112 – The Returner’s Efforts (7)

“Wake up! Wake up!”

“Uh, uhm… “

“Wow… “

Players who wake up feeling nauseous due to lack of sleep.

“Hey! Hey! Robben! Robben!”

“… “

“Move to the fire! Potion, does anyone have any leftover potions? “It’s in very, very bad condition!”

Otherworldly people with cypress resin faces who can’t stand up. They look more like patients in a ward than survivors of the tower.

“… “

Me? I’m still fine. The body is brimming with strength, and the skin is smooth without any cracks.

There may be some thanks to the ‘magic power’ I learned this time, but it is mostly an effect of the ‘Hero’ trait. The players did not trust me and distrusted me, but the otherworlders trusted me just as Baron Jorge trusted me. There is a reason why it did not return even in extreme cold.

“… So, what’s going on?”

Yoon Jung-hyeon asks while washing his face with puffy eyes. There is a faint annoyance in his voice. He tried to hide it, but it seems his emotions were revealed because he had just woken up.

“On my first day, when I left the castle… It was said that monsters would appear. Do you remember? “You said it was written in the book.”

“… Yes.”

“They are coming now. No, we might be almost there.”

“What?”

(I made this up) The book says, ‘A death that cannot be resisted is coming. Run in the direction the sun rises. It was written, ‘That is the only way to survive.’ Yoon Joong-hyeon frowned, probably remembering that.

“… “Those are monsters?”

Four hours remain. The sky changed from black to dark blue, and dawn was slowly breaking. In other words, the shapes of the monsters are visible.

Kurrr.

If you listen carefully, you can also hear the sound of the ground shaking. Only then did people open their eyes wide as if they felt a sense of crisis.

“Oh, no… “

“They’re all monsters?”

“Oh my God… “

I hurriedly tried to pack up something, but because I was so embarrassed, I made a lot of fuss and became rambling. Even though I have seen that group of monsters dozens of times, I feel overwhelmed every time I see them. How terrifying are they?

“Wait a minute. Wait a minute. Calm down. “There is no need to panic.”

So, I stood on the sled so that everyone could see me while calming down the panicked people.

“I believe you now understand why I asked you to run away.”

“… “

Even the players who had been criticizing me could not open their mouths as much as they did now. It was revealed to the world that I was right.

“Of course, the situation is not good. “There are many people who cannot move, and there is a lot of snow, so moving forward will not be easy.”

Dozens of seriously ill people. About a hundred sick people shivering. About 100 simple sick people. Dozens of relatively decent people. One sane person.

It is not at all easy for this member to move through the snow. The sleds were already full as more than half of them were used for firewood. Soggy feet eat up your stamina, eat up your body temperature, and eat up your mental strength.

If even one monster attacks, it is obvious that they will be massacred helplessly.

“But it’s not just limited to us.”

But that also applies to monsters.

They also have to go through this snow field. They also walked this long distance continuously. They are also exposed to the extreme cold.

This harsh environment does not only apply to us.

“Everyone, please remain calm and prepare to leave. You can survive as long as you don’t stop. “I will block this place.”

Send people in and I will stop them here. It’s not much different from the previous episodes.

“Ha, but…” “

“… “Are you okay?”

People hesitated because it seemed like I was stepping forward as a scapegoat. But I have no intention of making any sacrifices. Rather, I was full of thoughts of survival.

“Go quickly. There is no time.”

Only then do people hesitate to leave. After making eye contact with each of the strong men pulling the sledge, he threw a bundle of swords onto the snow field.

Monsters can be seen far away on the horizon. The pounding sound tickles my toes. But conversely, it felt fortunate.

Now, let’s look back on past episodes. The enemies are largely made up of agile guys like wolves or cats, and strong guys like orcs or hippopotamuses.

But can the orcs come all the way here in 4 hours? They were on the move for two days, but we were running away non-stop for five days. Moreover, they also had to wade through the snow, so it would be impossible for them to catch up with us in that short a time.

In other words, there is no need to consider orcs. They never get this far.

Then who is the enemy? Wolf, or cat. They are the main enemy targeting us.

But this is also worth doing. Why? Because those guys are the leaders.

Monster waves become more difficult as the days go by, and the enemies become stronger. However, the monsters that are now at the forefront are the ones that appear on the third day. These are the guys with the most basic specifications. Dealing with those guys is so boring now that I’m used to it.

