Into the Creations 2494

Chapter 2494 – 2494. Devil’S Game

I ran forward, then stopped abruptly.

There was a wide-open road in front of me. To the side of the road, a little further away, I could see hills and abandoned buildings.

My instincts were screaming. This road was dangerous. If there were people on the hills or in the abandoned buildings, they could snipe me.

It would be better to go around towards the abandoned buildings. There were quite a few trees there that could provide cover, and I might be able to find other weapons or supplies in the abandoned buildings.

‘It’ll take at least three times as long.’

My deliberation was brief.

I went straight ahead. I dashed down the wide-open road with only a pistol in hand.

‘There’s no guarantee that I’ll find a better weapon than a pistol if I go to those abandoned buildings. Sniping? It’s been less than three minutes since the devil’s game started. There’s no way someone could have gotten a sniper rifle and found a good sniping spot so quickly.’

In many ways, the chances of being sniped were low.

Even so, I ran while being wary of the abandoned buildings.

I saw something moving in front of the abandoned buildings. It was too far away to see anything but a dot. But it had to be a person. There was no other possibility. If I had spotted them, there was a high chance they had spotted me too. Their vantage point was much better.

I raised my pistol. I thought I could hit them. Even if I missed, it wouldn’t matter much. Just the act of suppressing fire would be meaningful.

‘It can’t be Shin Do-hyun. It’s not the right direction.’

Bang, bang, bang!

Three shots fired with a light heart.

The dot in front of the abandoned buildings disappeared.

「You have acquired 5 game points.」

The notification popped up like a kill log. I had killed them.

‘…I killed them? Is this what a gun is like? It feels completely different from when I killed someone with a knife.’

My body was excited. But not as much as when I killed someone with a knife. In a way, I might have become used to killing.

Guilt? This is the devil’s game. If I don’t kill, I’ll be killed.

I ran.

A person came out of an abandoned building near the road and met my gaze. It was an ordinary-looking woman in her early twenties. She was holding a shotgun. She was startled as soon as she saw me. That was the difference between life and death. While the woman was surprised, I raised my pistol and pulled the trigger. The bullet hit the woman right between the eyes.

「You have acquired 5 game points.」

‘I didn’t even use hyperfocus… My hand moved almost reflexively.’

I took the shotgun from the woman’s corpse. In her backpack, there were three preserved rations, a bandage, and ten shotgun shells.

‘A double-barreled shotgun. I’ve seen it in games.’

I didn’t know how much a shotgun would help in an open field, but it was better than nothing. I took what I needed and started running.

After running hard, I came across an abandoned building. A three-story abandoned building. It stood right in front of the road, as if blocking it. If Shin Do-hyun hadn’t left, she would be here.

‘Shin Do-hyun is probably here. When I first saw her, she was hiding under the bed in the infirmary.’

I had spent time with Shin Do-hyun and had a rough idea of her personality. Shin Do-hyun was not as smart as Yoo Jin-myung, but she was quite clever. And she was a bit too cautious. If it were Shin Do-hyun, she would probably be hiding inside the building.

‘There’s no time limit in this game. All you have to do is survive until there are ten people left. It’s better to hide in one place and wait than to move around recklessly.’

If you have enough weapons, that is. The abandoned building was not small, so there was a high chance that there would be weapons or supplies inside.

“Do-hyun! Are you in there?!”

I shouted loudly. I had to avoid going into the building recklessly and getting killed by Shin Do-hyun.

Shin Do-hyun appeared at the window on the third floor of the abandoned building.

“…Come in.”

I nodded and went inside.

She was wearing a tracksuit and holding a rifle in her hand. An M16 rifle with a scope. It was a gun I knew from the FPS games I enjoyed playing in middle and high school.

She was sitting by the window with her gun.

“I’m glad you came. It’s better to be with two people than alone. You watch the back.”

I followed her instructions for now. The back of the building was blocked by trees, so there was no angle for sniping. If I carelessly lingered by the window, I would be easily sniped.

“Do-hyun, are we going to stay here?”

“This is a survival game. It’s better to hide in one place than to wander around recklessly.”

“Wouldn’t other people think the same thing?”

“……”

I knew an online game similar to this. In the later stages of that game, the safe zone would shrink, forcing the survivors to gather in one place. Eventually, the survivors would have no choice but to fight.

No safe zone? That was even more problematic.

“That means we’ll have to stay on guard for days without getting proper sleep. And more importantly, we don’t have enough food to last for days.”

I currently had three preserved rations. Even if we split one ration between the two of us, we would run out in three days. Our stamina would be depleted day by day, making it harder.

“…Are you saying we should go out and actively fight other people?”

“Rather than fight, we should focus more on looting. In this kind of game, looting is more important.”

“…Okay. I’ll do as you say.”

“Okay. Then let’s move right away. You’ve got everything you need, right?”

“Wait a minute. I found this… Do you want to wear it?”

What Shin Do-hyun brought from the corner was a green ghillie suit.

“That’s good. Camouflage is important. You wear it, Do-hyun. I’ll go first. If anything happens, you cover me.”

