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Chapter 185 (Part 1)
Chapter 185 (Part 1)
Chapter 185: TOP 10 (Part 1)
The Prophet spoke.
“You must hold on to the one who saves your life in the 11th round.”
“If you miss him, you won’t make it past the 15th round and you’ll die.”
‘No, no way. How will I survive?’
Christine quickly began to appeal for herself.
“You don’t know how useful I am, do you? Ha ha, if you get hurt, I can heal you, and I can also apply buffs to prevent status ailments and debuffs and also…”
“None of that is necessary for me.”
“Excuse me?”
“I don’t get hurt, and my resistance to status ailments is already high. There’s no reason for me to travel with a priest.”
“….”
Certainly, a priest is an excellent partner for survival.
Healing is different from emergency treatment, and as the rounds progress, there is nothing scarier than status ailments and debuffs.
Even Ryu Min acknowledges the necessity of a healer.
‘But only in the later stages.’
At level 60, priests learn the resurrection skill.
Only then is it worth taking a healer along as insurance.
‘But right now, it’s useless. Just baggage.’
Christine, seemingly recognizing this, hung her head in silence.
No, reading her thoughts, she was desperately searching for another way.
Because of Ryu Min’s prophecy that she must stay with the Black Scythe.
‘Don’t worry, Christine. I have no reason to reject you.’
Not knowing how strong the final boss battle would be, a priest who can offer an additional resurrection is essential.
However, for now, it was necessary to keep some distance under a reasonable pretext.
“This round is a team battle where you earn points by killing the opposing team. You and I are competitors from different zones. Do you think we can cooperate in such a situation? Why would I trust you?”
“You saved me.”
“So if I save you again, you’ll ask to marry me?”
“…”
“Do you trust me that much? Even though you just met me?”
In truth, Christine trusted the prophecy.
She clung to the Black Scythe because it said she would survive if she held onto him.
But after listening to the Black Scythe’s advice, her thoughts changed.
‘If it’s this person, I can trust him.’
Even though they just met, he understood her situation and concerns and gave advice.
A man with both strength and insight.
He was a sturdy rope to hold onto.
“Yes, I trust you. I trust you.”
‘Whew, this is troublesome.’
Ryu Min sighed inwardly as he watched Christine desperately trying to cling to him.
‘I like having a priest on my side. But…’
She’s unnecessary for now.
Ryu Min could handle most rounds alone.
He even felt more comfortable being alone.
‘I never thought the skeptical Christine would trust the prophecy so firmly.’
Saving her life contributed, but his advice and first impression seemed to have been significant.
The problem is that she would only be useful by the 15th round.
“As I’ve said before, we’re from different zones, so cooperation is impossible. There’s no way to help each other gain points. If you want to help me, survive this round first and think about it later.”
“Then can I follow you from the next round?”
‘Persistent. She’s really persistent.’
Although he felt a chill inside, he understood her desperation to cling to him.
“Yes. So survive this round first. Instead of following me, you should earn points in place of those who died to rank high.”
Christine nodded at the reasonable words.
“Thank you for the advice. And for saving my life.”
“Then, I’ll be going.”
Ryu Min turned and left as if saying thanks was enough.
Leaving Christine’s regretful gaze behind.
*
‘I finally shook her off.’
Ryu Min sighed as if he had shaken off an obsessive ex-girlfriend.
He opened the quest progress window to check his points and remaining time.
[Korean Group’s Points: 733,270]
[Black Scythe’s Points: 13,240]
[Time Remaining Until Round Ends: 22:21:59]
The group had accumulated 700,000 points.
‘About 700 people, so each person must have earned 1,000 points.’
In almost 2 hours, they had only earned 1,000 points.
‘Considering that completing a normal quest of an hour can earn 1,000 points…’
The team’s performance was rather poor.
‘Well, there are still 22 hours left.’
Ryu Min knew that the survival cutoff for the 11th round was 13 million.
Each person needed to earn 20,000 points in 24 hours to survive.
But Ryu Min was not content with just surviving.
‘Exceeding 13 million is no problem.’
He aimed to make both the group and his individual score number one.
He was confident.
When there was only an hour left, the final surge would begin.
‘Until then, I need to focus on earning points.’
He couldn’t let obstacles like Ma Kyung-rok or the Black Society get in the way.
To do that, Ryu Min wore the Doppelganger’s Ring.
[Please state the nickname you wish to change to.]
[Existing nicknames cannot be used.]
[However, the nicknames of deceased persons are available.]
Ryu Min chose a nickname that his acquaintances wouldn’t recognize.
‘Lostyak.’
[The nickname will be changed from ‘Black Scythe’ to ‘Lostyak’.]
He also wore the Assassin’s Mask to change his face.
‘In case someone recognizes me.’
Both the nickname and appearance.
He had completely turned into Lostyak.
No one would be able to trace him now.
They would have to think of Lostyak instead of Black Scythe.
‘If they try to track Black Scythe, it will show as non-existent.’
He didn’t care if they thought he was dead.
He could just claim that he obtained a rune that cancels tracking.
‘No one will chase me now, so let’s start earning points in earnest.’
He had already planned in his head the most efficient quests and routes to take.
‘Amplification.’
Crackle-
He filled his body with electricity, doubling his movement speed.
Swish-!
Ryu Min disappeared in a flash of light.