons.
The last time we held a preliminaries in front of an audience was in Season 7, so it’s already been over two years.
[Opportunity to watch on-site for the first time in 2 years since Season 7! Everyone, please don’t miss it!]
After promoting it once more, the caster immediately changed the topic.
[Now then, I will summarize and announce to you the final results of the second round of the preliminary round, which I forgot to tell you about earlier.]
Soon the TV screen changed, and data organized in a table appeared.
– Total number of participants in the second preliminary round: 1,200
(1,193 people who passed the first round of preliminaries + 57 supplementary people)
– Deaths in the second round of the preliminary round: 741
(712 taggers + 29 thieves)
– Those who passed the second preliminary round: 459 people
(438 taggers + 21 thieves)
– Group A passers: 162 people
(161 taggers + 1 thief)
– Group B passers: 88 people
(83 taggers + 5 thieves)
– Group C passers: 10 people
(0 taggers + 10 thieves)
– Group D passers: 76 people
(72 taggers + 4 thieves)
– Group E passers: 144 people
(142 taggers + 2 thieves)
[Out of a total of 1,200 participants, 459 survived to the end and advanced to the third round of the preliminary round! Of these, 21 are thieves.
and. If you look at the winners of the group stage… Is there one group that particularly stands out?]
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[That’s right. As expected, I can’t help but talk about Group C.]
The personnel on the transport plane began to whisper after seeing the details of Group C.
“… what? 0 taggers? “They’re all dead, then?”
“All the thieves survived?”
“Could it be that the thieves killed all the taggers? “Without a single casualty?”
“Does that make sense? “There are 10 people in the 240s?”
At a time when not only the participants but also the agents were muttering in surprise, the voice of a commentator was heard on TV.
[In fact, while watching the video of the Group C game at the time, didn’t we say, ‘I can’t believe it even after seeing it’?]
[you’re right! Even now, thinking about that scene gives me goosebumps… . ah! As I speak, the production team says they have prepared a highlight video for Group C!]
[I wonder if there is anything worth cutting as a highlight… .]
[Then we will talk while watching the highlight video.]
As soon as the caster finished speaking, the screen changed and the highlight video of Group C was played.
“… omg?”
“no… !”
“oh my god… !”
Soon, everyone in the transport plane had shocked expressions on their faces and uttered one word in a shocked voice.
Kim Jin-seong also looked no different.
‘Shinwoong, that person can’t possibly be alone… ?’
Kim Jin-seong fixates his gaze on the blood-covered man on TV with wide-open eyes.
The identity of the blood-covered man was none other than Shinwoong, famous for being part of the 7-49 Defense Force.
Jinseong Kim couldn’t take his eyes off Shinwoong’s appearance on TV.
* * *
The moment the second round of Group C’s preliminary round began, Shinwoong came in through the open front door.
Seeing him decapitating several people in an instant, as many as 240 taggers also immediately moved.
“It’s Shinwoong!”
“Crazy guy! “Are you coming in here alone?”
“Surround! “If you kill it, you’ll pass right away!”
The 240 people who surrounded Shinwoong in an instant concentrated their firepower to deal with him.
But in less than an hour, the results were completely opposite to what they expected.
Most of the taggers were turned into cold corpses, and Shinwoong, who attacked alone, was still standing unharmed.
“This is a monster. Not human! No one can beat this guy… !”
The last survivor looked at Shinwoong, who was standing alone, with trembling eyes. And those were the last words he uttered.
This was because Shinwoong moved his right arm holding the long sword and cut off his neck cleanly.
* * *
[You came to see the Group C highlight video!]
[It’s really shocking to see it again… .]
[For reference, the Group C highlight video is said to be the most viewed among all iTube preliminary game 2 videos!]
[haha… . So you’re saying he beat Jin-seong Kim to take first place?]
[That’s right! Until now, Kim Jin-seong has always taken first place in iTube views, but this is the first time that another video has reached first place!]
