Chapter 294 – Diamond Rank Battle
[Competition against the noisy team. Ace is number 8.]
[The goal of the match is hunting. Find surviving collectibles in the frigid land and obtain their essence. The value of the essence increases the rarer it is.]
[Time limit is 1 hour. Let the count begin. 5.4.]
“Haa.”
“It’s cold. I need to take out some clothes and put them on.”
White breath blew from the mouth.
[Beep.! The game begins.]
Due to the snow and ice visible everywhere, the team members took out fur clothes through the summoning app and wore them.
Likewise, I took out the padding I bought at a department store in the zombie world and put it on.
Of course, it looked a little strange because I was trying to wear it with a coat on.
“We will optimize it for you.”
“Optimization?”
“Yes. We have information on optimal reform for the uniform.”
Aphrodite saw my dissatisfied expression and immediately reacted and reformed me with a coat and padding.
“Oh. It’s warm and easy to move around.”
“Are you satisfied?”
“Yes, it’s only Aphrodite.”
When touched by her hand, it was recreated into a new object as if touched by God.
It’s comfortable and warm, but the most important thing is that it’s spicy.
I liked it.
After paying attention to keeping warm, we each looked around.
“Where should we go?”
“If we want to collect rare animals and plants, we each have to look around.”
“If you go alone, you may be attacked by the enemy team.”
“There might be a trap or something in this area.”
Since the team members were platinum level, each person had a different perspective.
Because of that, I was able to pay attention to many aspects.
It seemed like this was the big data I had only heard about.
Even without me having to move, it found the problem and suggested solutions and opinions.
“It seems better to move as a team of two.”
“I don’t mind being alone. I’m the ace of this team.”
“Angel, don’t show off.”
“You still don’t have the eyes to doubt my strength.”
Of course, there were some team members who were unhappy because someone rejected their opinion.
“Angel, you’re just unlucky, so do whatever you want. I’m sticking with this side.”
One of the Three Beautiful Women came towards me.
She was a number 9 woman, minus her looks and minus her personality.
She was the first to say pervert to me.
But she came closer to me first and tried to move with me. That behavior was strange.
“Wait a minute… I’m the weakest… So I’ll take number 33.”
“Hey number 13. Are you weak? Don’t be ridiculous. All of our teams are at the same platinum level.”
Suddenly, numbers 9 and 13 came together.
The team suddenly began to split at the word of dividing into two-person groups.
“… I also want to go with number 33.”
“Number 27… Including you?”
The Three Beautiful Women, whom I had seen for the first time, glared at each other and began to fight.
“I’m not here to take a popularity vote. 55 minutes. Let’s leave quickly!”
The angel Konvo, who was watching this, let out a loud noise.
The Three Beautiful Women seemed to have opened their eyes again due to his actions and turned away from each other.
“I like to be alone too. Ace Convo and I travel alone.”
“That’s a good idea. Let’s go.”
“Yes.”
Convo and I looked in opposite directions and moved.
“Hmph…”
“… Tch… I’m so unlucky… That’s right! Let’s go our separate ways!”
“…”
The Three Beautiful Women were abandoned on the spot, and soon the Three Beautiful Women began to disperse individually.
The unlucky team went back to when the team was first created.
***
As soon as I parted ways with my teammates, I looked at Aphrodite.
“Aphrodite. Can you tell me where the rare collections are?”
“Of course. Just like when we met the Blood Queen in the Gray Forest, we can track her down.”
“As expected, there is only Aphrodite.”
Aphrodite launched a small satellite device into the sky.
“A wave of a B-class creature has been detected. You can see it if you approach about 200 steps straight ahead.”
He nodded his head at Aphrodite’s words and approached.
“I found it.”
Just as Aphrodite said, there was life.
The head looked like a hammerhead shark, but the body was like a penguin, so it was walking on the ice.
“Gyaggyaggya.”
“It’s a strange animal.”
