The Count’s Youngest Son Is A Player - Chapter 113

Episode 113

Ugh.

With a strange tremor, the scenery before my eyes completely changed.

‘Um, where?’

Stone buildings as tall as 3 or 4 stories were lined up bordering the narrow alley. It feels like a back alley in the city center.

I took a moment to catch my breath and feel the energy around me.

‘The detection range of energy and telekinesis has definitely decreased.’

It was an aftereffect of reverting skill proficiency to beginner level.

However, it was still possible to clearly see up to about 3m and roughly up to 10m.

‘First of all, it looks like there are no players within range.’

Bae Do-hyeon easily jumped up the wall, created a telekinetic platform in the air, took a step, and jumped into the second floor window of the building.

Inside a simple room that appears to be an inn.

I swiped my hand under the lonely bed and pulled it out, and before I knew it, I was holding a piece of a golden falcon.

‘You may have thought it was a simple treasure hunt, but the reality is a bit different.’

Inside the statue was a piece of mana stone that sent out a weak wave.

So, it was designed so that a player with a developed sense of humor like Bae Do-hyeon could feel it without having to see it in person.

Bae Do-hyeon, who put the statue in his arms, went out through the window again, and this time climbed the wall to the roof of the building.

He climbed onto the roof with movements so natural that he could tell a monkey to go away, and first looked at the surrounding terrain.

The stadium, which was built at a high cost, was worth the money, providing a different battlefield for each match.

‘You can think of it as a small baron’s castle.’

Looking at the terrain on the mini-map, I found that District 1, the center of the map, was inside the walls of what appeared to be a small permanent castle, and the surrounding areas had a typical urban form, including residential areas and commercial areas.

Of course, some areas were uniquely forested, and there were also large fields and barracks that appeared to be training areas.

The area where Bae Do-hyeon is located is area 8 on the minimap. It was the commercial center of the west.

‘Then shall we get started soon?’

Because of the dense buildings and complicated roads, visibility was poor and there were many places to hide, making it a good terrain for sneaking around.

Of course, this was the same for other players, but Bae Do-hyeon’s superior navigation ability had nothing to do with the terrain.

While I was examining the terrain on the roof, I had already found three players squirming nearby.

They were moving carefully, hiding themselves in terrain, saying they were paying attention to cover, but when looking down from above, their clumsy movements were clearly visible.

‘It looks like you didn’t serve in the military.’

Well, there aren’t many countries with a conscription system, so I didn’t even know it was natural.

Hehehe.

Bae Do-hyeon took out a crossbow from his inventory and aimed it at the yellow-haired player about 30 meters away.

He was hiding behind the railing of the bar terrace, sticking his head out to look around.

Push puk!

The bolt from the crossbow that Bae Do-hyeon fired went straight through the guy’s forehead and became lodged in it.

Immediately after firing the crossbow, Do-hyeon jumped and fell onto the roof of the building next door, as if he didn’t even have to see the result.

Before he knew it, he was holding a javelin (a type of javelin) about 1 meter long in his hand.

square. square.

In the alley about 15 meters ahead, a player was moving carefully while holding a sword and shield.

Looking at the black hair, it was clear that he was Asian, but he was not a Korean player.

I glanced around the building in my own way, but I couldn’t find Dohyeon.

Do-hyeon silenced the sound, narrowed the distance to almost 5 meters, and then threw the javelin towards the guy’s back from the roof.

Wedge!

The opponent, who sensed the presence, was startled and turned around, but the javelin had already pierced his side and pinned him to the floor.

“Puhup!”

Do-hyeon silently got down in front of the player, who was spitting blood foam roughly, and expressionlessly stabbed the dagger under his chin.

The player’s breath stopped before he could even scream properly, and Do-hyeon quietly laid the player’s body on the floor to avoid making a loud noise and retrieved the Javelin.

The golden falcon logo engraved on the javelin’s bars looked creepy as it was stained with red blood.

‘Next was east, right?’

Do-hyeon, who stored the Javelin in his inventory, took out his bow and arrows this time and flew himself up to the roof again.

The cold-blooded hunter forgotten by the world began to move in earnest.

* * *

“How do you feel, Seohyun?”

“are you okay. “I don’t think there are any enemies within at least one block.”

A party, including one woman and three men, was gathered in the living room of the wooden house, keeping watch in all directions.

These are the Korean player party.

The female player was Han Seo-hyeon, a cute girl who guided Bae Do-hyeon.

They met safely in front of the intersection in the center of District 5 according to the strategy they had set before the start of the test, and along the way, moved to the area’s border and settled down.

At that time, a small silver object climbed through the window and entered the room.

It was a cute fox cub the size of half an arm, armed with rich, lustrous silver fur.

“Kolorong.”

The fox made a cute cry, walked over, and jumped into Seohyun’s arms.

“You worked hard, our Eunbyeol.”

Seohyun hugged the fox tightly.

This fox, named Eunbyul, was her summoned pet.

Despite its cute appearance, it had the fighting power of a wolf and had excellent sensing skills, making it easy to identify hostile enemies around it.

Thanks to this, her role within this party was reconnaissance, and she came immediately after checking through Eunbyeol to see if there were any enemies nearby.

However, even though it was confirmed that there were no enemies around, Seohyun’s expression did not look very good.

