Chapter 8 – Chapter 1. Tutorial.
Jihyeok and Anchovynam stayed out of sight of the other participants for two days.
And, the evening of the last day that we greeted like that.
If they stayed like this until midnight, they could safely pass the tutorial.
The anchovy man was grateful to God that he had come this far without any harm. Of course, it wasn’t completely over yet, but I had no doubts that nothing would happen if I stayed calm like before.
“Thank you, Jihyeok. Thank you for helping me.”
Anchovy Man thanked Jihyeok. However, Jihyeok’s reaction was somewhat lukewarm.
“Well.”
“… Yes?”
“You still have the most important night left.”
What was the anchovy man talking about? Jihyeok raised his head to the sky. The slowly setting sunset ran away before I knew it. On the other side of the setting sun, crows were flocking.
Moreover, there were even clouds in the night sky. It was unlikely that he would receive enough help from the bright moonlight today. … It was a wonderful opportunity for the unmarked participants.
“You must not be vigilant until the end.”
“… Yes I will.”
Jihyeok was determined to stay up all night.
Without a single exception, the final night of the tutorial was always bloody. The unmarked participants burned their entire bodies for the final hunt. Conversely, the participants with the mark ran away to avoid them.
It wasn’t just the contestants who ran amok. The monsters in the forest also attacked like crazy.
It wasn’t even safe outside the forest. The pursuers already knew that all marked ones would run away from the forest. The chase and chase usually started there.
And for the sake of this day, Jihyeok has stocked up on his maximum stamina. In this chase, the key was how long he could hold out. He wondered how long the anchovy man could last.
Before the sun had completely set, Jihyeok started walking back to where the first day’s tutorial had started. The anchovy man quickly followed him.
They went to the woods in the morning and drank enough water to fill their stomachs. There, they dig under the tree and roast and eat caterpillars… The two had prepared everything for tonight.
As night fell, of course the participants began to come out of the forest one by one. Water and food were no longer needed, so it was only natural to run out of the forest if there were signs. There is no need to risk your life in a dangerous forest for nothing.
Of course, other races had much better physical abilities than humans. … To be honest, it was almost impossible to ostracize them if they made up their minds to pursue them. In order not to suffer at the last minute, I actually needed some luck.
The anchovy man looked back periodically. Even in his eyes, a group of participants began to appear one by one. Fuck this! His heart was beating like crazy. I felt as if all of them were running after his mark.
Jihyeok’s steps became faster and faster, but later changed to a fluttering pace. The anchovy man followed him faithfully. But already, his breath was hoarse. Having not eaten properly for a week already, his body was quickly exhausted. He was a slug and he was not at a level where he would recover just by eating a few.
Mandible mandible.
Hee hee.
The two of them moved while listening to each other’s panting breaths. The anchovy man ran for a while and then looked back.
… Ah!
Things that were clear before were now clearly bigger. In an instant, the anchovies left numbness in the hamstrings. A terrible terror came over him and beat him relentlessly in his chest.
“Whoa, whoa, whoa, haha, haha.”
Jihyeok felt the anchovy man’s breathing suddenly become rough behind him.
This bastard… , He looked back.
Apparently, the participants seemed to have gotten pretty close.
Jihyeok slowed down his pace slightly. Then he looked behind him and roughly estimated the distance and direction of the other group. Fortunately, he didn’t seem to be pursuing them.
He slightly bent the direction he was moving. But they didn’t change course. Only then did Anchovy Nam let out a sigh of relief and wiped his chest.
Again the moon was obscured by clouds. The world has gone dark. It was a dangerous moment because it would be difficult to prepare if the field of view was limited.
After a while, the moon, hidden behind a cloud, reappeared. In the meantime, the situation around me had changed completely.
“This shit… !”
There was a group of people approaching exactly the two of them. I could see at a glance what it was.
Those fucking orcs!
It was a group of orcs who had ill feelings towards them. I don’t know how they smelled it and followed them all the way here, but they were chasing them like crazy.
