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50. Excellent Team Leader.

Phew!

The glasses woman’s spear blade pierced the warrior’s neck. Immediately, the remaining man in his early 30s, who appeared to be an inspector, turned his back.

“Uwaaaaaa!!”

Whether it was an attempt to join the remaining one person, or simply out of fear.

Yohan didn’t want to know, and slowly raised his finger.

Magic Missile.

Pheeing─

The instantly condensed oval substance stretched out toward the inspector.

“Heut!”

The inspector was startled and rotated his entire body in the air.

Maintaining his forward speed as is, he seemed to have pretty decent skills.

Soon, the resolute curved blade and the blue sphere met.

Jjeooooeong!

Immediately afterward, the inspector’s figure floated in the air like a doll with its strings cut.

With a thud, he was embedded in the base of a particularly thick-rooted tree.

His blade was terribly damaged, resembling emaciated ribs.

“Ugh······.”

Pow!

His head is shattered by another Magic Missile that flew in afterward.

Shattered bone fragments and whitish brain matter defile the trees.

That disgusting sight was brief, and it quickly transformed into a white halo and scattered.

Kim Deok-soo watched the scene and slung his greatsword over his right trapezius muscle.

“Whew, they’re definitely strong. Isn’t that a Magic Missile?”

“That’s right. You know about it.”

“I’ve seen most magicians use it.”

Kim Deok-soo scratched his head.

“······Of course, it wasn’t that powerful.”

“Hahahaha.”

At that moment, the glasses woman approached from the side, holding a spear in her right hand.

“Did you get a zone acquisition notification?”

“I didn’t. It seems the team leader wasn’t here.”

Perhaps the one who made the strange noise at the beginning was the team leader.

“Hmm······. Then we have to hold out for 1 hour.”

According to the rules, the ownership of the zone is transferred if the zone is ‘occupied’ for 1 hour.

There were two main criteria for occupation: first, there had to be only one human team in the zone.

In other words, it was a rule that considered the possibility of the opponent fleeing.

Second─

“We have to subdue them······. Instead of killing them, who would keep them alive?”

“That’s true. Kill them, or occupy the zone. There are only these two options.”

“Hmm······.”

The glasses woman frowned and pondered.

“Then, shouldn’t one person go back to Zone 33?”

“Why do you ask?”

“Right now, all five of us have come to Zone 34, but what if Zone 33 is occupied while we’re here?”

It was a plausible statement, and a valid reason indeed.

However, Yohan’s attitude was carefree.

“It’s okay. There’s still 30 minutes left, isn’t there? It’s enough time.”

“Huh? What are you······.”

She looked at Yohan as if he were crazy. A team leader making such irresponsible remarks?

Just as the glasses woman was about to lash out─

[A team member from Zone 33 has defeated the team leader of Zone 34.]

[The name of Zone 34 has been changed to 33-A.]

“”······!””

Everyone in that place except Yohan widened their eyes.

Kim Deok-soo pointed at the seat next to Yohan with his finger and shouted.

“Hey! Hey! Where did the team leader’s wife go?!”

“······Could it be!”

Chang-soo looked at Yohan with a face as if he were seeing a ghost. Yohan responded to his gaze with a gentle smile.

“Yes. That’s right. I sent Sarah to kill the remaining one person, and it seems she has already succeeded.”

“Hehe······. You’re like a goblin! I didn’t even know when she disappeared!”

“Didn’t I tell you? Her skill is the best among the swordsmen I’ve seen.”

“Well, you did say that······.”

Deok-soo recalled the conversation he had with Yohan before. He said that in close combat, they would never lose? When asked why, Yohan simply pointed at Sarah.

At that time, he thought his words were a bluff, but it was not at all. Rather, it felt insufficient.

Thud.

“······Heok!”

Immediately after hearing the sound of a twig falling to the ground, a black wave arose in Deok-soo’s vision.

It was Sarah’s hair, fluttering under the influence of gravity.

Yohan wasn’t surprised. Rather, he praised her in a calm tone.

“Good job. It must have been difficult to find them.”

“It was manageable.”

Deok-soo’s back became damp as he looked at the two of them. What would have happened if he had met those people as enemies?

‘I’m glad I didn’t have to fight. Really.’

