NIS Agent Reincarnated as a Genius Actor - Chapter 350

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Episode 350. Global Match – Final Chapter (2)

Tani Kossei and Toyoda Yohei, both from the anti-terrorism unit of the Japanese Metropolitan Police Department, each earned 5 points.

Originally tied for 5th place with 4 points each, they ambushed the Swiss team that appeared through the pouring rain, managing to take down one member each at the end, both adding one kill apiece to reach 5 points.

Meanwhile, the Swiss team leader seemed to have escaped, but unlike other teams, the Japan Team didn’t bother pursuing the fleeing opponent.

“It seems like we could catch them if we chase…”

“No, we maintain current position.”

“Hai. Wakarimashita!”

The Japan Team was extremely reluctant to move from their position unless it was along a predetermined route.

This was partly due to their collective mindset accustomed to moving according to plan, and also because their background differed from other teams.

While most other countries sent special forces veterans or active mercenaries from PMCs to compete in the program, the Japan Team consisted of members from the Self-Defense Forces, which officially holds the status of a paramilitary organization since Japan has had no official military following their defeat in World War II.

The anti-terrorism unit of the Metropolitan Police receives high-level training, even outsourcing their training to the US Delta Force.

However, since Self-Defense means self-protection, and the fundamental focus of their training is on security and defense, their play style naturally developed toward securing areas first and ambushing approaching enemies rather than actively seeking out and striking targets.

“From a program perspective, we might be a boring team, but practicality comes first.”

“That’s right.”

It was only natural they didn’t follow, since pursuing a fleeing opponent would require deviating from their predetermined route.

The potential risks outweighed the benefits they could gain.

They never take risks.

– [Player Italy-B] has eliminated [Player Switzerland-A].

Sure enough, near the end of that day’s match, a message came through their smartwatches that the Swiss team leader they had let escape was eliminated by the Italy team.

The Japan Team returned to the hotel with their thoroughly soaked bodies.

And like the others, they entered the Item Shop.

The Japan Team leader had only earned 1 point so far, so after paying the entrance fee, that would be it – no item purchases possible.

On the other hand, Kossei and Yohei had each earned 5 points, so they entered the Item Shop in order and both purchased one item each.

The attack method that the Japan Team, vulnerable to pursuing opponents or approaching first to attack and naturally disinclined to do so, chose without hesitation.

It was penalty cards that could harass opponents from a distance.

For different reasons than the Korea team, the Japan Team also had no team members who lost lives or were eliminated.

They even had plenty of ammunition left since they only conducted one-sided ambushes without attrition warfare.

“Hehe, who would have thought such a thing existed. That must be what’s in ‘Pandora’s Box (4p)’, right?”

“Probably so. When we used penalty cards against the Korea team, their winning probability plummeted. So then, as expected.”

“If one doesn’t work, we can feed them two.”

The next day, the Japan Team returned to Survival Island by helicopter.

And both of them opened ‘Pandora’s Box (4p)’ and obtained penalty cards as they had expected.

“Oh! I got two of them!”

“Hmm? Is the number random too? I only got one. And it’s that item I acquired before.”

The item Toyoda Yohei obtained was ‘Relocation Rights’.

It was the same item they had used against the Korea team just the day before.

A powerful penalty card that scatters opponents’ positions.

“Kossei. What items did you get?”

“Hehe, mine are more vicious. This is going to be quite troublesome. Read the description directly on the tactical pad.”

Kossei transferred the items to the team leader, and Yohei took the team leader’s tactical pad to read the descriptions.

– Items (3)

– Relocation Rights: Moves all members of the designated team to random locations.

– Heavy Body and Mind: Applies weight bands to all members of the designated team.

– Bell Around the Cat’s Neck: Places a large bell necklace on the designated team’s leader.

“Hahaha. This is crazy. Is this for entertainment?”

Weight bands. Simply put, sandbags.

Attach sandbags to the opponents’ limbs, and even put a bell necklace around the team leader’s neck.

And if they’re even scattered apart, survival would be virtually impossible.

“No matter how much Mr. Ryu flies around, this seems unavoidable.”

“Keke. Indeed. Looking at the recent photo shoot, Mr. Ryu has big eyes like a cat. Doesn’t it suit him perfectly?”

The excited Japan Team leader also joined the conversation between his two team members.

“Yohei-san. Then should we apply all these items to South Korea?”

“Of course.”

“If a strong competitor disappears, the only one left to worry about would be Italy.”

Hearing the two experts’ words, the Japan Team leader grinned and touched the pad.

‘Target registration. South Korea.’

And when the next strategy time came, the registered items took effect.

– [Relocation Rights] item has been applied.

– [Heavy Body and Mind] item has been applied.

– The [Bell Around the Cat’s Neck] item has been applied.

Just as the corners of his mouth were about to rise while looking at the message on the tactical pad.

– South Korean Team’s [Aegis] has been activated.

– South Korean Team’s [Aegis] has been activated.

– South Korean Team’s [Aegis] has been activated.

“Eh? What the hell?”

What is this Aegis thing.

***

Yeon-woo’s target had been consistently fixed on one team since the previous day.

He began calculating the distance to his target while looking at the tactical pad.

The opponent’s radius and Yeon-woo’s radius overlapped like the intersection of a Venn diagram.

“Since the radius where positions are displayed is about 500 meters, the distance to the Japan Team is at most 700 meters, or as close as within 200 meters.”

Kim Su-hyeok and Park Jung-hyeon nodded at Yeon-woo’s explanation and handled their guns.

