Episode 78. The hunt begins
[Viewers, did you enjoy your dinner? Fourteen hours have already passed since the second preliminary round of Colosseum Survival Season 12 began!]
The caster returned after a short break and began broadcasting with a brighter voice.
[As I was busy broadcasting, it was already past 8 PM! I don’t know how time passed.]
[There was never a dull moment. Aren’t they broadcasting the second round of preliminary matches for all five groups? I think that’s why only interesting scenes are broadcast.]
[That’s right! Currently, the second round of preliminary matches from Groups A to E are being held simultaneously on five different islands near the New Continent.]
The caster continued the broadcast, glancing at the prompt placed right next to the camera.
[Then, at this point, we will take a look at how the second round of the preliminary round for each group is going. First, Group A!]
[This is the group that received the most attention due to the match between Kim Jin-sung and Yang Jung-geun, right? The result ended in Kim Jin-seong’s victory.]
[That’s right! Ah, the data organized on the screen came to mind right away!]
As the caster said, the status table of survivors from Group A of the preliminaries was displayed on the TV screen.
Current surviving taggers: 167
Dead taggers: 73
Thieves caught by taggers: 2
The number of people who passed the preliminary round secured by the tag team: 48
Current surviving thieves: 7
[hmm… . There are still too many thieves alive. Even though at least five more people need to be caught for all of the taggers to pass.]
[In fact, out of the five groups, this is the group with the most thieves alive! I guess it’s because of Kim Jin-seong’s performance, right?]
[In fact, after Yang Jung-geun died, the taggers did not take a single step outside the main castle.]
As the commentary says, after Yang Jung-geun’s death, the tag team never advanced outside the main castle.
Of course, there was an understandable reason on the part of the tagger as well.
[It seems like everyone is waiting for Seoldown to advance. In fact, if you listen to the conversations among the taggers, the most common mention is about snow.]
[Hasn’t Seoldown finally woke up? Currently, a person eating a lunch box in the main castle is shown on the screen!]
[It’s really relaxing. The other taggers watching are becoming restless.]
In reality, Seoldown on TV seemed to be just concentrating on eating his lunch box, regardless of whether the taggers were looking at him or not.
The expressions on the faces of other taggers looking at Seoldown were very diverse.
Impatience, desperation, irritation, anger… . On the other hand, the taggers who were confirmed to have passed the preliminary round appeared to be resting with relaxed faces.
[Just by looking at the screen, there is a huge difference in the atmosphere between the participants who were confirmed to pass the preliminaries and those who were not.]
[…] Oh, Seoldaun has finally finished eating and stood up.]
[Oh, it’s true!]
As the commentary said, the TV screen showed Seol-daun, who had completely emptied his lunch box and water bottle, caressing his stomach and slowly getting up from his seat.
* * *
“Now, shall we go have some fun?”
Seol-daun slowly walks towards the front gate while talking to herself.
The taggers who had not yet passed the preliminary round tried to follow him.
Seoldaun waved one hand towards them.
“It’s okay, it’s okay. “Everyone, don’t worry and have a good rest here.”
“yes? still… .”
“It’s done? “Why don’t I say it twice?”
“… … !”
The man who had just opened his mouth at those words quickly closed them.
This was because all of the taggers already knew how Lee Deok-gu died.
“I just hate it when the weak get involved and disrupt this fun game. “Okay then, I’ll be back!”
The sight of Seoldaun waving his hand in greeting soon disappeared from the sight of the taggers.
After some time had passed, the taggers started talking to each other.
“You really went alone… ?”
“Is it okay? There’s Kim Jin-seong over there too… .”
“What are you going to do if it’s not okay? Do you want your head to explode like Lee Deok-gu?”
“… … .”
“Well, I can only hope that Seoldown catches all the thieves somehow.”
“… “Isn’t it a bit excessive for Seoldown to catch Kim Jinseong?”
In response to his colleague’s follow-up question, the man shrugged his shoulders.
“I don’t know, whatever. “Because Seol-daun is just as much of a monster as Kim Jin-seong.”
