Strongest Man
Krill Regall Part 2
The homunculi was at the center of the chaos.
”Now! Now! This is a special allotment reserved for tomorrow's ranked match! A human! Eat a lot and get your strength out! ’
Homunculi was distributing hard bread with mysterious flesh inside, from a large wagon pulled by eight goats. The starving men went crazy at first sight of food after a few days.1500 people stormed the wagon like bees and started fighting for whatever reason. In the worst case, they would start fighting with their weapons and even kill food.
Sungchul ignored the chaos and focused on what the Homunculus said.
‘Rank the match tomorrow? Is it pulled forward? ‘
The ranking match was the most important event in the Summoning Palace. There are four plazas: Blanche, Azure, Crimson, and Scarlet. Inside the Summoning Palace, they would hold a death match with special conditions between each plaza. This match is a ranking match.
In Sungchul's time, this ranked match would kill at least a hundred people each time. Sometimes it will reduce the group by half the amount. This ranking of matches also provided abundant rewards for the victims. The purpose of the Summoning Palace was to enhance functional people to integrate with the Otherworld by using these terrible conditions.
It felt like that goal had changed now. The chosen privilege, ‘Preselected’, is irrefutable proof of this.
”Now. Lookit. Isn't that funny? They crawl like dogs just to eat rotten bread. ’
’’ What else will they do? They haven't eaten anything else. ’
While the average summoned struggled for food with their lives, the chosen ones were busy mocking them while sitting under the auspices of the training center. Some training continues silently, but others embrace their first form of entertainment in a while. Sungchul secretly claims the middle corner and falls deep into meditation. One of the general quests required him to meditate at a set time for 2 Intuitions.
When the meditation ended, he circled the square looking for inscriptions hidden along the wall to read aloud. It was unknown, but the inscription of the Summoning Palace changed every day. Even the former ‘Death should set you free’, now, ‘Life may be painful, but there may also be a value’.
He continued to work in general quests so that he could gain intuition, but now, he also needed magic power. The targeted hidden class, the Echo Mage, requires 20 intuitions and magic powers to obtain it.
Sungchul scoured the list obtained from the homunculus and memorized every relevant search. Especially long-term searches, or repetitive searches that must be completed first. Sungchul efficiently made use of every moment of the day so that he could go ahead through this quest.
He did not slack off while observing the others in his group, especially Ahram. He might get lucky again and find such an opportunity with the Vestiare cave.
As long as Vestiare’s Memorial has been completed, the witch guide Ahram should be busy preparing new growth opportunities for her. They could not guarantee his survival in the trial otherwise. No matter how superior the people in this group were, this place was like a forest, there would be many geniuses among the crowd lying in wait. Careless people constantly lose their lives in these parts. Sungchul got up when he saw the sunset.
’’Let's slowly start our food.’
Yuhoon, who had been sweating by the spinning knife doll, finally called the group together. Some who were already bored with endless fights followed without any commotion. Sungchul awakens from his meditation and follows them.
As he was cleaning up the dirt, a man approached him.
’’ Um .. Mister. ’’
It was the yankee punk who criticized Yuhoon during the first day. He is ostracized by the group along with Sungchul. He did not directly refuse to socialize with them as Sungchul did, but his outward appearance and brashness had formed a barrier between them. He feels very competitive towards Yuhoon but lacks any special talent or skill to speak of, so it comes as desperate in Sungchul's view.
’’You want to eat together?’
He forced the words out with great difficulty. He had a hard exterior, but he was still human and definitely started to feel lonely after a while. Sungchul returned his smile.
” Let's do that. ’
After the blood pudding incident, Yuhoon had moved his usual feeding grounds from the forest to the wall underneath. It was more likely to be found by others, but it was less dangerous. As usual, Sungchul sat somewhat apart from the group and chewed his hard bread. The only difference now was that someone else was sitting next to him.
Yungjong has been preparing for government positions in the real world. He lived a short 25-year-old life, but with an empty smile, he spoke bitterly about how nothing had gone the way he had planned.
’’ Competition so fierce. It's not easy to cope with half the youth population in Korea, you know? ’
”Is that so?”