“W-363 life form. The intelligent beings living on this planet call it Crokier. Its strength and agility may be greater than that of a troll.”
“It’s easy enough to be a troll.”
I ran to the first hammerhead penguin I encountered and immediately subdued it.
[Number 1146. Obtain 30 essence points.]
[This creature was first discovered by an unlucky team. First Collection. The initial acquisition amount is doubled.]
[Returning team: 60 points]
[Noisy Team: 0 points]
“Aha. It’s like this. Then. Like in the Golden Apple, there is no loss to the enemy team. It’s a format where you accumulate points right on the spot.”
“I see. I think the variable lies in the system called initial acquisition amount. So, if we move faster than the enemy team, I think we can create a bigger gap.”
“Okay, Aphrodite. Where next!”
“Left. I can feel life inside the eyes.”
“In the eyes. Hyeonmu.”
“Oooh… I am the spirit of the earth. Blue Dragon will be more helpful than me in the snow.”
“Okay. Blue dragon!”
“Yes!”
“Because it has to go into the snow. It’s a combination!”
“Ah! Combination!? You’re just losing my body!”
“Same thing. Come to work quickly!”
I took the blue dragon’s body and burrowed into the snow.
She caught the mole-like guy hiding inside.
[First Collection. Repeating team: 120 points]
[Noisy Team: 70 points]
“Good. If I keep going like this, I’ll win easily.”
It felt like I was raising the score on my own… But it was already the same for the last two games.
Rather than expecting what my team members would do, I decided to solve the problem on my own.
‘Okay… I’ll finish the game with my own hands this time too!’
It moved like crazy.
[Re-entry team: 200 points]
[Noisy Team: 100 points]
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[Re-entry team: 250 points]
[Noisy Team: 120 points]
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[Returning team: 310 points]
[Noisy Team: 160 points]
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[Returning team: 370 points]
[Noisy Team: 230 points]
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“The enemy team is following along well.”
“After checking… There are a lot of users who are assumed to be the enemy team’s ace. Their moving speed is 1.5 times faster than ours.”
“Oh. He’s faster than me as a spirit. I guess I should hurry.”
“There is a better way than that.”
“What is it?”
“Ignore class C and B creatures and collect only class A and higher.”
“You mean it’s better to just leave the little things to your teammates?”
“Yes, that’s right. Not only that, if we seize the A-grade collectibles first, we can check the enemy team’s significant score increase.”
“Aha. I lose as little as I gain. Okay. Then, on my way to see the A-grade collectibles, I’ll only grab the C and B grades and ignore the rest.”
“That’s a good decision, Park Ja-geun.”
I experienced in Negrol how important it is to plan your jungle movement.
So Aphrodite calculated and showed me an efficient route that would save time.
“The distance to the collection is about 1000 steps.”
“Okay. Let’s go collect Grade A right away.”
It moved right away.
As we moved, the score gap got closer and closer, and we eventually caught up.
[Returning team: 390 points]
[Noisy Team: 430 points]
“It’s a reversal.”
“If you get a collection of grade A or higher, the gap will widen again.”
“Okay… Once we catch that monster, we’ll turn the tables again, right?”
“Yes.”
-Wheeeee. Bang. Bang.
A huge monster hanging on a glacier cliff.
Its eight white furry legs and body were in the shape of a bear, chewing something with its mouth wide open.
-Ododog. Kwajik. Kwajik. Kwajik.
The Class B hammerhead penguin I caught earlier.
The octopus bear was chewing and eating the whole creature as if it were a cookie.
Although they say they don’t even touch a dog while eating, I had no choice but to overturn his table in order to advance to the next round.
“Fire.”
Seeing that he was concentrating on food, he started creating fireballs in the air one by one.
I believed that since I live in a cold area, my resistance to heat would be weak.
“Fireball shooting.”
-Too-doo-doo-doo!
Dozens of fireballs flew at the giant monster.
