Closed Beta I Played Alone

Episode 171. Dungeon (3).

Inside the dungeon of trials.

There was still quite a bit of time left, so he didn't do anything in particular.

However, unlike me, there were people who were very busy with conversations.

“Would you like to wait longer?”

"OK! You never know if more will come! There are still four days left.”

“But waiting is not a good thing.”

"right. If, with one minute left, you decide who will break the pylon, what do you think will happen if he changes his mind and breaks the pylon? We're all just going to die!"

"right. Where is the guarantee that you won't choose to die together instead of dying alone?"

“If another person comes there, the probability of getting caught will decrease, but doesn’t that mean that the number of people who will share the reward increases as well?”

"that..."

Just like there are 80 people, it seems that there are 80 thoughts mixed with anxiety, worry, desire, and greed.

And it continued the next day.

Of course, in the meantime, I looked all over the place to see if there was something they missed, but in the end I couldn't find a hole for even a single ant cub.

In other words, the only way to get out of this place is to break the Pylon.

It seemed to be the only thing.

two days later.

“Now… let’s decide. Waiting for someone to come here any longer, or putting off someone who will destroy the Pylon, doesn't seem like a good option. As someone said, if the person who decides to destroy the pylon after delaying the last minute doesn't destroy it, it's really fucking shit."

“……”

“……”

“……”

At the words of a man named Verdi, the captain of the 80 people here who first asked me questions, the rest of the talk became dumb with honey.

However, there was no one against it.

Then.

"Hey. come here too Obviously, you are qualified to break the Pylon, and you will also be rewarded if the Pylon is destroyed by someone else in the future.”

Exactly what was said to me.

bum bum.

Without any objection to those words, they moved to the group.

As he said, as long as I've come here, I'm no longer an unrelated person.

First of all, 81 people were united like that.

After that, his words continued.

“Once again, I will make it clear. Whoever is caught destroys the Pylon immediately and unconditionally. Don't say things like asking for more time for nothing. The more thoughts, the more fears. Instead, write someone here, a family member or a lover. I will repay those who have enough left. Do you understand?”

"...Yes."

"...all right."

A crawling answer.

Verdi didn't seem to like it.

“Everyone answers straight out loud, one by one! So that everyone can hear it!”

"Yes!"

"all right!"

In the end, I answered so loudly that everyone even me could hear.

After that, the prepared note with 80 circles and one note with an X on it.

However.

“I want you to make a new note.”

Of the total of 81 people, I am obviously an outsider.

From their point of view, I had no choice but to be the best scenario.

In fact, I even made a tea like that implicitly.

So those 81 notes prepared in advance?

did not believe

I couldn't believe it.

And 80 people, including Verdi, frowned at my words.

But without hesitation, he continued to speak.

“If you don't remake it with a new note, I won't get involved. After all, this is a safety zone. Of course, the remaining 2 days? It's a life-threatening task, but two days is not enough."

“…I do.”Verdi sighed as if he had no choice but to agree to my words.

But there was more.

So he shook his head towards Verdi and spoke.

“I would like to make a note on which the circle will be drawn and the note on which the X will be drawn inside the public.”

“You mean you don’t trust us!”

Verdi, who had always maintained his composure, was furious this time.

But.

"Yes. Do you really want me to be naive to believe it?”

“……”

Without avoiding Verdi's eyes, he answered.

Because I am neither young nor stupid.

"Damn it."

“Do I really have to do this?”

"pup. If he comes back to life, he will definitely come back and kill him.”

“Always be careful. Because I remembered your face!”

The swear words that erupted from the surroundings in an instant.

Naturally, I wasn't afraid.

And it wasn't that I didn't understand them.

These are the ones who were imprisoned here in the Cave of Trials before witnessing the battle with the Smiths and the others who first revealed me.

That means you don't know that I'm Ashirante.

“Everyone calm down! I get it. Don’t let me do that.”

Of course, it may be my overreaction.

But I'm 100% sure, they've already foretold me as a sacrifice to break the pylon.

Because that's the best scenario for the rest of the 80 people I'm in a relationship with to be happy.

After a while.

80 circles and 1 X made by ordinary people.

Mixing was also done by those who were not fully aware of the current situation.

In the end, the situation cannot be left to chance.

And like that, all 81 people, including me, picked up a note one by one.

“I am a circle!”

"me too!"

“Kukk. circle!"

Except for one, everything else was a circle, so there was no choice but to burst out with cheers here and there.

The note I had chosen was also circled.

After that, there were some who behaved differently from others among those who suppressed cheers or joy as much as possible.

as soon as.

shaking.

one who trembles.

It was easy to confirm that he had pulled out a note marked with an X.

“Lunch.”

“……”

“Launch!!”

“?”

Captain Verdi called his name in succession, and then a man named Lunch, who had dropped his body, raised his head.

“Destroy the Pylon now! I will compensate enough for your family. And I, Verdi, the captain of the 2nd raid of the Novo Guild and the maternal cousin of the Maulama Guild Leader, will guarantee this!”

It is said that the more you think, the greater your fear.

Verdi certainly seemed to understand the meaning.

So I immediately ordered a man named Launch to destroy the Pylon.

However.

“Si... I hate it! why me! And you've already decided I'm going to put the blame on that stranger! seed. But why me? If you were going to do it from the beginning, you should do it! Why me!”

“Launch!”

"no. 이 개새끼야! what are you what? our boss? seed. But if you tell me to die, do I have to die?”

“Everyone has already agreed to do so!”

“Fuck! if you want to do it you do it This is the safety zone. I have no intention of dying. In that case, we will all die together!”

Guts possible because it's a safety zone.

Of course, others also spoke to Launch.

“Lunch. It was definitely promised.”

"right. Keep your promise!”

