Chapter 124 – Episode 124. Survival Test (17)

Lunch on day 6.

“No, why the hell?”

A large group of dots on the mini-map were flocking to the center of the island.

“Looks like they’re coming to us.”

“Shall we run away?!”

“Ho, Hoyeon-san…”

“Wait for now. Ha ha. You stupid bastards.”

It seems that Kim Young-han does not dominate the Kim Young-han team as much as he thought.

Even though Kim Yeong-han beat Ellis and came in third, the fact that she is leading the way and attacking me is proof of that.

There’s no way that clever bastard would do such a stupid thing. There’s nothing good about fighting among ourselves, who are in the upper ranks.

“For now, let’s fall back while maintaining an appropriate distance.”

The plan to go to the center of the island is scrapped.

If we keep going like this, we will meet with Kim Young-han’s team before the 7th day is over.

“Lucy, Rumi. How many points do you guys have?”

“I’m 180 points.”

“I scored 210 points!”

“Enough.”

You must maintain 200 points before the 7th day.

That is a condition for survival. There is no problem as long as I can support the 20 points that Rumi lacks.

It’s too late to catch up with Nam Da-eun anyway, so it doesn’t matter if I split the points a little. There is a gap that won’t be narrowed even if you defeat the last boss.

“What do you want to do by keeping this distance?”

“… Wait for a moment.”

It would be nice if you followed my words unconditionally like Lucy or Rumi, but it’s really hard to convince Alice because you have to bring logic.

“I thought there was something in the middle of the island. See the empty lot and the big tree in the middle of the island?”

“Yes.”

“I thought that might be a sign, so I tried to stay in the center of the island. Let’s retreat for now.”

“It would be nice if you said that kind of opinion early. I get it first.”

Phew.

Swallowing a sigh of relief, we walked to the other side of Kim Young-han’s team.

*

Kim Young-han was following Ho-yeon Lee in front of her students.

‘If we continue like this, we’ll meet soon.’

Kim Young-han’s team caught numerous boss monsters, searched for treasure, and hunted monsters.

As a result, of course, I also got a lot of artifacts.

Among them, there were artifacts that increased movement speed in a small space, and there were also artifacts that strengthened buffs.

At first, a few of the cadets touched the artifact as a joke.

However, as the synergy of these two artifacts was suddenly activated, the entire Kim Young-han team sped up.

“Go catch Lee Ho-yeon!”

“Let’s go, let’s go!”

As the tracking speed increased, the excited cadets raised their hands and followed Kim Young-han.

‘What are those crazy people cheering for? .’

Those who were so excited were always the first to die.

“Whoa…”

Kim Young-han said that since she is in the position of receiving points bit by bit from over 80 cadets, she can’t be left out even though she doesn’t want to go.

She couldn’t help but pursue Lee Ho-yeon while taking the lead.

“Captain, what’s wrong?”

“Don’t call me that.”

Okay. Think positively.

It’s better to target Lee Ho-yeon than to come to me.

It’s over the moment someone points out why you’re the only one in third place in the point ranking when everyone else is working together.

Of course, Kim Young-han monopolized the codes for the treasure and boss monsters, so the other cadets couldn’t check the point rankings, but the possibility of revealing the point rankings was open as the locations were also revealed.

“Let’s go! A man’s enemy, to catch handsome Lee Ho-yeon!”

‘Sorry. Handsome….’

Kim Young-han eagerly agitated her students and pursued Lee Ho-yeon.

“Let’s go!”

“Enemy of man! Kill!”

“Men are so simple. But Da-eun will do everything for you, right?”

“Sure. How strong is Da-eun?”

Kim Young-han’s team pursued Lee Ho-yeon with their own goals.

*

“… Too fast?”

Team Kim Young-han’s speed increased, so we also increased our speed.

However, as if to match, Kim Young-han’s team became even faster.

We increased our speed, but as if we were on an airplane, they chased after us at three times the speed of us sprinting.

“I guess I got some artifact.”

“If we continue like this, I think we will be caught.”

“…”

Elise and I, who are in charge of our team’s strategy, put our heads together.

‘Should I drag the location coordinates now?’

I experimented just in case, and realized that the location coordinates provided by Battle Royale can also be turned off with the rune’s barrier.

However, the question is how the academy will accept this.

It’s a cadet’s skill, so it’s right to allow it, but other cadets might complain.

A response of ‘the cadet broke the rules of the test’ would be fine. However, it would be annoying if they were evaluated as ‘the academy can’t penetrate a single skill of the cadets’.

I’ve experienced the Victoria Academy guys not working, so I didn’t want to be involved again.

Even if you turn off the coordinates, you should use it for emergencies when you can no longer avoid it.

I have to insist that it wasn’t intentional, what can I do?

“Let’s fall in until we can. Then I’ll take my time.”

“…Why are you?”

“I’m the only one who can run away.”

It is a natural procedure.

No matter how fast they chase us, they will never be able to catch me if I make up my mind and use ‘Acceleration’ and ‘Rune Barrier’ to hide their location.

While I turn off the time, Alice, Lucy, and Rumi only have to endure until the 7th day.

Then it’s our win.

Elise looked at me as if she was unexpected.

I don’t know where they say there’s no one as good as me.

★ Heroine Status Window

[Ellis]

– [ Likeability: 42 ]
– [ Sex drive: 38 ]
– [ Appetite: 25 ]
– [ Fatigue : 45 ]

Current Status: Pretending to be nice… I’m still not sure if it’s good or not.

How long did our Alice live with the bad guys so she can’t trust people so much?

I understand because I know all about the difficult past.

You will soon understand my pure heart.

“You know my barrier, right?”

“Know.”

