Leveling with the Gods

Chapter 67

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The day of the examination has dawned.

The place is Elyraum, a dark forest.

A long time ago, it was created by the Administrator for testing only.

Test supervisor Hippnos once again scanned the names of players participating in the test.

Team A followed by Team B.

I could see quite a few familiar names.

“I’ll be damned for a while.”

No matter how hard I look at it, there is a huge difference in skills between teams Nam Gung-hoon was one of the next super rookies known as the next high ranker.

a genius in the Southern Palace

Namgung Jin-woon, who is a singer and a top ranker of Namgung Sega, said he would surpass himself in the future.

“But he’s still the most anticipated one.”

I had a lot of eyes for this exam.

There are many prominent players in Team B, but it was because of a player who participated in Team A.

” Kim YuWon.”

Among the A team’s list, the name stands out.

Only three letters of Kim YuWon’s name seem to sparkle in gold.

A name that would make other B team players look shabby.

Kim YuWon.

He was quite famous among players on the lower level as well as among the rankers.

“The guy with the bright future was taken by accidentally. Tsk.”

Hippnos pushed his stiff bangs back.

Above this tower.

The great Olympus order was one.

Player Kim YuWon’s spine.

It is possible to touch Kim YuWon within the framework of a test. In particular, the 11th floor, where Hippnos is the exam supervisor, is the palm of Olympus.

Hippnos flew in the sky on a white bull.

Down below, I could see a huge forest, densely wooded.

That’s where Eliraum, the stage of this examination.

“We’ll be ready soon.”

Hipnos sighed and leaned his head against the bull’s back.

If you do well on this test, you will be able to take a few days off, as well as a special reward at the Olympus.

At the thought, the corners of Hipnos’ lips twitched up.

It was then.

Ring-.

Hippnos’s player kit rang.

It was a message.

“Before the test, someone…….”

The thought of being disturbed by a pleasant sleepiness for a while.

When he saw the name stamped on the text, he unknowingly stood up straight.

[HERA]

One of the eight high-rankers symbolizing the Olympus.

King of Olympus, wife of Zeus.

It was her message.

* * *

Team A and team B gathered together.

The numbers of both teams were stark. Hippnos counted the number of team members present on time.

“Team A has 51 players, Team B has 200 players…….”

Four times the number difference.

In addition, the qualitative difference between players was much more pronounced than the apparent numerical difference.

But that doesn’t mean there are fewer attendees than expected.

“More participation than I thought.”

Rather, it was more than expected.

Hypnos thought it would not be strange if all the A team members abstained from the test. As such, the gap between the teams in this test was huge.

Fifty-one was many times more than Hipnos expected.

I didn’t expect you to participate.’

And the biggest reason why this number could be gathered.

Don’t tell me you don’t know this is a trap?’

It was the presence of Kim YuWon.

A player who passed the tutorial, beating Hargan, a senior Olympian.

A person who updated the ranking of each floor and passed the Roman Catholic examination.

However, no matter how much I did, I thought I was too confident.

You don’t think you can handle this gap alone.….’

One hand can’t beat ten hands.

If it were a different world, in the tower it was wrong.

One hand can beat ten hands. The overwhelming power goes beyond the power of numbers.

But it was a story of rankers all the way. In addition, now you have to deal with more than a hundred hands, not one.

In addition, there are hands that are much more powerful than ordinary hands.

‘Since it’s a test, do you think it’s gonna work out somehow?’

The test is not just a fight.

Strength and weakness of power are important as it determines whether one is qualified to move on to the next floor, but unlike fighting, there is a “rule” in the test.

In all likelihood, or perhaps all of them.

The players of Team A who participated in the test probably expected this “rule.”

“Hmm.”

While examining the test participants for a while, Hippnos cleaned his throat with a cough and opened his mouth.

“Good morning, everyone. My name is Hippnos, the exam supervisor on the 11th floor.”

Hippnos looked at YuWon, followed by Nam Gung-hoon, Roel and Spiros of Team B.

All of the rankers watching this test were their sponsors, or guild rankers who coveted those players.

A test more nervous than ever.

“I don’t think there are many participants in Team A,” he said.… Unfortunately, there is no change. I’m taking the test as a member of this team.”

I was expecting it, but the players of Team A let out a sigh. If the team were to be reorganized, the chances would have gone much higher.

“I’ll give you the details of the exam and start the test. This is the theme of the test.”

Hippnos raised his hand for everyone to see and showed a flag flapping red.

“Take away the flag.”

When the subject of the test was revealed, the audience was agitated for a while.

Take away the flag.

It was an unfamiliar test for them for the first time with hundreds of people.

However, some of them were able to infer the content of the test as soon as they heard the topic.

YuWon was the kind of test he knew already.

‘That’s annoying.’

Why would you take my flag away?

I couldn’t even take the test alone.

Hippnos’ explanation followed.

“The content is simple. First of all, flags use magical engineering technology to make this happen.”

When Hippnos pulled out another flag and took it close to the flag in his hand, one of the flags turned into a haze and disappeared.

