Everyone has a desire to live.
That's the same with Ryumin.
'If I hadn't, I wouldn't have come here.'
From Round 1 to Round 20.
He survived by throwing away 98 lives.
And now it's the 99th round.
We've seen the end of the fucking survival game.
I finally arrived in the boss room for the last 20 rounds.
It's the last one, too.
But things didn't go back as they thought.
[At least five players are required to open the boss room.]
"What?"
It was outrageous, so the words came out of my upbringing.
'You need at least five people?'
Ryumin was alone until the 20th round.
But I need five.
In the early days of the quest, Ryumin became a bungled expression that he could not break alone.
'Well, if you're like this dog... If you need five people, then you're in the right place. Speak!'
Even in quest messages, even before you enter the boss room, there are signs that can be clues. There was no.
I felt like I was in the back of the outrageous conditions, but it ended up being the end of it. It wasn't.
[One player who approached the boss room has been identified.]
[The player will be destroyed if the condition is not met.]
"Ha?"
There were no birds to feel the nihilism.
Because the body was imperceptibly annihilating on a molecular basis.
The last words Ryumin left shortly before his death were one.
"X foot."
[You're dead.]
[The conditions of'Rune of time retrograde ' have been met.]
[Go back in time before Round 1.] [Opportunity Used: 100/100]
[All remaining opportunities were used.] [Imprinted runes are automatically destroyed.]
As the shadow of death loomed before his eyes, Ryu Min was reborn.
As a beginner player at level 1.
[Start the 100th regression.]
* * * * * * * * * * *
December 31, 2021.
Many people, including citizens and reporters, gathered in front of Bosin Pavilion in Jongno-gu, Seoul.
To hear the New Year's Eve bells.
"Many citizens are waiting for the bell-ringing ceremony to welcome a hopeful new year."
"This year, Seoul Mayor Ma Dong-won and various figures from various fields of society will participate in the bell-ringing...."
There, with the broadcasting station cameras rolling, Ryu Min came to his senses.
'I'm back. Back before I got caught up in this fucking game.'
Looking around, I saw countless people with excited faces, waiting for midnight to arrive.
Not knowing that soon, anticipation would turn to despair.
'If only I could stop time.'
But time passes.
Whether we are happy or bored, miserable or difficult, time passes anyway.
No matter how much you scream, it never stops.
'You could go back to the past, though.'
But that ends now.
All the extra opportunities were used up by death.
'This is my last chance. I will definitely kill the boss in round 20 and survive this crazy game.'
It was the last chance, but there was hope.
Now that you know that the boss room entry requirement is five people, you can plan accordingly.
'I'll have to completely revise my plans.'
During that time, he was only concerned with his own survival, whether he was his comrade or a traitor.
Honestly, I didn't have the presence of mind to think about other people.
Because it was a survival game where if you fell behind in the competition, you died.
As a result, he reached the 20th round with unrivaled strength.
'How ridiculous that we needed five people for the final round... ... If I didn't have extra lives, I would have been in trouble too, right?'
As it turned out, it was a game that couldn't be beaten alone.
Ryu Min could not help but think that he had been fooled into a deliberate trap set by God.
'This is the end. There is no more regression.'
I didn't have time to look around for a while, but not anymore.
Unlike before, you must lead four people other than yourself to the final round.
'Of course I have no intention of giving it to you like a nanny. It's hard for me to become strong on my own.'
I'm just going to use it for the last round.
'Who should I go with? Since it's a boss fight, I guess it would be good to fill it with capable allies?'
A few named characters that died in round 18 came to mind.
All sorts of plans were drawn up in my head.
Since it was the last one, I needed to plan more carefully and meticulously.
At that moment, I checked my plan in my mind and made a resolution.
"It's finally time. Let's all count together!"
The death count began with the announcer's voice.
"20! 19! 18!"
People started counting from 20 seconds with anticipation on their faces.
"...3, 2, 1!"
The mayor of Seoul and several celebrities stood in front of the New Year's Eve bell and helped strike the bell by pushing sticks.
Big eagle- big eagle- big eagle-!
"Happy New Year 2022! Happy New Year to you all!"
"Waaaaaaaaaah!"
There is a smile on the faces of those cheering.
But that was only for a moment.
[Giggle. Humans are fun. They celebrate the New Year without knowing what they are in.]
The smiles disappeared from people's faces at the voice that came into their heads out of nowhere.
"What? What did you just say…."
"What did you just say?"
"I didn't say anything?"
People looking around in confusion.
People looking at each other as if they thought someone was talking to them.
Even people tilt their heads in confusion, wondering if they heard wrong.
Although each person's reaction was slightly different, the feelings they felt were the same.
embarrassment.
But among them, only one person, Ryu Min, was not flustered.
Because everything was going as he knew it.
'I've been through this situation 99 times already. I can't panic.'
After waiting with indifferent eyes, unpleasant laughter is heard again.
[Kyohohoho. They're like monkeys trapped in us. I love it. Humans are animals of adaptation, right?]
"What, what is that? Where is that sound coming from?"
"Are they playing a joke on the broadcasting station?"
"Hey, does that make sense? You're filming a secret event at a bell-ringing event?"
