## Chapter 240 – 240. Tutorial Floor (12)
#240. Tutorial Floor (12)
Amidst the cheers of the crowd, a group entered the camp.
Numbering about a dozen, they were all armed.
Some possessed unique weapons, not the basic ones. Probably obtained from the dungeon.
‘So, that’s where all the hunters from the open space went.’
One E-rank and three F-ranks led the way, their posture noticeably better than the others.
Especially the lone female swordsman exuded considerable force. Her magic power was F-rank, but in a real fight, she could easily handle an E-rank.
Just as I was about to use my skill on the woman.
“Nice to meet you.”
The only E-rank, seemingly the leader of the combat team, approached me.
“I’m Baek Ji-hyuk. I heard you walked out of the tree. Could you tell me about it?”
Tall with a bright smile, he was a man who would be liked by anyone.
But not me. The moment I saw him, I couldn’t help but frown.
*Ting-*
「‘Incomplete Eye of the Moon’ is activated.」
「Name: Baek Ji-hyuk
Age: 29
Contract Constellation: –
Affiliation: –
Authority: –
Exclusive Trait: Superior Leadership (C+)
Exclusive Skill: Frontline Command (D+)
Trait: Indigo (E)
Skill: -」
It was horrifying.
Just how extreme of a gay was he to have an ‘Indigo’ trait?
Even I, with my messy history with women, don’t have traits like lechery or harem.
My instincts as a man were screaming at me to stay away.
“…You seem to be shy.”
When I didn’t accept his handshake, Baek Ji-hyuk gave a good-natured smile, seemingly embarrassed. The gazes pouring in from around us were intense.
Thanks to that, I could feel how popular he was within the camp.
But did these people know? That he was a hardcore gay who was after men’s rear ends?
“I don’t think we’ll be seeing each other for long, so let’s skip the introductions.”
I wouldn’t give my name to a gay guy.
“We didn’t come here on purpose, and we don’t plan on staying, so we’ll be on our way.”
“…You seem to be in a hurry.”
“I hear that often.”
I earned a lot in the dungeon, but the daily quota was separate.
If I kept hunting the mummies, it might be different, but there were fewer than I thought, so I didn’t even meet the quota the day before.
‘There’s no point in staying in a camp that could collapse at any moment. It’ll only make it harder to get WP.’
Just as I was about to leave with the two of them, someone blocked my path.
Disheveled suit and sharp eyes, it was a familiar face.
“Look at this rude bastard.”
*Ting-*
「‘Incomplete Eye of the Moon’ is activated.」
「Name: Lee Gyu-ho
Age: 36
Contract Constellation: –
Affiliation: –
Authority: –
Exclusive Trait: Opportunist (C+)
Exclusive Skill: Backstab (C)
Trait: –
Skill: -」
It was the man who almost died after arguing with the administrator in the open space.
If I remember correctly, he jumped off the roof of his company building because he failed to get a promotion due to office politics?
“You should be thankful that Ji-hyuk is talking to you nicely and follow along. Where do you think you’re going, ignoring him like that-”
“Gyu-ho.”
Just as Lee Gyu-ho was about to start his petty quarrel, Baek Ji-hyuk, who had approached unnoticed, stopped him.
Lee Gyu-ho, whose wrist was grabbed, looked visibly flustered.
“That person isn’t affiliated with our camp. Please show some respect.”
“S, sorry, Ji-hyuk. I did something unnecessary.”
“You should apologize to that person, not me.”
At those words, Lee Gyu-ho’s face subtly contorted.
He didn’t know his own faults, and he was a total boomer who felt uncomfortable apologizing to someone younger than him.
I could see why he was pushed out in office politics. He was only good to his superiors and treated his subordinates like trash.
“…My bad.”
He reluctantly lowered his head, but there was no hint of guilt or shame in him. Rather, I felt a subtle murderous intent.
It was absurd, but I didn’t particularly want to kill him. There’s always one or two guys like that wherever you go.
But I didn’t plan on letting it go.
I released my killing intent just enough to not make him faint, and Lee Gyu-ho started sweating and trembling.
*Thud-*
Ignoring him as he collapsed to the ground, I headed out of the camp. It smelled like piss.
“I hope we can meet again next time.”
Baek Ji-hyuk left me with a meaningful remark as I left. I took it in one ear and out the other.
We wouldn’t be meeting again anyway.
***
Time passed, and it was already the 5th day.
It had only been two days, but a lot had happened in the meantime.
「Current WP: 52,242」
I finally had over 50,000 WP.
If you combined it with the WP that the two of them had, it was about 80,000. It was thanks to hunting monsters until dawn.
Looking at it this way, I had already met the quota, but I didn’t plan on stopping the hunt. I wanted to reach a total of 100,000.
Of course, it wasn’t all good news.
From last night, the number of monsters started to increase rapidly. It was probably a kind of event to filter out the survivors.
It would be a bolt from the blue for other survivors, but it was actually good news for us.
It was like prey was rolling in even if we stayed still.
Thanks to that, I was able to earn an additional 1,000 WP just from hunting at night.
And this morning, a second event occurred that would shock the survivors.
「There is no free lunch in this world.
You are a player candidate.
To enter the tower, you must pay an entrance fee of 500 WP.
Failure will result in death.」
500 WP.
It was pocket change for me, but not for others.
In simple terms, they had to catch 500 goblins.