“With that, I can hide your location coordinates for a while. If you get away from me, the barrier will be released and it will be released. Stay hidden until then. Okay? Let’s meet at the center where the four people’s locations are connected by a line on the 7th day.”

I also met eyes with Lucy and Rumi, who were listening next to me.

The two of them were concerned when I said I was wasting their time, but when I told them I was fine, they quickly nodded.

Alice couldn’t hide her surprise when she heard that the barrier could block location coordinates as well.

But there was no time for a longer explanation.

Even during this conversation, Kim Young-han’s team was getting closer.

“I’ll go this way. Hide well and join us.”

It still takes time for Kim Young-han’s team to catch up with us, but we girls also need time to hide.

To buy that time, you have to face the Kim Young-han team first.

“Mr. Hoyeon…”

“Be sure to come back alive!”

“… Okay. Thank you.”

Lucy and Rumi are seeing me off like a wife sending her husband off to war.

I’ll see you soon.

Alice looked at me with a puzzled expression.

I waved my hand lightly and ran towards Kim Young-han’s team.

*

“… What?”

Of course, Kim Young-han was the first to sense the anomaly.

It was because he had been following Lee Ho-yeon’s coordinates for hours at the front.

“Captain. What’s wrong?”

“Lee Ho-yeon… Is approaching this way?”

Lee Ho-yeon’s coordinates suddenly made a U-turn and was running this way.

‘What are you thinking?’

No matter how much Lee Ho-yeon is, it doesn’t make sense to run to 80 people alone.

Even if there were cadets with low levels among the 80, it was absolutely not the level of quality for one cadet.

“The coordinates of the other three girls are the same… Huh?”

The coordinates of the three women from Lee Ho-yeon’s team, which had been blinking on the mini-map until just now, disappeared.

‘Could I have handled it myself?’

Kim Young-han hurriedly checked her point ranking.

But Alice’s name did not disappear. The names of Lucy and Rumi, which were further down, were the same.

“…Are you drunk on the runner-up in the 1v1 duel?”

The reason why the location coordinates of the three women disappeared is that there is a high probability that they obtained an artifact that hides their location.

I doubt there would be such a fraudulent artifact, but otherwise it wouldn’t explain it.

“Hey. Lee Ho-yeon is running this way alone?”

“You’re doing this 1 to 80?”

“Does that level of ambition need to be enough to get a woman…”

Other cadets also began to notice.

“Captain. What should I do?”

“…”

Are there any variables?

After thinking about it, there was nothing to lose.

Anyway, on the way to track their coordinates, I ran into Lee Ho-yeon.

If there is a fight, it can be dealt with unconditionally. Even if a fight doesn’t happen, from the point of view of Kim Young-han’s team, there is no loss because they are just going the way they were going.

“… Divide into 4 teams and surround them! Lee Ho-yeon is coming!”

“The captain tells you to surround him!”

Kim Young-han immediately took the best action possible.

The team was divided into four and approached in the form of covering Lee Ho-yeon.

Lee Ho-yeon must have been watching all these movements, but he did not run away.

‘The siege is already complete. There is no escape.’

Kim Young-han greeted Lee Ho-yeon, confident of her victory.

She must have been camping, not survival alone, and her complexion was good.

“Hey, Kim Young-han. Are you avenging your one-on-one defeat here?”

“It’s been a while. Handsome Lee Ho-yeon.”

Eighty cadets surrounded Lee Ho-yeon in a big circle.

Even so, Lee Ho-yeon seemed relaxed.

“Oh. That’s a lot. Collecting like this is also an ability.”

“… What are you thinking? You’re completely surrounded. This isn’t the time to be so relaxed.”

Kim Young-han could not understand this situation.

Why the hell are you so relaxed? What are you up to?

“Kuh. Relax. This isn’t a war. You won’t die if you lose.”

Lee Ho-yeon shrugged her shoulders and trembled, and Kim Yeong-han laughed in vain.

“Again, I’m serious.”

Kim Young-han, who shook her head, let go of her hard expression and raised the corner of her mouth.

At first glance, it seems that she has been waiting for time to protect the women.

Of course, there was no need for Kim Young-han to understand the circumstances.

“Guys! Cover all at once…!”

“Lee Ho-yeon decided to leave it to me.”

Tumble.

A woman who interrupted Kim Young-han slipped out of her crowd.

She was an attractive girl with sculpted features and straight hair down to her waist.

“… Nam Da-eun?”

Looking at that flustered face, it seems Kim Young-han hadn’t heard of it beforehand.

“Nam Da-eun? What is this…”

“I said I would take over Lee Ho-yeon. You agreed to that.”

“That’s when I met Lee Ho-yeon’s team at the same time… Nam Da-eun. Hey, Nam Da-eun?”

Nam Da-eun didn’t pay attention to Kim Young-han’s words, and she came right in front of me.

“…”

Lee Ho-yeon was also taken aback by the sudden appearance of Nam Da-eun.

‘She was just pulling some aggro and trying to get away with acceleration, why is she doing that all of a sudden?’

Lee Ho-yeon checked Nam Da-eun’s status window.

★ Heroine Status Window

[Nam Da-eun]

– [ Likeability: 51 ]
– [ Sex drive: 17 ]
– [ Appetite: 34 ]
– [ Fatigue : 26 ]

Current status: I prepared hard for you… Would it be okay for once in a while?

Nam Da-eun’s body was littered with artifacts that could be found on her island.

‘Did you prepare an artifact to compete with me?’

“It’s been a while. Thank you for that time.”

Nam Da-eun raised her knife while thanking me.

What the hell do you want me to do?

Gulp.

Lee Ho-yeon swallowed and began to get nervous.

Pounding.

At the same time, Lee Ho-yeon’s heart beat rapidly and his mana began to accelerate.