I’m Not a Regressor - Chapter 230

I am not a returner Episode 230

Council of Seven Stars (6)

“What are you doing now, Oh Jin?!”

Nam Gung-hwi looked at Oh Jin with his mouth wide open and an expression full of astonishment.

You kicked the guard blocking the entrance to get in?

It was such a crazy act that it was hard to believe even with one’s own eyes that it was done not in a back alley of a market, but in a place where all the candidates to become the next Chilsung had gathered.

“That’s what I want to say.”

A cold, subdued voice.

Oh Jin sat down and looked at Nam Gung Hwi with cold eyes.

“Is this what Namgoong Hwi ordered you to do?”

“…I told you to do it?”

“When I tried to enter the conference room, they attacked me, saying I had no right to come in here. “And even using stigmata.”

“yes?”

Namgung-hwi looked at Oh Jin with an expression that asked him what nonsense he was talking about.

Even though they ordered us to block the entrance under the excuse of time, we never ordered them to attack.

And he didn’t just attack, he used ‘stigmata’.

No matter how unqualified he was, it was not something that could be done to a candidate who was competing as a representative of one country.

“I never gave such an order.”

“is that so? “They attacked me, saying it was Namgung-hwi’s order.”

“What nonsense!”

Namgoonghwi slammed the table and his eyes sparkled sharply.

“Do you have any evidence?”

“There was CCTV in the hallway. “You could try playing that.”

“You will have to take responsibility for that.”

Nam Gung-hwi contorted his expression fiercely and contacted Wei on his smartphone.

Not long after, Wei came into the conference room holding a tablet containing CCTV footage.

“Let’s play it.”

“Oh, I understand.”

A video was played of Wei, who was sweating profusely on his forehead as he hurried to get there.

-You can’t pass through here!

In the video, the security guard who was guarding the conference room door was seen swinging his fist at Oh Jin as if it were some kind of equipment from a janitor.

A blue light, which can be said to be evidence of the use of stigmata, was gently leaking from the bodyguard’s left chest.

“No, what is this…”

Nam Gung-hwi opened his mouth with an expression that left him speechless.

The sight of the bodyguard looking like he had taken a bowl of some dangerous drug made me dizzy as if I had been hit in the back of the head with a hammer.

-You don’t deserve to sit in the same seat as Namgoonghwi!

In the video with sound recorded, Namgoonghwi’s name was clearly heard.

“….”

Silence fell in the conference room.

Oh Jin looked back at Nam Gung Hwi and said in a low voice.

“Do you still not know what’s going on?”

“I… have never given such an order.”

“That’s strange. “So you’re saying that the security guard did that voluntarily?”

“that.”

When Namgoonghwi was speechless with a stiff expression on his face.

“I think it would be better for you two to resolve this matter separately later.”

In front of the conference room.

A woman standing in front of a vivid holographic image that appeared to have been created from a holy relic calmly opened her mouth.

“Isn’t it time to talk about the competition rules and schedule?”

A terribly business-like voice echoed throughout the conference room.

The woman lifted her thick horn-rimmed glasses and glanced around.

The gaze of the twenty-eight awakened person sitting in his seat turned towards the woman.

She continued speaking calmly, as if she had no interest in the commotion in front of her.

“My name is Olivia, and I am the head of the Seven Star Council. “I usually work as an assistant to Allen Oscar.”

After completing a brief self-introduction, Olivia continued speaking in a stern voice.

“Since a new person has arrived, I will briefly summarize and repeat what I said earlier.”

The holographic image changed to create a wide bird’s eye view.

“This is the dungeon where you will compete.”

Olivia pointed to a bird’s eye view made of holograms with a laser pointer.

“There are various terrains in the dungeon, including mountainous terrain, underwater terrain, and desert terrain, and your starting point will be determined randomly.”

Twenty-eight pillars of light were created throughout the hologram.

“Ranks are divided based on points. “The candidate who scores the most points within the time limit takes first place.”

Oh Jin nodded, taking in the bird’s eye view of the holographic dungeon.

“There are two ways to earn points. First, if you kill monsters wandering around the dungeon, you can earn points based on your level.”

“What is the other one?”

“Inside the dungeon, ordinary people recruited by the council will be hiding in certain places.”

Ordinary people?

“Oh, of course, we have all the minimum safety measures in place.”

Olivia continued speaking with a calm expression.

“You can earn points by rescuing these ordinary people and successfully moving them to the ‘safety zone’ that exists within the dungeon. However, in this case, rather than earning a set number of points, the amount of points you can earn varies depending on the evaluation of the ordinary person you rescued.”

in other words.

Does this mean that each and every ordinary person in the dungeon acts as a kind of evaluation panel?

“You will be tested in the eyes of the general public whether you are worthy of being called the hope of humanity.”

“Can I ask you a question?”

Nam Gung-hwi quietly raised his hand.

Olivia nodded.

“What is the difference between the points for catching a monster and the points for rescuing ordinary people?”

“I can’t tell you clearly because the points are different depending on the level of the monster, but if the average person you rescue gives you the highest rating, you can earn a huge amount of points at once.”

“…The question is whether to accumulate points steadily by hunting monsters or to gain a large amount of points at once through rescuing them.”

“Exactly.”

Namgoonghwi nodded as if he understood.

Oh Jin looked at Nam Gung Hwi with slightly surprising eyes.

‘I thought you knew the test content in advance.’

When I found out that the wrong schedule had been delivered, I naturally thought there was some kind of connection with the council, but it seems that wasn’t the case.

“Do you have any other questions?”

In response to Olivia’s question, a blonde young man raised his arm.

He was an awakened person carrying a uniquely shaped bow on his back that seemed to be made of leaves.

