Chapter 283 – Diamond Rank Battle
I entered the ranked competition.
It is a survival competition where only 10 out of 100 people can reach diamond level.
Aphrodite said that there are less than 7% of cases where I can level up.
Her measurements are probably about right.
But I had Aphrodite and a stronger blue dragon. It might be impossible to do alone, but I thought there was a possibility if we worked together.
[Current number of applicants: 100/100]
[Do you want to participate in ranked competition? Accept/Cancel]
[Caution]
[1. If you are eliminated after participation, you can reapply one month later.]
[2. The summoning app will not be held responsible in case of death during a ranked match.]
[3…]
.
.
There were many precautions.
Apparently, they are all users of summoning apps. It seemed like it was because I had a lot of unique abilities.
Just looking at myself, I specialize in energy rather than combat.
“Okay, let’s go!”
“Then I will accept.”
With the words of Aphrodite, who entered the body of an artificial life form again, a blue sphere appeared in front of her eyes.
When I grabbed that sphere, I was transported somewhere.
***
[Welcome users who participated in the Diamond Rank Battle.]
We arrived at a space filled with blue walls.
“It’s been a long time since so many different users gathered together… Since the Golden Kingdom.”
Other than me, I could see others who arrived here first.
There were a lot of people, but there were also a lot of people who looked like other races.
An Orc user carrying a mechanical ax on his back or a Lizardman user meditating while floating in the air.
“Groot… I’m definitely going to Diamond.”
There were even some who looked like three people.
All the people gathered here were summoning app users like me and competitors.
[User is number 33 here.]
I nodded at the voice coming from the air.
Then he went to the nearby wall and made a red chair using blood magic.
I sat on it and waited for the rest to fill up.
-Togak. Ttogak.
“Huh?”
As I was sitting like that, someone came up to me.
“Whoa… You look familiar?”
When I looked to the side, I saw a beautiful woman blowing smoke out of a long pipe.
When I wondered where I had met her, I realized she was the chemical engineer I had seen in the Golden Kingdom.
“Sister Evelyn. It’s been a while.”
“Wow~ Do you remember me? You’re amazing in many ways~”
When she recognized herself, she smiled brightly.
I guess she didn’t expect that she would remember her.
She was taught by her teacher that she should never forget the name of the woman she likes.
If a woman recognizes her even just a little during a chance meeting, she will become interested and like him.
Of course, her name alone may not have a lot of favor, but she was able to gain an advantage over other competitors.
I met her by chance and built up her crush again.
“So. What was your name?”
“Park Ja-geun.”
“Ah, it was like that.”
She was talking as if she remembered, but it was clear that if we broke up again, she would forget my name.
“Weren’t you a total beginner back then? Hmm… You caught up with me to the point where you came all the way here. It’s amazing, but also kind of scary.”
“I think I came this far because my older sister helped me a lot at that time.”
“Hehe. I won’t help you anymore~ It’s my 5th attempt too.”
In the past, in the forest heading to the Golden Kingdom, Evelyn defeated all the monsters alone.
She was such a strong and relaxed woman in her 30s.
She said she was eliminated 5 times.
As Aphrodite said, the ranking match was not an easy place.
“Yes, of course. We are competitors now.”
“But since we form a team together in the beginning, should we just hang out together in the beginning?”
“I like it. Today is my first time.”
“Really? You’re a newbee this time too~”
Her enemy succeeded in forming a temporary alliance with Sister Evelyn through her favor stack.
It wasn’t such a bad deal to be with her because she had some experience.
And because she is charming and mature, she is eye candy.
My older sister was wearing a unique green uniform, but her body was clearly visible as she was only wearing a uniform.
She definitely looked like she had a similar body type to Selina.
“How many times did you get it? I got it 33 times.”
“I have number 3.”
“Wow, it looks like the front seat. This might really be fate~”
“Fate? Oh, that’s right~ If you look at 33 and 3~”
She knew a lot about how to entertain her sisters.
Because I developed a crush. She said it would be good if we picked an appropriate topic and connected the conversation.
No matter how strong and talented she was, she couldn’t stop herself from getting close to me.
She was a smiling older sister who seemed to be a little bored.
[All users who applied for the diamond level competition participated. The ranked match will begin soon.]
As I was chatting with Sister Evelyn, time passed quickly.
[The first round begins.]
-Wow!
Blue walls unfold.
“Oh.”
The same exclamation as mine arose from those around me.
[Avoid obstacles and reach your destination.]
There are a lot of colorful obstacles.
There, I could see strange monsters, high walls, and even water that looked like walls.
[10.9.8.]
Crazy.
The countdown started right away without any preparation.
[3.2.1. Belt!]
The curtain in front of my eyes disappeared, and countless users jumped out.
