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Those who must be stopped to survive
‘uh? wait for a sec.’
However, the appearance of the guards was a bit unusual.
They all wore black masks that completely covered their faces, with the letter C painted in white on them.
It was none other than an abbreviation for Colosseum.
The moment Kim Jin-seong saw the mask, he realized the identity of the guards.
‘They are the defense forces!’
Anyone who has watched the Colosseum even once will know all about the identity of the defenders.
The same was true for Kim Jin-seong.
* * *
“Slowly, participants are gathering at the Iron Wall.”
The PD was heard muttering to himself in the monitor room.
Dozens of monitors in front of the PD were showing different participants, most of whom were approaching the iron barrier.
“At this point, let’s explain the defense force.”
“okay.”
The female producer relayed the message directly through the microphone, and the TV screen immediately changed.
The commentators also reacted immediately.
[Oh, I was just about to explain, but the explanation appeared on the screen.]
[Then, I will read the organized text on the screen and explain to you what a defense force is.]
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※ Defense Force.
– Like the players, it is made up of all participants.
– All of them are forced laborers.
– The defense force was given the task of defending the currently assigned defense area.
– Players must break through the defense area to reach the top of the mountain.
– If the number of players killed is greater than the number of players who passed the assigned defense area, all defense forces in that area pass the preliminary round!
– If more players pass through the defense area, all defenders in that area are eliminated!
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[···no see. To put it simply, they are other participants who have to stop the participants to survive. That’s why it was named ‘Defense Force’.]
[If you have enjoyed watching our program, this name will be familiar to you!]
The Defense Force officially appeared in Season 7, so it’s already been about two years.
In particular, the ‘C Mask’, which symbolizes the defense force, appeared in many parodies and was so famous that even people who did not visit the Colosseum knew about it.
[So far, more defenders have passed the preliminaries than survivors, so I’m really curious to see what the results will be this time.]
[Ah, as I speak, Kim Jin-seong has reached the iron wall where the defenders are located!]
The caster raised his voice while looking at Kim Jin-seong on the TV screen.
Now Kim Jin-seong has become a key figure in this preliminary round, to the point where his every move is broadcast in detail.
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‘Yeah, now that I think about it, I haven’t seen the defense force until now.’
In the meantime, the defense team always appeared at least once in the season qualifiers.
Kim Jin-seong had forgotten for a moment that it would naturally appear after about three days.
‘Anyway, how do I get over that?’
A tall barrier that can be seen well over 10m.
At a glance, it looks very sturdy and seems impossible to break with force. And there is no way the Colosseum would have built a weak wall that could be destroyed.
If that’s the case, then you’re saying that you have to go over the wall where so many defenders have their eyes open…
‘Even the weapon he’s holding looks really good…’
Taang!
‘Eek!’
At that moment, Jinseong Kim instinctively flinched at the sound of another gunshot heard from above the wall.
Fortunately, it didn’t hit him. Because there was the sound of someone falling down far to the right.
It appears that someone was scouting from a tree, was discovered by one of the defenders, was shot, and fell to his death.
‘It looks like a rifle made of mana stones.’
An ordinary modern rifle cannot pierce the mana wrapped around an awakened person’s body.
However, a bullet wrapped in mana can pierce enough mana wrapped around the body.
And such bullets cannot be fired unless it is a gun made from mana stones.
‘Could it be that all the defenders are holding those rifles?’
Kim Jin-seong looked at the defenders with a feeling of uncertainty.
And then he sighed without realizing it. Indeed, all of the defenders were carrying Mana rifles.
In other words, the story was that we had to climb the iron wall while piercing through all of their mana bullets.
The level of difficulty is truly incredibly crazy.
‘There is always a reason why more participants on the defense side survive.’
In the five seasons since the Defenders were introduced, there has never been a qualifying match where a player survived more than the Defenders.
Actually, if you think about it, it was a natural result. Even in war, isn’t the defending side always more advantageous than the attacking side?
In addition, if obstacles such as iron barriers are provided, it becomes even more difficult for the player to break through.
‘First of all, I can never break through alone. There isn’t even a shadow in front of you.’
As the sun was behind Kim Jin-seong, there was no shadow visible in front of the wall.
In this case, it was impossible to use the ‘Shadow Hiding’ skill.
Then there is only one answer left.
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‘Is it right to unite with other players first? Even when I saw it on TV, they only succeeded when they came together and attacked.’
Kim Jin-seong looked around, recalling memories of watching past programs.
Participants hiding everywhere were seen all carefully moving to the left while keeping an eye on others.
Kim Jin-seong’s eyes turned to the target point they were moving to.
‘···also.’
A middle-aged man over there was gesturing towards nearby participants.
Looking at several participants gathered nearby, the man gathering people seemed to be the leader.
‘Everyone is thinking the same thing. Well then, let’s see what to do first…’
Soon Kim Jin-seong also noticed and began to move slowly towards the direction where the players were gathering.
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[Ah, as I speak, I can see the players slowly coming together! The same goes for Kim Jin-seong!]
[You probably instinctively felt that you wouldn’t be able to overcome it alone.]
