NIS Agent Reincarnated as a Genius Actor - Chapter 337

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Episode 337. Action Actor

Yeon-woo and his team members attached the desert attachments and began retracing their path back.

While advancing rapidly, Yeon-woo organized his thoughts as he looked up at the hot Central American sun floating high in the sky.

He hadn’t pinpointed exactly where the island hosting the “Global Match” was located, but it was certainly somewhere between Cuba and Miami.

The first day’s match would eventually come to an end.

Since nighttime combat would likely lead to injuries and the cameras installed throughout the island wouldn’t capture the battle scenes properly, the match would probably end before sunset.

He hadn’t been briefed on what would happen afterward, but it would likely involve moving to accommodations after the first day’s match ended, then resuming the match from the same location the next day.

That’s how it worked in the previous show “Survival Island” too.

‘But I didn’t spot any spaces suitable for accommodations while exploring the island.’

Would they stuff everyone into makeshift accommodations built from container boxes like in the previous show?

That was domestic, and the participants were all washed-up or unsuccessful people from the entertainment industry who endured it just to participate.

The world’s celebrities participating in this show wouldn’t tolerate such treatment.

And that was the right thing to do.

It means they don’t hesitate to stand up for their own rights.

‘As expected, I’ll choose to take the helicopter back to the hotel.’

At first, I thought operating dozens of helicopters was just a performance to show off Hollywood’s financial power.

However, without using helicopters, considering the size of the island, it would be too inefficient given the time and physical energy required to gather everyone in one place to board the boats.

Moreover, considering the boat trip back to Miami, it seemed that preparing helicopters to match the number of teams would be the most efficient approach.

‘Then when exactly will the end time be.’

The tactical pad has no other clock functions besides a countdown showing the time remaining until the next strategy phase, so it’s impossible to know the exact time.

‘I had breakfast a little after 7 AM this morning, rested for a bit, and then I was the first one dragged to the port.’

It was about two hours after breakfast when Yeonwoo was brought in.

For the next hour, we selected our shooting rounds and equipment, then joined up with the team members and took a helicopter to the island.

‘So that means the game started at 11 AM. Since then, two rounds have been played, so 3 hours per round means a total of 6 hours have passed.’

Based on that prediction, it means that the current time is past five o’clock in the afternoon.

In Korea, this would be the time when evening approaches shortly after the sun begins to sink low in the sky.

‘Cuba is at 22 degrees north latitude, Miami at 25 degrees. So this island must be located somewhere between them.’

Jeju Island is at 33 degrees north latitude and the DMZ is located around 38 degrees, so this means my current location is at a much lower latitude, and naturally the sunset time should be later than in Korea.

‘At a latitude around 23 degrees north, the sun should set around 8 o’clock, so this will be our last move.’

Once this round ended, there was a high possibility that the first day’s matches would conclude right then and there, and they would head to the hotel.

‘Then I’ll have to move hard and fast.’

There’s no need to conserve energy anymore.

It would have been better to get at least one more team out before the round ended.

Yeonwoo, who had been running silently, gathered his thoughts and glanced once at Kim Soohyuk running ahead and once at Park Junghyun protecting him from behind.

“I think this will be the last round for today. It would be good to pick up the pace and eliminate at least one more team.”

Then the two of them nodded their heads.

“How much more can we increase the pace from where we are now?”

Kim Suhyuk looked at Yeonwoo and asked.

It was a question asking if I could keep up.

Then Yeonwoo scratched his cheek and smiled sheepishly.

“I’m confident. I’m young, you know.”

Then Kim Suhyuk chuckled and nodded his head.

He demonstrated exceptional abilities and showed such outstanding adaptability that it seemed like this industry was perfectly suited to his nature.

Still, I thought there was an unbridgeable gap in basic physical abilities between ordinary people and professionals.

Kim Suhyuk listened to Ryu Yeonwoo’s spirited response and thought it was just youthful bravado, but considering what he’d shown so far, he figured the kid could probably keep up, so he decided to just go ahead and push him hard.

“Yes.”

When Park Jung-hyeon answered, Kim Su-hyeok immediately increased the pace.

‘Huff, huff.’

He began charging forward rapidly, employing the Spanish breathing technique that athletes mainly learn to increase speed.

While advancing toward the center of the island in the first round took about an hour, he planned to cover the return journey in at least 30 minutes.

After running for a while, Kim Su-hyeok looked back.

After running for a while, Kim Suhyuk looked back.

He thought that following this far was already impressive stamina for an ordinary person.

‘···?!’

Was it just bravado?

It didn’t seem like it.

He was silently following behind with a calm face, showing no signs of fatigue.

“You must be tired from doing all the pacemaker work alone, right? I’ll take over the remaining section.”

When running fast, the lead runner who faces all the wind resistance naturally has the hardest time.

Yeon-woo came up from behind and naturally moved ahead of Kim Su-hyeok.

‘He shouldn’t get too tired. If we break away to the outskirts, we’ll have to keep moving non-stop until today’s match ends.’

Although Yeon-woo had moved ahead purely out of consideration, Kim Su-hyeok was flustered at giving up the lead so easily.

