I think it was a lot of mental excitement.

Six days of training that was indistinguishable day and night (abs?), Lee Soo-yeon slept through the day.

And as soon as I got up, I said goodbye to Yoon Seok.

“Where are you going? ”

“You will be experiencing an expedition. ”

“No more rest...? ”

“Not now, not now. ”

I can't go to the expedition with Yoon Seok because of the 'penalties’, but Lee Soo-yeon didn't show any interest in it.

I have a belief that I can do it on my own, even if I don't have to rely on others.

“I want to feel it right a little faster. I feel this‘ strong ’. ”

Now that I've overcome that hard pain, I want to rest a little more, but.....

Yoon Seok had no right to dry.

No, I was happy to dry it.

“You know, no matter how strong you get, carelessness is forbidden. ”

“Absolutely.”

“Yes, go carefully. ”

This is what it felt like when a thousand horses saw themselves.

Very rewarding garage and excellent.

Yoon Seok, who left Lee Soo-yeon, confirmed the date by feeling the strange emotions that rise from the inside.

‘Then 53 days left.... ’

Approximately 53 days left until the duel based on the current time.

So what should we do during this time?

At first, I wanted to meet one of Lee Soo-yeon's ‘fellow candidates’, but.....

‘You can do that later. ’

With the exception of the Iron King, the current performance is largely uncertain.

Moreover, I wanted to do it only because of the time remaining as a penalty, but the initial plan was to start recruiting colleagues in earnest after climbing the 24th floor.

When I saw Lee Soo-yeon, I changed my mind.

I think I can spend this time tied to something more valuable because of the penalties.

“Mr. Yoon Seok, can you do what other challengers did to Ms. Su-yeon? ”

Either way, Eshton thought the same thing, or he asked me to be careful.

Yoon Seok made one condition.

“If you want to. ”

It's not a process that anyone can do.

It's hard to wash away weakness by accepting pain and realising what's really strong.

It is not possible by ordinary will.

“I don't want anyone to give up in the middle. ”

However, in Yoon Sook's words, Eshton laughed.

He looked confident when he watched how much he had suffered.

“Would you like to follow me for a moment? ”

Rather than explaining verses in words, he seemed to have something to show you.

Yoon Seok followed him without saying a word.

“This is..... ”

A mock duel relay room with hundreds of screens installed.

Unlike before, the relay room was empty, whereas there was a person in the screen no matter what he saw.

It was repeating the same action on less than a dozen and more than a hundred screens.

“... you're exercising. ”

Yoon Seok felt the current flowing through the blood vessel.

Either that or Ashton quietly added an explanation.

“You may think that any strength is a valuable low-level challenger, but it's not. ”

“ ……? ”

“Most of them are challengers over the 15th floor, and some of them are rankers from missions. ”

In fact, when I looked carefully at the screen, I saw familiar faces inside.

They all helped with the training of Yoon Seok last day.

That's why my head was slackened.

“If they are, it would be more efficient to leave their training to others and to be tried in the tower. ”

“Of course, we know that. ”

“Then why are you..... there. ”

Eshton went on to another topic without answering it.

“With Yoon Seok's absence, many high-ranking challengers were alternately replacing him in the absence of a spaceship. ”

Yoon Sook felt that it was a very fatty topic.

However, it didn't take long to realize why he suddenly brought this up.

“By the way, all the challengers here are on standby. Normally it was normal to have a private break at that time, but……. ”

“It's different. ”

“Yes. I haven't been told by anyone since that day, but they've been doing it for a little while. ”

Split even for a short time and use it efficiently.

Beat the weak heart of wanting to rest, to enjoy and to take pains.

It's a very simple reason.

I want to be strong.

A day at a time, a little more.

So I do my best to do it right now.

“How are you?”

Yoon Seok didn't answer.

It was the same reason I didn't answer Lee Soo-yeon's question yesterday.

I didn't have to answer.

‘They're ready to be strong. ’

“... I'm going to go down and unwind, so would you please explain and call those who still want to? ”

“How many people are there? ”

I ask for your opinion, but if it's time to write, I get a glimpse of how much more people want to be pushed to write efficiently.

‘This man has changed a lot. ’

Yoon Seok felt it.

Eshton was safe when he first met someone else.

I didn't know it would be natural to be a Savior who emits more refined light than anyone else.

“Everything. ”

“Yes?”

Yoon Seok laughed.

And I told Eshton again to ask him if he heard it wrong.

“If anyone wants, please call them all. The numbers don't matter.”

He who wishes to be strong will be strong.

* * *

Yoon Seok looks around with a meaningful smile.

‘Was there so much..... ’

There are three conditions for triggering the specified ‘infusion muscle’.

Strength must be below SS rank.

Consider Yoon Seok a friendly target.

Finally, I think the durability level is above the A rank.

