I Alone Am an EX-Class Summoner - Chapter 106

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I Am Alone EX-Grade Summoner Episode 106

Battle Royale (1)

[The first match is Battle Royale!]

Each player must play a game called Battle Royale as their first league match.

Battle Royale feels like an appetizer before the main course begins, but that’s not actually the case.

The system totals the kills/deaths obtained here to organize the league groups.

“Alright, everyone gather around.”

Guild advisor Hwang Ju-won gathered the guild members together.

“Some of you may have experienced this before, and naturally some will be first-timers… but once you see an opponent, you must boldly take them out without hesitation.”

There are 9 groups.

They line them up and place countries one by one in order of best performance.

What does that mean?

As long as you place in the top 9, you won’t be grouped with the top-tier countries.

South Korea, which had always been the weakest in the league, had made every effort to avoid meeting the powerful nations where the Five Emperors belonged.

Since they’re ranked 1st-5th, they belong to groups 1-5.

Being in groups 6-9 would be certain good fortune!

This national team’s strategy was the same.

This time we have Baek Jin-woo, and we’ve confirmed our strength through the friendly match with Japan, so our strategy is to secure a spot in the top 9!

“After you take someone out, you must leave that spot immediately. Eventually they’ll misunderstand each other and get into emotional fights anyway. It’s all about guerrilla tactics, guerrilla.”

Hwang Ju-won recalled his own memories while encouraging the guild members.

“If we run into each other, avoid each other for now. Oh, right. Remember the alliance agreement? Don’t forget that we can’t attack the Five Great Powers.”

[Battle Royale is a survival game that unfolds in a vast forest!]

[All 920 participating players will be randomly scattered throughout the forest!]

[The time limit is until 100 survivors remain!]

[Search your surroundings! Items perfect for facing strong players are hidden everywhere!]

‘Oh.’

Baek Jin-woo also listened to Hwang Ju-won’s explanation while looking at the system window that appeared.

‘He said to run to high ground as soon as it starts, right?’

There are lots of items near the high ground.

He had roughly grasped the rules as well.

‘This should be fun.’

He heard that items play quite an important role.

Of course, since each country maintains strict security regarding league information, what Baek Jin-woo had organized in his head was only South Korea’s information.

‘I can learn as I go.’

[Now, please register your summons!]

[Five summons! You’re eliminated the moment any of those summons are reverse-summoned!]

At that moment, his vision twisted.

A team creation window appeared simultaneously!

Baek Jin-woo put in his strongest summons as if he’d been waiting for this.

‘Ramba, Hunkyo, Pokryong, Doldoli, Sky Wyvern.’

The reason he included the wyvern was not just for mobility, but because of Pokryong.

“Hwang Ji-woo.”

“Yes.”

“You know, right? As soon as it starts, ride your ice bird and fly as high as possible.”

It’s the same in games like this.

If he gets more than an hour away from Hwang Ji-woo, Pokryong’s quest will reset.

To be honest, Pokryong’s quest was more important to Baek Jin-woo than winning the league.

“Yes, understood.”

Baek Jin-woo planned to fly to Hwang Ji-woo the moment it started.

“Phew.”

“Haa.”

Everyone looked clearly nervous.

They had to be.

The team that had been together all this time would be scattered and dropped into that terrifying forest.

‘But well.’

It’s not like getting eliminated here means dropping out of the World League.

It’s just an appetizer game for group formation!

However.

[Oh, right! You haven’t forgotten, have you? The player who records the most kills will receive a hidden reward!]

[Last league’s 1st place was England’s Rachel!]

What?

A hidden reward?

“Was there such a thing?”

When Baek Jin-woo asked, the guild members nodded.

“That’s right.”

“There is, but… it’s completely unrelated to us.”

“1st, 2nd, 3rd… Rachel took them all. So we honestly don’t even know what the hidden reward is. It’s probably top secret in England too.”

A hidden reward.

Baek Jin-woo licked his lips.

If there’s something like that, it changes things.

Crack, crack!

He rolled his neck and cracked his wrists.

Actually, he was planning to take it easy before the main game.

But if it’s like this, he’ll have to work hard again.

[All players have completed summon registration!]

[The game will begin in 10 seconds!]

[We wish all players good fortune!]

“Okay.”

Baek Jin-woo muttered one last time.

“Everyone, let’s meet alive before it ends.”

“”Yes!””

Everyone answered energetically and gathered their strength during the remaining 10 seconds.

“Fighting!”

“Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go go go go!”

“South Korea! Let’s win!”

And soon.

Whoooosh!

Everyone’s figures disappeared with simultaneous sounds.

The filming rights for the arena belong to the country that owns that Player Zone.

Since this league is being held in London, England handles all the filming.

How do they film that vast forest?

Actually, cameras aren’t needed.

There’s a filming center outside the arena, and from there the system shows every detail of all players’ activities.

With vivid quality as if watching right before your eyes.

You can zoom in to see close up, or view the entire scene.

They film the filming center’s screens with state-of-the-art giant cameras, then sell those broadcasts to other countries as broadcasting rights!

Therefore, the league winning country also earns tremendous secondary income.

South Korea also bought broadcasting rights.

They bought two.

One for the main screen, and another for Baek Jin-woo’s screen.

– Now, the battle royale has finally begun!

– We can see Baek Jin-woo right now!

Swish!

Baek Jin-woo appeared in the middle of a forest of unknown location.

The game created in the arena was exactly like any other dungeon.

Baek Jin-woo, who appeared about 2 meters in the air, skillfully landed on the ground and stretched out his hand.

Whooom!

Light wrapping around his shoulder and arm!