We moved along a path with lots of cover. Encountering an enemy here was what I wanted.

‘I don’t think I’ll lose a fight.’

With my perfect accuracy, a pistol, a shotgun, and hyperfocus, what was there to fear? The only thing I had to watch out for was long-range snipers.

As I walked forward, I encountered a person. I immediately raised my shotgun. The other person also raised a pistol and aimed it at me. It was a foreigner with blond hair and blue eyes. Unfortunately, hyperfocus activated too late. We were already aiming our guns at each other.

‘It’s a bit hard to focus. It felt easier when I was holding a knife.’

Judging by the way he moved, he didn’t seem like an ordinary person.

“Well, well. I didn’t expect to meet you here.”

The foreigner spoke in Korean. The lip and voice sync didn’t match. He was speaking in another language, but it sounded like Korean to my ears. It wasn’t that surprising.

“We can just go our separate ways. You move first.”

I said. My heart was pounding. In my head, I was thinking of ways to kill him. Use hyperfocus, dodge, and attack. That seemed like the best option.

‘…Wait. This guy doesn’t know about Shin Do-hyun yet.’

Shin Do-hyun was moving a little behind me. Since she was wearing the ghillie suit, it wasn’t good for us to move together. It was for situations like this.

‘Shin Do-hyun can snipe this foreigner in the head and kill him.’

Gunshot? Bullets were faster than guns. By the time the gunshot rang out, he would already be on the ground.

“I want to go behind you. I’d appreciate it if you moved aside.”

“Don’t talk nonsense, Yankee. I was here first.”

“Hey, Asian friend. I understand you’re on edge given the situation, but don’t be unreasonable. How about this? Let’s join hands. I’m a police officer from the United States. You seem to have a similar job… If we join forces, our chances of survival will increase.”

“Haha. What makes you think I’d trust you? You better get out of here. Otherwise, my partner will kill you.”

The guy paused for a moment.

“Then wouldn’t that be even better? It’s not like your partner has more than ten people… If you accept me, our chances of survival will increase. So…”

Bang.

A gunshot rang out from behind, and a bullet pierced the guy’s head. A clean headshot. All the shooting practice Shin Do-hyun and I had done at the shooting range had paid off.

“Do-hyun, you did great!”

I turned around. Shin Do-hyun, who had revealed herself, was biting her lip tightly. Her eyes were shaking as if there had been an earthquake.

I realized that it was the first time Shin Do-hyun had killed someone directly.

“It’s okay, Do-hyun. We had to kill him to survive.”

“…Was it really necessary to kill him? It might have been reassuring if we had accepted him as an ally.”

“What makes you think we could trust this guy?”

“……”

“Do-hyun, you have to be tough. If you don’t kill, you’ll be killed. And killing… You’ll get used to it after a few times.”

“Is that supposed to be comforting?”

“Was it a bit off?”

“…Never mind. What are we going to do?”

“We’ll take what we need and go on our way.”

I moved while being more cautious of my surroundings. The same situation didn’t happen again.

Looting went smoothly. We got firearms and body armor.

I gave the sniper rifle to Shin Do-hyun and received an assault rifle. I also put on a bulletproof vest, bulletproof pants, and a bulletproof helmet.

“A bulletproof vest… You managed to put it on.”

“What?”

“No. It’s just that I thought you might not be able to wear a bulletproof vest because your chest is too big.”

“Shut up.”

Shin Do-hyun glared at me fiercely. That was all. She would just accept my somewhat over-the-line jokes. That was proof that Shin Do-hyun and I had become closer.

‘I should ask Jo-eon later to pick a good day to confess.’

Three hours passed like that.

I started to get tired, so we settled down in a suitable building. Judging by the food and ammunition we had collected, we could last at least a week.

Five more hours passed, and eight hours had elapsed.

-The game is starting to drag on.

-To speed up the game, we will provide supplies every three hours.

-We will also bomb certain areas at random times.

-The first supply drop is coming.

-The first bombing zone is an area with no participants.

Three bombers flew in from the left sky. Bombs fell, and the ground began to burn.

“……”

“……”

Shin Do-hyun and I kept our mouths shut. I wanted to kill that devil bastard.

「Game Escape Ticket – 100 GP」

Buying a game escape ticket might be the best option. The problem was that I didn’t have any points right now.

「Game Points Held: 45」

I was 5 game points short of strengthening Jo-eon.

“Do-hyun, I need to use Jo-eon here. What do you think?”

“It’s your ability. Use it if you need to.”

I used it.

‘Give me the advice I need right now.’

〈Go 3km in the right direction.〉

We moved as Jo-eon had said.

On the way, supplies fell from the sky. We got two smoke grenades, two hand grenades, and two preserved rations.

At the place Jo-eon had told us about, there was a sturdy military vehicle. The key was in the ignition, as if it was natural. There were no signs of anyone else.

‘As expected of Jo-eon. You never disappoint me.’

I took the driver’s seat, and Shin Do-hyun got into the passenger seat. I hesitated before stepping on the accelerator.

‘Now, where do I go?’

〈The user can only receive advice twice a day.〉