Chapter 37 (1/2)
'What's this?'
Seol stared at the piece of paper that had fallen on the shelf
'Oh, that's right I got that fro it as one of his starting bonuses Honestly, he had cootten all about it At that ti his Nine Eyes And afterwards, the food he pilfered from the convenience store hid this paper away fro
He couldn't help but feel a bit flabbergasted by the fact that he had co, until now
”Hey, Sung-Jin?” (Seol)
”Yes?” (Yi Sung-Jin)
Yi Sung-Jin raised his head and looked at Seol, after he stopped eround
”What was your Mark's grade again?” (Seol)
”It's Bronze” (Yi Sung-Jin)
”That ht? Back at the asse-Jin)
”What came out from there?” (Seol)
”It was a paper talis-Jin)
The boy replied without hesitation
”I'ic spell you can use with a talis you want?” (Seol)
”No, not really Mine had 'Bind' written on it” (Yi Sung-Jin)
Seol looked back at the paper talishtly This scrap of paper in front of his eyes was… almost completely blank
”Is it possible for you to show me your talisman? If you still have it on you, that is” (Seol)
”Oh, that My bad, but I already used it up back in the Tutorial… We ran into that Gaeg-gwiplace, you see” (Yi Sung-Jin)
Yi Sung-Jin scratched the back of his head apologetically
”Hmm… Is there anyone who still has their talisman until noonder?” (Seol)
”I'm sure that everyone has used theirs up by now I -Jin)
”Huh? What does thatbonuses, right?” (Yi Sung-Jin)
”What are you even talking about?” (Seol)
When Seol asked back in surprise, Yi Sung-Jin showed how stunned he was in response The boy's face said that he didn't expect the youth to have no clue like this After all, every Invited should've known about as going to happen already - unless one didn't really pay attention to the explanations provided beforehand
”Uhotta return theht?” (Yi Ji-Hyuk)
”Yeah, I did” (Seol)
”It's like that Both the starting bonuses or the phones, we didn't earn the-Jin)
”Okay” (Seol)
”Things like that, either we return them before the Zone closes, or they automatically disappear e leave The Neutral Zone is a special area connected to the Tutorial, so items from there can be used here But, we can't take the-Jin)
”We can still take the ar to take my spell balls with ht with your own points, so they are excluded And you got those spell balls yourself after finding the right aht? I iven aithout us actually having done anything yet” (Yi Sung-Jin)
This was the first time Seol heard about any of this His expression became complicated as he took a look at the paper talisman on the shelf
”Like, for instance, if you did soed as you having achieved it yourself But the bonuses the-Jin)
What the boy was saying was that, by tomorrow, this talisman would become useless Gone forever
”Wait a -Jin nodded his head as if it was par for the course
'I nearly ended up e mistake, didn't I?' (Seol)
Seol hurriedly took out all the things he carefully stored in the bag
In the otten the chance to use this talisot curious as well
…[You've acquired a Paper Talise definitely said he acquired a ”paper talisle piece of information ritten on the talisht be able to cast
He didn't think of this iteh After all, it was one of the Gold Mark's starting bonuses At least, its worth should be incoher than the bonuses of the Silver and Bronze Marks
'Wish I had a clue…'
Seol slowly fell deeper into his thoughts
”Are youthe Tutorial that unpleasant? Are you trying to completely rip it to shreds, is that it? Just how did you even knohat that rowling in anger after seeing the Necessary Boxes back in the assembly hall The Guide looked so relieved when Seol told hiot updated, instead
[Scanning for thethe current situation… Please wait]
Next, he re the first Necessary Box…
”But that guy, he didn't clear the ot lucky, that's all”
…And, even Kim Hahn-Nah's advice, too
'Could it be…'
As soon as that line of thought entered his head, Seol fell into a serious dileered the nearly-blank paper talis up and down
”Anyways… What did you get for your starting bonu… Eh?” (Yi Sung-Jin)
Yi Sung-Jin's words ca his bag Because, Seol was nowhere to be seen any number of attempts: 1/1)]
Within 48 hours, annihilate the race of Guardians protecting the ”Sanctuary” and destroy this impenetrable fortress!
Difficulty: Impossible
When successful: +172,800 SP, a one-time use VIP store coupon (1 per person)
When unsuccessful: Death
Cooperation possible: up to 6 people
Seol ca and hard at the parchment stuck at the very top of the noticeboard The usually-noisy plaza was e out their luggage to loiter around here
'There's even a time limit, too…'
Seol sloed his saliva, reached up, and carefully took the ht now, this paper was no longer glowing in red hue like before No, it was now in an orangey hue, which was one grade lower - 'Do Not Approach'
His uncertainty only lasted for a brief moment
The colour of 'Ier there and that gave Seol a sliver of confidence
'There's a chance I can survive this'
The high level of danger was still present, but still
Someone once said thus - there would be a time in one's life when he either had to take a step back, or to take that challenge head-on
He squeezed his trerasped it even tighter
And… rip
Acco in half, Seol disappeared from the plaza
The location he teleported to was in the middle of a dense forest
'Where is this?'
Seol hastily surveyed his surroundings, only to have his jaw nearly hit the ground in shock, instead
'C, crazy son of a btch!'
His eyes took in the e e The cliffs seemed so precipitous and stiff as if they were expertly cut and shaped by a heavenly carving knife; the highest peak couldn't even be seen, as it was shrouded by thick clouds
Things got worse, though
He also could spot countless structures and defensive walls built in and around the mountainside, and they all see him truly appreciate the impossible nature of this mission
'How can anyone clear this er a probleroup of six survivors - even a well-organised army would find it hard to conquer this place Only now did Seol realise what Ki to warn him about
Seol did his best to rein in his wildly pounding heart and cautiously began walking forward The actual distance to his destination wasn't far, as it turned out Since he had no idea what ht it'd be for the best if he closed the distance asout the paper talisot a bit closer than before, he had no choice but to come to a very sudden stop
He left 'Nine Eyes' on since the Neutral Zone's first floor
And thanks to that, he could see the colour of the ht red to…
…Deep, deep red
And then…
'W, what the hell?'
…Finally, to jet black
The forave out after they all suddenly changed to jet-black colour was so overwhel at them, Seol instinctively took a step back in fear
Swish!+
It was then, a sharp whistling noise pierced past his ear Seol had been taking several retreating steps, but came to a stand still when that happened And when he carefully wiped his cheek, he found blood on his palm
[What an insolent little hu voice of a fe around the air
Seol quickly looked around his surroundings as confusion dyed his expression He couldn't see or sense anything around hiht tinified that he should escape right away One wrong move, and he'd be dead real quick