Baek Jin-woo skillfully summoned his summons.

Doldoli immediately turned invisible upon appearing.

– The problem is right next to him! There’s someone next to him!

– Who is it?

– Congo, it’s Congo!

Players wear their respective national uniforms with flags on their chests.

The flag with blue divided by yellow and red is the Democratic Republic of Congo!

“Hunkyo.”

Baek Jin-woo was relentless.

“Finish this quickly and follow me.”

– …!

Hunkyo nodded and drew his sword.

If they’re not allies, eliminate them without mercy.

That was the Korean National Team’s policy!

And in 3 seconds.

Slash slash slash!

Even though he was a national team member representing his country and a ranker player, in just 3 seconds all five summons collapsed spurting fountains of blood.

The Congo ranker, who was about to be eliminated right after arriving, could only gape with a bewildered expression.

[South Korea, Baek Jin-woo 1 kill!]

– In, incredible!

– As expected of Baek Jin-woo! This is Jinugod’s performance!

– That’s Hunkyo, right?

– That’s right! That’s the overpowered summon that made our rankers shed tears of blood in the preliminaries!

Baek Jin-woo didn’t even watch Hunkyo’s massacre scene.

Grip.

He grabbed the wyvern’s feathers and began soaring into the sky.

‘Ice Bird.’

He absolutely had to find the Ice Bird.

‘What if Hwang Ji-woo gets eliminated?’

Well then.

He’d have to massacre as much as possible before an hour passed to end the match, or voluntarily withdraw to go meet her.

“Phew.”

His heart was pounding even as he flew up.

One might say it’s ridiculous for Baek Jin-woo, who leisurely climbs through all sorts of top-tier dungeons and the Tower of Trials, to make a fuss over a mere battle royale…

‘It’s fun for now, isn’t it?’

The first match shown to the people with the title of national team!

Baek Jin-woo didn’t want to ruin it disappointingly.

– Kiiruruurururu!

The wyvern roared powerfully as it soared.

– Ah! It’s roaring! What’s he thinking? Usually one would try to hide themselves!

– If he’s confident, he’s telling them to come and try!

– Indeed, that boldness is incredible… I’m afraid even Rachel might fly up at this rate!

By the way, ordinary citizens don’t know the contents of the great powers’ agreement.

It’s classified information from each government.

It wouldn’t matter if it got exposed, but…

Still, wouldn’t it be better to pass quietly rather than noisily?

Of course, many people speculate there might be some kind of agreement, but nothing has been officially announced.

Baek Jin-woo, who soared into the sky, was soon able to find Hwang Ji-woo.

She was quite far away, just a tiny blue dot, but…

‘That’s definitely the Ice Bird.’

Baek Jin-woo’s eyes grew serious.

‘She’s farther than I thought?’

In that case, he needed to rush even faster.

“Let’s go, Wyvern!”

– Kiiruruurururu!

The wyvern stopped ascending and began gliding and charging forward.

Hunkyo was already hanging from the wyvern’s claws.

After eliminating a player in 3 seconds, he immediately kicked off the ground and boarded the ascending wyvern!

That was also one of the highlight scenes.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh whoosh!

Ramba was continuously stacking buffs on Hunkyo.

‘Not now, but.’

After an hour passes, who could stop Hunkyo?

He was confident no one would be able to.

Ramba was putting stacks on both Doldoli and Hunkyo.

Equally, one at a time.

Flare!

Pokryong was also continuously accumulating Explosive Dragon Wave.

Hwang Ji-woo, as promised, had boarded the Ice Bird and flown into the sky.

“Huu.”

She had practiced quite a bit, but being high up in the sky still wasn’t completely comfortable.

The dizzyingly high sky.

She placed Seori Myo on top of the Ice Bird’s head and floated the Lich in the air.

The two Ice Ghosts (B-rank) were ground summons, so if she summoned them now, they’d fall to their deaths.

‘Where is Jin-woo?’

Swivel swivel!

She turned her head around looking for him, but he wasn’t visible in her field of vision.

‘Oh no.’

What should she do?

They had made a promise.

If a situation arose where they couldn’t meet each other, they would voluntarily withdraw after exactly 50 minutes.

Reverse-summoning all five summons would mean voluntary withdrawal.

‘Should I keep floating for now…’

Just as she was about to ascend a bit higher.

Screech!

She could see two players ascending from below.

‘Which country are they from?’

Narrowing her eyes to look, she saw they wore yellow uniforms with green bands.

Clearly Brazil!

Both were even wearing identical uniforms.

‘Of all times!’

While the Five Great Powers led by the Five Emperors stood at the very top, there were other nations below them that were just as strong.

China, Indonesia, Nigeria, Brazil, Germany, France, Italy, and so on.

Among them, Brazil had two world-ranking heavyweights.

World Ranking 40th, Gabsiba.

World Ranking 100th, Piris.

And very unluckily…

The two men coming up now were Brazil’s 1st and 2nd ranked players.

‘What should I do?’

Hwang Ji-woo hadn’t even made it onto the domestic rankings, let alone world rankings.

She wasn’t sure if she could last even one minute against such heavyweights.

‘But.’

Hwang Ji-woo wanted to hold on.

Getting good results here?

That wasn’t very important.

Just one thing.

She didn’t want to cause trouble for Baek Jin-woo.

‘If I fall… Jin-woo can only stay for 50 minutes.’

Looking at the expressions and atmosphere of the players coming up, there seemed to be no room for negotiation.

They probably planned to finish quickly and fly off somewhere else.

Then there was no choice.

“Ice Bird!”

Hwang Ji-woo shouted.

It was her resolve to somehow block them with all the control she had learned so far.

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