Chapter 64
Chapter 64
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Translator: MadScientist
Chapter: 64
Chapter Title: Midterm Evaluation (2)
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"It's Class A over there!"
"Grab her! No, kill her!"
"Hey, hey, it's not killing, it's just elimination."
"Who cares! Just catch her!"
"...?"
Lee Seo-yeon tilted her head at the sight of her classmates charging toward her with murderous intent the moment they spotted her.
'Why are they so furious?'
Had she done something wrong?
But these were all faces she'd never seen before.
She couldn't figure out the reason.
So Lee Seo-yeon decided to keep it simple.
They were the enemy.
Enemies blocking her from finding Lee Yoo-jin.
With a soft shing,
Lee Seo-yeon drew her sword.
She wanted to pull out her gun too, but it was in her subspace ring, and she couldn't retrieve it.
Because of the "no external items" rule.
'Feels empty.'
Maybe because she'd gotten used to wielding both gun and sword during training and practice.
Beyond the emptiness in her left hand, her chest felt hollow.
But Lee Seo-yeon knew the way to fill that void.
By finding Lee Yoo-jin.
'Lee Yoo-jin... I have to find Lee Yoo-jin.'
- That's right, we need to find Yoo-jin.
A voice came from beside her.
Lee Seo-yeon turned her head to look.
There stood a translucent "Lee Seo-yeon" that looked exactly like her.
The "Lee Seo-yeon" approached.
She hugged her from behind and whispered in her ear.
- We need Yoo-jin.
"...You're right."
- But he's not here. So what do we do?
"First... we have to kill all those people."
- ...We just need to eliminate them, you know?
"Can't we kill them?"
- Of course not.
"Why?"
- Because Yoo-jin would hate it.
"...Ah."
Lee Seo-yeon nodded at "Lee Seo-yeon's" words.
Right, she couldn't do anything Lee Yoo-jin would dislike.
- Got it?
"Yeah."
- So what now?
As "Lee Seo-yeon" asked, five enemies closed in and swung their weapons.
But Lee Seo-yeon lifted her sword with a calm, icy expression, utterly unperturbed.
"I have to cut them all down."
- ...You got that we can't kill them, right?
"I got it."
With that, Lee Seo-yeon thrust her sword hand toward the first enemy swinging at her.
A light thrust.
A casual poke with no power behind it. The enemy sneered.
Trying to block his full-force swing with that feeble jab?
What Sword Saint's daughter? What sword genius?
But the sneer didn't last.
Tok... clang!
"What?!"
Her sword tip merely grazed his blade, and it snapped in two.
The enemy who had mocked her realized he was just a frog in a well.
The moment he acknowledged his own weakness—
Thwack!
A dull impact hit his head.
His consciousness faded as he crumpled to the ground.
Thud thud thud thud!
The other four fared no differently.
All lost their weapons to the tip of Lee Seo-yeon's sword.
And collapsed limply to the ground.
Moments later.
Vmmm.
Light flowed from the HP bracelets of the five fallen students, enveloping their bodies.
Soon after, the light flashed brightly.
And they vanished without a trace.
Eliminated, teleported back to the auditorium.
But Lee Seo-yeon paid no attention to that.
The only thing on her mind was—
"Where could Lee Yoo-jin be?"
- If it were Yoo-jin, he'd go for items first, right?
"Items?"
- Yeah, there are hidden items on this uninhabited island.
"But we don't know which ones he's looking for."
- Hmm... How about we head to the central region first?
"Central region?"
- Yeah, central region.
"Why?"
- Can't explain exactly, but I have a feeling he's there. You too, right?
"...Yeah, kinda."
- Then what are you waiting for? Let's go.
"Okay, got it."
Finding Lee Yoo-jin. That was all.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ Grrrrowl...
"Hng... I'm already hungry."
Asuka let her ironwood sword droop limply in both hands, pouting.
Around her lay seven fallen students.
All from Classes B and C.
"Where could Yoo-jin be...?"
Asuka looked around.
Of course, that wouldn't make him appear.
"Hiiing... I miss Yoo-jin."
Maybe because she'd seen him every single day without fail for five months.
Without him nearby, she felt not just gloomy, but utterly empty inside.
So Asuka made up her mind.
"I can't take it... I have to find Yoo-jin."
Find Lee Yoo-jin.
But how?
Asuka pondered deeply.
Grrrrowl...
"Ugh..."
But her stomach was too empty; thinking was hard.
So Asuka decided to fill her belly first.
She'd spawned on the beach anyway, and monsters were edible.
With that thought, Asuka approached the sea.
And when she got close, she spotted something.
"Huh? These footprints..."
They were none other than Lee Yoo-jin's footprints.
"...No doubt, these are Yoo-jin's footprints."
She knew his shoe size and style.
So she was certain these prints in the sand were his.
Asuka immediately changed direction.
