The Tutorial Is Too Hard

[In two minutes, we will begin the group matches, the qualifications.]

[Victory Conditions]

1. Survive

2. Kill the enemy.

[Loss Condition]

1. If all the conductors leave the ring, they will lose.

2. All challengers declare surrender and lose.

On top of the ring, a monster was summoned who would become the opponent of the group's preliminary round.

Not from Hell this time.

It was three meters tall, and it was a monster with a giant skull.

That's a lot of soybeans. Looks like a four.

It's hard to get dressed.

Luckily, the creature isn't wearing any clothes.

No, this is not good.

The hideous, monstrous nude show was detrimental to ocular health.

“What should I do? Do you want me to take care of it? ”

In my words, Kim Min-hyuk shook his head and said.

“No, I don't want you to show as much strength this time. He's resting in the preliminaries. We can handle this on our own. ”

“Got it.”

Kim Min-hyuk started the conversation with Wing-jun, Park Jung-ah and Yu-jeong.

It's urgent, but they're also trying to get their formations right.

[In one minute, we will begin the competition group event, the preliminaries.]

I decided to leave, but I'm not so worried.

Both Min Hyuk and Win Jun were rankers who were staying in the residential area on the 30th floor to focus on their work.

They were the first to reach the 30th floor of Normal difficulty.

The characteristic is that both of them deal with windows.

Park Jung-a and Reason are easy difficulties, but not so weak as they are challengers who have reached the 42nd floor.

In fact, Park Jeong-a is hard to assess with just her floors.

He is the first to start working with firearms, and the most highly regarded of them.

In recent years, there have been a growing number of challengers with guns like Park Jung-ah.

In the community, we usually call it Gunner.

Firearms have certain pros and cons.

The first drawback is that it is very expensive.

Both guns and ammunition are expensive and must be purchased in a store window and difficult to manage.

Most importantly, there are no firearms among the starting weapons.

It was difficult to grow related skills early on

The advantages of firearms are simple.

It's just strong.

Otherwise, the skill is calibrated with overwhelmingly superior firearms compared to cold weapons.

There are firearms made of magic and special ore, which can be purchased from a shop window, that have a completely different power than that of the Earth.

If enough support is enough, it is the best class.

Research is actively underway on rankers who specialize in ranged attacks that have accumulated enough points recently.

Unlike the other giants who are just now entering the entrance phase, Park Junga has been using handguns from the time she was on the first floor.

You don't feel burdened with the cost of firearms and ammunition thanks to the support of the early rankers who joined the vigilantes.

Some people in the community said that the vigilante's support for Park Junga was only a billionaire, but I think Park had a shining talent as a marksman.

After all, not everyone can have the calmness to shoot someone calmly in a single session.

It also has a considerable level of marksmanship.

You said you didn't have shooting experience before entering the tutorial, so it just fits you.

The reason... I took out a large shield from my inventory.

A large tower shield that completely covers its body.

Are you a shield warrior who doesn't even carry a weapon?

It's rare.

In fact, once you become familiar with shields, shields can also be used to attack.

It's never been less aggressive.

But with a starting weapon, there are fewer people choosing only shields without any weapons.

Mostly prefer to fly.

It's self-sustaining. It gives you mental stability.

It should be a good match for Park Jung-ah, the Ranged Attacker.

[The battle begins.]

Bang!

As soon as the match started and the transparent membrane between the monsters and us disappeared, Park Junga's gun burst into flames.

The monster's eyes burst with a thumping sound.

The reason I expected to have a defensive disposition was immediately brought to the fore.

From the start, the creature loses one eye and falls back onto the shield charge for a reason.

And the spears of Kim Min-hyuk and Lee Yi Jun were pierced to the monster on either side of the reason.

You don't need to worry either.

By the way, just looking at the backpacks is a little awkward.

I pretend I'm not interested at all, but it's a little embarrassing to clap and cheer.

I watched the battle as I pulled one of the catapults out of my inventory and repeatedly threw and received it with one hand.

