Closed Beta I Played Alone

139. Last Limited Quest (3).

A land of endless greed.

“Multiple Ice Arrows! Ice Spear!”

puck. puck. bang. bang.

Monsters are monsters, random boxes are random boxes, and traps are traps.

And every time that happened, a message rang saying that he had acquired the Golden Ring, experience, remaining stat points, coins, etc.

Of course, at the end, there was always a message stating that it would be kept as a temporary archive.

A message about greed.

But I didn't really care.

Whether it’s a legacy or greed, as long as I achieve 100% and go back to the starting point, everything will be mine.

Moreover, there was a reason why it was necessary to achieve 100% while moving.

as soon as.

[I dealt with the desert beetle.

- You have acquired 1 skill point.

- It is stored in a temporary storage state and can be acquired as much as the final achieved percentage.]

“?”

I thought it was a stat point for a moment.

Because all I needed to catch the desert bug was an ice ball.

In other words, a very weak monster.

Of course, more messages rang out.

[You cannot block with the Cloak of Forgotten Heroes.

-Greed value increases by 3 by catching desert bugs.]

First of all, the message of increasing greed did not catch my eye.

Just one skill point was enough to move my heart.

As if the greed level increased by 100 or more at once.

"Damn it! In that case, it’s only 100%!”

Even if you achieve 99%, in the end, 0.99 skill points are not 1, so it's like zero.

Moreover, there were many skills that were not upgraded due to the lack of skill points even though they were currently upgradeable.

In addition to the skills for increasing strength, agility, and intelligence, there were many skills that I wanted to learn even if I was not in the ice class.

However, it was always limited by insufficient skill points.

So, with a shout, he moved his feet, which were sinking deep into the sand.

Naturally, it is used for simple movement of ice fields and thin ice, where the cooldown returns.

Hong Jooyoung No, while Ashirante is working hard.

One broadcast was being conducted in real time on Nutube, a platform that can be broadcast live and has the largest number of viewers in the world.

And since it was a YouTuber broadcast less than an hour after it opened, there should have been very few viewers, but the title was so provocative and even the video was beyond imagination, so the number of viewers instantly increased from 100, 1,000, and 10,000 to hundreds of thousands. .

Therefore, it was an instant that the broadcast became known not only to the general public, but also to the governments and large groups of each country.

Of course, that included the strategy room of Korea's Myungjin Group.

bang.

“Chief! now..."

"I know. calm down."

Director Seok In-soo answered calmly by nodding his head to the staff of the strategy room who rushed through the door and entered.

I don't know why you look like that.

Moreover, Director Seok In-su was also checking the video broadcast on You Tube in real time.

So he gave a simple instruction to the employee and Director Seok In-soo turned his gaze back to the video.

He was exactly as a man holding a fireball in one of his hands.

“As you can see in the video, all governments that can be called great powers have known this from the past. Also, recently, they founded an organization called NW among themselves. But still, they keep all of these facts for the sake of their own vested interests.”

If it were just words, then Director Seok In-soo would not have even looked at the man.

However, in the man's hand, there were several photos, and behind the man, the actual meeting scene in NW, which the chief of staff Seok In-soo had heard about, was running as it was.

Naturally, the faces of high-ranking officials who have appeared frequently in newspapers and TV are revealed.

Furthermore.

“Does all this sound like a hoax or fake? Our Asant hacker group thought that too. Then watch this video. I can't tell you which country it is, but it's a video I got in top secret through hacking."

As soon as the man finished speaking, a video took the place of the screen.

A swarm of bats suddenly appeared in a certain square.

Of course, it might not be strange to see a swarm of bats appearing in the middle of the day, even in a crowded square.

Because a lot of weird things have happened these days.

However, the sight of the bat almost the size of a human body and clinging to nearby people to vampire it was not something to be taken for granted.

Moreover, people bitten by bats soon turned into mummies.

After that, tanks and soldiers appeared controlling the square.

However, there were some who wore unfamiliar clothes among the soldiers.

No, rather than unfamiliar, it's definitely a normal person's outfit.However, because he was among the soldiers, he was seen wearing an unfamiliar outfit.

And their attacks followed.

Obviously he didn't have a gun in his hand.

I didn't even carry a flamethrower or anything like that.

But fire and water and wind poured out of them.

The still ground shook and swallowed a giant bat.