Of course, it is not a good situation for me. This is not a narrow castle, but a wide snow field. This means that I have to run around and intercept the monsters myself.

It won’t be easy. It won’t be easy at all. But you have to do it. No one has died yet. I’ve come close to the answer I want, but I can’t give up here.

“Whoa… “

I sit by the dying fire, close my eyes, and concentrate. Don’t miss a single one. It rotates the mana in the body and sharpens the senses.

It was around this time that I used the ‘meditation’ trait to bring my physical condition to perfection.

-1:42:11

Roar rumbling.

The dirt floor trembles, and the echoing sound of people killing and killing each other resonates in the sky.

“Kung! “Kung!”

“Grrr!!!”

“Why oh oh!!!”

The front runner has arrived. A wolf pushes its mouth towards me.

“Inhale!”

At the same time as I open my closed eyes, there is a flash of light.

The headless body of a wolf passes by me and at the same time turns into light powder.

The situation is exactly as I expected. The relatively slow main force is far behind, and the quick wolf-like monsters are aiming for my neck.

“Come and see.”

I can’t pass through here.

**

Wolves are fast. Agile. Run freely on the snow field.

But the surprising thing was that I was faster. With the triple combination of high basic abilities + hero characteristics + mana circulation, I was able to catch up and intercept the wolves trying to head to the otherworld one after another.

“Damn…”

However, as the situation becomes more urgent, stamina is consumed quickly. The blade of the sword wears out unevenly in an instant, and the infinite stamina that seemed to have no bottom begins to run away. No matter how superhuman I am, it seems difficult to run at full speed for more than an hour.

Also, a group of black cats slowly begin to appear. Originally, they started appearing in large numbers on the 4th day, but they have already reached this point. The speed is even faster than what was originally known. Perhaps some quick guys showed up after seeing that there was no one in the castle.

It has almost no presence, its speed is ridiculously fast, and its combat power is also outstanding. But I don’t give up.

-0:55:11

There was less than an hour left. You just have to last one hour. There seems to be hope. There is hope that everyone can be saved.

Wow.

As if responding to my emotions, I feel the warm energy from my waist.

-Hope

The sword pulled out is dark yellow. The surrounding snow field melts under the brilliant light of the radiating sword, and the exhausted stamina slowly begins to replenish.

“Where are you going, you bastard!”

Based on his recovered stamina, he runs forward with all his might and cuts down a cat that was running secretly. Cut it. Cut again.

Hope kept me from getting tired. It was difficult, but it allowed me to continue.

You just have to hold on a little longer. Running around the snowy field in a trance, cutting down cats one after another.

How much time has passed?

“…”

Tall.

My steps, which had been running here and there with all my might, finally stopped. It was not voluntary, but someone else’s will.

“Krrr… “

“Grrr…” “

A pack of black wolves completely surrounded me. It looks like the guys who appear on Day 5 have already reached this point.

“Ah.”

No matter how strong I become, there is no answer when I am completely surrounded. It’s not like you can create a shield like a martial arts expert, so what can you do against attacks coming from all directions? It may be possible to survive, but it is impossible not to get hurt.

But I do not give up, and I hold my sword tightly. Even if I return here, I will save the people who are trying hard to escape from far away.

A feeling that allows you to fight even when you know you have no chance of winning. Is that hope?

Magic power swirls strongly within the body, and the muscles expand as if they will explode. I swing my sword with everything I have at the charging wolves.

“aaah!!!”

“Kuhuhhh!!!”

Just before the dozens of ink-colored shapes rushing in and my bright yellow sword collided.

Buuuk!

In an instant, the background changed, and my sword unexpectedly split the bed in half.

“… Uh?”

It’s okay to not understand the situation and make stupid noises for a while.

-00:00:00

[Settlement]

[Player] 100 / 100

[NPC] 300 / 300 (Main NPC survival success + 20000)

– Whether or not a penalty is given (none)

-A reward equivalent to 50000 points is given to all survivors.

– [Junho Kim], Who ranks 1st in contribution, receives an additional special reward.

-Achievement: [Human Victory] Achieved.

“… “

As I was reading the message blankly, I fell to the floor without realizing it.

I won.

I… won