NIS Agent Reincarnated as a Genius Actor - Chapter 344

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Episode 344. Arrowhead

After leisurely shaking off the pursuit of the enraged Norwegian team, Yeon-woo and Kim Su-hyeok arrived at their predetermined rally point.

Park Jung-hyeon had arrived first and was waiting, and as soon as Yeon-woo reached the rally point, he pulled out his tactical pad.

– Time remaining until next strategy phase: 00h 35m 41s.

– Distance remaining to destination: 23M.

– Items(2)

Life Recovery Voucher [4/5]

Radar Detector [Registration Available]

《Would you like to register a target on the radar detector? Please select a team to target from the list below.》

First of all, the distance from the rally point to the destination wasn’t far.

Since they didn’t know how long the battle with the Norwegian team would last, they had set the emergency rally point near the destination.

‘If it seemed difficult to finish them within the time limit, I was planning to just retreat and head to the destination, but fortunately we succeeded in eliminating them.’

Yeon-woo looked down to check his item window.

The radar detector had changed to a state where a new target could be registered.

‘Since the Norwegian team was eliminated, it seems I can now register another team.’

And as a reward for eliminating the Norwegian team captain, he had gained one more Life Recovery Voucher.

Of the recovery vouchers obtained from eliminating five teams, one had been used for Park Jung-hyeon, so four remained in total.

If used at the right timing whenever things got critical, it was an enormous amount that could recover as many as 16 lives.

‘At this rate, we might be an even stronger life tank than Norway’s mud tank.’

Of course, if all five shots hit before the Life Recovery Voucher could be used, it would be useless.

“First, I’ll transfer one Life Recovery Voucher to each of you, so use them immediately in critical moments.”

“Ah, yes.”

“Understood.”

For Yeon-woo to heal them after battle, they had to stay alive first.

However, only seven teams remained now.

Excluding Yeon-woo’s team, there were six enemies left.

Since these were the top six teams that had survived this far, their skills would be outstanding, so bloodless victories without casualties might be difficult from now on.

When he pressed the Life Recovery Voucher on his tactical pad and used the transfer to teammate function, the remaining quantity decreased from four to two, and Yeon-woo’s only remaining task was to register a target on the radar detector.

‘Hmm, it would probably be good to register either Italy or Japan.’

Yeon-woo pondered which of the two teams to register while moving toward the destination with his teammates.

Japan had racked up quite a few kill logs so far.

Türkiye, which Yeon-woo had finished off by catching Yunus Kabak, had all its members eliminated by Japan from early on the first day, and after that, he had seen a kill log showing Japan eliminating Brazilian team member C today.

‘Hmm, both yesterday and today, they haven’t been able to eliminate team captains, only team members.’

The kill logs Japan produced were somewhat unique compared to other teams.

When other teams fought, one of the two teams was usually completely eliminated.

This meant they likely encountered each other while moving and met at too close a range for both teams to retreat.

‘But Japan is different.’

Looking at Japan’s battles, they don’t take much damage themselves and only eliminate team members.

‘It’s not like they can just eliminate team members because they want to.’

Since everyone had their entire body covered with protective gear, it was difficult to distinguish between team captains and members.

However, most people who received professional training in VIP protection, including Yeon-woo and his teammates, advance in the same formation.

The most important team captain is positioned in the center, while the other two members are positioned front and back, preparing for possible ambushes.

This meant that the Japanese team’s main strategy was ambush.

They hide in one spot and mercilessly shoot at the first enemy they see.

Then the opponent has no choice but to start the battle having lost one team member who was leading from the beginning.

If the opponent fights back, it becomes a favorable 3-vs-2 battle, and if they retreat, the Japanese team takes no damage.

And the fact that the opponent also succeeds in retreating means there’s quite a distance from the Japanese team that launched the ambush.

Just like how Yeon-woo and Kim Su-hyeok had easily retreated from the angry Norwegian team members moments ago.