In fact, top hunters, including experts, were selecting Seoldown as one of the strong contenders for the 12th title this season.
All of the taggers here have come into contact with such public evaluations through various media.
That’s why, despite acting alone, everyone couldn’t give up their expectations for Seoldown.
* * *
‘Finally, night has come.’
The southeastern tip of the island.
Thief No. 5, hiding among the rubble, looked around.
The surrounding area, devoid of any light, was completely consumed by pitch black darkness.
‘It’s even a crescent moon.’
Even the moonlight was helping the thieves today. Because it was a day when a very thin crescent moon rose, it was difficult for taggers to rely on the moonlight.
‘In an environment like this, hiding is definitely at an advantage.’
If it was this dark, it was a problem even after finding the thieves with scouting skills. This is because the environment is so dark that it is difficult to chase discovered thieves if they run away quickly.
Even worse, all thieves are made up of people who are skilled at surviving or escaping.
If you decide to run away in this environment, you will never be able to catch up easily.
‘It seems like the chances of passing the preliminaries are gradually increasing… .’
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In fact, it was really dark when communication between thieves was cut off at first because of Yang Jung-geun.
Unlike the taggers, the thieves’ smartphones did not even support one-on-one chatting.
In the end, facing the fact that I had to survive without any support was extremely daunting.
But now that it is a dark night, hope begins to bloom little by little in Thief No. 5’s heart.
‘You just have to keep hiding like this. Not making any sound… ‘
puck!
At that time, a dull sound of something exploding was suddenly heard directly to the left.
Number 5 was startled and turned his head in that direction.
In his eyes, his left arm appeared as if it had been torn off.
“… what?”
Thief No. 5 looks dumbfounded, unable to feel any pain due to the sudden situation.
“What can I do? “I’m a hunter who came to catch you.”
At that time, an unfamiliar voice was heard from the front.
A young man who had come a few meters in front of him was grinning as he looked at Thief No. 5.
‘Seoldown!’
The moment he confirmed the other person’s identity, No. 5’s face was filled with astonishment. The person I most wanted to meet appeared before my eyes.
In the first round of the preliminaries, the image of Seoldown killing the surrounding defenders by exploding limbs without even lifting a finger was still vivid.
‘ruined!’
Thief No. 5, who instinctively felt that his life was in danger, instinctively used his unique abilities.
Soon his entire body split apart and turned into numerous insects.
Then they started scattering and flying in all directions.
“Tch. “It’s boring.”
Seoldown, who saw this, lightly waved his hand towards the bug with a bored expression on his face.
OK,
Puff puff puff!
All the bugs that were scattering in all directions exploded.
Hundreds of insects scattered in the air exploded, brightening the surrounding area like fireworks.
After the explosion, all that was left was the charred figure of Thief No. 5 lying on the floor.
Seoldown immediately turned around.
“After all, you have to be at Kim Jin-seong’s level to have fun… .”
As soon as he finished talking to himself, his new brother disappeared from his surroundings once again.
A few seconds later, an announcement began to be heard from the main castle.
[The tagger has defeated the thief. The tag team secured 24 people who passed the preliminary round… .]
* * *
[…] The Seoldaun player who was directly involved in the kill is confirmed to have passed the preliminary round.]
The announcement was loud enough to be heard by Kim Jin-seong, who was on the third basement floor.
Kim Jin-seong, who was listening to the broadcast, froze while lifting the spoon he was eating his lunch box from.
‘… ‘It wasn’t caught by surveillance.’
There were now more than 30 ‘watching eyes’ scattered throughout the island. Thanks to this, Kim Jin-seong was now able to check various parts of the island in real time.
However, Seoldown was not discovered by any surveillance eyes until he appeared in front of Thief No. 5.
However, Kim Jin-seong did not show any more puzzled or surprised reaction.
This was because the opponent was none other than Seoldown.
‘He’s a dangerous guy after all.’
Jinseong Kim put down his spoon and pushed his lunch box to a corner.
There was no time to leisurely eat a meal right now.
‘First, I must confirm Seoldown’s abilities with my own eyes.’
