NIS Agent Reincarnated as a Genius Actor - Chapter 270

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Episode 270. Survival Island Filming (2)

“···What?”

 

PD Yoon Chang-jun momentarily doubted his own ears.

 

“Who did you say?”

“Actor Ryu Yeon-woo. Player 7 is Ryu Yeon-woo.”

“Hmm···.”

 

PD Yoon Chang-jun swallowed his surprise at this completely unexpected person.

For now, since filming had started, there was a lot to do.

 

“First, send a message to the participants.”

“Yes. Understood.”

 

The managers accompanying the participants and officials from each agency couldn’t hide their surprise as they watched.

 

Of course, they naturally knew that Ryu Yeon-woo was appearing, and thanks to that, they were somewhat grateful that the program their celebrity was appearing on would receive attention.

 

However, they hadn’t expected the first kill to come from Ryu Yeon-woo.

Rather, for the sake of the program’s success, they had such low expectations that they hoped he wouldn’t get eliminated too quickly···.

 

Of course, Kim Min-su was included among them.

 

‘I knew he had excellent athletic abilities, but···.’

 

While watching him film action-infused works like “Stars Beyond the Stream” and “White Blood,” there had been many times when he marveled at how he could perfectly execute such nimble movements and complex choreography.

 

But those were just choreographed action sequences practiced through rehearsal, not the real thing.

 

If he had to describe the feeling, it was more like watching idols perform synchronized choreography rather than martial arts.

Except the swords in this synchronized dance were real swords.

 

‘Who would have thought someone who never even served in the military could move like that in mock combat.’

 

But those watching from the situation room didn’t yet know that this was merely the beginning of a grand narrative.

 

***

 

Buzz─.

 

– Player 7 has eliminated Player 22. (3 hits)

 

Jang Ju-won thought there might be additional instructions when his smartwatch vibrated shortly after the game started, but was shocked when he checked it.

 

‘Someone already got eliminated···?’

 

He quickly put his mind to work.

 

Jang Ju-won, who often enjoyed survival games after being discharged, knew what this behavior was.

 

It’s also called an Opening Kill or Frag.

 

It’s when someone confident in their skills charges forward without thinking about defense right from the start to score the first point.

 

‘But there shouldn’t be anyone familiar with this island’s geography···.’

 

Usually, this behavior is mainly done by veterans who have played many games at that survival game arena and are familiar with the geography.

But there couldn’t be anyone among those who entered this island who knew the surrounding terrain.

 

‘Don’t tell me someone just ran like crazy from the start and got lucky enough to catch Ryu Yeon-woo.’

 

Since he was targeting that person, his thoughts naturally flowed toward Ryu Yeon-woo.

 

Of course, he perceived Ryu Yeon-woo as prey rather than a hunter.

 

It would be too frustrating if someone had snatched away the legendary reward quest that lay on the path to victory.

 

‘If that’s the case, could Player 7 be Kang Hak-jun?’

 

Kang Hak-jun, who works as a reporter, was quite famous as a celebrity with a special forces NCO background.

 

Kang Hak-jun would often talk about the training he received during his military service on variety shows, and while most of his stories were so outlandish that people usually took them as jokes, he thought they might not be entirely fabricated.

 

‘Phew, I need to stay alert. I guess professional military background really makes a difference.’

 

Meanwhile, at that moment, Yeon-woo was rapidly climbing up a gently sloped mountain right after eliminating one person.

 

‘Hmm, realistically, there aren’t that many people I can eliminate on the first day. It wouldn’t be good to sweep everyone out either···.’

 

The island was quite large and had been untouched by human hands for a long time, so the vegetation was lush.

 

Most people would move cautiously on the first day trying to understand the geography and likely wouldn’t venture too far from their starting location.

 

No matter how amateur they were, if they were properly taking cover in a suitable location and maintaining proper vigilance, it would be difficult to eliminate them.

 

That’s why Yeon-woo began climbing toward the summit of the mountain.

 

‘First, there’s no guarantee everyone will act the same way. Since humans are basically designed to move toward goals, there will definitely be someone who comes to the summit.’

 

The FBI sometimes tracks criminals through actions they unconsciously perform, using behavioral psychology.