‘Then the places where the Japanese team ambushes are probably boundary lines where terrain changes.’

Points where coastal dunes end and forests begin, where plains end and corn fields start.

These boundary lines between regions are places where opponents can’t see the ambush team, but the ambush team can see opponents clearly.

Yeon-woo nodded and decided that Japan would be his next target.

If he could know in advance where they were ambushing, both attack and defense would be easy.

Knowing the ambush location in advance would eliminate the possibility of losing a team member to a surprise attack.

‘Most importantly, if they’re ambushing and staying in that spot, the location information obtained through items would be quite useful.’

《Would you like to register a target on the radar detector? Please select a team to target from the list below.》

Yeon-woo selected Japan from the list.

– Radar Detector [Currently Registered Target: Japan]

The target’s location will be displayed after [1h 49m 17s].

Shortly after, this round ended and strategy time arrived.

***

Crackle─.

– This is Sierra. We’ve arrived at the location where the Norwegian team was eliminated.

John McClellan, who was sitting cross-legged in one corner of the broadcast room receiving various information from the battlefield, heard Sierra team’s radio transmission through his earphones.

“Ah, this is headquarters. Sierra. The Norwegian team captain’s, uh…”

John McClellan stopped mid-sentence and scratched his cheek before continuing.

“Ahem, uh… How are the medical test results?”

It was awkward to ask if he’d been castrated, so he euphemistically called it a medical test.

– Yes. The medical team says he’s normal. He might have some discomfort walking for a day or two due to the pain, but there shouldn’t be any functional problems. They say they’ll do a more detailed scan after the match ends.

“Hmm, well that’s fortunate.”

John McClellan’s words about it being fortunate were sincere.

Both as a producer and as a fellow man.

– Oh, and the Norwegian team captain says he has something to tell you separately.

“Hmm, really? Put him on.”

After some static, John McClellan heard the voice of Norwegian team captain Gunnar through his earphones.

– John. This is Gunnar.

“Yes. I’m glad to hear there’s nothing wrong.”

– Well, that’s true, but I’m worried about how it’ll look on the broadcast. Since I collapsed so shamefully, I’d appreciate it if you could edit it out.

John McClellan chuckled at Gunnar’s words.

– Are you laughing right now? From my perspective, this isn’t something to laugh about.

At Gunnar’s clearly displeased words, John McClellan spoke up.

“Hey, Gunnar. You know what? While watching your play with my staff, I discovered a very strange phenomenon.”

Then Gunnar, who knew exactly what he was talking about, got defensive.

– That’s not my fault, is it? You guys brought this equipment, and I just happened to be rolling around when it happened. It’s not right to blame me for it.

“Aha, so you’re saying it was an accident? Of course, you’re right.”

– So that’s not what’s important, the editing is…

Then John McClellan cut off Gunnar’s words and spoke.

“Accidents were only until yesterday. Honestly, there were signs of abuse yesterday too, but let’s say the dirt initially getting into the tactical pocket during combat was something that happened in battle. But what do you plan to use as an excuse for your behavior this morning, when you received new protective gear and then deliberately started rolling around in mud by yourself?”

– That, that was… I wasn’t trying to abuse it, I was trying to get expert correction on my prone shooting position…

John McClellan sharply cut off Gunnar’s feeble excuse.

“Aha, is that so? Then I’ll give you a binary choice. Choose whether to edit the process of you getting eliminated, or edit your morning shooting position correction session. This is my final mercy, Gunnar.”

When signing the filming contract, there was a clause stating that editing could not be requested except for conversations containing sensitive personal information.

This wasn’t just in “Global Match” but was an item in most reality shows produced in Hollywood, so it couldn’t really be considered a poison pill clause, making John McClellan’s demand to choose one of the two truly merciful.

But for Gunnar Hundsen, both options were nothing but thorny paths.

Becoming either ‘the one who was eliminated disgracefully’ or ‘the cheater.’

