Chapter 279

Chapter 279

C279

"This is just taking advantage of others."

"That's right. But thanks to this, great fortune has befallen us."

The players gazing at the castle knew they had a sure victory.

From the beginning, this was a fight they couldn't lose.

"If we pass, will we go straight to Floor 80?"

"What kind of reward will we get?"

"Is the contribution also divided according to the siege strategy?"

"There's only one enemy. How is the contribution calculated?"

"I don't know. Just keep going, I guess."

At that moment, as they were about to begin the trial.

The participating players were relaxed.

Of course, not everyone was like that.

"Something seems off."

"Can it be this easy?"

"I can't believe it."

"The Administrators aren't so careless."

But this was a special trial without variables.

A battle of conquest.

Among the various existing trials, there was no trial as straightforward as this. They simply had to bring down the enemy defending the castle and take control of it.

"He's appeared!"

"It's Kim YuWon!"

"Is it starting already?"

YuWon appeared at the top of the castle wall.

There were already over ten thousand people here.

Strategy? Tactics?

They weren't necessary with this many people. Just attempting to devise strategies and tactics with this number was futile.

"Let's go."

"Is it true that the floor we ascend to varies according to our contribution?"

"I'll be the first to go."

"Do as you please. I'm satisfied with climbing just one floor."

"Even just leaving a good impression here will increase my value."

The players gathered noisily, and YuWon simply walked through the castle ahead of the players.

Then...

"Something seems... off."

"What's wrong?"

Some players with a keen eye stopped. A strange sense of anxiety spread rapidly. The players who were rushing stopped for a moment.

"It doesn't seem to be Kim YuWon."

"What are you saying?"

"There's only one opponent."

"There can't be another one besides Kim YuWon..."

The players who felt something off looked at the man standing blocking the castle gate.

It was strange.

As careless as they were, it was natural to know the information about the player designated as the opponent.

There was no one among the players participating in the trial who didn't know Kim YuWon's face.

But...

"Eh?"

"Is this for real?"

The opponent wasn't actually Kim YuWon.

It was an unfamiliar face.

At that moment, when everyone was surprised, some faces turned pale.

"S-S-Su..."

"Susanoo."

They were players who knew the story of the Three Precious Children.

Susanoo.

Being a former High-Ranker, his face had been forgotten over time, but his name remained vivid and deep in the Tower's history.

"Susanoo? That guy?"

"Why is Susanoo here?"

"Who's saying nonsense!"

"Isn't it just someone who looks similar?"

Step~

Susanoo walked forward. The distance shortened, and his face became clear. A purple aura rose from his body.

Keiiii~

There was no way to refuse. If he kept rejecting YuWon's orders, he would become an empty puppet without any consciousness.

"No matter how good this opportunity is, it's not good to have too many casualties here."

This was a trial in which YuWon would have to face ten thousand men alone.

He had to protect the castle from the enemies. But that didn't mean he had to kill them all to pass the trial.

"Players on floor 65 and above. Given enough time, more than 10% of them could become Rankers."

By simple math, that's nearly a thousand people who could become Rankers. Each one could be something, but a thousand Rankers was a lot of power.

"I can't kill them all here..."

That was the reason why YuWon gave that annoying order to Susanoo.

Over time, they would become full-fledged Rankers who would participate in the war against the Outer Gods.

Although it was bothersome, he had to bring them along. That was the promise YuWon had made to his companions when he returned to the past.

Whenever possible, he would take as many players as needed to climb the Tower.

Even in this trial, YuWon had no intention of breaking that promise.

Of course.

"It seems too boring to consider it simply as a Trial that can be overcome with the passage of time..."

This was a trial to evaluate YuWon's skills, to showcase his power to the public, and an opportunity to promote Floor 65 to the world.

As such, it was designed to satisfy the eyes of the public.

YuWon didn't believe that the Administrators had organized the trial in such a straightforward manner.

"Because it's not too difficult for a High-Ranker Player to defend against tactical assaults from advancing players."

Unless the trial was not designed by the current Administrator but by players who doubted YuWon's abilities or well-frogs who couldn't evaluate the power of a High Ranker, the trial seemed to have some deficiency in its design.

"If this is a spectacle, then I'll accept it."

That's why YuWon was waiting. Until that void was filled.

"However, you will have to pay the price once I step onto the stage."

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-You will have to pay the price once I step onto the stage.

YuWon lifted his head and spoke.

A group of Administrators gathered by the lake, observing YuWon's reflection in it.

"It seems what they said was true."

"Does he know that we're watching?"

"If not, he wouldn't be talking alone in such an empty place."

The eyes of the Administrators gleamed.

YuWon's words were not just a mere murmur. He was certain that the Administrators were watching him, and he spoke to them with that conviction.

It couldn't be determined whether YuWon had noticed the gazes of the Administrators or if it was just an assumption.

Either way, there was one thing certain.

"As you said, it seems it's not an ordinary gamble."

"That's right. Kuhuhuhu."

The Tutorial Administrator stroked his beard as he laughed.

He, too, was interested in this trial and had come to witness it.

Besides him, several Administrators and superiors were paying attention to this trial as well.

"Anyway, it seems he has already figured it out. The difficulty level of the trial seems too low..."

The Floor 65 Administrator turned his head and looked at the other Administrators.

"What if we speed up the pace a bit compared to the plan?"

"I agree."

"Otherwise, we won't have anything interesting if we only present an Undead swinging his sword left and right."

"Although I don't mind it as it is right now. I agree."

"Me too."

Everyone agreed.

The Administrators wanted to take advantage of this opportunity to see YuWon's current abilities. However, contrary to their expectations, due to the appearance of Susanoo as a variable factor, YuWon wasn't even moving.

To overcome the boring part at the beginning, they had to accelerate a little.

"Well, I see everyone agrees."

The Tutorial Administrator looked at YuWon's face reflected in the lake with an excited expression.

The boy who had faced Surtra, the son of Surt, during the Tutorial.

He couldn't help but wonder how much stronger he had become in the short span of a few years.

"Let's proceed quickly."

Dozens of Administrators.

The massive trial they had prepared.

"Let's see how far this boy can go."

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