I Stole the Number One Ranker’s Soul - Chapter 196

Episode 197

I looked back at Ban Seo-hu.

I wanted to ask how much information was given to them.

He caught my gaze and nodded.

No, don’t do that, just say it in words.

At first glance, it seems that most of the information about the evacuation process has been conveyed.

So, the king can decide what land to take, but he does not individually choose who to take.

Of course, subjects are an exception. Of course they move with the king.

Although there is the question of whether non-awakened people like Mom and Seungju can endure even if they become subjects and move.

Other awakened people, excluding subjects, will move together if they are staying in the territory chosen by the king.

Clearly, it is impossible to complete the task of selecting such a large number of people individually in 10 hours.

I don’t think Seohu Ban would have explained it in such detail to them, but he seemed to have a general feel for it through intuition and intuition.

At least he seemed to know that the ruler of the hall would select the territory to take during evacuation.

Because everyone was clamoring to choose their own land.

“For now, I am focusing on fighting back rather than fleeing.”

There was a brief moment of silence in the audience at my declaration.

But soon confusion began to spread like ripples.

Fight back? Is it possible? Are there any chances? Is there such a way? Isn’t it too dangerous? All kinds of questions arose.

“Is there any need to take risks and fight? Isn’t there a reason why the method of evacuation was proposed? “Why do we have to fight?”

To that question, I explained all the facts clearly.

If we take refuge, only the awakened will survive, and the monsters in the dungeon we have seen so far will become our future.

I think I was aware that I couldn’t evacuate the entire Earth in that I had to choose a land where I could take refuge, but I think it was a bit of a shock that only the awakened people survived.

However, perhaps because of the shock, most people understood my decision.

However, not everyone agreed.

“But if we evacuate, doesn’t that mean that the awakened people will definitely survive?”

“What if I choose to fight and lose? Shouldn’t we see that monster eating the Earth like it’s eating the moon? What are you going to do with something that doesn’t even work with nuclear weapons? It’s extinction. “We’re all going to die!”

“By your decision, you are killing people who could have definitely survived if they evacuated.”

You can’t criticize the desire to live.

However, even after hearing that everyone except the awakened ones would die, I felt a little disillusioned by the fact that they did not even care.

Do these people have no precious people among the non-awakened?

Don’t you hate living as a dungeon monster after taking refuge?

While I was silent, the voices calling for evacuation grew louder.

Honestly, I expected it.

The people here are representatives of the hunter group of a country with a fairly high level of voice on the planet.

These are not people who will be treated neglectfully.

So, I am confident in front of the word ‘choice’.

Because they naturally think they will be chosen.

And you may not even be aware of it.

The level of remarks at the conference hall had been becoming increasingly explicit and vulgar.

Some even said that since civilians were not useful in combat in the first place, they were not needed, or that it was natural that they had no right to survive.

Most people frowned at those words, but some nodded confidently as if they agreed.

“It’s sad, but awakened and non-awakened people cannot be the same.”

I decided to end this skit while listening to the person sitting closest to me mumbling politely.

I need to take care of the purpose of coming here.

But before that, a sharp question came back to me.

He was the first person to lead this atmosphere.

“Do you have the right to put at risk countless lives that will surely survive if they evacuate?”

Perhaps because my impression was so mild, they thought that subtly provoking guilt would work.

But instead, I looked straight at him.

There was no reason not to be confident.

“yes. Of course there is.”

The person who asked me the question was very embarrassed, as if he had not expected such an answer to come back.

“It’s sad, but wouldn’t it be possible for a king and an ordinary awakened person who is not a king to be the same?”

When I quoted what I had just heard and passed it back to him, the original owner of the remark blushed.

I don’t know if it’s shame or anger, but what do you know?

I’m holding back a lot right now.

you? What about you guys? Do you have the right to kill all those who cannot escape? huh?

But that’s not what I came here for.

ha.

I calmed down and calmed down my voice again.

“What you say makes sense. But as you know, there are limits to the number of people who can evacuate. “The resources needed to move between dimensions are limited, so neither land nor people can move indefinitely.”

I can feel people focusing on what I’m saying.

Everyone is feeling it.

The words they’ve been waiting for so long are starting now.

“We need to secure resources to evacuate more people, so could you tell us about the dungeons in your country? In addition to things that are known to the public, things that were discovered at a recent eve ceremony and things that are kept top secret.”

For a moment, the crowd was in a state of commotion again.

I am confused as to whether what I am saying is true or false.

