Episode 162. first group exhibition
The results of the first round of the youngest contestant held today in ‘Void Dungeon’ exceeded everyone’s expectations.
1st place: 6 teams
2nd place: 1 team
3rd place: 2 teams
4th place: 3 teams
5th place: 4 teams
… .
9th place: 9 teams
10th place: 10 teams
The impressive result was that the teams were ranked according to their numbers as if they had been planned. Except for one person, Arlovski of the 6th team who took first place.
The results of the first round came out so that all viewers could not help but be interested in the existence of Arlovski.
– Well done, well done! After all, I have eyes to see!
That night, Ricardo called Kim Jin-seong and said happily.
This is a temporary lodging for the ‘Maknae Showdown’ players. Each player is assigned one room.
Athletes are not allowed to leave the dormitory until the competition is over. This was because the same team might secretly hand over something like a doping potion.
So I could only talk to the players by making phone calls like Ricardo does now.
– When I saw the fight in Area B back then, I thought he hadn’t shown his limits yet, but I was right! Who would have thought he had the ability to slay the Void… !
“haha… .”
– Originally, I was going to tell you to finish the competition while staying in the middle, but I changed my mind! The inaction you showed today is enough to aim for first place!
Kim Jin-seong answered Ricardo, who was shouting with anticipation.
“My goal is to be first.”
– okay! That’s a very good mindset! But you can’t let down your guard. You may not know about the others, but Juan and Luca are the kind of guys who will rush past you the moment you make a slight mistake.
“I know.”
– And, there is one most important thing.
Ricardo continued.
– There are 2 or 3 rounds left, right? There is a very high probability that one of these will be a team event.
A strange look appeared in Kim Jin-seong’s eyes.
“A team event?”
– uh. It’s not 100% confirmed, but in the recent youngest competition, at least one round of team competition was included. If nothing goes wrong this time, I think I’ll do it at least once.
“If it’s a team match, will it be 5 to 5?”
– that’s right. Usually, the teams are divided into even-numbered teams and odd-numbered teams, but I think there is a high probability of that happening this time as well.
Even and odd teams.
When I thought about it, it seemed like there was no team composition that was more balanced than that.
‘So this time, the even-numbered team I belong to will definitely have an advantage?’
Of course, we don’t know what the rules are for the second round, so we won’t know until tomorrow evening, but in terms of basic skill, even-numbered teams are much more advantageous.
Because of the existence of one person, Kim Jin-seong.
– In team competitions, the sum of your teammates is more important than your own strength! If you go on a rampage alone in a team competition, believing only in your own strength, the entire team will lose. Mark my words!
“Thank you for the information, team leader.”
– It might change tomorrow, so just keep in mind. The most important thing is to manage my condition for the next two days. Condition! Don’t forget there are still 2 rounds left!
“Yes, team leader.”
– Okay, then get some rest.
With those words, Ricardo hung up the phone.
Afterwards, Kim Jin-seong immediately turned on the ‘Celephonet’ app on his smartphone.
‘… Just in case, I need to figure out roughly what the level of the 9 people is.’
Thinking to himself, he pressed the ‘replay’ button on the first day of today’s youngest contestant.
Today, Kim Jin-seong had no intention of going to sleep until he figured out the skills of the nine people.
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[Hello, viewers of the Selepo continent! Today is the 2nd round of the Triunpo Clan Bae ‘Maknae Showdown’. My name is Caster Thomas, and just like yesterday, Daniel Commentator is with me. hello!]
[hello.]
[A pretty big surprise occurred in the first round yesterday, right?]
[Yes. Arlovski, a player from Team 6 who was classified as mid-tier, passed the first round in first place, beating Juan from Team 1 and Luca from Team 2.]
[After looking into it, it turns out that this is the first time in 32 years that a player from 6 or fewer teams took first place in even one round.]
[okay… . But it’s worth it. Recently, the gap between teams has narrowed a lot, but I know that in the past there was a big power gap even between internal teams.]
[Now, let me give you a problem here. What is the biggest reason why the team power gap has decreased so much recently?]
After a moment of silence, Thomas Castor began to give the correct answer.
[This is because of the Triunfo Clan’s ‘new recruit training center’! As the outstanding rookies produced at this training center took their places in each team one by one, the gap between the teams gradually began to narrow.]
[In fact, of all the major clans on the Selepo continent, Triunpo is famous for greatly improving the skills of new clan members, right?]
[That’s right! As for who are the people produced at this new recruit training center that Triunpo is proud of… .]
The voices of the two commentators constantly bragging about the training center could be heard on TV.
“But don’t the kids participating in this match have anything to do with the training camp?”
Team 9’s assistant master, Dio, who was sitting in the front row watching, asked Sergio, the head of the evaluation team sitting next to him.