It had been a long time since he had heard the latest story from the real world. He had only managed to maintain his original appearance through several facial reconstructions and surgeries, but the time that had passed in this world had not been short.
” That's so weird. I don't think government job tests will be popular? ’
” What is that crazy reality of you? ’
It had been 20 years since he was summoned to the Other World. That was enough time to carve a river into the mountain. He recalls the time he used a bus token to ride onto a disco roller so he could skate along with disco music.
‘I wonder if those who have reincarnation back are okay.’
There are some calls that manage to garner great achievements that allow them to return to the real world, they are called reincarnators. Some of Sungchul's old friends have chosen to return to the real world at the expense of most of their powers. Sungchul also felt compelled to return, but he had already completely given up now. It was enough for him to listen to the current events from mouth to mouth.
Shooting away from his mind, he saw Ahram chewing on the bread of the group, seemingly having no special meaning. Just as he was about to reverse his gaze, he saw a new creature that he had never noticed before. A man standing in the distance. He was wearing striking clothes, looking in this direction. It was not like the modern clothes of the other summoned, but more like the magician robes of this world.
‘Magician? It was interesting to see another human aside from being summoned in the Summoning Palace. ‘
Sungchul's eyes glittered with curiosity.
’’ Not here .. Not here. Hyunsuk that nonsense .. ’’
The witch in the distance was none other than Krill Regall. He had taken the slave tunnel to the exterior of the square and took some time to find the selected group. He only knew one face from the group, but he could not find it. Hyunsuk, an Asian kid with a face that can be hit.
‘Did he really die?’
He felt terror creeping on his back as he counted the people in the group. There were 23 people sitting in the dining circle, two less than the originally selected number. It was possible that he was inside the plaza, but it was likely that he was already dead.
‘Dirt. How did this happen? What happened?’
He suddenly realized one detail. Among the 23 previously chosen, there was one person without the Eye of Observer. She has a slim body with an average height. A man wearing a military uniform and old jeans. He asserted again with the Glasses of Truth, but the man really did not have the Eyes of Observer around him.
‘Could it…? This guy pulled some kind of trick? ’
Krill's eyes emitted a cold killing intent. He carefully walked towards the group. It was then that the man in the military uniform began to head into the forest on his own.
A chance.
Krill felt a hint of excitement at the tip of her tongue as she followed the man into the forest.
“I don't know what your plan is, but I plan on making you sing.”
She has a nauseous personality and does not like to be violent, but there is no time for her to be picky. He had to go through this disaster at any cost. He continued to reassure himself with these words as he took out a magic wand and followed the man.
”Search me?”
An unexpected voice, coming from an unexpected direction.
“Who is this guy?”
He was arrested from behind. However, this was just called. He should have been able to handle him even without using his magic, through the physical strength he had from the many Summoning Palace quests. He tried to resist the attack while remembering this.
Hit it!
His vision turned yellow in one blow.
’’ Uwak! ’’
When he came, the man stomped on Krill's chest firmly with his feet. He tried to move, but it felt like he was nailed to the ground. He finally realized the man in the military uniform was not a normal person.
’’ Hey, Witch. Why are you looking for me? ’
The man, Sungchul, spoke in a cold tone.
’-I-it ..’ ’
’’Are you looking for your blood cargo?’
Krill was verbally ambushed and his weak point was immediately visible.
’’ How's the kid? ’
Krill asked in despair. It was all just a shattered dream, but he was still attractive, even on his last thread of hope. Sungchul's answer, however, could not have been more crude.
”She died.”
’’ Uuu .. ’’
Krill's shoulder finally lost all strength. Word ‘desperate’ flooded his mind. All hope disappeared, and the shadow of the slave hunter who helped him appeared in his head. What he thought was rude and disgusting at first now was his vision of the future. It was at this moment that a glimmer of hope appeared.
’’Finding holes to live in?’ ’
That's Sungchul. He took his foot off his chest and spoke calmly.
” Help me, and I will give you a way out of this. ’’
Cakes …
Something sparkling fell on Krill's head. It was a blue emerald.