Jihyeok thought that the mark was not the problem. Due to Giranosh’s personality, he’ll probably come after you for revenge, with or without a mark.
Fuck, if I had to…
Of course, he was the one who had to go through hardships at the last minute. However, I couldn’t come this far and start the tutorial again from the beginning. Especially, I never wanted to die for that fucking orc. It was a matter of pride.
However, with their stamina, it was almost impossible to outrun them. In the end, it was a self-evident fact that they would catch up. It’s not like there’s not enough time left… The night has just begun.
I’d rather fight that bastard while I have some stamina left.
In order to reduce the weight even a little, the wooden spear had been abandoned. No matter how much I looked around, there was no stone that could be used as a weapon. In other words, they had to fight in hand-to-hand combat. Then it was important to have a little more stamina.
Jihyeok suddenly stopped moving his body. Anchovy Nam couldn’t stop for a moment and he bumped into his back.
“Ha, why, ha, did you stop?”
The anchovy man reflexively looked back and said he had to run away. However, Jihyeok silently broke his neck and prepared to fight. As I ran all the way here, my body was completely relaxed.
“Sir, are you going to fight?”
“Yes.”
Damn this
The anchovy man’s face turned black. No matter how gifted he was to fight, he thought it impossible to deal with those monsters without a weapon. If Ji-hyeok dies, the anchovy man will surely die too.
“He, just run away, okay? We run away You don’t even have a weapon!”
“I can’t go back anyway. … And it’s noisy, so shut up.”
Jihyeok glared fiercely at the unhelpful anchovy man and growled. Suck-. The guy was startled and bit his mouth shut.
He was scared and seemed to go crazy. It seemed that he would surely die if he stayed in this position. He was already consumed by a terrible fear.
Damn, die I will die unconditionally! How do you fight them without a weapon!
He couldn’t do this or that and rolled his feet. … Then, all of a sudden, it occurred to him that if this guy could be the bait and buy him time, he might be able to get past them. It was a terribly selfish idea.
Ah… , No no.
But as they approached, the fear of death increased. It was like waiting for death.
The anchovy man hesitantly stepped back. He has grown quite distant from Jihyeok.
At last… , He could not hold out any longer and began to run away.
Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck… !
Anchovy Nam made all sorts of excuses to get rid of his guilt. He said he was sure to tell that person to run away. Besides, even if he was there, he wouldn’t be of any help anyway.
Jihyeok turned his head and looked at the anchovy man running away. The corners of his lips curled up.
… Cowardly bastard.
It was not a problem that could be solved by running away unconditionally. Aren’t humans even physically inferior compared to other races?
Of course, from the point of view of the anchovy man, that might have been the best choice. Tossing him as bait, buying time.
Anyway, Jihyeok and Anchovy Man now went their separate ways. He had no reason to protect him any longer. The one who betrayed me first is that bastard.
Before long, the group of orcs approached Jihyeok right in front of him. Giranosh gasped for breath and glared at him as if to kill him.
“I’m new!”
Fortunately, there were only two orcs. At that time, the guy whose eyes were pierced by a wooden spear seemed to be behind in the end. Well, even a troll, the king of regeneration, wouldn’t be able to live if the spear stabbed his brain.
Giranosh hurriedly approached Jihyeok one step at a time. The muscular body with protruding veins made the viewer feel intimidated. It was truly a warrior’s body.
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen a nice face, but the shit is still the same.
They say that there are fuckin’ bastards at all times, and Giranosh was the perfect match. If the god damned bastard had just put a spoonful of reason into that daegalppak, he would have been a great friend.
– Wooooo!!!
He roared again. Jihyeok didn’t like the way it looked.
He threw the token he was wearing around his side roughly to the side. Surely the orc bastard who talks about the blood of a warrior will not shamelessly run away with only a sign.
Jihyeok clenched his fists and took a stance. He didn’t know how effective it would be because it was a poorly learned martial arts technique, but he believed that it would work because a skilled person taught it to him.