Sergio answered.
“right. Because they are all chosen by the team leaders. But viewers will think that all of these players are from training camps, right?”
“Probably so, right? “You wouldn’t know they were brought in by parachute.”
“That’s the goal the headquarters is aiming for. “It is a method of leaking information to viewers that Arlovski and others are people produced at the training camp, and naturally knocking on the door of the Triunfo Clan.”
“hmm… But is there really a need to lie and promote it like this? Still, it’s Triunpo.”
“I don’t know.”
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Sergio answered Dio’s question firmly.
“Do you know how many major clans there are in this Selepo City?”
“uh… “I don’t know exactly, but aren’t there more than 50?”
“54 to be exact. “Well, it’s not just a small number like 5 or 10, but more than 50 so common.”
“That’s right, didn’t the number increase because we established a clan to represent each country in the world?”
“That’s the problem.”
Sergio began to explain.
“Each country has at least one major clan established in Selepo City, and even a superpower like the United States has three major clans, right? As a result, more than 50 clans settled in the center area.
In other words, the competition to bring in new clan members is becoming more intense.”
“hmm… .”
“Even recently, the number of hunters coming to the Selepo continent is decreasing every year.”
“Uh, really?”
“Just watch the news and live, man. “The number of people on Earth is decreasing because of the portals that keep popping up all over the Earth and the monsters that come out of them!”
“Oh, I know that. “I heard there’s only a third of Africa left that can be called a country?”
“okay. In other words, the number of hunters coming to the Selepo continent will gradually decrease in the future. “As such, competition among major clans to attract new players will become increasingly intense.”
“Oh~! So you’re openly promoting the training center like that? Since the kids we raised are this strong, should you trust us and knock on our clan’s door?”
“Yeah, man! “I’m finally getting my head around it.”
It was at that time when the two were talking like that.
[We will soon arrive at the ‘special training site’.]
The bus driver’s voice echoed inside the bus through the microphone speaker.
At those words, the players and evaluation team sitting inside looked straight ahead.
A large, stadium-like building built in the middle of the city caught everyone’s eyes.
‘It arrived sooner than I thought.’
Jinseong Kim turned his head and looked at the sign outside the window. I saw the letters G-4.
This is the green area located just outside the center area.
The stadium building owned by the Triunpo Clan, built in the center of the G4 area, was the venue for today’s second round match.
* * *
After a while.
The 10 youngest members of each team gathered in a small room began to listen to the general producer’s explanation of this round.
“I will now explain the second round, which will begin at 7 p.m. first of all… .”
The PD touched the large screen with his finger. Then, the three words ‘Group Exhibition’ appeared in the center.
‘… It’s a real team event.’
As I was replaying the phone call with Ricardo yesterday in my head, the PD continued.
“This round is a team event, with 5 players divided into 5-on-5 matches.
The confrontation proceeds as a siege. Either way, the team wins by destroying the opponent’s base, the ‘Nexus’.
Do you guys know ‘ROL’, a game that was popular on Earth?”
Juan answered the PD’s question right away.
“Round of Legends?”
“yes. “It’s easy to think of it as a real-life version of that game.”
“Oh~!”
At those words, all 10 people let out exclamations of understanding.
Currently, there are very few young people in their twenties or thirties who do not know about ROL, the most famous game in the world.
‘I haven’t tried it.’
Of course, there are exceptions, like Kim Jin-seong, who did not have money to buy a computer.
“I’m sure everyone knows this, but there may be some players who don’t know, so I’ll explain the game rules in detail now.”
‘Of course I should.’
“Previously!”
The PD raised his voice.
“Let’s start by dividing into teams. The teams are blue team and red team. There are two teams, and the production team has decided in advance which team member will belong to which team.
Originally, we were going to divide the teams into odd and even teams like in previous competitions… .”
‘but?’
As the PD trailed off, Jinseong Kim twitched his eyebrows.
“As everyone knows, didn’t a pretty big ‘variation’ occur in the first round?”
Everyone’s attention focused on Kim Jin-seong at the PD’s words.
After seeing that, the PD thought there was no need to explain further and continued.
“So, there were many opinions that if we divided the teams into odd and even teams in the existing way, the balance would be greatly disrupted.
So, at the end of the meeting, we adjusted the balance as much as possible and formed a team in a new way.”
The PD tapped the large screen again.
“Right now, we will reveal the members of the blue team and red team.”
A list immediately appeared on the screen.
Blue Team: Players from Team 1, Team 2, Team 3, Team 9, and Team 10.
Red Team: Players from Teams 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8.
“uh?”
“no… !”
Everyone opened their eyes wide in surprise.
Juan from Team 1 and Luca from Team 2, who were known to be the strongest among the 10, were assigned to the same team.
(Continued in the next part)
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