“You must be Orlando Hardy. “Yes, please say so.”

“I said that each monster has different points depending on its level. How many levels are there?”

“There are a total of five levels of monsters in the dungeon, and you can check their level by looking at the color of the necklace they wear around their neck.”

The holographic image glowed and five colors appeared.

white green blue red black.

“White is the lowest tier monster, and black is the highest tier monster.”

Olivia, who was calmly continuing her explanation, stopped the laser pointer on the black line.

“There is only one black-grade monster in the dungeon. And… the moment you catch this monster, you can immediately take first place in the competition.”

“…right first place?”

Orlando’s eyes lit up with an expression of interest.

“yes. However, no matter how much you do, it will be difficult to catch a black-level monster.”

“Hmm.”

In response to her warning, the candidates’ eyes shone with a confident expression.

It is a monster so powerful that it was openly ‘warned’ in a competition where only high-ranking awakened people, excluding Ojin, gathered.

“Hehe. “Did you catch anything with a name?”

A bald man with a square jaw and sturdy build grinned.

Jason Hardy.

He was called Iron Fist and was a talented awakener who people predicted would be a strong candidate to be chosen as the Seven Star in this competition.

“I can’t tell you the details.”

“haha! Good! “I’m going to aim for that black level!”

Jason clenched his fist as if to threaten the other candidates.

“Do you have any other questions?”

There were no candidates raising their hands.

Olivia nodded and turned off the holographic image.

“The competition venue will be moved from the 100th floor, where the opening ceremony was previously held, to the warp device we have prepared. The time limit is 6 hours. “All you have to do is rescue as many people as possible and hunt down the monster.”

The content of the competition was simple without being complicated.

‘On the contrary, it’s so simple that I don’t even know if it’s okay to do this.’

Anyway, I liked the fact that it wasn’t complicated.

“Then I’ll see you at the banquet hall tomorrow at 12 o’clock. “It will probably be crowded because there are a lot of spectators coming to watch the competition, so please come early and wait.”

Olivia walked out of the conference room as if she had finished what she had to say.

“Oh, and one last thing.”

She turned to go out.

She looked back at the candidates with deeply sunken eyes.

“Do not forget it. “You have gathered here to become heroes who will brighten the future of humanity.”

With those last words, Olivia went out.

An awkward silence fell in the conference room.

That too for a while.

“Black rank! “As long as you get the black rank, you can become Chilseong right away!”

“No, here you can safely save other monsters….”

“I think you can get a lot of points if you do a good job of rescuing ordinary people, right?”

The candidates left in the conference room gathered in groups of twos and threes and began to plan strategies for the competition.

Namgung Hwi, who had been glaring at Oh Jin earlier as if he were going to kill him, was also gathered together with the Chinese candidates to talk about how to move, probably because he was distracted by the competition.

‘I completely forgot about being a bodyguard.’

Oh Jin chuckled as he remembered the bodyguard who was taken to the medical unit.

Well, from his perspective, it was actually a good thing.

‘If you keep watching the video, you might find out that it was fabricated as an illusion.’

Since there were no candidates who became close friends and no candidates of the same nationality, Oh Jin got up from his chair and came out of the conference room.

“He’s a hero.”

Ohjin got into the elevator, muttering those awkward words as if he were chewing a grain of sand.

* * *

“Have a nice trip!”

next day.

In front of the warp heading to the dungeon, Ha-eun hugged Oh-jin and kissed his cheek.

“I will be back.”

“I know that if I don’t get first place, I’ll swim home.”

“What World Cup?”

“It’s similar.”

Ha-eun giggled and hit Oh-jin on the shoulder.

“Then I’ll be cheering for you, so let’s party when we come out!”

“I haven’t even started anything, but I’m drinking kimchi soup first.”

“This is all because we trust Ojini.”

Oh Jin chuckled as he looked at Ha-eun, who shrugged her shoulders.

[My child.]

Vega flew up and landed on Ojin’s head.

[Is it really okay for you to go in alone?]

“Well, the rules say you have to go in alone.”

[But aren’t you and my wife actually one?]

Vega pouted her lips as if she was dissatisfied.

Ojin held her by the hand as she sat on his head.

“I’m going to go alone here because I might end up talking about it later even if I win.”

[Whoa. I understand.]

Vega sighed and nodded as if regretful.

[If you return as a Chilseong, the original woman will definitely bless you.]

Oh Jin nodded and moved to the warp device installed in the venue.

Wooooow!

The light flowing from the relic enveloped Ojin’s body.

‘It feels different than when I entered the gate.’

Should I say that I feel a little more nauseous?

It wasn’t a good feeling anyway.

“Let me see.”

Ojin looked down at the silver bracelet on his wrist.

The bracelet provided by the council had the number 0 floating on it.

‘Is this the point I currently have?’

I pressed the red button next to the bracelet.

Ugh.

A hologram was created, revealing a bird’s eye view of the dungeon seen in the council room yesterday.

“It’s kind of like a mini map.”

On the holographic map, Ojin’s current location was marked with a red dot.

All that is displayed is your location.

There was no function to detect nearby monsters or indicate to ordinary people that they were hiding.

“This way… it’s mountainous terrain.”

Ohjin, who figured out the approximate location using the holographic map, walked slowly.

‘First go to the underwater terrain.’

Ojin, who had water-friendly skills and the stigmata of the Hippocampus, was good at underwater combat, but most awakened people were most reluctant to engage in underwater combat.

Once you go to a terrain with a lot of water, you will be able to dominate the monsters alone.

“good.”

Taang!

Using the wire shooter, I soared between tall rock walls and trees.

When it was moving towards the underwater terrain at such a high speed.

“Aaaahhh! Please save me!”

A high-pitched scream echoed through the forest.