A dialysis chamber made of heavy iron.

It's usually launched with a sling, but I'm just throwing it in with my bare hands.

That alone has enough power.

If you're holding a catapult and someone's in danger, I'll throw it at you and rescue you.

I've been watching the battle with that thought, but the chances of throwing a catapult have rarely come.

Hmm... Who wouldn't make a mistake?

Boring.

* * *

The battle is longer than I thought.

There was a simple reason.

The monster's recovery power is unimaginable.

Eyes that burst at the start of the battle have already been completely restored, and most of the injuries that were inflicted on the limbs and torso were healed.

It seems difficult to kill someone easily unless they blow their head off or pierce their heart.

Luckily, the rate at which wounds heal is slowing.

A test that requires you to persevere against monsters until their recovery power runs out.

This is a good match for the group stages of a party play.

A monster that doesn't move fast and has a defensive advantage based on resilience rather than attack.

Recovery speed is a joke, by the way.

I wish I had more or less of my recovery strength.

Oh, is that a Troll?

Trolls have never appeared on Hell difficulty, so I don't know what they look like.

If he really is a Troll, I'm a little disappointed.

The Trolls in my head look more monstrous and less stupid than that.

There used to be a time when I wanted to be a human troll, and I used to be passionate about self-harm every day.

[whoosh]

The so-called Trolls are screaming and raving.

Everyone is avoiding Trolls and continuing to succeed in their attacks.

Then, I saw Kim Min-hyuk's staff twisting and twisting.

He's stuck on his feet. It's just a stupid mistake.

Are you still having trouble staying in your neighborhood for a long time?

Anyway, I finally have something to do.

You swing your arm and throw the catapult in your right hand as hard as you can toward the creature's shoulder.

Kuang -!

As the catapult hits the creature, the creature's left arm and chest disappear.

Fragments of blood and flesh were scattered into the air, and the catapult flew out of the stadium area and into the audience.

Fortunately, the transparent membrane that separates the stadium from the audience was blocked, with no human casualties.

A sigh of relief comes out of the audience with a scream.

Oh, thank God.

It's been a long time since I've used a catapult, so I made a mistake in my strength control.

The creature falls flat, motionless.

The limbs are twitching intermittently.

No, one of his arms was ripped off. Is that a triple?

Anyway, I froze my mouth and couldn't get up from my seat.

Looking closely, the area of the heart of the chest is crushed.

Lee Ri Jun stared at me as if he was crazy. He approached the monster and stabbed him through the spear, clearly choking him.

And Kim Min-hyuk.

He glanced at me with his impressed face and gasped.

"Hey, I told you not to do that! ’

You can save me. You can save me.

* * *

“Isn't that too much? How many times have I told you? Huh? I told you not to use your powers. No, say no if you don't want to. Why did you break your promise when you said you knew? Even in private, and this time? Huh?"

“I know, I know. I'm sorry! He's nagging me for almost saving his own life. ”

Ignoring Kim Min-hyuk, who was chattering next to him, I picked up a handful of popcorn and took it to my mouth.

Delicious.

As expected, popcorn tastes salty.

The qualifications for the tournament are not yet over.

The target is a monster with long recovery power. This lengthens the battle.

By the way, the monster's name was not a Troll.

It was a monster with a strange name, something called Akinicos.

Junga Park, Yijeong Jeong and Lee have gone somewhere, and Min-hyuk Kim and the two are sitting in the audience watching the battle.

Hell difficulty people are also fighting well.

Like the first floor challengers who have to risk everything to dodge, they don't even think about attacking, they just avoid the monsters.

I'd love to catch a monster like that, but that's an experience, too.

Taking on monsters' livelihoods, not arrow traps, and dodging attacks.

Lee Hyun-jin will catch the monster when people get tired.

The real monster is the perfect opponent to build people's experience.

Oh, thank God.

“Hey, aren't you listening to me? ”

“No, I'm totally listening. ”

“... Phew. ”

Kim Min-hyuk sighed deeply and quietly for a moment, then reached out and took a handful of my popcorn.