Some people said they didn’t have permission, but when I saw that someone else immediately handed over the dungeon information to me, I hurriedly contacted someone.

In the end, a picture unfolded of people competitively handing over dungeon information to me.

It has to be that way.

They said they would increase the priority of evacuation targets depending on the amount and speed of dungeon information.

In a short period of time, I had information containing the locations of dungeons in almost every country.

Considering the investment of about 30 minutes, it was a successful result.

– Are you really going to evacuate?

When Seo Ji-han returned to the lakeside carrying a thick bundle of information, he quietly asked a question.

“No way. “It’s a lie.”

– haha.

“Actually, I was shaken for a moment. “They said I was going to kill people who could survive… I also thought about whether I could make this decision however I wanted.”

– You can decide. Why not?

“that’s right. Why not? What should I listen to from these people? Even though I thought about it, I thought about it for a lot longer. “Even if you evacuate, it’s not the end.”

After fleeing, they lived happily in a good land. It may be the same ending, but there is no guarantee that they will not end up like Elfanis.

– yes.

“And I had that nightmare too.”

– nightmare?

“I had a dream where I took refuge to avoid predators, but the creatures there killed our hunters and took away the magic stones.”

– ….

“It was so terrible. I’ve had this dream quite a few times. “It would be even more terrible if this became reality, right?”

On the day I had that dream, I got goosebumps when I saw the magic stone in my inventory.

A lot of magic stones in my inventory.

These are actually all soul stones.

“So I’m going to try to prevent that from happening.”

People who are not awakened will not have any significant information about refuges or predators.

Because the message would not have appeared to them.

They may not even know that their own deaths are being discussed in places they don’t know about.

The last time I went to an island village restaurant with my family, I remembered a conversation between customers.

The voice telling me to come eat with my friend next year is still vivid in my ears.

Like them, countless people are probably continuing their daily lives, reassuring themselves that everything will be okay.

It’s probably promising the future.

Seungju’s frightened voice also comes to mind.

I also remembered Deputy Manager Shin’s promise to have dinner.

Every decision I made was surrounded by that voice.

They will want me to fight.

If I were them, I would definitely want someone to decide for me.

I decided to fight for those people.

– I have to collect it. I have no intention of opposing your decision, but would you fight even if your family could evacuate together?

Seo Ji-han was looking at me with calm eyes.

I know what Seo Ji-han wants. He wants me to survive.

If I say, ‘No. If you answer, ‘I have to evacuate with my family,’ he will try to find a way for me and my family to escape together.

“no.”

– Even though they are strangers?

“I just don’t know it yet, but it might be someone I’ll get to know in the future.”

He had a complicated expression.

But soon he seemed to have composed his mind and smiled.

– okay.

As I quietly smiled at him, something I heard at the conference suddenly came to mind.

“Do you remember what I said? “If you make a mistake, you will be completely wiped out, but there was someone who said, ‘Do you want to gamble with people’s lives?’”

– ah. There was.

“Maybe he’s right. It’s a gamble. “It’s a gamble where you lose everything if you lose.”

I grinned.

“But if ordinary people could see tomorrow, wouldn’t that alone be worth the risk?”

Seo Ji-han, who was quietly listening to me, playfully asked a question.

– Shouldn’t you have said that in the meeting room?

“Hey, there’s no need to argue. I didn’t go there to fight and persuade. And I wanted to get out of there quickly.”

– huh?

“They say nonsense like civilians don’t have the right to survive. I guess everyone is really crazy. I thought my ears were rotting. The further back you went, the more ghastly it became. Oh wait. Are my ears okay? “Isn’t it already a bit rotten?”

– Look. I’ll take care of it.

Seo Ji-han, who was looking into my ears fussily to my rhythm, nodded seriously.

– are you okay. It’s still cute. I’m fine.

“Dear… Anyway, thank you. Anyway, those people might find out that I lied and question me later. “Then I might be so embarrassed that I might just spread the recording I recorded in the conference room.”

– Did you record it?

“Transcription is an essential skill for modern people.”

After chatting with Seo Ji-han and roughly relaxing, I deliberately cheered myself up and stretched out confidently.

There is so much work to be done, but nothing gets done if you are in a gloomy mood!

“Anyway, let’s go!”

I energetically held up the location information on the monsters I had received from the conference hall.

King Son Moa of Tiring has obtained the boss monster’s address book!

Yoo Eun-dam and Ban Seo-hu are doing the complicated and boring work of fighting and discussing with each other, so I should go out and diligently look for my colleagues.

The last remaining barrier is 8 hours away.

Departure!