366 – Treasure Hunter (1)

There was a brief incident due to cultural differences, but everything went smoothly after that.

All we have to do is find the treasure. Or, finding students who have treasure.

However, it is better to decide on a clear route and proceed. If you’re not careful, the movement line could be greatly distorted.

“So, I think it would be best to focus on our search on the students who found the treasure.”

“I think it’s too mean?”

“Please describe it as intelligent rather than mean.”

And Karas, the smartest one, clearly decided on our route.

Karas also knows what wish I will make when I collect the treasure. That’s why I’m more proactive.

“If you’re just going for the treasure, the other students will be on high alert. You’ll have to wait a long time to feel a sense of danger.”

“That makes sense. So?”

“But if you target a student with treasure, the story is different. It gives off a hunter-like feel.”

It definitely felt that way. And Karas clearly understood the essence of this test.

The essence of this test is competition. A test where the advantage or disadvantage is determined by who finds it first.

This means there is no need to fight. However, rather than avoiding the fight, Karas decided on a different side.

“Our strength is force. It’s meaningless if we don’t do what we do best.”

“I know what you’re saying. So how are you going to find out that the students have found the treasure?”

“To be honest, there’s no need to go looking for it yourself. Don’t we already have two treasures?”

Karas’s point is this. In any case, in order to get all the treasure, you have to defeat them.

In particular, I am wearing a special bracelet during this test. If this bracelet falls or is destroyed, you are immediately eliminated.

Even if resurrection is possible, it is highly likely that something will happen in the meantime. Can students do it too? There will be a sound like this.

“First, let’s decide on a gathering place. The lake is too central, so it’s dangerous and obvious.”

“If you look at the map, there is a small village here. Let’s go from here.”

The stage for this test was similar to the test site I took during the first semester of my freshman year.

There are small and large villages all over the place, and each village has a structure that can be called a landmark.

And the place I arrived was a village where a windmill was built. It is also relatively large in size, so it is easy to hide.

“It looks like there is no treasure here. I guess it’s because it’s close to the lake.”

“It’s a shame. First, let’s choose this windmill as the meeting point. It would be good to gather every 6 hours, which is ample.”

“Yes.”

The team continued as before in practice. I go alone and the other two go together.

This is the most balanced and can communicate with each other, so immediate support is possible in a crisis situation.

‘Let’s see…’

I opened the map and decided where to go. It is better to choose a place than to wander around aimlessly.

If you hear a loud noise while walking, you can run there immediately. If you have treasure, you plan to seize it.

‘I have to go around the corner first.’

It seemed like it would be a good idea to start from the other side and walk around every corner. Because there is still plenty of time.

I checked a few times to see if the orange treasure was working properly and then walked slowly.

Just a moment ago, you could hear loud and small noises everywhere, but now it’s infinitely quiet.

-Tweet! Tweet!

How long did you walk? As I continued to walk, I eventually reached the forest.

As soon as I reached the forest, I opened the map. At a glance, it is the midpoint between the corner and the windmill village.

It’s a perfect location for hiding. So I looked around to see if there was anything suspicious.

“··· ···”

Quiet. It’s also very quiet.

Earlier I could hear a bird chirping, but now I couldn’t hear anything.

There is someone here. In particular, this forest serves as an intermediate bridge, making it ideal for hiding.

[Shivar. What’s going on there?]

At just the right time, a communication came from Kara. The ring on her left ring finger her her her glowed orange.

I held the ring close to my mouth as if to ask him to look. And he answered in his characteristic indifferent voice

“No. Not there. Where?”

[We don’t have anything in particular. If anything happens, tell me.]

“Yes.”

I think something will happen in the future. I ended up communicating and walked away.

What kind of trap did the students set? Or is it just an ambush?

I was walking with a strange sense of anticipation.

‘Huh?’

As I was walking along without letting down my guard, I suddenly noticed something strange about the ground.

What can I say? It feels like the soil was artificially turned over and reburied to resemble the surrounding environment.

It’s so sloppy it’s embarrassing. It’s like, this is enough, right? It seems like they set a trap with that thought in mind.

‘Who on earth would fall into a trap like this…’

I wanted to shake my head, but I held back. There are also things I noticed because I never let down my guard.

Besides, they say it’s lax, but honestly, there aren’t many people who walk while looking at the ground.

So wouldn’t it be polite to call it at least once? She had such feelings.

‘I’ll have to see what happens after that.’

In response, she took a step forward. With him, her trap was triggered.

-Chuck!

The rope instantly tied my feet. It seems to be activated when a trap is stepped on.

But traps don’t just tie your ankles. As soon as I fell into the trap, someone around me shouted loudly.

“It’s stuck! Pull it!”

“aaah!”