“Then I’ll go first~”
Evelyn, who created the green cloud, ascended to the sky.
“Yes, meet me at your destination.”
I also waved my hand and ran out.
Magic. Haste. High-speed movement.
When the magic was activated, the body became exponentially faster.
I caught up with the people who ran ahead of me.
“Park Ja-geun. There is an unidentified trap ahead.”
“Tsk!”
Avoid the bamboo spear trap that pops out in front of you and regenerate the area where the platform disappears with the power of Hyeonmu.
“What is that guy.!”
“Krrr. How dare you go in front of me! I’ll catch up!”
In this way, he took the lead, creating traps and paths that did not exist before.
As I created a new path, other users followed me.
As expected, all of those users were monsters with a platinum level and a total rating of over 1000 points.
There was nothing to excel at in areas such as speed or power.
So, to prevent interference, I canceled and erased the path I created.
“No way. We are not on the same team.”
“Wow!”
“That guy!”
These are the people who fall into the air.
[No. 61 eliminated.]
[No. 79 eliminated.]
So I run ahead, knocking down my competitors.
“Keuee!!”
A huge monster was blocking the front.
Behind the monster, a transparent curtain was visible, and in the center of the curtain was a large keyhole.
I saw users attacking monsters, and I wondered if I had to subdue them in order to pass.
“There’s sister Evelyn too.”
Even after receiving numerous attacks, the monster continued to regenerate and spew fire from its mouth.
“Why is the difficulty of this ranked match so bad?”
“Miss.! Just die!”
Most of the users who dealt with the monsters seemed to be strong, comparable to Evelyn’s older sister.
However, I saw that many of them were unable to kill a single monster and the road was blocked.
“Should I catch that too.”
“I don’t feel any power inside that monster. It’s probably a trap designed to deceive the eyes.”
“That too is a trap.”
With Aphrodite’s help, I decided to look for the key somewhere other than the monster.
Besides me, there were competitors who showed similar behavior.
But even though I kept looking, I couldn’t find the key.
“Sparks are flying.”
“Just avoid it…”
The monster’s flames burned the ground and spread.
The ground became a sea of fire and the floor melted away and reappeared repeatedly.
“Huh?”
As I felt the flames and was avoiding them, something caught my eye.
‘It was there.’
A small key came into view on the floor melted by the flames.
However, the ground is immediately restored and covered.
Because of this, it seemed like everyone was just hitting that monster without knowing.
If so… Huhu…
I ran to where the next fire broke out.
“Shield.”
“Keuee!!”
-Rarrrr!!
A transparent curtain was formed over the entire body and the person entered the flames.
I grabbed the key in the floor and jumped back up.
-Fire.!
As it rolled on the floor with flames, the blue dragon came and sprinkled water.
“Phew. It’s really hot.”
After shaking off my clothes, I stood up and immediately looked at the tent with the keyhole.
“You’re going to put it in there, right?”
It moved right away.
Because it was a competition, I had to move as fast as every minute and second.
Of course, it seemed like no one passed.
I grabbed the key and ran and placed my hand on the tent.
“Oh, it just passed.”
Actually, the key I had was too small compared to the keyhole.
You could get through just by holding the key.
“Look! One person passed!”
“What! Aren’t we supposed to catch monsters!?”
“Damn it! Were you around.!”
All my competitors look at me and are embarrassed.
I thought it was funny, so I waved at them.
-Kung.
“Okay… Alright!”
“Oh, sister Evelyn.”
“The key! Uh. Where did you find it!?”
“This?”
He opened his palm and showed a small key.
“Oh! Yes, that!”
“It was simple.”
“Tell me. Please~ You helped me a lot~”
“Hehe. Then. Let’s see. We are the people who use the summoning app. Please give us one reward.”
“Huh.? Uh-uh. Okay! I’ll compensate you! I promise!”
“Okay. Then… I’ll let you know quietly.”
Everyone wanted to hear what I had to say, so users joined the tent.
I smiled when I saw that.
“I will compensate you too, so let me know!”
“Me too!”
“To me too!”
“Um… That’s not possible. I also don’t like having many competitors. I’ll only tell my sister.”
I laughed at them and sent a magical message to Sister Evelyn.
-You just have to look closely at the floor melted by the fire.
“What.?”
“I told you. Sister Evelyn. Fighting~”
“Ah. Okay! Spray gas!”
Evelyn spewed green gas around her, blocking her peripheral vision.
I think I sprayed it because I didn’t want my competitors to know.
“Cough! Cough!”
“Cough! Chase the plague wizard! I definitely heard information that holds the key!”
“Damn you can’t see!”
“Chase after it somehow!”
I watched them play tag one last time and ran beyond the curtain.