[This is the moment when the purpose of our production team’s creation of the defense force is clearly revealed! In fact, wasn’t the defense group created to show the players’ momentary unity?]
[Yes. I wonder whether there will be unity until the end, or whether there will be division in the middle.]
Deputy CEO Jang Seung-wook, who was listening to the commentator’s explanation from behind, quickly scanned the monitors with his eyes.
‘We’ll be grouped into three groups.’
Area 2, where Kim Jin-seong is located, and Area 4, where Fade is nearby. And area 7 on the far right.
It was confirmed through the monitor that the players gathered together and discussed in the grass nearby these three places.
‘Kang Min-hyuk is also near District 2… huh?’
At that time, the smartphone Jang Seung-wook was holding vibrated.
When I checked, it was Baekjun’s message.
“···hmm.”
Jang Seung-wook read the entire message and immediately passed it on to the PD.
“Instruct the defenders of areas 1 and 3 to move to area 2. The defenders on side 5 go to number 4, and the defenders on side 6 go to number 7.”
“yes.”
The PD who wrote down began giving instructions through the microphone.
Soon the defenders inside the monitor began to move in unison as instructed.
Jang Seung-wook tilted his head as he looked at the scene.
‘Anyway, can I break through that? ‘Could it be that the CEO has set the level of these players too high?’
To be honest, he was negative about Baekjun’s judgment.
The Mana Stone Rifle weapon, which kills you in one hit the moment you let your guard down, is a problem, but the biggest problem is that high iron wall.
In all seasons, there has never been an obstacle that strong and tall.
‘There were many groups that collapsed without being able to overcome obstacles that were several levels lower than that…’
I wanted to ask if it would be okay to lower the difficulty just a little, but unfortunately Baekjun wasn’t here right now.
This was because he and Baekjun worked in shifts. Baek Jun was in this monitor room for 24 hours yesterday, so he wouldn’t come to work today.
‘I just hope that the result doesn’t result in all players being eliminated, well.’
In fact, there was a time when a large number of participants were eliminated in this section. There is no time when the production team feels more defeated than at that moment.
If we take this preliminaries as an example, it would be like saying that all the key participants such as Kim Jin-seong and Kang Min-hyuk, who worked hard for three days and made it to the top, will all die.
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That time.
The players gathered in the grass near barrier area 2 were planning a strategy to break through under the command of a middle-aged male participant.
“Did everyone have limited abilities? “Who didn’t write it down?”
“······.”
“Let’s see first.”
The middle-aged man took the notebook back from the participants and read it.
“···what? Why is everything so ordinary? “Are you sure everyone wrote it down correctly?”
“···.”
“You have to write this honestly! Still, I wonder if I can get over that iron wall!”
“···.”
Despite the middle-aged man’s urging, everyone just stared and no one responded.
He did not want to reveal his abilities in front of many people.
Especially with the 2nd and 3rd rounds of preliminaries and the finals still remaining. At that time, you may encounter the people here as enemies again.
When you meet in a 1-on-1 match, it would be the worst if the other person knows your characteristics.
Therefore, no one was easily revealing their abilities.
“···oh! Warp skill? “Who is Seungjin Han?”
Of course, there were exceptions. Like the man named Han Seung-jin who honestly raises his hand like he does now.
“How many people can move with that warp skill?”
“Uh… everyone within a radius of approximately 2 meters will be able to move.”
“Then that’s it! “Everyone here can move!”
“But, the distance to move is only 10m…”
“10m?!”
“······.”
“Hey, Mr.”
The middle-aged man gave a disapproving look.
At 10m, doesn’t that mean you have to leave the forest and warp right in front of the iron wall?
Half of them will die before they even reach the iron wall.
“Does anyone have any defense skills? I think I can survive until warp with just one anti-personnel defense skill…”
“···.”
“No, why hasn’t anyone said anything since earlier? Do I have meetings alone? “Is everyone thinking of working together to break through there?!”
That was when the middle-aged man finally let out an annoyed voice.
“excuse me.”
Everyone’s eyes focused on one person raising his hand in the corner.
It was Kim Jin-seong.
“Is it okay if I make an opinion?”
“Oh, good! “Tell me.”
The middle-aged man willingly gave permission with a happy expression on his face.
Jinseong Kim looked back at Seungjin Han.
“How long does it take to activate the warp skill?”
“It won’t take long. “About 5 seconds.”
“That’s enough.”
Kim Jin-seong looked at everyone again.
“Everyone, please wait here until I give the signal. When you give the signal, everyone move over the barrier to a point where you can warp. At that time, Seungjin Han can use the warp skill. “Do you understand?”
“No, wait, wait a minute.”
A middle-aged man waved his hand and stopped Kim Jin-seong.
“I heard you were told to warp to the place where the defense forces are crowded right now. Is that correct?”
“That’s not it. Of course, we need to secure a safe area on the wall in advance so we can warp without damage.”
“Safe area? how? Did you throw a grenade or something? or not···.”
Jinseong Kim shook his head and pointed at himself with his finger.
“I will break it alone.”
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