“Delicious.”

“Right?"

“Hmm. And speaking of Park Jung, did you guys happen to... ”

“Yeah, that's what you're thinking. ”

“Phew, I don't know why I'm sitting here giving up your Ogre Bridge. ”

“What have you done? You gave me a misunderstanding. ”

“Do you know how worried I was about your awkward atmosphere? Now that it's resolved, it's very. ”

“Well, it's not awkward, now. Well, that's great. ”

“... The fact that you two are smiling at each other is not a good picture. You know?”

You nod with a slight expression.

Yeah, it is.

Vigilante executives have been trying not to be as human as possible.

When controlling people, you have to look like an inhuman superhuman to have a little less repulsion.

Jung-ah's image, on the other hand, is something like powerful charisma and machine-like calmness, cruelty-looking stubbornness, not girly brightness.

Should we treat her as gravely as possible in front of people?

Like a secret relationship?

I was thinking about what to do, and Kim Min-hyuk suddenly said something next to me.

“But thank God. ”

“What?”

“I'm glad you look good. ”

What are you talking about? Suddenly.

“Oh, Junga? Thank God, thank God. Actually, he's only 20 years old, and he's had too much baggage on his shoulders, in the meantime. I'm so glad to see you smiling so brightly. You should know how to smile behind the scenes, even if you usually stay calm at work. Otherwise, it's mentally unstable. ”

Not long ago, I was really serious about Park Jung-ah's mental health.

She was worried that heavy stress and constraints would lead to her mental deterioration and that it might explode.

Better now.

“No, Park Jung-ah does, too, but you. It's about you.”

“Huh? Me? ”

“Oh, I saw people on Hell's difficulty earlier. ”

“When did you see that again? ”

“There's a gathering of people in that corner, of course we should go check it out. ”

Min Hyuk lifted the beverage that was stuck in the seat arm hanger, and slashed his neck and said again.

“I was hoping you were right about what I saw. Hmm... What can I say? It looked brighter. Maybe that's why people on Hell's difficulty were able to ask and talk to you comfortably. ”

“Tell me in detail. ”

Clearly, people felt less afraid of me today.

They say hello, they ask questions.

The fact that my impression was different is a problem that cannot be easily ignored.

I started caring a lot about my mental state and attitude towards others as I passed through the 13th floor.

“How do I explain? You know, you look really scared if you don't act normally, right? ”

Hmm...

“Is that so?"

“Yeah. You seem upset about something when you're expressionless. It's not like people can't get to you. Commonly, if you have your own overwhelming power, you have to lure flies around, and they can't get to you. ”

“Since when?”

I know I'm not usually that impressed.

Through experience.

But it wasn't that bad.

“It was the first day of the first meeting, when we first met in the field. ”

It was Conversation Day, and stress was not a joke back then.

As soon as the pain was getting used to, the Goblins showed up and had to kill them, and they were under a lot of mental stress there.

Meanwhile, the presence of a representative coalition was scratching my nerves.

Before that, it was a single day of self-harm on the second floor, and before that, I had to accept the deaths of the people I met in the first-floor waiting room.

We had to fight our way out of the fear of first-floor traps.

Before that... I was dying drinking alone at home.

I quit pro-gamers in a slump, I quit my father's job.

Clearly, my impression of being around people a few years ago is very different from my impression of being with people now.

“Didn't you say that before? ”

“Well, it's hard to say, but you have the same face. But it looks brighter than usual, the atmosphere. I feel a little excited about my voice. I've been doing it all day. ”

It just brightened things up. Can this change happen without me even realizing it? You seem a little excited since this morning.

“And it still is. Do I look a little off? It looks human. It still looks sharp, but should I say human? I used to think I'd be attacked if I got close enough. ”

Nothing bad.

It's good to be impressed.

Thank goodness, and thank you.

I looked around the audience.

I turned around to look for the invisible Park Jung.