Kim Jin-seong stood up and immediately used the shadow hiding skill and then opened a warp hole.
‘I’ve collected a lot of points, and the skill fusion research has been completed. The preparation is perfect.’
Fifteen seconds later, as soon as he entered, the door to the warp hall entrance closed.
* * *
10 minutes after Jinseong Kim entered the warp hall on the 3rd basement level.
[The tagger has defeated the thief. The tag team secured 24 people who passed the preliminary round… .]
Another announcement came from the speakers installed on top of the main castle.
All of the taggers who heard the broadcast widened their eyes.
“and! “I guess I caught it again!”
“It’s only been 10 minutes?”
“Does this make sense…? ?”
It’s been about 20 minutes since Seoldaun left the castle alone.
Two people died in that short period of time. Anyone could see that Seoldaun was out killing thieves.
But the surprise was just beginning.
[The tagger has defeated the thief. The tag team secured 24 people who passed the preliminary round… .]
“Huh? also?!”
“No, crazy… !”
[The tagger has defeated the thief. The tag team secured 24 people who passed the preliminary round… .]
“No what?! “What the hell?!”
“Am I dreaming now…? ?”
“Isn’t this a hidden camera?”
“Isn’t it a broadcasting accident? It doesn’t make sense… ?”
The taggers are now beyond shocked and have begun to enter the stage of denial of reality.
However, 10 minutes later, the moment another announcement was made, the whole situation was resolved.
[The tagger has defeated the thief. The tag team secured 24 people who passed the preliminary round.
Currently, the number of taggers who have passed the preliminary round is greater than the number of taggers who survived. Therefore, all remaining taggers have been confirmed to pass the second round of the preliminary round.]
“Wow!!”
“really? Really? “Didn’t I hear something wrong?!”
“I lived, I lived!!”
“Wow, fuck! Fuck you! “Fucking fuck!”
“shit! “I believed it, Seoldown!”
The taggers in the castle seemed happy, cheering wildly and giving high fives and hugs.
Of course, there was a high possibility that they would meet each other as enemies in the next round, but no one here was paying attention to that right now.
* * *
[With this, all 167 surviving taggers from group A of the preliminaries will advance directly to the third round of the preliminaries!]
[Hehehe… . I really can’t believe it. Was Seoldown this strong?]
The commentator was still looking at the TV screen with a shocked expression.
There, Seoldaun killed another tagger.
[Why is everyone not having fun? Where is Kim Jin-seong hiding?]
He was seen turning his body while grumbling.
The commentary continued as I watched the snow-covered mountain disappear from sight again.
[Being strong is being strong, but the most amazing thing is how the thieves can find their hiding places so quickly. That’s an impossible action without advanced reconnaissance skills… .]
[…] Wait!]
At that time, the caster interrupted the commentary.
[Is the red spot on the map on the TV screen the location of Seoldown?]
When the caster asked that question while looking at the map that suddenly appeared on the TV screen, the production team in the monitor room immediately responded with a prompt.
Caster began reading the prompt verbatim.
[Ah, the production team says so! This time, it is said that a state-of-the-art location detector imported from the New World was installed inside the participants’ clothes.]
[This detector will never be detected by normal reconnaissance and detection capabilities… Please provide further explanation.]
[Thank you for your kind explanation! Then, shall we check the map again?]
The commentators appeared to be checking the location of the red dot on the map again.
The commentator who confirmed it spoke in a surprised voice.
[It looks like Seoldown, marked with a red dot, is going exactly to where Pungbitgaram is?]
[That’s right! Even after getting all of the taggers to pass the preliminary round, we are still moving to find the locations of the remaining thieves!]
While the caster was shouting loudly, the red dot had already reached the immediate vicinity of the blue dot indicating the wind.
That wasn’t all.
[Uh… ? Kim Jin-seong is also approaching the two from the right?]
As soon as I came out of the underground passage, the black dot moving towards Pungbitgaram also appeared to have reached right near Pungbitgaram.
And that black dot represented Kim Jin-seong.
(Continued in the next part)
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