Chapter 21 - Deal (2) (2/2)

“I’m a little sad to leave It was the perfect place for a nap”

Kahn stretched himself, and Doyle rubbed his sleepy eyes

The tutorial could be roughly categorized into two areas The ‘Inner Area’ and ‘Outer Area’

The Inner Area referred to the first areas ranging froned to help new players realize their level of skill and to train for what they lacked The Outer Area referred to the later areas ranging from Section E to Section G, which tested the skills that players’ had trained in the Inner Area and had them attest to their qualifications

Usually, players would easily accumulate stress because the trials in the Inner Area were conducted in narrow caves and passageith bad lighting and poor ventilation But there was nothing like that in the Outer Area

Seeing the outside world after so long, Yeon-woo also felt the stuffiness going away But he couldn’t relax because he knew that The Outer Area would be even erous than the Inner Area

“Until Section D the space was limited by walls, so I only had to watch out within a certain range There’s nothing like that fro in an open area alsohies started popping up while Yeon-as focused on his thoughts

[The challenge of Section E will begin]

At that ht on his paler appeared where the light had just flashed

[You have been given one ‘Token’ Multiple Tokens are hidden throughout Section E, they can also be transferred or traded between players Collect 99 Tokens to ascertain your qualifications]

Yeon-woo fidgeted with the bead-shaped Token Next to him, Kahn watched with nauseated look

“It pisses me off whenever I see that”

Yeon-woo looked at the Token quietly

Section E was more of a deathmatch There were Tokens hidden all over the section, but it was much easier to rob someone else of what they had collected than to collect it for yourself

So players in Section E often got paranoid They didn’t knohen they would get hit by so unexpected, but also didn’t know if the tea with until noould stab the, is that …

Yeon-woo focused on theable to be transferred or traded between players This meant that it was possible to threaten or even kill others to take their Tokens

To find Tokens hidden throughout the whole Section E was a difficult task Rather than that, it was easier to stay hidden and ambush other players and kill them to steal their Tokens

It was as plain as day which option players would choose

His brother had a hard tiuish itself froed to pass Section E solely by collecting hidden Tokens without resorting to betrayal

‘Those Hyenas will surely coers, also known as Hyenas Section E was infested with Hyenas using the forest as their cloak He had to watch out for them

Then, Yeon-woo suddenly recalled the nefarious team he saw in the diary The ones who captured players alive and used them to farm Tokens

His brother and Arthia stepped up and wreaked havoc on their teaence?

Then Yeon-woo shook his head at the idea Unlike his righteous and altruistic brother, he was a completely self-centered person Even if he witnessed such crinore it His hands were already full with his own business He had to stay out of trouble

Then Yeon-woo glanced toward the two standing next to him

To his relief, Kahn and Doyle only stared at Yeon-woo’s Token, and they didn’t look interested in taking it It seemed like they had already collected quite a lot of Tokens before going back to Section B

‘Or they could’ve already collected all 99 Tokens’

Yeon-woo then put his Token in his mouth and sed it

Kahn and Doyle looked at hi Token, Yeon-woo showed his will of not yielding to other players until dead They got a glifor a hidden piece in Section E, correct? Then let’s get it done now I have to go find Tokens afterward”

Kahn nodded

“Yeah, but there’s quite a distance froet there”

“Then we’ll gather Tokens on our way”

“Fine by me”

Kahn took the lead and set off on their way

Yeon-woo and Doyle followed behind

Section E boasts asections coraphic feature within a different environ a unique ecosystem

Small hills are spread out to the south, a vast forest is covering the northern region, and at the end of the forest lies a muddy swamp Black rockythe east side, and a river flowing through a prairie stretches ard

And each area is also inhabited by a wide variety of monsters

Ses around the forest, but larger res live deep in the forest Lizardmen, Sandworms, and settlements of Orcs were each seen in the northern swamp, eastern desert, and western prairie

The ordeal is about finding Tokens while dealing with the ainst players who erous than these monsters Both are important

And now,

Yeon-woo’s party was heading towards the swamp at the north