episode_0079

Guro-gu (2) ― Gaeungsan Mountain summit, Guro-gu, Seoul

Gaeungsan Mountain, the location of the special mission, was an ordinary mountain no different from Cheonwangsan Mountain.

A 126m hill that is lower than the 144m of Cheonwangsan Mountain, which is embarrassing to call a mountain.

However, even if it is a small mountain 126m above sea level, if you can lift yourself a little using telekinesis, things change.

The open view was so clear that the entire Gangnam area, not just Guro-gu, could be seen.

Of course, thanks to the black curtain, the National Assembly building located in nearby Yeouido could not be seen.

‘I wanted to check if the gate there was open.’

Apocalypse also came, and there was no reason why the gate I saw in the comments couldn’t happen again.

However, the view allowed by the system was limited to the panoramic view of Guro-gu.

Among them, I scanned the green territory I occupied with my eyes.

[Awakened Han Gu-won’s Guro-gu domination rate: 48%]

By consistently performing missions for a month, we were able to obtain a control rate of close to half.

[To unlock ‘Hell Difficulty’, you need to complete 110 ‘Hard Difficulty’ missions!]

Thanks to this, the difficulty level has steadily increased. I’m still not sure what role difficulty plays.

I could feel that as the difficulty increased, the number of variants encountered in the mission increased.

It is also true that compensation has also increased proportionally.

Still, it wasn’t enough to turn a blind eye to the increased compensation.

The rescue of a few citizens ended up becoming a dozen people.

Items were also pouring out, including potions, special foods that couldn’t be found in stores, and useful consumables.

No item more attractive than civil rescue has emerged.

In short, there was no dramatic change even as the difficulty level increased.

As time passed, the days became more focused on thoroughly turning the rescued citizens into believers of the Church of Salvation rather than carrying out daily missions to the maximum.

There was another problem more important than the vague difficulty level.

Even with a cursory glance, the green territory I occupied could never be half of Guro-gu.

My influence did not reach the eastern part of Guro-gu, including Gocheok-dong and Guro-dong.

Even if we make that area small, it is more than 60% of Guro-gu.

I muttered while looking at Gocheok Sky Dome, which I often saw in the media.

“When the control rate was 48%, only a few hundred people were rescued… .”

I didn’t expect to rescue tens of thousands of people, but the distribution of the ruling rate was more generous than I expected.

On the other hand, the rate of handing over citizens was very low.

The generous ruling rate was understood as an unavoidable privilege of the advance team.

I had to fight for dominance with other guys, but I was the only one who was awakened.

He has become a solo player in a battle royale.

So, I waited for other Awakened people to perform special missions together and create Awakened believers.

Today is the 30th day since I entered Guro-gu after waiting and waiting.

I couldn’t even see the shadow of the awakened person, so I just used the special mission creation ticket I had.

That’s why I was waiting for them at the top of Gaeungsan Mountain.

“Kkisss—!”

I looked at the zombies that had climbed to the top, shaking the mountains and rivers.

Perhaps because they ran so recklessly to the top, their voices were particularly sharp.

The steroid came up with a thud belatedly and came face to face with me floating in the air.

The guy, who was showing his characteristic eerie smile, was immediately seen reaching out his hand to the zombie next to him.

My hands must be itching to see myself floating in the air.

I lightly lowered my hand as the development did not deviate from my expectations even an inch.

Pabababak!

The tree branches that were lurking in the air waiting for them suddenly bombarded the ground.

A small hole appeared in the back of the defenseless head of the guys running towards me.

Krraaa!

Steroid, who noticed something strange, let out an angry roar and protected his head with his arms.

It was a typical behavior pattern used by the bastard to protect himself.

The steroids, which had lost my throwing ability and mobility, were no longer a threat to me.

He continued to control tree branches with telekinesis and lifted his left hand to the side.

The guy’s trembling arm slowly stretched out.

Just like that, they poured tree branches onto the guy’s face.

Pabababak!

Dozens of tree branches were stuck in a bunch on the steroid’s fragile head.

The mouth that was supposed to scream in pain was also full of thin, long tree branches.

thud-!

As soon as it fell to the floor in a cloud of dust, a message window appeared.

[You have successfully defeated the Gaeungsan special mission ‘Zombie Wave’. (Method: Treatment)]

[Ownership of the ‘Jewel’ is transferred to Awakened Han Gu-won!]

[Special mission contribution: 100%]

As expected, at Cheonwangsan Mountain, Seo Joo-won wasn’t at 100% because of that bastard.