"Then what is this voice?"
A crucible of chaos.
People panicked at the mere sound of a voice.
Celebrities even forgot to ring the bell.
It's not that I didn't think the voices I heard in my head could be considered manipulation.
'The angel baby will show up soon. Stop messing around.'
He may say he's an angel, but his actions are devilish.
Ryu Min was painfully aware of that fact through 99 regressions.
'Of course, it's not something that low-level, angelic bitches do.'
Clearly there is someone else who is hosting this crazy game.
Angels are just NPCs to explain the game.
'It's too serious a situation to be compared to a mere game.'
After a while, a brilliant light descended from the sky.
The people all murmured in unison as the woman appeared with light.
"angel?"
A pair of wings, white jade skin, and beauty that would make even celebrities jealous.
The woman who came down from heaven looked exactly like the angels people knew.
'But his personality is that of the devil itself.'
Only Ryu Min was not deceived by the angel's appearance.
Others will soon find out too.
How angels ignore humans.
[Trashy humans. You seem to have a crush on my appearance. I see everyone staring dumbly.]
"...."
[I like not to think about it. I don't want to hang out with humans like Burrage.]
The smile of the smiling angel was beautiful, but people couldn't just smile.
How can you not laugh after getting cursed at?
[I see one color, and my voice is communicating properly. I see. Giggle.]
That was when.
A brave young man asked the question that everyone was wondering about out loud.
"What are you? Are you an angel? Are you the one talking to me?"
The angel's gaze fell on the young man.
Ryu Min looked at the sight with pitiful eyes.
'I pray for the repose of the soul of the deceased.'
The young man who offended the angel soon dies.
[It sucks.]
just now.
Phew-!
The young man's head burst like a watermelon.
As blood spurted everywhere, people nearby screamed in shock.
"Gyaaaah!"
"Huh!"
Only angels create an irritated wrinkle between their beautiful eyebrows.
[You dare to say half a word to me on a trivial human subject. It's incredible.]
Even though he was already dead and could not hear, the angel continued to complain.
[And who said you could ask questions? You humans don't deserve to ask me. Don't try to be cheeky. If you don't want to die with your head blown off like that human being.]
"...."
Tens of thousands of people simultaneously held their breath at the frosty voice.
The fear that one's head might explode if one says one wrong word dominated the room.
'That's exactly what an angel would wish for.'
People in a panic had no time to make rational decisions.
Except for Ryu Min.
[Are you wondering what the situation is now? You don't know what you're talking about? But inferior humans know what to do. I'll explain it easily one by one. That's my role.]
The angel spoke with a contemptuous look in his eyes.
[On the first day of each month, you humans will fall asleep as a group.. And by force, the soul will metastasize and open its eyes to a new level..]
Soul transfer? New dimension?
It was a ridiculous statement, but no one could refute it.
The situation in which the angel appeared was absurd from the start.
[There is one thing for you humans to do. Achieving a given quest. If you achieve the quest, you can return to reality. You get a reward.]
No one was happy to hear that they could return if they succeeded in the quest.
In other words, it meant that if you fail, you can't come back.
But some had hopes.
I don't know what the quest is, but if you succeed, you can survive, right?
If you take your time and attack slowly, you will definitely be able to survive.
But the angel's next words shattered such expectations.
[You can't survive the power of achieving the quest. It will save only half of the fastest quest. So you better not be late. Giggle.]
"I can only survive half of it...."
So to speak, it was a survival game with a competitive structure where TO was determined.
[Once a day every month, we'll do a total of 20 rounds. As I said earlier, you can only survive half of each round, and the quest is It's going to be harder and harder.]
"That, that kind of...."
You have to go through it not once, but twenty times to survive.
Despair appeared on people's faces.
[Giggle, don't worry too much. I won't take it all. At this time, only humans between the ages of 15 and 29 will participate in the survival game It's going to.]
There is an age limit.
The impact of those words was considerable.
'Whew... ... Thank goodness.'
'I guess that doesn't apply to me.'
While adults who are not of the mentioned age are secretly relieved.
"Me, me included?"
"What should I do! My birthday is January 1st, so I'm 15 this year!"
People in their 10s and 20s felt a sense of despair as if the sky was falling down.
'I have nothing to feel wronged about.'
Ryu Min, whose birthday is January 1st, is 19 years old this year.
It was an age where I couldn't protest.
'If you think about it, he's already over 100 years old.'
Although he looked like a high school student, he had spent countless years going through 99 regressions.
Days filled with survival come to mind as vividly as if they were yesterday.
'Why did I end up getting caught up in this fucking event on my birthday?'
I wonder if it's possible for bad luck to be this bad.
It's a little unfair.
[Look, you don't have to look at some downtrodden human beings.. We're going to take not only the humans here, but the humans around the world..]
No one anymore thought the giggling angel was beautiful.
devil.
At least the angel I see now is closer to a devil.
[Let's see... If you take humans from 15 to 29 years old, the number of participants is That would be 1,801,029,290 people. So let's go now that we have a rough explanation? Kyohohhoho.]
As soon as he finished speaking, my vision went dark as if the lights had gone out.
It was the moment when approximately 1.8 billion people entered the death survival game.