[If this happens, Shinwoong’s popularity will rise to the same level as Kim Jinseong’s. He was originally a pretty popular player.]
[That’s right!]
Jang Seung-wook, who was listening to the commentator’s broadcast, asked the main PD.
“Is Shinwoong’s video really number one?”
“yes. Yes, but… .”
The producer trailed off and continued his explanation.
“Actually, this is the only Shinwoong video, so the concentration of views has a big impact. Kim Jin-seong uploaded so many videos that the number of views was scattered.”
“Oh, I know what you mean.”
This time, there were so many videos of Kim Jin-seong’s performance in the second round of the preliminaries.
There were more than ten videos that were edited and uploaded with highlights.
Jang Seung-wook took out his cell phone and checked the list of Kim Jin-seong’s appearances on the Colosseum channel.
– A scene where Quagmire is being hunted.
– A scene where he transforms into Quagmire and goes on a rampage against taggers.
– The scene of the confrontation between Yang Jung-geun, the supplementary personnel, and Seol-daun.
– The scene where the main character taggers were kidnapped to a warp hole, etc.
– A scene where Lee Deok-gu is treated as a spy.
‘… ‘You really threw a straw at Kim Jin-seong.’
Jang Seung-wook chuckled.
There were already several Kim Jin-seong videos in the top rankings. It could be said that the number of views was scattered.
If this happens, it will be impossible to beat the number of views of the only Group C highlight video that has been uploaded. This is because the degree of cohesion varies greatly.
“No matter what, Shinwoong’s popularity will likely increase. “A lot of stars who emerged in the first round of the preliminary round died this time.”
“That’s right.”
“Okay then, shall we go to the second round of the preliminary round meeting?”
“Ah, is the Vice President leading the proceedings today?”
Jang Seung-wook nodded to the PD’s question.
“yes. “Right now, the CEO is working on a schedule that he can’t refuse.”
Jang Seung-wook could not honestly answer that Baek-jun went to meet Minister Hunter.
This is because the fact that the two met separately was the highest secret of all secrets.
The only member of the production team who knew about this was Jang Seung-wook, the deputy CEO.
* * *
That time.
Baekjun was asking with his eyes wide, a rare sight inside Minister Hunter’s office.
“… Bin Nasir… “You’re visiting Korea in person?”
Tak Nam-gyu nodded with a serious expression, then lifted a glass of water and quenched his throat.
“Now do you understand why I overreacted?”
Baekjun also nodded when asked the question afterwards.
Muhammad bin Nasir Al Saud.
He is the current king of Saudi Arabia and is currently considered the richest person in the world.
After research results showed that petroleum contains a large amount of ‘ilmensium’, an essential material for making magic stones, the Saudi royal family, who originally had a lot of money, has now accumulated wealth that is incomparable to before. It was.
The person holding the wealth in his hands would visit Korea in person to watch the third round of the preliminary round.
Naturally, there is no choice but to step forward at the national level to protect participants.
“Muhammad, you know that he likes your program, right?”
“I know because the Minister said so.”
“The reason for visiting Korea this time is not just for sightseeing. “I heard that they want next season’s Colosseum preliminaries to be held in Saudi Arabia.”
“That seems difficult.”
Baekjun answered firmly.
“The most important thing when conducting a Colosseum survival game is safety. Korea now has all the basic infrastructure in place, so it doesn’t matter where the game takes place, but it is too risky to play in the unproven Middle East. “More than anything, isn’t Colosseum a Korean program?”
“But you still have to do it.”
Tak Nam-gyu’s tone was also firm.
“Do you know how much the Saudis proposed?”
Tak Nam-gyu, who had said that far, whispered in a low voice into Baek Jun’s ear.
Soon Baekjun’s eyes widened again.
And Tak Nam-gyu, who saw that, smiled.
“how is it? “You have to do it, right?”
“… “I definitely have to do it.”
“okay. That’s too much money to turn down, right? “Tsk tsk tsk tsk.”
Baekjun had nothing to say to refute Tak Namgyu’s words, so he just stayed quiet.
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