‘···Does he do marathons as a hobby or something?’

Then he shook his head.

Running at this speed while carrying military gear, wearing uncomfortable combat boots, and having inconvenient attachments was simply in the realm of talent.

‘···Indeed, looking for new recruits from survival clubs is definitely worth considering.’

Kim Su-hyeok was lost in random thoughts as he watched the ordinary person from the hobby group, Mr. Ryu, running ahead of him.

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Ratatang─!

Tudududu─.

While they had been running for a while, gunshots could be heard from the left side of their direction of travel.

Yeon-woo, who was running in the lead, raised his clenched fist to signal a stop.

They first took cover beside a fairly large sand dune located nearby while keeping watch in all directions.

Tang─!

Tatang─!

The gunshots continued, but they didn’t seem to be aimed at Yeon-woo and his group.

However, the distance was quite close.

“It seems like combat is taking place in this area.”

Yeon-woo nodded at Park Jung-hyeon’s words.

Then he took out the operation pad from his military pack.

– Time remaining until next strategy time: 02h 03m 15s.

– Distance remaining to destination: 616M.

The remaining distance displayed at departure had been just over 3km, so they could safely say they had almost reached their destination.

On the other hand, there was still quite a lot of time left.

Ratatang─!

The gunshots continued to be heard in the meantime.

“Let’s approach carefully, check the combat situation, and take them out if we can.”

The two men nodded at Yeon-woo’s command.

Given that gunshots were continuously heard like this, there was a high possibility that two teams were engaging in suppressive fire while hidden behind cover.

If combat had occurred from a frontal encounter with nowhere to hide, or if one side had ambushed the other, the other side would have already been eliminated and the battle would have ended.

Yeon-woo and his team members began approaching toward the direction of the gunshots with stealthy steps and lowered postures.

They left the desert terrain and entered an area thick with bushes.

He had thought the gunshots sounded very close, but since this was an island with almost no artificial structures, the sounds weren’t hitting anything and were spreading in all directions, making them sound louder.

Swish─.

Rustle─.

The three men moved stealthily between the trees with ghostly footwork.

In computer survival games, this kind of play where you hear others’ gunshots and advance in that direction is usually called ‘Lu Bu play.’

Lu Bu was a warlord from the late Han period and also a character in Romance of the Three Kingdoms, with the description “Among men, Lu Bu; among horses, Red Hare.”

The best among horses is Red Hare, and the best among men is Lu Bu.

‘Lu Bu play’ means having such a belligerent nature that you deliberately seek out other players to fight.

The reason for breaking away from the center to the outskirts was originally to hunt other teams.

There was no reason to avoid when gunshots could be heard.

‘And the production team and viewers would love that kind of play the most.’

Thinking about when this program would air later, the sight of the South Korea team deliberately approaching after hearing gunshots would be enough to fill broadcast time.

Just like during last season’s “Survival Island,” narrative is important in shows like this.

‘If last time the victory narrative focused on “underdog rebellion” and “justice prevailing,” this season’s South Korea team is about “troll play.”‘

A team that breaks common sense and moves differently from others.

Originally, the public loves such crazy people in survival shows.

As they continued advancing following the gunshots, they saw an artificial structure that was hard to find on this island.

It was a hangar-like structure built with concrete, a single-story building large enough to fit about one light aircraft.

‘Hmm, I saw a corn field on the way here, so it must be a storage shed for farming tools or storing harvests.’

Yeon-woo and his team members circled around that structure.

Since the gunshots had gradually decreased on their way here, it seemed they had entered a temporary lull after realizing they were just wasting ammunition with no mutual benefit.

Then they saw a human figure stirring behind a tree in front of the building.

Yeon-woo and Kim Su-hyeok, who were in the front row, spotted it simultaneously and stopped.

From what they could see, the concrete building had only one entrance with a heavy iron door, and the team outside was using trees as cover to corner the team inside.

‘The team inside is trapped and can’t get out, but the team outside can’t rashly enter either, so they’re just in a standoff.’

Yeon-woo quickly assessed the situation.

‘If we do this well, we might be able to use both feinting east and attacking west, and borrowing another’s sword to kill simultaneously.’

Make noise in the east and strike the west.

Use another’s sword to harm someone.

It was a very classical military strategy, and at the same time, there was no more effective strategy than this.

Yeon-woo whispered the strategy he had just thought of to Kim Su-hyeok and Park Jung-hyeon.

Then Kim Su-hyeok stroked his chin and nodded.

“That sounds plausible. If it proceeds properly, it seems like it would work, but is it possible?”

Kim Su-hyeok asked while looking at the concrete single-story building.

Then Yeon-woo smiled and nodded.

“I’m an actor who has filmed more action than you’d think. You could say I’m practically an action actor.”

Hearing Yeon-woo’s words, Kim Su-hyeok nodded as he recalled Jeong Do-jin flying around through outer space in “White Blood.”

Come to think of it, wasn’t the young man before his eyes the protagonist of that series he had become completely absorbed in watching?

“Let’s do it.”

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