And the remaining flag has a number [2].

“This number means the number of flags. There’s no way you can’t remember this without being a fool. The question is, where is this flag?”

Hippnos looked at the huge forest in the back.

“Flags spread throughout the forest. In the middle of the road, under a cliff, on a tree, and on the body of a monster. I don’t know how hard it was to spray it.”

Several players burst out laughing at Hippnos’ stark explanation.

I thought it must be hard work to spread the flag around that wide forest.

“From now on, you can collect the flags spread out in the forest. Finally, the team with the most flags wins. It’s simple, isn’t it?”

It was really simple to hear.

But it wasn’t just a simple test.

“But that’s why this test is ‘collecting flags’, not ‘taking flags’, right? It’s not like we’re playing hide-and-seek.”

The corners of Hipnos’ lips rose.

“You can take away the flags collected by the other team. It doesn’t matter how. Stealing, threatening, killing, whatever, all you have to do is take it away.”

This is the essence of this test.

It doesn’t matter if you don’t find a single flag. If the opponent’s flag can be taken away, the test will eventually win.

“Lastly, [King] exists in this test.”

YuWon’s forehead is wrinkled.

This was why this test was complicated.

“Well, if King dies like a real chess player, he doesn’t fail the test or anything. But King’s role is important. The number of flags King has is doubled.”

It was the players of Team A who sparkled at the words.

Twice

The players of Team A, which had relatively few numbers, had no choice but to use King well.

Naturally, their eyes turned to YuWon.

YuWon immediately recognized what the gaze meant.

‘I’d love to.’

If YuWon becomes the king and gathers the flags.

And it was not impossible to win the test if you could catch the king you had.

but

“The king is chosen randomly. a lucky test You all know that, right?”

YuWon had the urge to punch Haha in the smiling Hipnos’ face.

Random? Luck?

The probability of YuWon becoming a king is probably zero, although it is a 51 in probability.

“Now, from now on…….”

Whoosh.

Team A and Team B.

The blue magic team came to mind below the two teams, which were divided into different real types.

“Let’s start the test.”

Flashing!

* * *

Pa-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a.

When the magic team flashed once, the scenery that had been spread out in front of them changed in an instantaneously.

YuWon looked around.

The place was somewhere inside the forest.

Everything’s been moved.’

All the players of Team A gathered in one place.

Perhaps if you search this forest, the flags will be scattered.

[Start the test on the 11th floor]]

Find the flags scattered in the forest.][24 hours later, the team with more flags wins]][Flags can be taken away.][Official value is calculated based on the number of flags acquired]

Delivering the flag to the “King” will earn twice the official value.]

If the ‘King’ loses its flag, the acquired official value is extinguished.][Rewards are determined by merit][Team A : 0][Team B : 0]

The explanation has already been heard in detail by Hippnos.

Besides, it was a test YuWon had once taken.

The victory or defeat of the flag-taking test depends on how the king is used and how the opponent king is held.

First of all, it was important to know who King was.

And it wasn’t that difficult.

“Huh?”

“What, what are you? What’s wrong with your body?”

YuWon looked back in the direction where the disturbance had been heard.

There was a twinkle alone in the dark forest with thick trees.

It was Harleyman.

“I… I’m King.”

Harleyman’s response was bewildering, as if he had never thought he would become a king.

YuWon sighed.

You’re out from that reaction.

“Oh, what should I do?”

Otherwise a disadvantageous situation.

In addition, Harleyman, who took on the heavy duty of King, the core of the test, was confused.

I don’t know how I got up here.’

That’s right.

YuWon was the first to leave the group.

Harleyman, who became YuWon and King, was watched by players from the A team. Harleyman asked YuWon as he looked away.

“Where are you going?”

“I’ll pick up the flag, so don’t get killed anywhere and stay calm.”

“Key, you’re not protecting King?”

“I’m not asking you to save my life in the third person. You won’t bump into each other right now, so don’t worry.”

YuWon, who said so, looked around other players except Harleyman, who became king.

“Don’t play either. If we’re going to go up somehow, we’ll have to get some public value here and get some rewards.”

At YuWon’s words, the players of Team A nodded.

That’s true.

As it is the starting point, both sides do not have flags.

There will be no conflict right now. For now, securing flags spread in the forest was the first thing.

‘You seem to understand roughly.’

YuWon looked around the players who started moving one by one and started to move again.

Zoebuck, Zoebuck-.

The forest was quiet.

But the 11th floor was like a giant dungeon with monsters lurking all over the forest.

They said there would be flags on the side of the road, on cliffs, on the trees.… most probably have monsters.’

It’s natural that it’s a test to acquire a flag.

‘Well, first of all….’

YuWon’s eyes turned red.

Then it felt like an open plain with dense forest. Far away, I saw a monster passing through the trees.

Auger.

A monster called the King of the Forest.

And the flag hanging on his clothes.

As expected, there was a high probability that a strong man had a flag.

Let’s run.