She pursed her cheek for a moment as if she was dissatisfied with something, but eventually opened her mouth.

“How about going out to fight right now?”

“Isn’t that conversation over? “I’m sure our party has decided that survival is our priority.”

“No, I said from the beginning that we had to fight actively. And even now, that thought has not changed.”

“What is the reason? If you look at the statistics from the preliminaries over the past few days, you can see that many successful candidates came from teams that held out until the second half rather than fighting from the beginning, right? “Is it because of what that guy said?”

“No, that’s a far-fetched statistic…”

“It’s done. No matter what Seohyun thinks, we have no intention of moving. If you want, you can go out and fight alone.”

He was laughing while doing so, but his expression looked very unlucky.

Other players who were watching the argument from a distance also whispered.

‘He says that because he feels comfortable shooting an arrow from behind. Honestly, if a battle breaks out, it’s more likely that we’ll be left behind first, right?’

‘Hey, be quiet. ‘I can hear everything.’

‘What happens when you hear it? ‘Maybe they think that just because they have a pretty face they will move the way we want them to.’

Seohyun pursed her lips and closed her mouth. It was impossible for them to communicate with each other.

‘How dare I meet such a tight group of people…’

The statistics the man was talking about were nonsense that he had added on his own terms.

Although it is true that many successful candidates were produced from the teams that survived until the second half, it was a pure fabrication to say that those teams avoided battle in the early stages.

In the end, the talented team survives, and you have to get kills to pass.

In Seohyun’s opinion, this strategy of hiding in one place and living for now had little chance of success.

And obviously, the words of a man named Bae Do-hyun also bothered me. I had a gut feeling that he definitely didn’t tell me to get a lot of kills in the beginning without any reason.

‘I got two kills, but it might be difficult to get additional kills if I move with them. But you can’t really move alone. What do we do?’

She suddenly remembered the two statues she had hidden in her arms. These were the items that Eunbyeol, the lucky girl, brought to her while scouting.

‘If it doesn’t work out, just like the man said…’

While I was organizing my thoughts, the time for the first extinction zone to be decided came.

“Get ready to move. The movement formation was as decided in advance…”

The man who thought of himself as the team leader was talking, but Seohyun couldn’t really hear it.

Because that wasn’t her interest.

After the first extinction zone is announced, the player’s real-time kill count is revealed. The real competition begins.

For some reason, Seohyun continued to be concerned about the words of the man named Bae Do-hyeon.

Ding dong ding dong~.

“Good. “Our area was avoided!”

A small cheer erupted from the party members.

But Seohyun couldn’t react at all.

‘oh my god!’

Her wide eyes were fixed on the real-time kill leaderboard as she covered her mouth with both hands.

〈Real-time ranking〉

1st place – Bae Do-hyeon (Korea), 21 kills

2nd place – Shoichiro (Japan), 3 kills

3rd place – Ko Ga-ryang (China), 3 kills

…

Number of survivors: 137

* * *

Whirik Cholarak.

Bae Do-hyeon shook off the blood by swinging the sword in the air, then put the sword in its scabbard and put it in his inventory.

Behind him, two corpses with their throats cut and their chests ripped open were rolling around in a pool of blood.

‘hmm. I guess everyone has noticed now.’

After looking at the system window, he folded it down without hesitation and enlarged the mini-map.

His current location was District 7, located south of District 8 where he started.

Likewise, although it was a shopping street, the buildings were only about two stories tall and the roads were well paved, so it was easily exposed to movement.

‘This is the real start.’

It was an idea that anyone who heard it would say something crazy about a topic that has already far surpassed the passing mark.

The average number of kills for the player who passed the most kills in the previous group was less than 10, and the player with the most kills only had 13 kills.

Bae Do-hyun has already surpassed the most kills in the preliminaries.

However, Bae Do-hyun’s goal was not simply to pass the exam.

‘It implants in people’s minds an overwhelming power that no one can deny.’

If anyone connects, it’s Bae Do-hyun. So that people can think that Bae Do-hyun is the strongest.

And the process clearly had to be understandable to people.

‘There’s still a long way to go.’

So far, it has been relatively easy to harvest kills.

This is because the players in Area 8, the starting point, were cut off one by one before they could unite.

In terms of method, it was no different from assassination.

Of course, the assassination play was skillful and I didn’t think it was cowardly.

But to be honest, it lacked ‘impact’.

People want flashy and rich competitions rather than neat and concise ones.

We cheer more for someone who wins fair and square in a head-to-head fight rather than victory through a surprise attack or sneak attack. No matter what the actual skill is.

‘So from now on, we will change our methods.’

Now that the number of kills was high enough, it was time to meet people’s expectations.

In terms of time, party composition will have been completed and the kill leaderboard will appear, so players will begin to move.

If you don’t move, they will force you to do so.

‘And on top of that, I have to pay back my debt to those guys.’

Raoul had influence on the formation of Group H this time. I tried to avoid excessive involvement as much as possible, but there were people I really wanted to meet.

And Raoul had no hesitation in inviting ‘those guys’ to this battlefield.

‘I really, really wanted to meet you.’

Raoul smiled eerily as he recalled the murder list he had stored in his head.

(Continued in the next part)