Of course, the Japan Team wouldn’t know our position either, so it wasn’t intentional, but since they had been slipping away like loaches and just missing each other, both of them were eager to eliminate the Japan Team quickly.

With the changed rules, the opponent’s position is constantly displayed on the tactical pad screen.

However, the opponent’s position is displayed as a wide circle with a 500-meter radius, so they only know they’re somewhere within that area, not exactly where they’re located.

‘Others might be like that, but we’re different.’

Yeon-woo looked at the item indicators displayed small below the map on the tactical pad.

The small shield shape on the left was the constantly applied Aegis.

The eye symbol on the right was the radar detector.

The first special item they had acquired.

They had made decent use of it so far, but it was hard to consider it a very valuable item.

Even though Yeon-woo and his teammates had achieved the great record of eliminating three teams in a row, it seemed meager as a reward for that accomplishment.

‘But now it’s different.’

The radar detector shows the exact location of a designated target for just one moment when exactly 1 hour and 30 minutes have passed in the round.

If they’re far apart, even showing the exact location doesn’t mean much since they’ll move while being pursued.

But what if the designated opponent is at a close location?

There’s no better item than this.

‘Thanks to the changed rules, it became the best item.’

First, pursue the 500-meter radius circle to get close in advance, then identify the exact position within range the moment it hits 1 hour and 30 minutes – this way they could practically find any team before their opponents could find them.

And the opponent they’re currently chasing is, as expected, Japan.

Bzzzz─.

Exactly 1 hour and 30 minutes after the round started – exactly half the time – Yeon-woo’s tactical pad vibrated.

He raised his fist to signal Park Jung-hyeon and Kim Su-hyeok to stop, then hid his body in the grass and checked the Japan Team’s exact location.

‘Hmm? Very close.’

By rough calculation, within two hundred meters.

Close enough that they might hear each other if they spoke loudly in the quiet forest.

Yeon-woo confirmed the location and immediately conveyed it to Park Jung-hyeon and Kim Su-hyeok through hand signals.

‘Enemy within approximately 250 meters.’

Swish─.

The two briefly nodded and raised their clenched fists to show they understood Yeon-woo’s message.

Rustle─.

They moved quickly and silently, avoiding dry leaves and only stepping on tree bases and stone edges.

Yeon-woo and his teammates, who had been moving systematically to search for enemies by dividing the surrounding area into sections, stopped simultaneously.

Jingle─.

Jangle─.

Then they looked at each other with puzzled expressions.

Even Yeon-woo, who thought he was grasping and controlling all variables, had an expression showing he couldn’t understand what was happening.

Then they quickly communicated through hand signals.

‘What is this sound?’

‘I know, right. Why are we hearing bell sounds?’

‘It’s not just me hearing it, right?’

‘I can hear it too.’

Park Jung-hyeon tilted his head, scratched it, and whispered.

‘Could it be one of those R-point ghosts that are said to appear on battlefields?’

‘That can’t be.’

‘Could it be a trap?’

‘I’m not sure. I still don’t know.’

Jingle─.

Jingle jingle─.

Following the continuously heard bell sound, the three people stealthily approached.

Normally they would have approached much faster, but they were tense about the bell sound that shouldn’t be heard in the field, so they moved much more carefully than usual, trying to determine if there were any hidden traps, which slowed their speed.

After pursuing for a while, they were able to catch up to the source of the bell sound.

Somehow unnatural movements of arms and legs.

And the clear bell sound that rang out with each step.

Jingle─.

Jingle jingle─.

Each time the sound rang out, like someone with neurosis, he would look around with a pale white face, then lift his tactical pad to check something before moving his steps again.

There was only one person.

Seeing him, Yeon-woo looked at the two people beside him.

‘Why is he traveling alone, and why is he acting like that?’

The two people also tilted their heads and shrugged their shoulders.

‘I don’t know.’

‘Let’s check if there are other people around.’

The three people nodded and quietly scattered in three directions.

And though they searched the surroundings with stealthy movements, that person was truly alone.

Yeon-woo nodded toward Park Jung-hyeon and Kim Su-hyeok who were looking at him from between the bushes, raised his hand and pointed at the opponent with his index and middle fingers.

‘Shooting.’

Bang─!

Rat-a-tat-tat─!

“Eek!”

Startled by the barrage of bullets pouring from all directions, the opponent dropped the tactical pad he was holding and fell backward, sitting down on the spot.

– [Player South Korea-B] has eliminated [Player Japan-A].

‘So that person was the Japanese Team Leader. Where on earth did his teammates go.’

Why he was walking awkwardly and unnaturally, whether the bell around his neck was a fashion statement.

There were so many curious things.

Yeon-woo walked near the Japanese Team Leader with a puzzled expression and pointed at his neck.

‘What the hell is that thing around your neck?’

Understanding Yeon-woo’s meaning conveyed through his finger, the Japanese Team Leader threw off the bell necklace he was wearing as if frustrated.

He had received instructions that removing the bell necklace from his neck would result in immediate disqualification, but since he was already eliminated…

‘Damn it! This is all because of whom!’

Of course, knowing that it was ultimately all their own karma, he couldn’t say that out loud.

“Damn it!”

Watching the Japanese Team Leader vent his anger by throwing his fashion item and lying down spread-eagle on the spot, Yeon-woo tilted his head once again.

“…What the hell was that?”

Of course, he knew well that their neighboring country was a nation with many people who had peculiar tastes.

But it was definitely gameplay that he couldn’t understand at all.

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