Chapter 63

Episode 63

Metro City’s super-large stadium.

Deed deed!!

The structure on the ceiling closed with a roar. Lights were turned on one by one in the dark arena, illuminating the stage.

Pod! Pod! Pod!

Let’s reveal the appearance of the host and commentator. Cheers began to pour from the audience.

“hello! This is Yuhanna! The heat in the stadium is already heating up with anticipation for the preliminary match!”

Yuhanna proceeded skillfully and glanced at Meirin.

“...This is Mei Lin, who will serve as the commentator.”

Meirin replied with an expression that she couldn’t do it. It was distasteful to receive such attention from the public, but Meirin was one of the most famous hunters in the association and among hunters.

‘If only it hadn’t been the request of the association president!’

[Cool & Beauty! goddess! Meirin!] Thanks to

[Fairy of Academy City without wings...★],

even a placard reminiscent of an idol was hung. Mei Lin grimaced and showed blatant dislike, but fans cheered when she was caught on camera.

“...Ugh!”

Meirin, whose face was flushed with embarrassment, turned her head away. Yuhanna proceeded naturally.

“Now then, before the introduction of the students and the announcement of the results of the pre-voting! I will explain the rules of the preliminary round and information about the broadcast!”

Pod!

As Yuhanna finished speaking, details appeared on the screen.

[Rules and Guidelines]

1. All available strategies are allowed for participants.

2. If you are eliminated due to accumulated damage, you will be expelled from the portal.

3. The portal is connected to the virtual space made of mana. (Students’ injuries are not real, so don’t worry!★)

4. You can carry up to 3 artifacts and hunter supplies in your pocket.

5. Messages from supporters are censored by the organizers. (Please do so without affecting the fairness of the competition!)

“And what if! Want to see all the students cheering for you? You can watch it on the supporters’ personal broadcasts, not official broadcasts!”

The personal broadcasting that Yuhanna was talking about was the role of transmission rights that Amy had longed for.

It is only natural that the higher the number of viewers, the more you support a popular student. In that sense, Shin Yoo-seong, along with Adela, was a student coveted by all broadcasters.

“ruler! then! Now, we will reveal the results of the long-awaited pre-voting!”

1st – Adela Ortensia (43%)

2nd – Shin Yoo-seong (39%)

3rd – Na Ji-hye (7%)

overwhelming difference.

The results of the voting were not meaningful because the selection process had not yet started, but Shin Yoo-seong and Adela’s popularity were enormous.

“As expected, 1st and 2nd place are from Gaon, Adela and Shin Yoo-seong! Gaon is famous for its prestigious academy. And the third place is Na Ji-hye from Inno Academy!”

After Yuhanna’s explanation was over. Meirin slowly opened her mouth.

“...Pre-voting is pre-voting to the end. Whether these students can make it to the finals is another matter.”

That’s what she said, but Meirin had already made up her mind that Shin Yoo-seong and Adela were the candidates for the final.

‘Considering your skills. The final will eventually be a showdown between the two.’

The preceding statement is merely a courtesy.

Yuhanna skillfully asked Meirin’s story quickly.

“Yes! Even if you do not settle in the rankings, no one can know the aspect of the competition and the result of the last vote! Absolutely Don’t give up!”

After the two explained, all the lights turned on brightly, and the students who had been covered were revealed in the arena.

King Kwon’s disciple, Shin Yoo-seong.

Adela, Gaon’s top grader.

Even Na Ji-hye of Inno Academy, the students were neatly lined up according to the results of the pre-voting.

Yoosung Shin fell into thought as he watched the tightly packed crowd of tens of thousands.

‘...This is the preliminary round.’

Shin Yoo-seong did an outstanding job in the association’s competitions and extracurricular activities, but the selection match was different in scale from what he had experienced so far.

A national event enjoyed by all citizens of Korea.

It was a place to select only one party leader who would represent the country and prove Korea’s national power to the world.

* * *

Lush trees.

A green forest where small animals run.

It was a mountain where Shin Yoo-seong, who entered the portal, had arrived.

‘...is this all fake?’

From smell to sound, the same five senses as in reality. However, the place where Shin Yuseong exists was a virtual space made with mana to compete.

Thanks to this, even if he was fatally wounded, he was only expelled through the portal, but he was not injured in reality.

‘It’s strange.’

While Yooseong Shin was admiring the Hunter Association’s technological prowess, a blue hologram unfolded from his pocket.

[We will start the information about the selection from now on.]

[Selected map – Sarnia Island]

[Starting location – Sarnia Mountain]

[Participants start at a random location and use all means until the last two people are reached. Survive.]

“Good.”

Shin Yoo-seong also learned about the selection process through Amy. Fortunately, Sarnia Island was one of the maps Yooseong Shin studied in advance.

Pod!

[Amy♥: Oh! Sarnia! That’s perfectly fine! I remember almost all of the characteristics of this map! ٩(๑˃̵ᴗ˂̵)و]

[Amy♥:Hmm And if the starting place is a mountain! Usually, I tend to catch my sight along the ridge.]

Joyful things are more enjoyable when shared.

Amy, who was watching, also sent a message excitedly.

“No, I have an idea.”

However, Shin Yoo-seong did not need Amy’s strategy. Quickly, Shin Yoo-seong bent down and put his hand on the soil. With the next trait, he raised his concentration to the limit.

– Jerk. that buck

Vibration felt at the fingertips.

– “Oh, where is the stream?”

– “I’m sure the lower part is correct here?”

Then, through my ears, I heard a subtle sound like right next to me.

‘Are you looking for a stream?’

I don’t know the identity, but the opponent’s behavior was also one of the classic strategies. If you move through shallow water, your tracks will be erased and your opponent will find it difficult to track you.

In Sarnia Island, in particular, all streams lead to villages. In other words, there was also the advantage of being able to reach the village without getting lost.

‘Considering the direction...’

Shin Yoo-seong predicted the opponent’s movement path and hid behind a suitable tree. As expected, the opponent walked through the bush toward the tree.

“Eh, even the bugs are realistic here. It smells like animal dung...”

Too complacent behavior.

The opponent was complaining to the supporter in a loud voice. It was easy to get caught doing such an action.

‘Man. The number is one.’

Shin Yoo-seong held his breath and erased his presence as the sound got closer and closer. Then when the other person passes by you.

“You’re just in shape. Since it’s a broadcast, a lot of people... kuck!”

He slapped the opponent’s neck with the blade of his hand.

thump!

The poor male student immediately lost his mind at Shin Yoo-sung’s clean blow. In line with it, the pocket emits a hologram.

[Yoon Moon-bok faints at Wired Academy.]

[Judged to be irreversible. You will be disqualified.]

[There are 163 people left.]

Saaaa!

Let the hologram disappear.

The fainting boy turned into blue fragments and scattered like dust.

‘Is this the treatment of dropouts?’

Shin Yoo-seong looks at the scene with wonder. Likewise, Amy was amazed at Shin Yoo-sung’s skills.

[Amy♥: The party leader...? To be the first to be eliminated in less than a minute... How did you do it...?]

Amy makes me feel all over again.

Shin Yoo-seong was strong beyond common sense.