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Chapter 163 (Part 2)
Chapter 163 (Part 2)
Chapter 163: Conclusion Of Round 10 (Part 2)
‘I don’t need to worry, though.’
Round 11 is about gaining points.
Option 2 might seem attractive, but Ryu Min chose the first one.
‘Getting points isn’t a problem. Controlling the situation is what’s important.’
For that, a transcendent ability like Clairvoyance would be a big help.
Especially since it’s limited to this round, there’s no other opportunity to use it.
[Congratulations to the 690 survivors! We will provide experience points as a clearance reward. It will be distributed according to the number of sub-quests completed.]
Soon after, a message about the distribution of experience points came, accompanied by the players’ cheers.
“Wow, I went up three levels.”
“I went up four.”
“I’m glad I completed a lot of quests!”
Some had reached level 50, but Ryu Min had only gone up one level.
Still, it didn’t bother him.
He had accumulated a vast amount of stat points.
‘With over 3,000 points, leveling up doesn’t even matter to me.’
As he was considering evenly distributing them later, his consciousness faded along with a message.
? ROUND 10 CONCLUDED ?
[All Zones]
? Survivors: 137,632
[Zone C3-ESKA001]
? Survivors: 690
[Your soul will soon transfer back to your original body in the existing dimension.]
[Round 11 will begin at midnight on November 1, 2022. We’ll see you in the next round. Congratulations on surviving.]
*
Days after returning home.
Ryu Min’s phone vibrated.
An article from a subscribed newspaper popped up.
[CPF Vice-Captain Black Scythe, revealed to have actually annihilated KF…..]
[FBI, Interpol confirm, the man in the decapitation video is indeed KF leader Odion……]
[Nigerian President Muhammadu, grateful to Black Scythe for doing our job……]
[Airport staff confirmed, Black Scythe really did depart for Nigeria?!]
[President Yoon expresses desire to award Black Scythe for defeating the public enemy KF and enhancing national prestige……]
Though presidents from various countries expressed their gratitude in print, Ryu Min heard none of it personally.
He had set his Lostyak phone to silent and threw it away.
‘Presidents, journalists, advertisers, squad members, police chiefs, etc. I must have received contacts from various places.’
He knew this but chose not to look at his phone, not out of laziness but because he was waiting for the right timing.
‘Now is not a good time to step into the public eye. Just looking at these comments shows why.’
Ryu Min checked the comments under one article.
[Black Scythe, is he a hero who gonna save us from troubled times, or a murderer who killed thousands?]
Beneath the somewhat grandiose title, countless comments were attached.
?Heroes, my ass. He’s just a serial killer.
?Even if you kill a criminal, you’re treated like a serial killer in Korea! Better leave this hellish place. Spit!
?Don’t be sarcastic, idiot. Why do you think we have human rights? Why is there a presumption of innocence? Aren’t criminals human too?
?Nah, they’re not human. Those bastards are worse than livestock.
?But that doesn’t justify murder.
?Right. Nothing is scarier than legitimizing murder. If everyone goes around killing, what’s the point of having laws? Does that even make sense in a law-abiding country?
?The guys above are funny. There’s already a law that says it’s okay to kill dangerous players. Don’t you know about the Anti-Player Act?
?The ignorant one is you. The APA is only for real threats, and what Black Scythe did was practically a massacre of innocents. Does that compare? And he killed civilians too, not just players.
?Why would members of KF be considered civilians? They’re all the same, criminal terrorists.
?LOL, first time seeing someone defend KF.
?Agree. Desperately defending them probably means he’s one of them.
?Even if I state facts, you call it shielding or whatever and claim victory in your mind. Idiots. Black Scythe is nothing more or less than a murderer.
?I agree with the murderer part. No matter what, killing thousands? Can’t consider him human. Just a demon.
?The presidents of Nigeria and South Korea said they were grateful. Doesn’t that settle it?
?Right. Basically, the president acknowledged it. It means they didn’t see Black Scythe’s actions as illegal.
?So, Black Scythe did good?
?Did he?
?KF is the worst terrorist group opposed by all countries. Killing them seems like a good thing?
?I disagree. Crossing the line with murder.
?Looks like a few are whining about killing during a war LOL
?Everyone’s noisy. Instead of typing here, go wash your feet and sleep.
The comment section was ablaze.
The debate about whether he is a hero or not seemed endless.
‘Shooting commercials, receiving awards from the president, and giving interviews in this climate?’
Ryu Min shook his head.
‘It might backfire.’
Pouring oil on a blazing fire could potentially reverse the intentions of elevating Black Scythe’s status.
So, Ryu Min waited.
Until the firewood cooled down.
But it cooled sooner than expected.
An article that ended the controversy was published.