Is this a system where you have contribution if you influence the zombie wave in some way?

When I thought about it that way, the viciousness of the system became even more apparent.

If 1% was distributed to Seo Joo-won, who clearly threw a knife with a flash, then another awakened person should have barged in and killed a zombie.

The contribution rate must have gone down significantly.

[You have achieved your first achievement.]

[‘Achieved 100% special mission contribution’]

[As a reward for the first achievement, the dominance rate increases rapidly.]

[48% -> 53%]

My eyes widened at the first achievement I had seen in a long time.

and! 5% at once!

Thanks to this, my control rate is now well over half.

Tiring—!

A loud notification sound rang, which was completely different from the usual small notification sound.

Above the heads raised in surprise, a huge sentence was projected across Guro-gu.

[Notice to all awakened people in Guro-gu!]

[The awakened person ‘Han Gu-won’ located at the top of Mt. Gaeungsan has exceeded 50% dominance rate!]

[Please congratulate us with warm applause!]

“… … Crazy bastards.”

I couldn’t stop cursing from coming out.

Isn’t this just a congratulatory message in words, but actually a ‘murder call’?

I just stuck out my tongue at the detail that went into telling the exact location.

Each system was causing competition.

If other awakened people in Guro-gu had seen this message in a crowded situation, they would have felt very itchy in the back of their head.

There would have been a good chance that they would form an alliance to capture me or form a temporary alliance.

But again, there were no other awakened people in Guro-gu.

I was confident because I searched Guro-gu like a rat to carry out my mission.

With a satisfied smile, I reached out for the jewel floating at the top.

Jewelry was also a good reward that could not be overlooked.

As soon as it touched my hand, the red jewel melted and a message appeared.

[You have obtained the special mission reward ‘Jewel’.]

[The Awakened’s Guro-gu dominance rate is rapidly increasing!]

[53% -> 55%]

“Of course, it’s best to monopolize the rewards.”

It was very sweet to monopolize in the apocalypse, not in hell.

[Awakened ‘Han Gu-won’ unlocks special bases in Guro-gu!]

[As of the current time, perform missions at various special bases and occupy the base!]

Paaat!

It was the same as when I first figured out the general mission.

The entire Guro-gu area was bathed in powerful light and sparkled.

Similar to then, I opened my squinted eyes and looked closely at Guro-gu.

“… … Gocheok Dome.”

Gocheok Sky Dome, which I had been looking at closely earlier, was shining brighter than the Pressian Apartments I had seen before.

So, that’s one of Guro-gu’s special bases, right?

I looked up and watched the sun to gauge time.

The sun hanging in the very center of the sky was vaguely visible through both heavily squinted eyes.

There was enough time.

Thanks to the early citizens who became more faithful believers than anyone else, the time that should have been spent on evangelism could be used elsewhere.

Now, even without me saying anything else, the believers were busy turning the newly joined citizens into faithful Salvationists.

It was a waste to have another 100% go to a place where 100% of the effort was already done.

If so, there is no reason to hesitate.

pop-!

Immediately, the body burst through the atmosphere and began a rapid descent.

I frowned at the intense light that became clearer as Gocheok Dome, which was visible from afar, quickly got closer.

Tiring—!

Immediately, a message appeared with a small notification sound.

[You have entered the Guro-gu special base ‘Gocheok Sky Dome’.]

[The theme of ‘Gocheok Sky Dome’ is ‘Dilemma.’]

theme?

Before I had time to organize my thoughts, my location had shifted.

I, who should have been in the sky above Gocheok Dome, was standing on a well-maintained sidewalk.

I calmly turned my head and looked around.

Two stairs connected to the end of a slightly long sidewalk and the entrance to Gocheok Dome located above them.

In particular, my attention was drawn to the cross that suddenly stood in front of the stairs.

Worms were seen twisted around the corpse hanging on the cross.

I slowly walked down the sidewalk and faced the cross.

The corpse was so badly damaged that one could only tell that it was a woman by its bulging breasts.

In particular, the skull visible towards the head was split in a V shape, and this was also a very famous thing, so I knew about it.

Canoeing.

It was intentional mutilation of a dead person’s body by firing another shot over the head.

The sign above her head was seriously damaged.

I read the words written there out loud.

“… Dilemma.”

Next to the head and the sign, my attention was drawn to the objects held in each of the nail-studded hands.

A doll in her right hand.

On her left hand was a gold necklace and a gold ring.

Dilemma.

