## Chapter 1064 – 1064. God’S Atlantis
I sat down where the other challengers were waiting.
All the challengers were men, and their gazes were fixed on Li Mei.
I understood them. Li Mei was the only woman here, and she was even beautiful. A beauty with Li Mei’s looks was rare.
‘And above all, she’s very revealing.’
Her figure was completely exposed in the tight-fitting pink cheongsam. If you looked closely at her full breasts, you could see the tips poking out. She was definitely braless. Her waist, the line of her large hips, and her pale thighs. It was an obscene outfit that stimulated a man’s lust.
‘I want to fuck her.’
I wasn’t the only one thinking that.
Most of the men here would definitely pounce on Li Mei if they had the chance.
‘Since they’re the kind of guys who use a place like this, they probably wouldn’t think twice about committing rape.’
Li Mei probably knew that too. Yet, she was confidently doing her job in such an outfit.
‘Either she’s confident in her skills, or she has a bodyguard hidden somewhere. Or maybe she has something else she’s relying on.’
I stared blankly at Li Mei. Objectively speaking, she was a woman who exuded a dangerous aura. But her body was so hot that my wariness was fading.
‘I need to check out her pussy…’
I swallowed hard.
Time flew by quickly as I watched the sexy Li Mei.
「A special event is occurring.」
「The Forest of Life will be available for the next 6 hours.」
「Earn Life Points in the Forest of Life.」
「Rewards will be determined based on the Life Points collected.」
“Alright, it’s challenge time. Everyone, come this way.”
Li Mei stepped forward. She waved her hand at the challengers. The challengers got up from their seats and approached Li Mei. The atmosphere between the challengers became heavy.
We stood in front of a wooden door that Li Mei was pointing to.
“Beyond this door is the Forest of Life. The way to earn Life Points in the Forest of Life is simple. If you kill a creature, you will earn Life Points accordingly. Ah, plants are a bit special. Only special plants give Life Points. So, don’t think you can get a large amount of Life Points by setting the forest on fire.”
“Does ‘creature’ include humans?”
One of the challengers asked. Immediately, the challengers began to be wary of each other. The atmosphere was going to shit in real-time.
“A creature refers to anything that has life.”
That meant you could get Life Points by killing humans.
“…Are there any other rules?”
“That you can’t leave the Forest of Life until 6 hours have passed? And that if you die, everything you have becomes the property of the laboratory. You’re challenging for free, so you don’t have any complaints, right? Anyway, you can get rewards if you just survive for 6 hours.”
The challengers didn’t say anything. No one came here without knowing anything. They all came here hoping for a windfall.
“Alright, challengers. Go in! I’ll be cheering for you!”
Li Mei’s pink lips formed a crescent. It was a smile mixed with mockery, but because she was a beauty, it didn’t feel unpleasant.
The challengers opened the wooden door and entered the Forest of Life.
Before entering, one challenger reached out his hand towards Li Mei’s chest. Li Mei lightly moved back to avoid his hand.
“Mr. Pelot, what are you suddenly doing?”
“Don’t act so expensive. It’s a pair of tits that other men have already fondled several times. Let me touch them once.”
“You seem to be mistaken because I’m wearing this outfit… I’m not a whore. I don’t throw my body around. Believe it or not, I’m a virgin.”
“…Oh. I can’t believe that even if you say so? I’ll have to check it myself.”
The man approached Li Mei. Li Mei retreated further. In the meantime, Li Mei’s subordinates appeared and blocked the man. The man clicked his tongue.
“Later. Let’s see each other again after I come back. Look forward to it. I’ll show you what a woman’s pleasure is.”
“That’s creepy. And at the same time, I’m impressed. Mr. Pelot, aren’t you afraid of the Black Blood Alliance? I’m close to the bottom, but I’m a cadre of the Black Blood Alliance?”
“Heh heh. If the Black Blood Alliance has any sense, they wouldn’t miss a talent like me.”
