Chapter 3 Tutorial (1) (2/2)

‘That’s what I expected anyway.’

A slight smile rose from Yeon-woo’s lips.

Not caring about his reaction, Yvlke went on explaining.

“Although this place is called the tutorial, it’s still quite difficult. Normally, when passing through a section, we advise players to organize a party with at least three to five people. That way, players can proceed smoothly.”

“That means I get a higher score if I pass a section alone, right?”

“Yes, but it will be much harder.”

“If a late solo player catches up with the leading parties, do they get any benefit from that?”

Yvlke’s eyes shone behind his monocle.

He realized what Yeon-woo was thinking.

He gave off a broad smile, which made his fangs stand out even more.

“The Tower grows based on players’ achievements(業). The score calculation will be adjusted accordingly to the player’s individual achievements, so you don’t have to worry about it.”

“Understood.”

After he finished confirming, Yeon-woo started to lightly warm up.

*Crackle*

‘No matter what, I must kill ‘that guy’. If I miss him, it will mess up the whole plan.”

Yeonwoo recalled the biggest of the hidden pieces that could only be obtained within the tutorial.

The guy who only appears during certain period of time.

Only by killing him, would the succession process become much easier.

*Crunch* *Crackle*

His muscles began to tighten, his blood began to circulate faster, and his mind became lucid.

Yvlke took a step back.

He had already noticed that Yeon-woo wouldn’t listen any more to his advice.

There had been players like him before, and in the end they were one of two kinds.

The ones that were too confident in their abilities, rushed forward and got fucked, or the ones that were truly a sight to behold.

Whatever it was, Yvlke thought it would be fun to watch, so he did not stop Yeon-woo.

“If that’s what you want.”

*Snap*

Yvlke lightly flicked his fingers, creating a huge panel in the air.

[Beginning the trial of floor 0.]

[Trial: You, a participant who aims to become a god, must prove yourself worthy of climbing The Tower. During the given time, pass through 7 gates and 7 challenges.]

[Requirements: achieve a high score within the time limit.]

“Let the trial begin.”

Yvlke said goodbye with a dignified look as he disappeared like the wind.

Then, a timer appeared in his place.

[549:37:88_96]

[549:37:88_95]

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‘There’s about 22 days and 21 hours remaining?’

Yeon-woo clenched his dagger and stepped forward.

‘Let’s do this.’

A new message popped up as he crossed the line that seemed to divide the starting zone from Section A.

[You have entered Section A]

[Either break through or deactivate all the traps in this section]

A straight passage.

He felt like the darkness was beckoning him to go that way.

Yeonwoo carefully took a step forward, keeping his nerves on edge.

But although he kept his guard up, nothing happened even after a considerable amount of time.

As if nothing ever existed.

An ordinary person would have relaxed a bit by now, but the further in Yeon-woo went, the more alert he became.

Yvlke said it would be easy to pass through as long as players formed a party of 3~5 people.

If that was correct, he shouldn’t underestimate this place.

Above all, danger comes without any notice. And when it comes, it always wipes out everything like a raging storm.

Like right now.

*Thwish*

Out of nowhere, an arrow shot across the darkness.

Yeon-woo instinctively turned his body aside.

The arrow brushed past his left forearm. He could feel a scorching pain. Blood splashed as his clothes were torn.

*Twing*

‘A steel arrow!’

He came back to his senses. Yeon-woo frowned while looking at the arrow that was deeply embedded into the wall.

The arrow was not made out of wood, but steel.

His arm would have been torn off if he had allowed that arrow to hit him. If it had hit his head or abdomen it would have been deadly.

The diary had warned him about the various traps in Section A.

However, the location of each trap was different each time and they were randomly activated, so his brother’s experience wasn’t of much help.

All he could do was staying alert and dodge his way through.

*Swish* *Swish* *Swish*

Steel arrows flew towards him in succession, all from different directions.

It was impossible to track them with the naked eye.

Yeon-woo crouched low and rolled forward. At the same time, he grabbed onto the backpack he was carrying on his back.

Because it was thick, filled with clothes and various tools inside, it was useful as a cover.

He had brought it for this purpose in the first place.

*Puck* *Puck* *Puck*

Three steel arrows stuck into his backpack.

The impact was so strong that he felt as if his arm was coming off each time an arrow hit his backpack. Two of them even pierced through the backpack and poked out as if shyly showing their faces.

He somehow managed to straighten himself up and stuck closely to a wall.

In a situation where he didn’t know where he was being sniped from, he had to reduce his physical exposure as much as possible. It was a rule he had learned the hard way.

However,

*Shlickt*

Some traps seemed to have been installed not only at the front, but also at the back and at the very bottom.

Before he knew it, there was an arrow stuck deep into his left thigh.

“Hup!”

At that moment, Yeon-woo felt like he saw a spark right in front of his eyes.

In spite of the terrible pain, he gritted his teeth and tried turning his body around, but

*Puck* *Puck* *Puck*

Once again, arrows came flying in, they ripped through his backpack and penetrated his left shoulder, forearm and ribs.