Chapter 220.2

Translator: JiuJiuBa

Proofreader: GodlyCash

[Welcome to the Tournament . ]

[Tournament Day 1, 0:17]

I’m moved to a secluded forest .

How unexpected .

Previous tournaments were held in the residential areas like floor 30 or floor 60 .

I thought this one would take place in the residential area of floor 90, but instead I’m transported to a forest . .

More importantly, there is nobody around .

I thought it would be crowded with people, but I can only sense a woman and a man .

Only two people .

[Lee HoJae，50th floor: What’s this?]

[Kim MinHyuk，30th floor: …Hey . Tell me honestly . You pretend to read all my messages, then ignore them, right?]

Yep .

I decide not to send a reply to Kim MinHyuk after seeing his message .

“Hello?”

The woman pacing around comes to greet me .

“Yes . Hello . ”

I greet the man who approached late then request the duo to explain the situation to me .

The woman speaks with embarrassment .

“Didn’t you read the guide? The Order of Vigilance informed us last month . ”

No .

I haven’t been in the community in a while . How could I have read that?

“Why don’t we proceed? You can listen to the rest as you go . I can deal with all the monsters enroute alone anyways . ”

Boasts the man a step behind us .

He looks to be in his early 20s .

After entering the tutorial, challengers will not suffer from natural aging .

Given that, the man can be two or three years older than he seems .

But that’s unlikely .

Because they don’t recognize me .

This proves that both of them are challengers who have only recently entered the tutorial .

“Yeah . Let’s head on first . I’ll explain it as we go . ”

While walking along the forest road, I get a detailed explanation from the woman .

The woman tells me her name is Lee Jin

I think it is a pseudonym, but she insists it’s her real name .

I didn’t tell her my name .

According to Lee Jin, this time the Tournament has lots more content than before .

As a result, the rewards has increased correspondingly and the duration has been increased to one month .

“First of all, if you want to enter the venue, you need to get there with two randomly assigned team members . ”

“Why increase the meaningless process?”

“I’m not sure, but many people in the community are saying that the content was prepared for players who have not experienced party play yet . ”

I heard the laughter from the man ahead .

This bastard is starting to annoy me to no end .

You, one strike .

Disregarding him, there is something I don’t understand in Lee Jin’s words .

“Player?”

“Yeah . ”

I expressed doubts about the strange word, but Lee Jin says nothing .

Player?

She used the word so naturally, I’m embarrassed to ask again .

I take the chance to ask Kim MinHyuk instead .

[Lee HoJtae，50th floor: Hey, What’s a player?]

[Kim MinHyuk，30th floor: … Please . Why do you sound like an old man? That’s what people call challengers in the community . ]

Kim Minhyuk told me that people who challenge the stages are called players, while the challengers who stay in residential areas or specific stages are called NPC .

[Kim MinHyuk，30th floor: I’m really,really busy, Okay? If possible, ask the people around you about this kind of thing or wait till evening . Let’s meet tonight . I’ll give you a lesson on common sense . ]

A lesson on common sense?

That really does make me sound like an outdated old man .

[Kim MinHyuk，30th floor: Don’t you think so?]

Kim MinHyuk truthful message stabs my feelings so I close the dialog box .

Lee Jin probably likes to explain and educate others because she’s always talking about something .

In addition to the simple combat competition, the tournament has a variety of new content .

For example, you can try to complete the labyrinth within a limited time or tackle a Time Attack Stage as a party .

There are lots of activities .

“We can’t finish all the events in time . Everyone in the community says it’s best to challenge two or three events . ”

The Tournament this time has changed in many aspects .

If the previous tournament is like a colosseum, this one is more like a comprehensive amusement park .

I haven’t seen it with my own eyes yet, but I felt it from Lee Jin’s description .

“What do you want to challenge?”

“I don’t know . ”

My plan was to return to the stages after a few days without challenging anything .

Of course, this is no emergency .

I just don’t want to spend a month here wasting my time since the items and elixir rewards in the championship prize pool are useless to me .

I tell Lee Jin that I’m just going to meet some friends and take a few days off .

“Why? Just try one . This is the first time this has happened, who knows when we’ll have this chance again? Do it for the experience . I hear that some events aren’t dangerous . ”

After listening to Lee Jin’s words, the man walking in front says sarcastically .

“Hey, looks like he hasn’t been here long, just leave it . Since his equipment is all shiny, he may have found a patron among the top ranked players . I’ll handle it . ”

Erm… Let me think .

Is that a strike?

Then two strikes .

There’s still one count until a strikeout .

But I’m in a bad mood .

Okay, let’s think of it as a bean ball .

Note: A bean ball is when a pitcher throws the ball directly at the batter’s head .

[KEEEK!]

Then an ugly monster pops out in the middle of the forest .

The unusual creature looks like a combination between a dog and frog .

“Back off! I’ll handle it!”

After his roar, I stare at the man’s face as he draws his sword . .

The man turns to me and asks .

“Yes? Do you have any complaints?”

“Get down . ”

[keeek!]

The horrendous monster immediately falls to the ground .

It watches me from the ground, it seems quite intelligent .

Even if it could understand me through my skill, Time Before Babel, it’s honestly commendable that it can grasp the power gap between me and it .

In the face of a sudden situation, the flustered man sends alternating gazes at me and the monster .

This guy is even less intelligent than the monster .

It’s hard, but I say it again mercifully .

“What are you doing? Get down . ”