“Quaaa!”

The shout of pulling and the sound of students cheering reverberated throughout the forest.

The rope that tied my ankles suddenly rose, forcing me to lose my balance.

Because I had prepared in advance, I was able to prevent my head from hitting the ground by using the falling technique.

“Quickly rip off the bracelet!”

“If you open that thing, you can get treasure!”

Soon, quite a few people started to attack me. About 5 to 6 people.

Eom Seok-dae, no, it’s not Namgung Seok-dae, it’s people from the Federal Bureau. It seems like it started nearby.

It doesn’t matter. Because we will both be eliminated anyway.

“Gagging?!”

First of all, the student who tried to rip off my bracelet. I grabbed her by the neck just as the boy was trying to rip off the bracelet.

Eventually, I forcibly shook off the students who were tying me up and stood up.

The student whose neck was grabbed by me just grabbed my hand and struggled, and didn’t even think about taking off the bracelet.

-Cow!

“Whoa!”

The student was lightly thrown toward a tree. The student rolled his eyes and fainted from the shock to his back.

Now all that’s left are other students. Everyone looks embarrassed because their surprise attack didn’t work.

The moment I took a step, I felt a strange sensation on my back.

“?”

“Okay, that’s enough! We’ve reached it!”

The person behind me was a female student. It is characterized by oriental beauty.

The female student stabbed me in the back with something and reacted with joy.

I knew that someone was approaching from behind, but why on earth would I react like that?

-Sparkle!

Then the ring on the girl’s hand caught her eye. It is a ring that shines yellow.

It looks like they found the treasure in such a short period of time. But I don’t know what effect it has.

‘If it touches the body, something will definitely happen to the body.’

It needs to be dealt with before that. If you were to be indifferent, your treasure could have been taken away.

In response, the female student wearing the yellow ring stretched out her hand to deal with it.

-Quaak!

“W-what?! Why isn’t it working?!”

A female student shouts in a panicked voice when she is grabbed by the collar. She doesn’t know what works.

I think it would be better to keep them far away until they are clearly suppressed. I just threw the female student to another student.

-Cow!

“aaah!”

“Ouch!”

People are pretty heavy. It would be difficult to come to your senses just by being hit like that.

There won’t be anyone nearby now, so it would be perfect to clean up each person one by one and take away the treasure.

-Stop!

“?”

It was time to take a step forward. I don’t know why, but my body couldn’t move.

To be exact, it’s the limbs. I looked at my limbs with doubt.

Each limb had a yellow ring attached to it. Eventually, a reaction came from that ring.

-Slap! Clap!

The yellow rings on each ankle and wrist were attached to each other like magnets. Wrists with wrists, wrists with wrists.

It has the same shape as a restraint ball, only the color is different. Looking at this, I was able to realize the efficacy of that yellow treasure.

“Okay, that’s it! I succeeded!”

“It would be meaningless if you couldn’t use your arms and legs.”

The students cheered when I was arrested. His expression is already full of victory.

Aside from the risk of having to approach it clearly, it is a very good effect. I’ll find out the details after taking the treasure.

‘It’s sturdier than I thought. Is it because it’s magic?’

When I tried to force it to loosen, it tightened even more. There seems to be a magic that makes it tighten the more you apply force.

Meanwhile, a student slowly approached me. It’s a confident face.

The moment the student tried to rip off my bracelet, I immediately reacted.

-Bwak!

Can’t use your arms and legs? It doesn’t matter.

Isn’t there still room above the neck?

“aaah!”

The student screamed and fell backwards. It’s because I used a headbutt and nothing else.

The student rolled around on the ground, holding her forehead. Screaming for the world to go away is a bonus.

I deliberately hit him gently out of fear of breaking his skull, but it was too harsh.

Eventually, I took my gaze away from that student and looked at the other students.

Everyone looks embarrassed, as if they didn’t expect the headbutt.

“Bah, headbutt? Such an ignorant…!”

“What should I do now? I guess it’ll be hard to get to?”

“We all have to rush in together! Even if we headbutt, there’s only one person!”

That is correct. Even if my head is strong, I can only hit one person at a time.

So what this means is that we have to finish it before they come.

-Sweet

I slowly got down on my knees. The students were shocked when I knelt down.

Kneel with your arms and legs tied? People who are quick to notice would probably have figured it out.

“Dodge, dodge! It’s coming!”

“What, what?”

The reason I kneeled down.

-Paang!

To gain momentum.

A few quick-witted students narrowly avoided it, but not just one.

I used the head rather than the body slam. If you think of it as an arrow, it can be expressed as an arrowhead.

Instead, the arrow is too small, so I think it will be expressed in something else.

-Boo!

“Khutteng?!”

A ballista used in siege warfare.