A situation where you have to choose one of two options.

If you don’t understand the hints given to you this much, you don’t qualify as a gamer.

Each symbol and two stairs held in both hands of the woman.

At first glance, it seemed like a situation where you had to choose one and climb the stairs.

“… … You can’t go to the middle, right?”

I asked a stupid question back and started thinking seriously.

“Hmm… … A doll and a gold necklace.”

If you think about it from what you’ve done so far, dolls are civic structures, and gold is an item?

In that case, I would definitely go for dolls.

Without further ado, I chose the stairs on the right and walked.

As soon as I stepped on the right step, the cross and the left step disappeared.

Magical evaporation where the space itself disappears.

‘Even if you go inside, you won’t find a simple Gocheok Dome.’

Whether it’s a zombie or a human, they’ll be ready to welcome me.

I passed through the entrance of Gocheok Dome and walked forward without hesitation.

The structure was reversed so that simply walking forward would lead directly to the stadium.

As soon as I stepped on the green grass of the stadium, a woman’s scream rang out.

“Aaaagh!”

It wasn’t just one person.

“What, what! Suddenly, where am I?”

“Who are you? … … Second, it’s a gun!”

Behind the woman’s scream, numerous murmurs and shouts echoed through Gocheok Dome.

I always had a lot of the same reaction as when I was rescuing citizens.

There were so many citizens lying face down on the lawn of Gocheok Dome that it was incomparable to the number of citizens I usually rescued.

“Be quiet! You fucking bastards! Everyone shut up!”

“If it sticks out, I will grind it without mercy! Even if you stand up, you will grind! I clearly warned you!”

An unidentified group of people surround the panicked citizens.

They were pointing guns at citizens and had their fingers on the trigger.

“Sa, please save me! Why are you doing this?”

“Fuck you! There’s chaos outside right now. What are you doing all of a sudden?”

A middle-aged man who was lying face down jumped up from his seat, spitting.

“I told you not to fucking move!”

Whoa!

An ink-colored butt was inserted into the middle-aged man’s temple.

“Aaaagh!”

“These soldiers! Hitting a civilian!”

Citizens who saw the middle-aged man collapsing let out a chorus of screams again.

One of the unidentified group shouted at me as I walked forward, observing each and every one of them.

“Stop, you bastard! Just take one more step and I’ll shoot!”

The guy stepped on the unconscious middle-aged man’s head and placed the muzzle of his gun against his back.

At first, I thought the soldiers had been rescued as it was a special base, but that was not the case.

These were actions that a soldier of the Republic of Korea could not even dare to imagine.

Now, rather than controlling the situation, those guys were threatening me.

bang-!

“Aaaagh!”

“Ugh, wow!”

The guy who threatened me pulled the trigger as if he was showing off.

White smoke billowed from the muzzle of the gun, accompanied by the screams of startled citizens.

Luckily, the guy who fired the bullet next to the middle-aged man’s head looked at me with shiny eyes and smiled.

“If you even flinch, they will shoot.”

No matter how much I thought about it, his behavior was strange.

When you threaten others, don’t you usually point the gun at the person you’re threatening?

But this guy was thoroughly using the citizens to threaten me.

As if he knew exactly what I wanted.

“Don’t come any closer. Do you see the boxes stacked up over there?”

There was a considerable amount of boxes piled up in the area where the guy was nodding.

“Food. approximately. It’s full of daily necessities. Put it in your inventory right now and get out.”

Inventory, gold and dilemma.

I nodded, having finally fully understood the whole story.

An armed group surrounds the citizens gathered at Gocheok Dome.

Those guys are the ones creating the crisis and dilemma prepared by the special base.

“Go ahead and take that box with you. The moment they take even one step towards us, everyone here dies.”

At first glance, it was a considerable amount of boxes.

If that box really contains a lot of what that guy said, if you convert it into points, it would be a huge number.

This was an offer that was quite appealing to me, who lives an affluent life thanks to my religious beliefs.

I, who was feeding the rescued citizens with faith points, was also leaking faith points as if there was a hole in the poison.

I chose to rescue citizens, but there was a gold in front of my eyes that I couldn’t refuse.

‘So it was a dilemma.’

Moreover, with those guys gritting their teeth like that and pointing guns at them, there was no way for an ordinary awakened person to rescue the citizens.

“Hey! Now I’ll shoot even if you don’t move towards the box! You can’t hear me!”

That is, for ordinary awakened people.

I smiled as I quickly glanced at the guns they were holding.