Chapter 183

Chapter 183

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Chapter 183: Everyone’s Strongest Sword (3)

Charging a protection fee from the best swords... no, charging a fee for their lives.

As Yeongwoo boldly manipulated the audience with his plan, Jeonggu approached quietly and asked in a very soft voice.

“Hey, are you... really okay? You haven’t faced dragons or fought before.”

It was a question about what would happen if he dragged mutants from as many as ten different areas, just as Jang Jeongho of Dongdaemun had said.Findd new stories at novelhall.com

“Ten...? Honestly, it might be a bit much, but not all of them are dragons... there’s nothing we can’t handle.”

He said, relying on the collection effect of the defense equipment catalogue.

[Collection Effect: 20]

|Increases the effect of designated equipment by 50%

【Reduces enemy attack power by 75%.】

Although it might take some time to take them down, he had faith that they wouldn’t lose.

And above all.

‘In any case, if we want to install a generator in the returnee’s room, we need to let our friends accumulate a lot of public merits.’

Therefore, Yeongwoo intended to call his friends up to three times during today’s “hunting” in Gwangjin-gu.

In other words, even if ten mutants came rushing in during today’s battle, it wouldn’t be a one-on-ten fight but rather a four-on-ten situation.

‘And if four or more mutants gather, we can fulfill one condition for the golden storm. Such opportunities are rare.’

[Golden Storm]

|Please summon golden rain in four ways. (0/4)

-When there are seven or more mutants nearby.

Four mutants from various parts of Seoul, and three friends.

This would exactly meet the condition of “seven or more mutants nearby.”

So, in fact, Yeongwoo hoped that at least four Strongest Swords would surrender without a fight.

“Well then, please come into the rooms for now. Even if we organize a plan, it won’t be an easy fight, so we need to prepare a evacuation plan for the residents in advance.”

Thud!

As Yeongwoo increased the number of people entering the rooms and said this, the Strongest Swords began to follow him one by one, murmuring.

* * *

Around 9 a.m.

With the late arrival of Strongest Swords from distant areas including Eunpyeong, all the Strongest Swords of the Seoul Federation gathered in Yeongwoo’s living room.

And naturally, the 5th day Strongest Sword meeting was held accordingly.

The main agenda consisted of two items.

Formation of teams for today’s mutant preparedness and evacuation plans for the residents.

“First of all, it seems prudent to temporarily suspend today’s rotation.”

An expression of regret was evident on Gwanak Strongest Sword Jo Sangik’s face as he announced this.

The Seoul rotation allows residents to complete the reconnaissance quests in each area in succession, but doing so on a day like today would lead to a disaster.

“Then, regarding the formation of teams, are we grouping together with nearby areas for now?”

Kim Doha, Yongsan’s Strongest Sword asked.

Known for surrendering to Jeong Hyunsik of the former Gangnam Strongest Sword in just one move, he was notorious as a cowardly Strongest Sword.

He was well aware of his own reputation, so he asked with a bit of self-interest.

“Yes. That’s the idea for now... but... relatively green areas will suffer less civilian casualties even if mutants are attracted there. So, going straight to Gwangjin-gu might actually be safer.”

Green areas.

It was obvious to anyone that he was referring to Yongsan Park.

“But there’s a considerable chance that monsters as well as mutants will follow... are you really sure about this?”

This was the concern of Yangju’s Strongest Sword Choi Jongseon.

She was sincerely worried about the orphan Strongest Sword.

If this guy did something beyond his abilities and ended up dead, the survival of herself and her baby would become uncertain.

But Yeongwoo remained firm.

“It’s actually better if monsters come too. The more enemies, the stronger I become.”

It was the second time he mentioned this.

Sensory deprivation.

Of course, the Strongest Swords present who had never mixed swords with Yeongwoo didn’t know exactly what that meant, but they were definitely feeling as if they were being threatened.

