episode_0067

67. Car Center.

“I’m sorry! I’m sorry! I won’t do it again!”

Vrooooom-!

A husky voice came from behind. It was the woman who had attacked the group earlier. She was able to be reformed thanks to Sara’s palm (etiquette injector). Yohan glanced back briefly from inside the running sedan.

The muscle woman looked very different from before. The armor, which looked like it had been made recently, was nowhere to be seen, and the heavy greatsword was breathing in Sara’s inventory. Sara seemed to like it because the quality was quite good.

The rest of the muscle woman’s group was the same. Most of them didn’t have the equipment they had. They might have hidden some, but most of the things they could see were still able to be seized.

There was also a guy who hid his equipment in the inventory, avoiding Yohan and Sara’s eyes. Whenever that happened, Yohan would signal Sara.

Zzzzzzzap!

-Khuhk! I, I will take it out! I will take it out!

With a few shots from her etiquette injector, everyone came to their senses. It was impossible to avoid Yohan’s eye for detail, who possessed perfect memory ability.

Their power was greatly weakened. Maybe they wouldn’t be in good shape when night came.

Well, that wasn’t something Yohan cared about. Yohan felt his thighs, which had become more comfortable than before, and sped through the wasteland. The fluttering wind was refreshing. It was a lucky day.

***

Vrooooom-!

How long had he run through the wasteland, Yohan habitually checked the time.

[11:30:23.3525 seconds.]

It seemed like he had run at least 1,000km, but there was still no sign of the destination being visible. It was something he had expected, so Yohan was indifferent. He just checked the front with a calm gaze.

Yohan glanced at the car’s dashboard. The infinite power he had dreamed of wasn’t in this world either. Although it wasn’t oil, he was using a substance with clear energy as fuel.

■■■■■□□□□□

‘About half left. I can easily run for 10 more hours.’

The moment Yohan thought so, Sara’s voice was heard from the front. For reference, based on the seat layout, the driver was Deoksu, Sara was next to him, and Yohan was in the back seat.

“It’s a shop.”

Yohan couldn’t see it. Maybe it was her amazing physical ability that was shining.

“Do you see anything like a building?”

“Yes. I see things like that, and most of all, a lot of people are gathered.”

“Are they fighting?”

“No, they aren’t.”

He felt a strange emotion. It was still daytime, but it would change to ‘night’ soon. There was less than an hour left until it changed.

A shop that appeared at a perfect timing, was it a coincidence? Yohan didn’t think so. The Tower was a place that was very optimized to torment humans. There must have been a malicious intention.

The group’s current position was around the top 20%. Although not the highest rank, they were showing good results. In other words, the Tower seemed to want a competition between the top ranks.

Yohan slowly loosened his fingers. He wasn’t afraid at all. Rather, this was something to be welcomed on his side. He was confident in his strength, even if not in speed.

Vrooooom-!

Deoksu increased the car’s speed. Yohan’s magic surged like a wildfire, matching the growing, resounding exhaust sound.

***

[11:35:27.3215 seconds.]

Kiiiiieeeek-!

Deoksu slammed on the brakes violently and stopped the sedan. Various means of transportation were lined up around the area. And more players than that were standing.

Yohan got out of the car and had doubts.

‘Why are they all standing still? They should reach the finish line as soon as possible, shouldn’t they?’

There must have been people who started without waiting. But to have this many numbers, it was odd. Yohan’s doubts were soon resolved.

A rather huge building appeared before Yohan’s eyes. It was clearly different from the general store or blacksmith shop he had seen on the first floor. Yes, this was like······

‘Car center?’

The appearance of the building was truly noisy. First of all, huge tires were attached to the outer wall, and inside the glass windows, which seemed to be 3 meters wide and long, there was an exterior skeleton of a sedan with a smooth body.

Then, the next moment, he also knew why the players were loitering here. In front of the building, a hologram the size of a human body was floating.

[It is a break time. Please do not make noise while you are resting. ^O^b Open at 12:00.]