He wanted to give his trait a big kiss. As expected, a person should live flexibly.

“Let’s go back. It’s almost been 1 hour······.”

Yohan’s words suddenly decreased. His gaze was fixed on one place. The team members knew what phenomenon it was.

‘The Tower must have sent a message.’

‘What is it this time?’

Their team leader rolled his eyes for a while. And not long after, he opened his mouth while looking at the team members.

“They said we can recruit colleagues among the people we killed earlier. Since direct or indirect betrayal or hostile acts are impossible, it seems useful enough.”

“······You mean 2 people? Suddenly?”

“Yes. You guys can’t see it, but there are currently photos of 5 people in front of me. They say to choose 2 people from among them.”

Silence lingered between them for a moment. This was because the development was too sudden.

“······.”

“······.”

“I think the inspector who was killed by the team leader earlier and the person Sarah caught would be good.”

It was Chang-soo’s words, who had finished his judgment relatively quickly. Yohan nodded as if he agreed.

“Not bad. What do you think, Sarah?”

Sarah was the one who sliced the most people. Her opinion would definitely be important.

“I agree. The person who died last would be perfect for guarding the house.”

“Is it because of their ability to hide their presence and make strange noises?”

“Yes. More than anything, that person was the team leader. Their stats must be high.”

As the opinions seemed to be somewhat gathered, Yohan asked for agreement once again.

“Then I will revive the inspector and the team leader from earlier. Do you have any objections?”

“······.”

“······.”

Of course, there were no other opinions. Yohan immediately selected two photos.

[Recruit Bae Hyun-soo as a team member.]

[Recruit Go Yo-hoon as a team member.]

Immediately after, 3 of the 5 photos turned gray.

Soon, the 2 photos were finely chopped into white particles, and they gathered together to form a human shape.

It was quite a miraculous sight. Everyone in the area fixed their gaze.

“Uh? What!”

“······So this is what it means to not die.”

A man who uttered a relatively calm impression looked at Yohan. It was the team leader who made the strange noises.

“Are you the team leader?”

“That’s right.”

“Huh, I thought that woman would be the team leader······. Just how high are your stats?”

“······.”

Yohan just smiled. The man, Go Yo-hoon, sighed and lowered his head.

“Anyway, please take care of me in the future. I heard that even if I don’t receive as much reward as the original team members, I can still gain more achievements than the eliminated ones.”

“Did the Tower say that?”

“Yes. I could even refuse or accept.”

Although I don’t know if refusal is actually a working feature. He added that.

Yohan said with a wry smile.

“You two just have to protect this place. Come to Zone 33 in case of an emergency.”

“I understand what you mean. I’ll let you know as soon as I see an enemy.”

“That’s enough. Then we’ll be on our way.”

“Yes.”

Yohan hurriedly left the place with his team members. He lingered for quite some time to recruit new colleagues.

Fortunately, since they had acquired a new zone, it was no different from having spare lives. They continued to move with a lighter heart, and before they knew it, a hazy barrier was visible.

“I’ll go first.”

“”Yes.””

Just like before, only Yohan’s head entered the zone first. There were no particular abnormalities.

At the same time that Yohan gave a hand signal, the rest of his body moved as well.

Thud.

“Let’s scout once. They might be hiding.”

“I understand.”

“Please shout as loud as possible when you find an enemy. We’ll run over immediately.”

Yohan skillfully distributed the personnel. Yohan and Sarah would act independently, while the remaining 3 would act as a group.

It was a measure that no one believed in the 3’s strength, but those who had seen the battle scene from before had no choice but to agree.

Sarah and Yohan were different. This wasn’t just because of the difference in combat power.

‘They don’t hesitate at all when slicing people. They’re really monster-like guys.’

No matter how much the Tower has gifted humanity with a cruel environment, it hasn’t even been half a month yet.

Murder is a primitive and barbaric act that modern people cannot easily adapt to.

It is not easy to get used to it in such a short time of less than a month.

‘Weren’t they murderers in modern times?’

The two’s hand movements were so bold and clean that Deok-soo had such thoughts.

[Scaredy Cat]

[You can sense danger very well.]

And surprisingly, Deok-soo’s reasoning was close to the truth.

Sarah had killed countless people (albeit herself).

However, what was off the mark was that Yohan was an ordinary student.