Actually, there wasn’t much to think about.

Norway is a country that ranks first in the world for press freedom index and democracy index, which are major indicators of how clean a society is.

It was obvious how much more harshly such a society would judge someone who abused the system to commit fraud.

Being castrated wasn’t the problem right now.

– …Please overlook what happened this morning. I was wrong.

“Normally this would be disqualification, but since you’re already eliminated anyway, let’s go in a good direction. I hope you’ll voluntarily give up participating in the revival match at least.”

– …I understand.

After ending communication with Gunnar Hundsen, John McClellan connected to another location.

“Foxtrot, Juliet. Are you heading to your destination now?”

– Yes. Both vehicles have almost arrived.

Throughout the island, several small balloons tied to drones float at low altitude.

Only the Japanese team had discovered and popped them so far, but each balloon contained ‘penalty cards’ that provided negative effects to opponents.

John McClellan looked at the screen.

– This round, the Japanese team used the item [Relocation Rights] on the South Korean team.

– This round, the South Korean team used the item [Radar Detector] on the Japanese team.

The Japanese team that used the penalty cards they obtained on South Korea.

The South Korean team that selected Japan as the next target for the radar detector they’d been using since last round.

The arrows of both teams were pointed at each other, and for now, the arrowheads that Japan had shot seemed much larger.

“This has gotten interesting.”

***

Bzzzz─.

After arriving at the target location and some time passing, strong vibrations rang out from the tactical pad and smart watch, signaling the end of the round.

《A total of 7 teams have survived so far. Congratulations to all survivors!》

《Team leaders holding tactical pads, please move at least 30 meters away from your other team members right now.》

Yeon-woo nodded and distanced himself from the two.

‘Hmm, Japan was on the helicopter that headed north with Brazil.’

Yeon-woo’s location was at the 7 o’clock position on a clock.

And the north was at the 12 o’clock position.

It was quite a distance, but if they went around the island clockwise, it was close enough to reach within this round.

‘Those guys would have moved more than 1 kilometer from their starting point too, so the expected location would be around here…’

That’s when it happened.

While looking at the map and planning strategy, engine sounds began to be heard from far away.

“Hm?”

Kim Su-hyeok and Park Jung-hyeon, who were about 30 meters away, also looked toward Yeon-woo.

And the engine sounds that had been heard from far away began to get closer.

‘An off-road vehicle?’

He spotted a vehicle approaching across the field.

No matter how great an Achievement they had accomplished, they wouldn’t provide vehicles as items.

Then it was likely the Production Team.

‘Has what was coming finally come? It’s likely a debuff.’

Yeon-woo, who immediately sensed something ominous, looked at Park Jung-hyeon and Kim Su-hyeok.

Whatever effect this debuff might have, the thought crossed his mind that basic information must be shared with his teammates.

“Our next target location is the north!”

After Yeon-woo shouted loudly to them who were more than 30 meters away, about ten seconds passed and the vehicle arrived right in front of him.

“South Korean Team members, please stop your actions from now on. The item ‘Relocation Rights’ has been activated, and the two members excluding the team leader will be moved to positions at least 2 kilometers apart from each other.”

With those words, Park Jung-hyeon and Kim Su-hyeok followed the guide and boarded different vehicles.

Kim Su-hyeok, boarding the vehicle, shook his head from side to side.

“Sigh, …I’m getting kidnapped a lot since coming here. Originally I was the one doing the kidnapping.”

Like that, the two were scattered to various parts of the island, leaving only Yeon-woo behind alone.

In an instant, the team-based “Global Match” felt like it had transformed into the solo “Survival Island” he had fought alone.

And Yeon-woo, who was staring intently at the tactical pad and tracking his teammates’ positions in real-time as they moved away, measured in meters, muttered quietly.

“…Look at these little things. They’re making me slightly pissed off.”

And Yeon-woo’s eyes deepened.

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