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nTransator: Ekdud

nProofreader: coyotte508

nTL Check: KobatoChanDaisuki

nChapter 53 – Red Zone (3)

nYohan made a satisfied expression at the distance sea from the deck of the ship.

n‘It’s nice.’

n100 people who consisted of 8 groups.

nThey went into deciding where they would stay on the ship for the next 3 days naturally.

nA slight war of nerves had occurred since the good spots were limited even in the same ship.

nBut even if they were a mere 100 people there were still differences.

nHim and his comrades were among the strongest of the 100 and because of this they gained the privilege to stay in the most comfortable part in the ship.

n‘This is it. Very nice.’

nYohan, who had regained the superiority which he couldn’t have while the clan alliance guys were around, smiled in good spirits.

nThough there was something that remained stuck on his mind.

n‘I just can’t figure out what he is thinking.’

nYohan looked at Hansoo who was standing in the middle of the deck while looking at the distant sea.

nThis was a result that sprouted from Hansoo not acting out despite being the strongest person out of the 100.

nHe had let them on board but didn’t really care about them.

n‘He’s the problem.’

nYohan pondered while looking at Hansoo and then nodded his head.

n‘As I thought… there is a need to create a relation with that guy.’

nThough he didn’t really know how long they’ll be together, if you say that they were going to be together for a while then there was nothing bad about having a good relation with that guy.

nNo, it was actually extremely good.

nSince as long as he could show others that he was close to him, others will fall under them.

nThough their current influence was a bit on the bigger side it was not that bigger than those of others nor was it perfect.

n2 things were needed in order for them to solidify their influence.

nThey needed to slowly pull in the other groups and create a rather good relationship with Hansoo at the same time.

n‘Well the two things aren’t much different anyway’.

nOnce he unites everyone from the other party then Hansoo won’t be able to ignore him anymore and vice versa, if he were to get close to Hansoo then everyone else will listen to his words more closely.

n‘It seems like he’s young too… there isn’t a human in the world who doesn’t like to be well-treated.’

nFor that he needed to converse with him.

nSince he needed to find out about Hansoo’s tastes.

n‘It’ll be nice if he likes something like women or something.’

nRight as Yohan got up from the deck and tried to walk towards where Hansoo was, a noise was heard from behind.

n“….ave me!”

n“Huh?”

nYohan frowned as he looked at the person shouting in the sea in the distance.

nHe couldn’t see or hear clearly because it was too far but the sound got clearer as the ship approached more and more.

n‘…who is it?’

n“Dammit! Dammit! Save me! The ship passing by!”

n“What? What’s going on?”

nAs the noise got louder and louder, everyone got out from their rest and then looked beyond the deck.

nA familiar ship that was half sunk and destroyed.

nPeople were shouting from above the giant ship that was smaller than the one they had but could still carry 50 people.

nIt seems like they have gotten stuck on a rock while running away after getting attacked.

nThey had stopped sinking because they were caught on top of the rock but it was clear what would happen to them if they stayed like that.

nBut they made a cold expression when they saw the people on the deck.

n‘I remember.’

nIt was hard to forget.

nSince they could remember the lines those guys had told them when they left them behind.

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n‘It seems the situation has changed.’

nThey could save them if they use the controls but there was no need to direct their ship into the area with the rocks.

nAnd those guys were well organized as a group and strong too.

nOnce those guys come over on this ship then the balance will fall towards those guys in an instead.

n‘That wouldn’t do.’

nYohan laughed coldly and then shouted.

n“Screw off! You bitches!”

n“Uahahahaha!”

nThe other people started to laugh too.

nSince the view of others suffering while they were in safety was very pleasing.

nBut while the people were laughing from this weirdly worked up situation, the ship started to tilt and turn.

n“Huh? What is this?”

n“Huhh?”

nThe people panicked as they looked at the center of the deck.

nAnd Hansoo was turning the controls with a leisurely expression in that spot.