If this condition is met, the chance to inflict at least one-tenth of the damage on your abdomen will be increased.

However, Yoon Seok made one more condition.

Tell them how horrible and harsh this process is, and then come only to those who will not give up.

Nevertheless, about 1,500 people gathered.

‘Much more than I thought. ’

Of course, there is no way to make sure that their will is real right now, and even if they give up in the meantime, there are no penalties.

Certainly some have come with a light heart, or even if they are serious now, some will be heartbroken by hard training.

‘How many of these are left? ’

Yoon Seok closes his eyes and ponders.

Honestly, I had no idea.

However, one thing was clear.

How many will remain at the end, but those who remain until the end will be strong.

‘Something's a little strange. ’

Yoon Seok laughed.

Last day, Yoon Seok was helped to train by gathering similar numbers of people.

However, that position has now changed on the contrary.

Well, the way it's deployed hasn't changed much.

“Let's get started.”

The moment Yoon Seok's mouth opened.

The challengers, who were bitten by tension, swallowed their saliva at the same time.

I knew because they were all informed beforehand.

There are only two things to do from now on.

Running down to Yoon Seok in the center. And holding on to the pain, getting up and running a few times.

“ ……. ”

In any case, it is not complicated or difficult.

It's just hard to practice.

“Go, Gazaaaaaaaah...! ”

A normal person.

Ta-da-da-da-da-da.

There were some gaps at the same time as the notification for the start of the project.

After one short space.

No one rushes to Yoon Seok from all sides without first.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Yoon Seok priced the abdomen of those who ran irregularly as if playing a rhythmic game.

But it was a much bigger pain than I expected.

“Ugh..... ”

With the help of the healthcare challengers who were waiting behind them, some of the outgoing challengers couldn't get up easily.

No, no matter how it happened, I could not run back to Yoon Seok like before.

It was natural.

The more precisely you know, the greater the pain and the greater the fear.

One is why this training is meaningful.

“Hey, I have to repeat this a thousand times..? ”

“If you're going to do that, you're going to do it all your life. I'll do it..... Arghhhhhhhh!”

Even if it's not a real strength.

Facing a distinct pain, hanging on to it.

And it's like biting and stretching like evil to overcome an intangible fear of suffering.

If we can do this, the human being becomes stronger.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

‘Yes, there are not enough people to give up..... ’

Even if there were some who remained for a while.

No weak man chose to give up completely.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Even if your body hardens against the pain that penetrates your abdomen.

I know you have to head over there, but the weak cells in your muscles can interfere with it.

“Shit, move! Move!”

Break it with earnest will and move forward.

Yoon Seok realized by looking at those people.

It is also a strong spirit that makes a strong body.

‘These people, they're going to be strong. ’

No one knew it because of the mask that covered his face, but one day there was a big smile on the mouth of Yoon Seok.

* * *

Not everyone could achieve the ideal.

As time passed, the number of times Yoon Seok wielded his fist increased exponentially, resulting in a fall.

“Sin, sorry. Well, I'm... now. ”

“Stop, no one blames you. Well done. You don't have to go out today, so go in and get some rest. ”

“ ……. ”

The total number of missing persons on the first day was 79.

On the second day there were 89, and from the third day suddenly there were 14.

And on the fourth day, there were zero fallouts, and the first ‘graduates’ came out.

Jovan Trosian.

With the exception of Yoon Suk and Lee Soo-yeon, he was one of the seven people rated the highest level.

“Thanks to you, I've also been taught a lot this time. Because of the big gate that just happened in New York, I'll see you later and say hello. ”

Normally, he was more powerful than any of the challengers, and he was the first to take a strength SS rank and graduate.

This is what the teacher thought when he saw the old disciple who came on Teacher's Day.

I felt like Yoon Seok was going up somewhere.

It was a bit different from him, though.

“It's time to say hello. I'm sure you'll be busy without a Starship. Go ahead. ”

“... You're still here. ”

Giovan, who laughed at Fissic, learned Korean manners, leaned down and left the mock arena and immediately headed to the gate.

Now that we've done this, we might want to take a break, but it seems natural to do our best in each other's positions without taking a break.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

As if Yoon Sook could not be pushed away from him, he did what he had to do.

So it became day 5 and day 6.

Until then, not a single missing person had occurred, and only the graduates had barely come out.

However, by the end of the seventh day, the fallen man had cheated again.

This was due to new challengers being added to the vacant positions.

‘This won't end until the duel starts. ’

Yoon Seok willingly decided to help them grow. Just as they were willing to help when they needed them, so did they.

No matter how long the penalty took, I could not invest all the remaining days here.

“For the next month. I'll only be here for one more month. ”

Yoon Seok said so, and had an unexpected effect.

Whether the exact time was announced or not, the eyes of the enthusiastic challengers began to burn.

Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!

Time was like oil.

I couldn't catch it, and it flowed fast.