The building’s entrance was as huge as its size. It seemed to be because it treated cars as products. It seemed that even a medium-sized undead could pass through.

’12:00······. Very blatant.’

Murder is impossible in the morning. But the opposite is possible. The moment it turns 12:00, something terrible will happen.

‘Then, what about the guys who are still here? Are they confident?’

What a great confidence. Looking at the faces, the equipment and momentum were extraordinary.

It seemed that only players confident in combat remained. But even so, there were quite a few. This was because the number of people summoned for this trial was unusual.

Yohan wasn’t inferior either. He went into the sedan in the first place. Soon, he lay down on the back seat. He was going to take a break.

Deoksu said, flustered.

“Team, team leader? Are you okay with being so calm?”

“Isn’t it a long time until the shop opens? Please rest a little bit.”

“Huh······.”

Deoksu made a blank expression. While doing so, he quickly glanced around like a squirrel. There were quite a few gazes watching them, though not many.

“I, I can’t do it. I can’t!”

Because his characteristics kept crying. Whether Deoksu was like that or not, Yohan closed his eyes and stabilized his mind. Sara, not to be outdone, sat in the passenger seat and leaned the seat back.

Yohan said in a calm voice.

“Wake me up if something dangerous happens.”

“O, okay.”

Deoksu was a little frozen. Yohan smiled slightly and closed his eyes. Immediately, his right arm wriggled and touched the floor of the car.

Slowly, very secretly, he leaks his magic. A total of 3 magic-related artifacts, a magic operation method learned from a high-level native magician, his magical talent and characteristics.

His spell activation, which combined various factors, was very secretive.

Even a player with exploration-related characteristics wouldn’t easily notice Yohan’s work.

This was even more so in a state where the number of players was concentrated like this. Yohan could be a little more bold because he knew that.

In his head, there was no thought of peacefully resolving it. That wasn’t Yohan’s way. He doesn’t avoid the danger that comes his way. He just overcomes it.

“Strange guys.”

“It’ll be good to strip them later.”

The gazes that were watching the ordinary group’s appearance gradually faded. It was proof that they were underestimating Yohan’s group.

***

[11:51:11.9382 seconds.]

It could be felt with the skin that everyone’s tension had reached its peak.

The gazes and hostility felt from the surroundings were enough to make the skin tingle. Yohan got up from the seat only then. He glanced around, even yawning leisurely.

‘It’s almost time.’

The fact that he had laid down in the first place was just a trick. Yohan lightly opened the car door and went outside. He turned his back to the car and closed his left eye.

Latent Eye. Lv. 2

Immediately, Yohan’s vision became truly bizarre. A dragonfly’s field of view is said to be 360 degrees? That’s what Yohan’s state was now.

The scenery of the back was reflected in the left eyeball, and the scenery of the front was reflected in the right eyeball.

His head felt like it was going to break. Yohan immediately released the spell.

‘Tsk, it’s still impossible.’

Although he had raised the level of the spell using 10 Karma, this usage was still impossible.

It might be possible to use it only in a short period of time, but the overload was extreme. Yohan decided to leave this method as a last resort.

Currently, all of his spells were at least level 2. That was because Yohan actively utilized Karma.

Thanks to this, using the spell became easier. That was why he was able to create so many fire arrows before.

[11:51:11.9382 seconds.]

The battle will start soon. He used all the remaining Karma. His status window was truly bizarre. It was extremely skewed only to the magic stat.

He had invested in physical stats as well, but the ratio was quite steep.

[11:53:16.2168 seconds.]

The number of players filling the car center is increasing. Even at this moment, the latecomers were coming in one after another.

Woo-woo-wooong-

The magic exuded by the superhumans filling the wasteland was quite magnificent. Yohan hadn’t revealed his own magic yet. There was no need to be noticed.

[11:58:53.8262 seconds.]

Srrng, she, who stood guarding Yohan, drew her sword. Someone with a good eye watched her.

That moment─

[11:59:59.9980 seconds.]

Breaking through the gap of 0.002 seconds, the superhumans’ forms became blurred.