It's like a scene from a movie.

And when the unrealistic video ended, the first man appeared on the screen again.

“Is it still like a movie? What happened to the Taj Mahal in India? So does this also look fake in my hand?”

Whoops.

As soon as he had finished speaking, the man scattered his hands, and a fireball flew toward the right wall, and he began to burn the papers on the wall in an instant.

Obviously, the same ability demonstrated by those in public clothes in a certain square in the video.

“Our Asanta hacker group just couldn't get over this. I thought we should know too. Of course, everyone who knows it already knows. Your world will soon turn upside down. Our Asanta Hacker Group is...]

supportive. drop.

You tube live broadcast that ended in an instant.

Nevertheless, Director Seok In-soo did not appear for a while.

Then he spoke softly.

"Hmm. I don't know if the response is late because the opponent is a hacker, or if it doesn't matter anyway. If the latter…”

As soon as he uttered those words, Director Seok In-soo immediately kicked off his chair and got up.

A land of endless greed.

“Check the status.”

[lumen, the current status of Ashirante.

-Current achievement rate: 39.22%

-Remaining time: 18: 01: 22]

Excluding the 12 hours to go back to the starting point, even though I know it's an easy thought, the remaining time is now exactly 6 hours.

However, less than 40% was achieved.

In other words, it is impossible to achieve 100% even if you work hard for the remaining 6 hours.

Of course, the best record recorded in Myungjin was immediately surpassed.

Moreover, even if you achieve 50%, you can get meaningful rewards.

Because luckily, while moving, I acquired one more skill point.

So, I currently have a total of 2 skill points in temporary storage, and even if I only achieved 50%, I was able to acquire one.

And in the old country, it would have stopped at just that level.

Even one skill point is one, but 50% of the various rewards earned while moving is a meaningful enough result.

There are also real rewards that are given according to the final achievement rate.

“No. You don't have to do just 50%. If you proceed at the same speed now, you're saying that 80% is possible, right? Skill points are also skill points, but if you consider other rewards, you should go 80%!”

I uttered the words as if I had promised myself, but in my heart, there was definitely something that I had to do safely at 70-75%.

But sooner or later, the thought disappeared and only 80% remained in the mind.

a few hours later.

"Ugh. Ugh."

In the past few hours, no, almost 10 hours or more of hunting has never been easily exhausted.

But after a very long time, I let out a rough breath without realizing it.

In the past, except for the 3rd Closed Beta, which had a limited time period of two weeks, there were few times that he had moved so desperately.

So, in my head, the thought that I had to go back was desperate.

The me and I who were fresh when we first started from the starting point are different from each other.

In other words, it is a situation that clearly proves how easy and foolish it was to spend 12 hours on the way and on the way.

But even though I had that thought in my head, my feet were still pointing forward.

“Whoa. Is it possible. 12 hours is enough to get you back.”

You say something completely different out of your mouth.

after a while.

“Whoa. Whoa. Check the status.”

I took a deep breath and started checking the situation.

[lumen, the current status of Ashirante.

-Current achievement rate: 79.05%

-Remaining time: 11:59:54]

The 12 o'clock position just crossed the Maginot line I set.

I had to turn around now.

If even a little more time passes, arriving back at the starting point is completely over the water.

However.

Pavabak. Pavabak.

My footsteps moving forward, still spurting the sand, did not stop or change direction.

79.05% were stepped on in the snow.

"okay! You should do 80% cleanliness. What is 79.05%! Moreover, when we go back, we have dealt with all the monsters, so all that is left are traps.”

Arbitrary interpretation that judges the situation only favorably.

But strangely, it seemed possible.

Furthermore.

[You have dealt with Golem Monster 1.

-50 million experience points have been obtained.

-In temporary storage...]

[15 Coins were obtained by opening a random box.

-In temporary storage...]

There were still plenty of things that could make you greedy in front of your eyes.

after a while.

“Check the status.”

[lumen, the current status of Ashirante.

-Current achievement rate: 80.00%

-Remaining time: 11:48:54]

Achieved 80% of the target.

However.

Pavabak. Pavabak.

I still haven't changed my steps.

"okay. I've come this far and I have to achieve 100%! After all, the first goal was 100%!”

For a moment, my head was filled with only the idea of ​​achieving 100% rather than going back.

First of all, I just kept moving forward.