“Ah, I see. You were a Black Blood Alliance aspirant. Good luck. If you join the Black Blood Alliance, I’ll torment you a lot.”
“That sounds fun too.”
Pelot grinned. Before entering the forest, he grabbed the spear he had been carrying on his back. I followed him into the forest.
「Welcome to the Forest of Life.」
As soon as I saw the notification window, I summoned the Hwaryeon Flying Dagger and stabbed Pelot in the back.
“Guh! You, you bastard…!”
Pelot swung his spear backward. I grabbed the spear shaft with my left hand and unleashed lightning. Red lightning flashed from the blade of the Hwaryeon Flying Dagger. Pelot, electrocuted, fell to the ground.
“Kuaaaak…! W-Why?! Did that guy send you…?!”
“Who’s that guy? There’s only one reason you’re dying. Because you’re annoying.”
Thwack, thwack, thwack.
After stabbing his belly a few more times, I kicked his head. His head smashed against a tree and shattered.
「You have earned 100 Life Points.」
A notification window popped up.
It wasn’t a notification window that I had gained AP. It seemed that you couldn’t get AP even if you killed the exiles in this space.
“This crazy bastard!!”
“Surround him!!”
The challengers moved quickly and surrounded me. Their weapons were aimed at me.
I slowly looked around at them. They were all looking at me with tense faces.
“What’s with the sudden attack? You want to have a go at me?”
“You started it first! Why did you kill him?”
“I killed him because he was annoying. I don’t have any feelings for you guys… but I’m suddenly getting annoyed?”
Crackling.
Lightning crackled. It wouldn’t be bad to kill all these guys here and get Life Points. It would be a bit tough if they all attacked at once… but it wasn’t something I couldn’t handle.
“Um, everyone.”
I turned my head as I heard Li Mei’s voice from behind. Li Mei was smiling awkwardly from beyond the open door.
“It doesn’t matter what you do… but from my perspective, you guys won’t gain much by fighting each other. Humans are only worth 100 points. If I were to give you advice, it would be more helpful for you to work together.”
I lowered my sword. I relaxed my shoulders and showed that I had no intention of fighting. Some of them sighed. The man in front of me frowned.
“This guy is dangerous. He’s a guy who killed someone just because he was annoyed. If we don’t deal with him here, it will be dangerous later.”
“Why are you being so sensitive? Anyone can kill a person if they’re annoyed. Haven’t you ever done that?”
A man with a scar on his face said, putting away his weapon.
“…Didn’t you see his skills earlier? This guy is the strongest among us.”
“That’s why I’m giving up. I don’t want to bleed by fighting. If you really want to kill that guy, you go first.”
“……”
“Heh heh. You don’t want to die either, do you? You’re trying to manipulate us to pull a fast one. We’re not your comrades or your subordinates. Frankly, I was a little annoyed by that dead bastard too.”
The men who had surrounded me began to lower their weapons one by one. The man in front of me also understood the situation and lowered his sword.
“Okay. Let’s end this here.”
[Acceleration is activated. It will last for 10 minutes. Remaining stacks: 4]
[Moment(刹那) is activated. Remaining stacks: 3]
Thwack.
I plunged my sword into the heart of the guy who had lowered his sword.
“What the hell do you mean by ending it on your own terms? You tried to kill me, and you thought I’d just say, ‘Oh, okay,’ and let it go?”
“You bastard…!”
The guy gritted his teeth and tried to swing his sword. But he was slow.
‘Lightning!’
Red lightning flowed through his body, electrocuting him. He died instantly.
「You have earned 100 Life Points.」
I turned my head towards the other guys.
“Woah, woah. Calm down. I know you’re upset. We’ll apologize. We don’t have any hard feelings towards you. We were just surprised by your sudden actions. And that guy who just died was being impulsive. Let’s end it here, pal.”
“Shut up and become my points, you weaklings.”