– Kwon, i.E. Fist, the distance from the opponent is always important. Of course, all weapons are like this, but martial law is especially so. Distance control is life, I mean.
In fact, all martial arts are like that. There were many cases where a person’s life or death was decided at a distance of just a knuckle. In particular, in the fight of the strong, lives came and went at a shorter distance than that.
The reason why Jihyeok rose to the top of the continent with a human body was that he was a master of distance control. His talent in martial arts was also excellent, but his ability to control distance was unparalleled. … Because if what should be right doesn’t fit, anyone gets embarrassed.
A week has already passed. In the meantime, he had somewhat gotten used to this wretched body. Even if it wasn’t as much as when he was a warrior, it was no longer a chore to steam an orc.
The young orc who had been talking about the warrior’s blood cowardly picked up a wooden club against the weaponless Ji-hyeok. I don’t think that’s cowardly from their point of view.
Fuck, then what’s the difference between a warrior and a thief?
Of course, just because he lifted a club didn’t change the outcome. In fact, swords and sticks were merely extensions of the arm, after all. So, didn’t the Heavenly Demon subdue the continent only with his fists? … That kid is a great kid too.
“Wow!”
He screamed and rushed at Jihyeok. The stick flew towards the head at high speed. He pinpointed his trajectory and then avoided it perfectly. And with minimal movement, he punched the guy in the stomach with his fist.
ㅡㅡ!!
Centering around the spot where the fist hit, his skin swayed and shook. However, even the Orcs had considerable toughness. Of course, he held on intact and fired a follow-up right away.
However, no matter how hard he swung the club, Ji-hyeok was not hit. He looked like he was going to get hit, but he managed to dodge just barely like a baby mosquito.
“Profit, dog, profit, profit—!”
Giranosh was on fire. He himself gets beaten up with pleasure, but his opponents don’t get hit at all.
The first one or two were tolerable, but the impact kept accumulating, so it piled up to the point where I couldn’t ignore it later. Eventually, Giranosh fell to one knee as his fist hit him hard on his side.
“Ugh, you fucking rat-like gnome!”
His eyes were bloodshot red. He was angry and felt like he was going crazy. Of course, the more he got excited, the simpler the attacks became. Naturally, Jihyeok dodged his attack more easily.
However, Jihyeok also had no weapon, so he was unable to launch a decisive attack. Apparently, fists weren’t his specialty, so the efficiency was very low. If you count water fists that have not even been trained, how strong are they?
After fighting for such a long time, Jihyeok gasped for breath. At this rate, he was about to collapse from exhaustion first.
Fortunately, Giranosh also seemed to have reached its limit. The bastard is already on his third knee.
“Kill it. Whoops, whoops. I will kill you!”
But unlike the shouts with his mouth, he seemed to have trouble even standing upright. He had already been hit in the stomach with his fists so many times that his internal organs must have been tangled. Maybe it exploded
Unable to win, he forced himself to stand up and rushed at Ji-hyeok again. However, the last blow of his fist into the skin of his stomach knocked him back and he could not get up.
“Kill, ha, throw away, kill, throw away, ha, go~~!!”
Jihyeok cast a sharp gaze at his subordinate Orc.
“Are you going to jump too?”
However, Orc, who had already lost momentum, could not attack Ji-hyeok. How can he beat a guy who couldn’t even beat the captain?
Jihyeok glared at the two intensely, then slowly backed away. Then, he picked up the dropped token again and started walking in the direction where Anchovy Man had fled earlier.
“Stand there… Stand there, you damned human bastard!!”
The screaming voice soon fell silent. Jihyeok knew they had given up.
He gasped for breath and walked for a long time. His stamina was hitting rock bottom. He still walked and walked and walked.
Then I found an anchovy man far away.
Jihyeok stopped in front of the anchovy man.
… He was lying on the floor with an arrow stuck in his head.
No signs were visible.