"Judging by the direction... Yoo-jin headed to the central region."
Toward the central region where he'd gone.
Grrrrowl.
"...Hope I find something to eat on the way."
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ "Hmph, no tenacity at all."
Arthur found the sight of his classmates sprawled helplessly around him utterly pathetic.
He'd deliberately held back from eliminating them right away, giving them chances to challenge him again.
Yet they gave up after just two or three tries.
He knew there was a class gap, but he hadn't expected their grit to differ so much too.
"Hm... So Class A kids have more tenacity."
Class A classmates who kept charging stubbornly, no matter how many times they fell.
Now Arthur understood why they were in Class A.
It wasn't just skill; it was willpower.
As he thought that, Lee Yoo-jin suddenly came to mind.
As the top student, how strong was his will and tenacity?
'With that level of power, his grit must be impressive too.'
Arthur pictured Lee Yoo-jin.
And recalled the time he'd been pelted with rubber bullets by him.
Her face—and body—began to heat up.
"Hm..."
For some reason, her lower abdomen throbbed like a heartbeat.
Arthur stroked her lower belly with her hand.
"...Where could Lee Yoo-jin be?"
Arthur looked around.
Having spawned in the forest, all she saw were trees.
But intuition told her that heading this way would lead to Lee Yoo-jin.
So Arthur struck the heads of the sprawled classmates with her scabbard, knocking them out.
Then stepped toward where her gut led her.
◇◇◇◆◇◇◇ "It's the top student!"
"Grab him! No, kill him!"
"Enemy of Classes B and C!"
On the way to the central region, I'd run into countless enemies.
And now, Classes B and C were teaming up to attack.
What was weird was how all their lines were identical.
Were they scripted or something?
The thought made me chuckle.
"This bastard!"
"You think it's funny? Think we're funny?"
"You mocking us?!"
Apparently, they took it as a sneer.
The enemies went berserk.
I raised my submachine gun to explain.
And squeezed the trigger hard.
Rat-a-tat-tat-tat!
Rubber bullets flew satisfyingly.
Thud thud thud thud!
The enemies charging at me snapped their heads back.
Thump.
And flopped backward.
All ten went silent.
Just in case they were faking it,
I drew the pistol from my tactical vest holster and fired one shot into each head.
Of course, both SMG and pistol were loaded with rubber rounds.
The first nine really stayed down, even with fresh lumps on their heads.
But as I aimed at the tenth's head—
"You don't even show mercy?!"
One who'd been playing dead bolted up and swung a knife.
I calmly parried his knife arm like a deflection, then jabbed my gun barrel into his chest.
As he staggered back from the pain, I quickly fired two to the chest and one to the head.
"...Gurk."
He gurgled and collapsed.
I placed fingers on his neck.
Still... good, he was breathing.
I sighed in relief and resumed my paused steps.
After facing down three more groups,
"Phew... made it."
I arrived at the central region.
'Where was Clairvoyance again... the lighthouse?'
I rummaged through my mental walkthrough guide.
Soon recalled its location.
'Yeah, inside the lighthouse.'
Remembering Clairvoyance was in the lighthouse,
I dashed straight to the rundown lighthouse in sight.
Once inside, I shut the door and set traps.
"My classmates will spot them."
They were used to traps by now; they wouldn't barge in blindly.
So only other classes would trigger them.
'No way my class falls for traps.'
If even one Class A kid did?
I'd ask Instructor Kang Cheol-su for villain response training again.
He'd love that.
Traps set anyway.
I hopped up the broken stairs to the top of the lighthouse.
At the summit,
I spotted a weathered chest.
I opened it immediately.
And acquired a necklace shaped like an eye.
🔮 ITEM ACQUIRED 🔮 【Clairvoyance (B-)】
An item that lets you see faraway things. *Item usable only on Arena Academy's 'Uninhabited Island'.
- Equip to activate Clairvoyance (B-). - Duration: 30 seconds. - Cooldown: 5 minutes. Got Clairvoyance.
Time to use it.
I hung the Clairvoyance around my neck.
And activated its effect.
Whoosh!
My mind felt like it was floating upward.
Then, like viewing a 3D map, the entire uninhabited island came into view.
'Can I move like this?'
The thought had barely formed.
'Oh, I can.'
My body atop the lighthouse moved.
I grinned and opened my inventory.
Stowed the SMG and pulled out the machine gun.
Rubber rounds again, of course.
'Can't filter just B and C classes?'
Red and blue dots appeared across the island.
'Clairvoyance is nice. Wonder if the point shop sells it?'
I'd check after this midterm eval.
With that, I zoomed in on the spot with the densest cluster of red and blue dots.
The moment the enemies came into view—
Rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat!
I opened fire with the machine gun.
Bullets streaked like missiles from the lighthouse.
Moments later.
...! ......!!
......!!
Rubber rounds rained down on the enemies' heads.