 

They’ve documented common unconscious behaviors people exhibit when placed in specific environments – for example, when getting off an elevator or entering a new place, people tend to turn left first, and in straight corridors, they tend to move forward rather than backward.

 

‘If the environment suddenly given to you is a mountain? Naturally, you gradually climb upward.’

 

This is because people instinctively know that higher ground makes it easier to secure visibility and defend against enemy attacks.

 

In such cases, the answer is to climb up first and secure the position.

 

He started acting faster than anyone else and took out the nearest participant, so he began climbing upward more boldly than the others.

 

The mountain in the middle of the island wasn’t very high.

 

‘Gak-ul Island’s maximum elevation was about 180 meters.’

 

As he quickly climbed toward the summit of the mountain, his smartwatch vibrated.

 

– Player 19 has eliminated Player 17. (3 hits taken)

– Player 30 has eliminated Player 19. (1 hit taken)

 

Yeon-woo nodded as he looked at the messages while heading to the summit.

 

‘It looks like they’re starting to encounter each other now.’

 

Since they started only about a hundred meters apart from each other, even if they proceeded cautiously, it was natural for them to encounter each other after nearly 10 minutes had passed.

 

Looking at the messages, Player 19 had eliminated Player 17 during combat but took 2 hits, and Player 30 likely ambushed from behind and fired the final shot to eliminate Player 19.

 

‘Probably from now on, there will be intense fighting for about thirty minutes, then it will quiet down again for a while.’

 

For convenience, if we think of losing one ‘heart’ each time you’re hit, Yeon-woo still had all three hearts despite eliminating one person.

 

However, since not everyone could rapid-fire with accurate marksmanship like Yeon-woo to instantly take out opponents, those who eliminated someone likely lost one or two hearts.

 

‘If they have few hearts left, they’ll be more cautious.’

 

While thinking about various things as he climbed near the summit, he saw an octagonal pavilion with rotting wood from long neglect.

 

Yeon-woo hid his body in the grass field at a position where he could clearly see the octagonal pavilion and focused on the sounds around him.

 

Bang—.

Bang bang—.

 

The sound of gunfire echoing from far away could be heard across the quiet island’s gentle mountain terrain.

 

Of course, survival guns don’t make as loud a firing sound as real guns, but since the island wasn’t very large and the mountain was quite quiet, the sound could still echo to some degree.

 

‘Hmm, since I came up from the northwest side, the place where most gunfire is echoing must be the southeast side.’

 

More gunshots could be heard from the opposite direction from where Yeon-woo had climbed.

 

It seemed the northwest face that Yeon-woo had climbed was relatively steeper.

 

The steeper the slope, the larger the field of vision that a single tree blocks, so the relatively gentle southeast face was advantageous for securing visibility.

 

Conversely, that meant opponents would also have advantageous visibility, making the probability of encountering each other higher.

 

Then, rustling sounds could be heard from a direction slightly away from where Yeon-woo had climbed.

 

Yeon-woo immediately controlled his breathing, suppressed his presence, and aimed his muzzle toward the direction of the sound while watching.

 

He could see someone whose breathing was disrupted from climbing the mountain suddenly emerge from between the trees, pointing their gun barrel forward while looking around.

 

For an amateur, their movement wasn’t bad—staying highly alert while watching the octagonal pavilion visible at the summit, using trees for cover while slowly advancing.

 

Yeon-woo watched the man while hiding in the grass field, but didn’t pull the trigger.

 

Of course, if he shot now, he was in a position where he could easily eliminate his opponent.

 

‘No need to rush. He won’t climb up to the octagonal pavilion anyway. While it would be advantageous for visibility being the highest ground, if he shot someone from there and failed to eliminate them, getting isolated with no way to escape.’

 

As Yeon-woo continued watching and waiting, the man soon began to act.

 

The opponent’s choice was the same as Yeon-woo’s.

 

He chose to enter between the shrubs at a position where the octagonal pavilion was visible and lie down for concealment.

 

Yeon-woo watched the opponent’s position and suppressed his presence even more, becoming one with the vegetation without moving.