“You son of a bitch! Run!”
The guys all started running in all directions. They were just acquaintances they had met for the first time today. They had no intention of fighting or sacrificing themselves for others. I followed the fleeing guys, swinging my sword and dropping lightning.
I used all of my Moment stacks, but I missed about 4 guys. Even though I was strong, I only had one body.
「You have earned 100 Life Points.」
「You have collected 1,000 Life Points. One of your stats has increased by 1.」
「Agility has increased by 1.」
I only killed 10 people and one of my stats increased.
I was amazed by the overwhelming cost-effectiveness.
‘The next reward is 3,000 points. Will it give me a stat then too?’
Most of the rewards were random. It was best to get a stat increase, and there was a high probability of getting consumables like potions. And there was a very low probability of getting high-grade equipment or skills.
I looked towards the door.
There were still challengers who hadn’t come out here.
“Aren’t you guys coming out?”
I’ll kill them as soon as they come out. I can easily get 100 points. There were 5 challengers left, so I could get 500 points.
“…I’m giving up on the challenge. Come to think of it, I have plans for dinner tonight.”
“I’m not feeling well today. Ms. Li Mei. I’m giving up.”
“There’s always another day.”
“You crazy bastard. Get caught by a monster and die.”
I stared intently at the guy who cursed at me.
“Eek! I’m sorry! It was a slip of the tongue! Please spare me!”
The surprised guy apologized and ran away before I could say anything.
“Oh my. It’s been a long time since something like this happened.”
Li Mei was still relaxed.
“…It’s been a long time?”
“Yes. It’s happened a few times. But most of the time, it ends with the challengers fighting each other.”
“…Ms. Li Mei, aren’t you challenging the Forest of Life?”
“I’m not a challenger, I’m a manager. Number 62. I’ll be cheering for you. If it’s you, Number 62, you’ll be able to get a lot from the Forest of Life.”
Before the door closed, I threw my sword. I wasn’t aiming for Li Mei, but for a challenger nearby. But the sword couldn’t enter the door. It was blocked by an invisible wall and fell to the floor.
“I told you, you can’t leave the forest until 6 hours have passed.”
“I see.”
“Y-You crazy bastard! You tried to kill me! Damn it! Do you know who I am?!!”
The challenger who was my target screamed. I memorized his face. But I had no intention of finding him and killing him later. It was too much of a hassle.
The wooden door closed. I felt a sense of disappointment that I couldn’t see Li Mei anymore, and turned my body. I reverse-summoned the Hwaryeon Flying Dagger that had fallen on the floor and summoned it back into my hand.
I was about to leave the bloody place when I felt a presence approaching me. It wasn’t a human presence.
It was a monster with a flimsy-looking green plant lower body and a crow’s head and upper body. It flapped its wings, but it couldn’t fly in the sky. Instead, thorns grew on its wings, sticking out jaggedly.
Manroe(卍雷).
I used the skill. Five lightning bolts in the shape of a swastika(卍) appeared in the air and surrounded the monster.
Kieeeeeeeng.
The Manroe resonated with each other and exploded. Flash. Lightning burst in all directions. The crow monster at the center of it naturally didn’t survive.
「You have earned 200 Life Points.」
It gave twice as many Life Points as a human. That didn’t mean that the monster was stronger than the men I had fought earlier. In this forest, points were assigned based on the type of creature, not individual strength. The human race itself was only worth 100 Life Points.
‘That’s why there’s no need to go out of my way to find and kill humans.’
Li Mei emphasized cooperation between the challengers, but there was no concept of party play in this space. Only the one who killed the monster got the points. That meant you had to get the last hit. Other people were just a hindrance.
I was about to go somewhere else when I stopped. I felt another monster’s presence coming this way.
‘Did it smell the blood? This is a honey spot.’
I grabbed the Hwaryeon Flying Dagger in my hand and prepared for battle.
My goal was at least 50,000 Life Points.