“Your sacrifice is by no means light. It is a noble sacrifice.”

However, it didn't seem to work for Ronchi, whose eyes were wide open.

“A noble sacrifice? don't say shit if you want to do it you do it You bastard!”

In the end, the situation became a mess in an instant.

But there were more problems.

Even if the remaining 80 people draw the lot again, except for Launch, who behaves like that, there is no law that says that the person caught does not have to do the same.

And since there is already precedent, there is no way if you struggle to say no.

“Fuck! If you make a promise, keep it!”

“Lunch. You bastard!”

“Lunch, you bastard just get out of here. Don't break your head straight away!"

First of all, the situation ended by spitting out double lust for Launch instead of me.

No matter how much he restrained and restrained him, it was impossible to force an attack on the pylon in this safety zone.

next day.

The atmosphere had to be grim.

Now, really, there is less than a day left, and if this continues, there is only the worst situation left where everyone will eventually die.

And in the meantime, there were people who asked me for a favor.

Launch right away.

“You are a stranger. You must have come here for a price anyway. So I'm begging you And if you have a relative or lover, as well as your family, please write here. One billion if I get out of here? No, I'll give you even 10 billion golden rings. I will protect you for the rest of your life if you want. It can swear to the sky!”

“……”

Ronchi kneels in front of me and speaks.

However, the only thought that came to my mind for such an act was, 'Well, there are all these idiots.'

So I ignored it.

First of all, time passed like that.

Looking at each other to see if anyone would make a sacrifice.

I thought that 80 people, no, 81 people, including myself, were too many.

In other words, if it was a small number of people, the decision might have been made easily.

But 81 were quite a lot.

Not only did I think that there might be someone who would voluntarily make sacrifices, but I also immediately thought, ‘Would it be me who has such a large number?’

Then I came to this point.

After a while.

swoosh.

I got up from my seat and looked around.

Ronchi, who is buried in a corner with his head bowed, and the rest of the rest are looking at each other fiercely.

He opened his mouth wide enough for everyone to hear.

“One billion golden rings per person. And the launcher who struggles at the thought of wanting to live is the 10 billion golden ring he said with his own mouth. How is it?"

woozy woozy.

wiggle wiggle.

No matter how much I said before and after, it quickly became noisy because there were no people who did not know what it meant.

But the noise was short-lived.

“I… I will accept it!”

"me too!"

“Of course I am!”

Perhaps they thought for a moment.

And even if I made a promise here, I would have gone so far as to think that there is no need to keep the promise if I die.

Of course, in the midst of that, some of you must have wondered, 'Where are you going to use the Golden Ring when you're going to die anyway?'

This is the reality, and that means you have to get the Golden Ring later.

But they didn't ask any questions about that part because they thought they had to live right now.

Even the launch, which was pointed out as a 10 billion gold ring, was pinned down.So I opened my mouth to them again.

“I’m shooting all the scenes right now with beads of memory that have been realized in reality. There is no use in denying it later. And the captain has to say one more thing. If the people here don’t offer the Golden Ring in the future, the Novo Guild will offer it.”

“……”

Verdi is silent for a moment.

But what decision he made, Verdi opened his mouth with a small nod of his head.

"I get it. Novo Guild will pay a total of 89 billion gold rings no matter what. But what is your name?”

“ Hong Jooyoung. This is Hong Jooyoung. You should definitely remember this name. The leader of the Novo Guild’s Maulama Guild knows my name.”

Perhaps, if I said Ashirante, I would have been terrified.

However, because of revealing my original name, no one, including Verdi, took any action.

It seemed that he made the judgment that he knew my words that he knew the Maulama Guild Leader while he was simply being sent as a mercenary.

Anyway, he signed a contract that wasn't like that, and turned his gaze to the crystal tower embedded in the center.

and.

bum bum.

Without hesitation, I took a step towards the pylon.

Of course suicide?

Of course I have no intention of doing it.

Moreover, while others may regard it as hell, it was not hell to me.

It wasn't heaven, but the fact that I was able to show off my presence in the world alone made me honestly happy now.

Therefore, suicide was not considered at all.

If I could kill everyone here and live alone, I would do that.

In other words, I had a way out of here.

as soon as.

[We are holding the 'step 3 to prepare for a crisis'.

- Combat power increases as vitality decreases.

Combat Strength increases by 1% for every 10% HP drop.

-When the maximum HP drops below 10%, the damage is unconditionally reduced to 0 no matter what attack you receive for one time only.

: Cooldown 30 days.]

Until now, this guy had little utility value.

He wasn't as good as his intelligence, but he had over 30,000 stamina and his armor was never at a low level.

But in the current situation, it had to be the best item.

Of course, I didn't think of it now, but I already figured it out two days ago.

But he remained silent without saying anything.

From the beginning, they didn't hide their eyes that they wanted me to become a victim.

Other than that, I didn't want to miss a chance to take a good part.

Anyway, the thought stopped there, summoned the Ice Spear and hit the Guard Tower as it was.

Pugh!

A pylon that shatters in one shot.

A message rang with him.

[The Guard Tower has been destroyed.

-Regardless of physical defense and magic defense, you take damage equal to 100 times your current health.]

Souk.

With that message, his vitality went down in an instant.

And since my vitality had never gone down to this level, I spit out a cough without realizing it.

Then exactly 10%.

Another message rang in that section.

[We are holding the 'step 3 to prepare for a crisis'.

-After that, the damage received will be changed to 0 only once.

-A 30-day cooldown is required to reuse the next protection.]

Exactly, health did not drop further from 10%.

“Heh heh.”

And at that moment, I unconsciously put a smile on my lips.

Of course, I knew it would be like this, but this is the reality, so I had no choice but to worry about it.

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