How much juice have you soaked the floor since the first day you recorded the most fallouts?

I don't know, but Yoon Seok just told me.

‘I didn't think I could do this much. ’

Yoon Seok, who heard the final report from Ashton, couldn't resist the admiration.

Total number of participants: 2,890.

317 fallen.

1,739 graduates.

Even the remaining 834 students would have graduated if they hadn't been cut off during the course.

“ ……. ”

Yoon Seok looks around quietly.

I didn't even know the word "crocodile."

Those who were doing well were hard to find, and everyone was exhausted and humiliated.

However, the whiteness emanating from his eyes was not pushed on by anyone.

“ ……. ”

It is now the promised deadline, and there is nothing more to suffer from it.

Nevertheless, their eyes say they are lacking.

I feel deprived, not emancipated, and regret that I have run out of time. It was the warrior's eyes that sought strength with endless thirst.

However, no one asked for more or asked for such a favor.

“ ……. ”

Just looking at Yoon Seok, who had made himself this way, he waited for his mouth to open.

As I watched this, I had a hard feeling of achievement....

I never prepared a cool word for this, nor did I intend to.

Yoon Seok simply smiles and opens the subspace bag, pulling out one item and blurring his horse tail.

And…….

“I guess……. ”

I checked one person, one face again.

Those who had already graduated because it was the last day were gathered in one place.

I was convinced looking at them like that.

They will become stronger in the future.

So.....

“I think I need this more from you than I do. ”

Qaaaaaaaah!

A crater was formed on the floor by the simultaneously falling object with the hand held.

Fatigue was also a dumbbell with a 12-fold increase in options.

“… one muscle. ”

The man who stood closest to Yoon Seok recited it quietly.

Yoon Seok looked at him and thought,

I'm sure it's pouring down on his bowl now.

It would be sweat, not tears.

* * *

Ten days after graduation.

An oak roams the Azrak Crystal Oyster, the backdrop of a 21-story expedition.

“Profit!”

Hands are naturally pointed towards the bare axe sack on the back.

One day, the eye emits a glare like a predator found a sense of hunting.

“It's a human being. It's definitely a human from an unstable planet. ”

A dense life blooms in the labyrinth, where colorful crystals glistened with light.

By the 21st floor, I can feel the outfit.

The man before your eyes is from Earth.

“Essence, take it and kill it. ”

So the passing man felt alive and stopped walking.

And I recited it quietly.

“Is this Orc this time..... ”

During the expedition, other races or other dimensions of human beings walk into a fight.

If the challengers were from Earth, it was a struggle.

There was such a bad perception of Earth.

Most of the time it's bothersome to work with a team and use structured teamwork as a weapon…….

When you're alone, it's the easiest prey.

“This is why it bothers me to walk around alone. ”

However, the condition of that prey was a little strange.

I saw myself and did not run away, and walked slowly from the front with my bare hands.

“Take advantage! Lift up your weapon, man! ”

The Orcs said, and the humans didn't even hear the body.

I just kept walking out like a self-absorbed person.

“Ouch! Ouch! He was a coward who didn't even have the will to fight. ”

The light of disappointment is young in the eyes of the Orcs.

This is why hunting will not be fun.

“If you want to die, die! ”

After pumping the muscles with the power of 'Blessing of the Tuxen’, the orc swung the axe with its immense thickness of arms.

However…….

“Drunk, it...? ”

I couldn't feel the feeling of being cut, the feeling of being crushed. The day this axe was thrown out of the skull was not closed to anything.

Nevertheless, the axe stopped in the process.

“Is this enough.... ”

Exactly the house between the axes was built by a human hand.

“Drunk, drunken! ”

Give me strength. I tried pulling, but I didn't fall in like I was completely stuck.

I did not understand

This kind of power?

Obviously, people from Earth are only focused on harmony and efficiency, and their personal skills are terrible.

“Do you wonder why this happened? ”

The panicked oak's ears are engraved with an indifferent voice.

The Orc nods without my knowledge.

And at that moment.

Car window.

A few moments ago, a large amount of points was awarded and the two-day axe was broken like glass.

“Listen carefully. Oak.”

The man who smashed the weapon reached out and grabbed his head.

“You were weak. ”

I blurred my eyes to the pressure that seemed to break my skull.

“I was strong. ”

Nevertheless, only the voice that came into both ears was clear.

“That's all. ”

“Charming……! ”

When he cries out in unbearable pain, man fills his tongue.

“... I can't even smile at the pain like this, so I'll be too much in my next life. ”

I couldn't scream anymore.

The consciousness disperses at a rapid pace, and the darkness comes silent.

In the meantime, only an unknown voice was clearly stuck in the ear.

“Realizing what real ‘strength’ is. ”

‘Mi, crazy man..... ’

Pushuouout!

I didn't know about the Orc....

Similar things were happening simultaneously in different parts of the world.