‘Are monsters and mutants really what he means by “enemies”?’

‘Isn’t he basically telling us to listen to him?’

‘Can he really handle all of us at once?’

In any case, it was a clear fact that among the Strongest Swords of Seoul, the one most suited to be a “dragon slayer” was Jeong Yeongwoo.

He was now an irreplaceable force in Seoul.

So, even though he said he would receive ten million karma per region, no one objected.

Of course, how they would know what the next stage of the reset would be and discuss it was difficult, but at least the Southern Union was different.

“I’m sure. Today, or by tomorrow at the latest, the land will be connected.”

Busan’s Strongest Sword, Kang Gyowon02, looked around the audience with a tense expression.

The basis for his confidence was the red dotted lines that began to be drawn along the coast of Busan from this morning.

Perhaps the holographic dotted lines, which seemed to indicate the start of the reset system, were confirmed to be drawn only along the coast of the South, at least for now.

So why is that?

Since the Southern Union was not made up of inland people, they could easily make an astonishing inference.

Perhaps the land would be connected.

“It sounds absurd, but... there’s no other plausible hypothesis besides that. It’s the coast, after all.”

“Well, it could mean that water attribute mutants are appearing, couldn’t it?”

Park Seongjun13, a fisherman’s son, suggested another explanation, but he didn’t receive much support.

“Oh, is it Level 3 just because some fish appear?”

So eventually,

“Then let’s take a look. Have similar markings appeared on other coasts?”

When Busan’s Strongest Sword Kang Gyowon said this, among the numerous Strongest Swords, a tall spear wielder stepped forward.

“Where to?”

『Ulsan’s Strongest Sword』

Kim Chaena 01 from Ulsan.

She was famous not only as the strongest spear wielder in the South but also as the owner of the Epic-grade compass “Telescope.”

「Telescope」 – Epic Compass

【Once a day, you can peer into the desired area.】

“I was planning to check Seoul around this time.”

As Chaena expressed her regret and took out the “Telescope,” Gyowon shifted his gaze to the southeast.

“Shimonoseki, perhaps. If the land is really connecting, that area is likely where we’ll be facing it.”

Yamaguchi Prefecture, Shimonoseki City.

One of Japan’s representative port cities.

If there were similar dotted lines drawn there, it would indicate a reaction, regardless of what it meant.

“Then let’s aim for the coastal area near the port.”

As Chaena input the coordinates, the flat, gravel-like telescope glowed brightly.

Zap!

Then, it projected a small screen into the air, showing the area around Shimonoseki Harbor.

“Oh...”

“Huh? Is that real?”

The Strongest Swords of the Southern Union widened their eyes in surprise.

Indeed, holographic dotted lines were also drawn along the coast of Shimonoseki.

But what was projected on the telescope’s screen was not just the dotted lines.

“Um, can you tilt the screen a bit higher?”

At Gyowon’s request upon noticing something, Chaena slightly adjusted the telescope, changing the shooting angle.

Then, it showed people standing side by side at regular intervals along the coast near the outskirts of the port.

Since they were taking it from a high altitude, the actual distance between them was probably quite wide.

“What’s that?”

“They seem to be doing something strange, even though I don’t know what it is.”

The Strongest Swords of the union murmured one by one while looking at the screen, and after observing for a while, Gyowon furrowed his brow and spoke.

“Maybe they’re also watching over there.”

“...What do you mean?”

“When the land is about to connect.”

“Oh, come on.”

If the land were really about to connect, there would be no need to check the moment the land started moving, considering the land would shift drastically.

Then Chaena came up with a completely different hypothesis.

“What if the land connects smoothly without earthquakes? In a world like this, nothing is impossible, right...?”

“Still, even if that were the case, why bother having people stand there and wait for it?”

They still looked puzzled.

Upon which, Gyowon spoke again.

“There must be something to do as soon as the land connects.”

“....?”

“For example... a preemptive attack?”

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