No more checking the achievement rate that I kept checking.

And I don't know how long I ran, but at some point, a message suddenly rang.

[Congratulations. Achieved 100% achievement rate.

-If you return to the starting point during the remaining time, 100% completion rate is confirmed.]

“……”

Exactly the end of the desert.

At the end of the desert was a meadow.

I clenched my fist with him and swung it straight towards my head.

thud.

A sincere blow.

Of course, it didn't hurt that much, but it was enough to wake me up.

"dummy."

He also scolded me.

“Check the status.”

[lumen, the current status of Ashirante.

-Current achievement rate: 100.00%

-Remaining time: 09:48:54]

Less than 10 hours left.

Whatever it was, it was impossible.

Never, unless you can suddenly use Blink with a zero cooldown.

of course.

Pavabak. Pavabak.

I didn't come up with an answer just by blaming myself, so I immediately turned back and kicked the sand.

Just in case, I tried to cross the grassland area in contact with the sand.

But there was no message or change.

"Damn it! you idiot!"

Of course, there is a debuff of greed, and I know that I was ruled or interfered with by that greed, but I had no choice but to take my anger out on myself.

I thought I was different from others, but in the end, I followed the same path as others.

"Damn it! Ice Field!”

Even if the probability of failure was 99% or 100%, I couldn't stand still, so I went back the way I came by using the ice field and thin ice with the cooldown returning.

a few hours later.

"Ugh. huh. Check the status.”

[lumen, the current status of Ashirante.

-Current achievement rate: 100.00%

-Remaining time: 03:21:33]

I ran and ran and ran again and again.

And the speed was a little surprising even to me.In the morning, I thought that I had run my best to reach 100%, but I still had the energy to move at a higher speed.

but.

"Damn it! I'm only half way through!”

There was too little time left.

Of course, in my haste, I often shouted Blink earnestly without realizing it.

But Blink didn't even budge.

Anyway, even knowing the result so clearly, first of all, I ran and ran towards the starting point without stopping.

I regret that I felt different from my father, older brother, and older sister who had tasted failure.

[60 minutes left.]

[50 minutes left.]

[40 minutes left.]

When the remaining time dropped below an hour, a message kindly indicated the remaining time.

As if mocking excessive greed.

And it turned into 1 minute increments as it went down 10 minutes.

Perhaps it would be wiser to give up without any regrets.

But nevertheless, I ran and ran and ran.

But when the remaining time reached one minute, I had no choice but to stop without realizing it.

at the same time.

iron duck.

He just sat down on the sandy floor.

There was no starting point in sight, and there was no way to get to the starting point in 60 seconds.

Of course, I drew this situation right away.

Even so, I moved like crazy thinking that it might be.

But the situation has completely disappeared.

"her..."

A smirk leaked out.

After all, the last limited quest ended with nothing.

Then, he lay his back on the sand as if he were going to collapse.

"great. One failure is enough.”

Of course, my stomach hurt.

But failing was a failure, so I repeated myself as if it was no big deal to not worry about it any longer.

with both eyes tightly closed.

Hong Jooyoung lying on his back on the sandy floor.

Something poked out of Hong Jooyoung's sole.

right at the root.

And just dug into the soft sand.

slurp. slurp.

Because the sand was so light and soft, the roots moved without hesitation.

Of course, the farther away from Hong Jooyoung's body, the thicker and thinner the body of the root.

Then it turned into a thread.

It looks like it will break if you leave.

Nevertheless, the roots continued to move and stopped at some point.

because it is no longer thin.

drop.

the sound of something breaking.

And the roots moved again with great speed.

Of course there have been changes.

Bassack. Bassack.

The sound of something burning or drying out.

In fact, from the part where Hong Jooyoung's body was cut off, the roots began to dry out and fell apart.

Then, like a motorcycle or car that often appears in movies, he took gasoline and went forward like the flames chasing the motorcycle and car.

Roots that gradually shrink and crumble like that.

But it did not stop and the roots continued to move.

“Huh. Heh.”

He laid his back on the sandy floor and took a deep breath.

After all, there are only a few seconds left.

But then, an unexpected message rang.

Clearly I lay my back on the sandy bottom, even though I didn't move at all.

[You have reached the starting point.

-Successfully cleared the level 900 limited quest with a -100% achievement rate.]

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