“Rest.?”
-Pop!! Furrrr!!
It was a monster that looked to the side while eating.
“Kooooo!!!”
“As expected, it’s Grade A, so it holds up.”
“You have to be careful. If your resistance to flames is that high, it will be difficult to hurt you with other attacks.”
“Okay. Then.”
-Clap.
It was then. The sound of bullets being loaded was heard from behind.
And.
“Bread~”
-Boom!!!!
“Kwoaaah…!”
An explosion bigger than my fire magic occurred.
A class A monster with its fur legs stuck in the middle of a glacier cliff falls to the bottom of the cliff.
When I looked back, I saw someone wearing a bodysuit with a black helmet holding a huge sniper rifle.
“Is this a noisy team?”
“Then that team must be the unlucky one. Hmm… She has short black hair and is male. She wears a long coat and has 34 tone skin. Furthermore, she doesn’t hold a weapon and has bare hands. Her title would be lewd number 33.”
I don’t know who he was, but he was a very talkative explainer.
He and I made eye contact and asked.
“That’s my prey.”
“I found him first at about 900 m. As the distance is close to our team’s starting formation, there is a 70% chance that I will find him first and close the distance. So, he is my prey. I wish he would just go back like this.”
‘Oh my. Rap.? He speaks quickly and talks a lot.’
The first meeting with this guy was really noisy.
However, considering that he came aiming for A-grade collectibles like me, I thought he was similar to me in terms of skill.
“What should I do? Whoever collects it first has priority. I’ll take it first.”
“You want to try it now? Number 33. The one whose condition doesn’t include sex. The name is Park Ja-geun, who single-handedly blocked numbers 10 and 7!”
“… I know well.”
I answered him lightly and immediately ran to the monster that had fallen down the cliff.
“I can’t let you collect it first. Reload PX high-temperature high explosive bombs.”
-Ting~ Chuck. Chuck. Clap.
“The creature’s reaction is weak. Confirmed. I can handle it with one shot with my Steyr. But it is impossible from the current location. The reason why it is not possible is that you need to have good visibility. As soon as it falls, a snowstorm occurs. Ugh… I have to chase after that guy!”
A lot of self-talk heard from behind.
The guy said to himself that he could just say it in his mind and moved.
‘It’s so noisy. Okay, you explain. I grab it and go somewhere else.’
That’s how we move forward.
-Seeing.!
“Huh.?”
In front of me, Myeolchung rode ahead on a strange bike.
“Energy usage of about 21% is enough to catch up to your speed of 54.6 km/s. I’ll go first.”
-Seeing…!
“… I thought it was just noisy…”
“He is a skilled user. Park Ja-geun.”
This… I felt like this was someone I needed to show a little sincerity to.
“Okay. Blue Dragon. It’s been a while since I’ve used the Spirit Fist.”
“Yes!”
In the spirit state, Cheongryong’s power increased.
Cool and clean power spreading within the body.
As that pure energy grew, it began to go beyond pure and become dangerous.
The power of the blue dragon spreads throughout the body.
That’s how my appearance began to gradually change.
“Hmm hehe.! It’s a new power. Spirit transformation… Spirit Dragon Fist.”
The clothing changed to look like armor with a water dragon pattern from the Eastern Continent, and the helmet also changed to resemble the battle armor of a warrior.
Looking at the whole body, it looked like something generals of an era would wear.
“Okay. I’m summoning a mount too!”
-Cooooo!
A ship similar to the shape of a water dragon rose above the snow beneath my feet.
“Hmm.?”
The man in the bodysuit lifted his head up when he felt a shadow approaching from behind.
“Uh. Huh!!? What is that icebreaker that looks like a blue dragon.!!!”
Hehe… This is the true speed!!”
“Yay!”
The guy, who was tinged with embarrassment, turned to the side and I lunged at the A-grade collectible at the bottom of the cliff, as if headbutting it.
-Boom!!!