 

Meanwhile, smartwatch notifications about eliminating opponents continued to arrive.

 

Whether the vibration came at the same timing as Yeon-woo’s, he could see the guy hidden among the shrubs cautiously looking around.

 

He seemed anxious that the small noise from his smartwatch vibration might be heard.

 

Since they were sent to everyone simultaneously and the noise was small enough to only be heard at very close range, it didn’t seem worth worrying about.

 

Rustle—.

 

Though he was hiding among the shrubs, the guy’s movement of checking his smartwatch out of curiosity about who got eliminated actually created more noise.

 

‘Whoever eliminated whom isn’t important right now. On the battlefield, the more curious you are, the sooner you die.’

 

***

 

“Huh?”

“Why isn’t he shooting?”

 

In the situation room, voices expressing confusion could be heard from various places as they watched Player 7’s personal camera mounted on his helmet.

 

Since he was the first player to eliminate an opponent, and because he was ‘Ryu Yeon-woo,’ the situation room was continuously displaying Player 7’s movements on one of the monitors for observation.

 

Since the direction the helmet was facing would be the direction Ryu Yeon-woo was looking, he surely would have spotted Player 2 climbing toward the summit.

 

However, when the distance between them was closest at just about 4 meters, he could have immediately eliminated his opponent with a surprise attack from behind, yet Ryu Yeon-woo just watched until his opponent hid among the shrubs.

 

Then, a staff member who was observing the GPS signals attached to each player’s back in the situation room shouted.

 

“One more person is approaching the summit. It’s Player 29.”

 

Number 7, Ryu Yeon-woo, who arrived at the summit first, and Number 2, who arrived after him.

 

And Number 29 was a player who had climbed toward the summit from the southeast side, which was the complete opposite direction from where the other two were hiding and having their uncomfortable coexistence.

 

“Bring up Number 29’s body camera.”

“Yes, sir.”

 

At the PD’s instruction, a staff member displayed the body camera attached to Number 29’s chest on the large monitor.

 

When Number 29 spotted the summit, he didn’t immediately climb up but instead slowly circled around it while muffling his footsteps, making a complete round.

 

Rustle─.

 

At that moment, Number 2, who was hiding in the shrubs, made noise while checking his smart watch.

 

Number 29 stopped in place and seemed to be searching for the source of the noise.

 

The situation room also held their breath while watching the monitor, observing the situation.

 

“Number 29’s head camera.”

 

At PD Yoon’s words, the screen immediately switched to the camera attached to Number 29’s helmet.

 

The people in the situation room, sharing his field of vision, had unknowingly become an ‘audience’ and focused on the survival game.

 

‘Wow, this is more thrilling than I thought. This program is going to be a hit…’

 

Director Jung from Phil Entertainment nodded while watching the video that made his palms sweat.

 

Watching real-time combat while sharing the players’ perspectives was much more immersive and entertaining than expected.

 

Then, Number 29 on screen seemed to have finally discovered the shrubs where Number 2 was hiding, as his gaze became fixed.

 

Number 2’s combat boots could be seen slightly protruding through the grass field where he was lying prone.

 

Bang! Bang bang─!

 

Unlike Ryu Yeon-woo earlier, Number 29 immediately pulled the trigger without hesitation as soon as he spotted his opponent.

 

– Gasp!

 

Number 2 in the video was hit in the thigh by the plastic bullet fired from Number 29’s gun, swallowed his scream, and immediately hid behind a large tree.

 

Then he immediately returned fire, hitting Number 29’s torso twice.

 

“Number 2 has been hit once, Number 29 has been hit twice!”

 

A staff member who was monitoring the data transmitted in real-time from their protective gear to the situation room shouted.

 

That’s when it happened.

 

There was a player they had forgotten about while the two were busy fighting each other.

 

The person who got the first kill and reached the summit first.

 

Ryu Yeon-woo moved his muzzle.

 

Yeon-woo had been quietly watching both of them fight while staying hidden.

 

And from where Yeon-woo was positioned, he could see both of them taking cover behind the tree and stone respectively.

 

Realizing this, PD Yoon clapped his hands and shouted.

 

“Number 7’s head camera!”

 

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