‘They’re not going to let anyone freeload and survive.’
It was a notice filled with malice.
If they had told us from the first day, it might be different, but the remaining time was only two days.
From now on, the survivors would have to hunt monsters like crazy to meet the quota.
But would that really be as easy as it sounds?
These were the people who had survived without hunting monsters until now. Now, 500 goblins? There’s no way they could do it.
Fortunately, WP could be transferred.
If someone with enough WP shared it, others wouldn’t have to risk their lives to hunt monsters.
But who would do such a thing for others?
It wasn’t just ordinary money. It was WP that they had risked their lives to collect.
Logically, they wouldn’t share it, and they wouldn’t just sit back and watch someone else share it.
If one person started sharing, it would naturally create an atmosphere where others would have to share as well.
The survivors without WP would also become increasingly anxious as time passed.
Even if they hunted a few monsters with others during the safe daytime, it wouldn’t be enough to collect 500 WP.
But they would be too scared to hunt at night.
Before long, the camp would become a chaotic mess of conflict between those who didn’t want to lose what they had and those who were trying to survive.
And as I said before, if you kill someone, you can get the WP that person has.
It wasn’t hard to predict what would happen in the future.
Of course, I didn’t care what happened to others.
What was important to me now was the safety of Lucifer and Ise-rin, and the acquisition of WP.
“Hyun-woo?”
My thoughts were broken by a voice calling me.
*Thud-*
Regaining my senses, I immediately cut off the monster’s breath. It was the goblin shaman, the boss of the dungeon.
*Ting-*
「You have defeated the owner of the dungeon.」
「1,000 WP has been awarded.」
「You have acquired ‘Goblin Shaman’s Staff’.」
「Goblin Shaman’s Staff
Category: Item
Rank: E+
A goblin shaman’s staff imbued with the energy of nature.
Increases the power of magic.」
It was a disappointing reward.
Well, it would be greedy to expect a great reward from a mere goblin dungeon.
“This is for you, Sis.”
“Huh? Are you sure?”
Ise-rin, who received the staff, widened her eyes.
“…Thank you. I’ll treasure it.”
Looking at her holding the staff tightly as if she was touched, I felt embarrassed for no reason.
It’s really nothing.
***
The 6th day arrived.
And the third event began.
*Ting-*
「From now on, the amount of WP held by all player candidates will be revealed.」
「Overall Ranking
1. Kang Hyun-woo – 55,372 WP
2. Lucy – 24,724 WP
3. Lee Se-rin – 15,370 WP
4. Yoo Ah-rin – 6,210 WP
5. Baek Ji-hyuk – 4,793 WP
˙
˙
˙」
“They’re openly encouraging us to fight.”
That ranking table was a kind of warning to those who hadn’t collected 500 WP.
If you want to live, kill people and steal their WP.
Even until the 6th day, not many people would have collected 500 WP. And realistically, it was impossible to collect 500 WP from now on.
Just last night, so many monsters popped out that the entire forest was a mess.
No one would try to hunt at night after seeing corpses lying around here and there.
In the end, there was only one way left.
“What are you going to do?”
Lucifer, who was lying on top of me, stared at me intently.
She seemed to be in a good mood, probably because she had just replenished her sugar.
“I’ll hunt as usual.”
I don’t care if the people in the forest kill each other.
It’s important to fill the remaining 4,500 WP to reach 100,000 WP.
“The humans in the camp will be looking for us, right?”
“Probably.”
They’re not stupid, so they must know that the top three are us. Even catching just one of the three would be a profit, so they’ll be looking for us with their eyes peeled.
“First, I’ll try to persuade them with words, and if they still don’t understand, I’ll have to deal with them.”
Of course, I don’t think they’ll be persuaded.
And the prediction was not wrong.
Not long after starting the morning hunt, a group approached.
I saw familiar faces.
“I finally found you!”
It was Lee Gyu-ho, who had pissed his pants after starting a petty quarrel. Behind him stood armed men.
They were all part of the camp’s combat team.
The way they were exuding murderous intent and fiddling with their weapons showed that they weren’t here to talk.
“Don’t come too close, you smell like piss.”
It actually seemed to smell a bit.
Lee Gyu-ho’s face contorted at my provocation. By the way, I couldn’t see that gay guy, Baek Ji-hyuk, anywhere.
‘Did they already kill him?’
The possibility was low.
His exclusive trait, ‘Superior Leadership,’ was optimized for leading a specific group.
If he was the type to get stabbed in the back by his subordinates, he wouldn’t have even obtained such a trait in the first place.
“Hoo… Okay, I, an adult, will be patient. I won’t say it twice. If you quietly hand over the WP and the woman, I won’t kill you.”
The eyes of the men standing behind him turned to Lucifer and Ise-rin.
I couldn’t help but release my killing intent at their dirty and filthy gazes.
“This bastard, when an adult speaks, you should at least say something-”
I gave the middle finger to Lee Gyu-ho, who was still showing off his boomer power.
Immediately, the men standing behind him rushed towards me.
“You’re scared of monsters, but you think I’m easy?”
In an instant, a red light cut through the air, drawing a clear trajectory.
Red paint poured down like a shower.
The trees and bushes were dyed red, and in this place where only a cold silence had settled, Lee Gyu-ho blankly watched the situation before collapsing to the ground.
Soon, the smell of piss wafted over.
“You think I earned this by playing poker?”
「Current WP: 61,419」