nA few people grinded their teeth as they shouted.

n“What! Why are you turning it!”

nThey could not look over those guys if they took into account of the despair they had felt when those guys left them behind.

nBut to go save them by turning the ship into an area where there might be rocks.

nBut Hansoo shook his head.

n‘It’s better to have more on board.’

n“We should save those we can. Be friendly with them.”

nThe others shouted at Hansoo’s words.

n“Goddamit! Do you even know what’s over there! That’s a region of rocks!”

nBeing strong was being strong but is he even allowed to ignore them all and decide on his own just because he has the power.

nEven if the ship was his, there were a hundred people on board so why would he take the path that lead to danger.

nYohan was flustered from a different reason.

n‘What is that crazy guy even thinking.’

nYohan grinded his teeth.

nHe didn’t want to give up all 100 people and Hansoo.

nNo, this was just the start. He might be able to get bigger once he got to the Red Zone.

nIf he gets the 100 people and Hansoo around him with himself as the center, his influence will increase in size like a snowball.

nBut if that guy acts the way he wanted like that then he had to give up one of the two.

nSince he can’t tie them together if they hate each other.

n‘Damn. It is because he’s still childish.’

nThere was no point of having a lot of people if they couldn’t group up.

nNo, it was actually worse.

nThey had understood this in the tutorial stage already.

nAnd it was hard for them 100 and the people over there to mix.

nSince the enmity between them was big already.

nWhy did they have to carry such people as them.

n‘It’s not good. It’s not good.’

nYohan shook his head inwardly but then walked towards Hansoo after fixing his impression.

n“Why are you turning the ship? I’m not saying let’s not save the people but the inner parts of that place there is too dangerous. It’s all rocks. And why are you approaching them if we don’t even know what had turned them into such a mess? Are you trying to put 100 people in danger just to save 50 people?”

nThe people nodded their heads.

nThough they had thoughts of leaving the 50 people to die because they didn’t like them but the biggest reason, and the reason they wouldn’t get hated for, was the thing Yohan had said.

nYohan continued his speech,

n“I understand that you are strong, but I believe you wouldn’t be able to save us if the ship sinks right?”

nHansoo laughed and spoke.

n“Are those two things the problem?”

nYohan felt a little off from looking at the laughing Hansoo but he nodded.

nThough there were other reasons, it was a bit too embarrassing to speak out loud.

n“Yeah. So we should…”

nBut even before he could finish his words, Hansoo turned the control after shrugging.

nEveryone made expressions of satisfaction at that.

nThe fact that Hansoo hadn’t ignored their words felt better than the fact that they had gained safety.

nIt was the same for Yohan too.

n‘Yeah. You aren’t something that lives alone, isn’t it good for the 100 of us to have a good relationship on the way.’

nBut there wasn’t much reason why Hansoo had changed the controls again.

n‘Well. They all got on anyway.’

nTuk

nTututuk

n“These bitches. Repeat what you said before.”

nYohan frowned at the voices that came from the back of the deck.

n“…goddamit.”

nThe 50 who had gotten on the ship by throwing parts of the ship on the water and creating a path were staring at the 100 people who were originally on the ship.

nThough they were a few hundreds meters away, such a thing wasn’t hard for them.

nBut Hansoo frowned.

n“Don’t be loud. It’s coming soon.”

nIt was more advantageous the more people you had.

n“What?”

nBoooom!

nKududuk.

nUdudud.

nAt the same time a noise of something getting destroyed and torn apart could be heard below.

nAt the same time the expressions of the 50 people who had gotten on the ship turned pale.

n“Fuck… didn’t it follow other ships.”

n“What? You guys know something?”

nWhile Yohan frowned and asked the guys who had come over, Hansoo jumped on top of the railings and looked below.

n‘It came.’

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nThe things that blocked the path that lead from the tutorial area to the starting point of the Red Zone.

nThese guys couldn’t come out of the water.

nSince they could only live in the water due to receiving the curse of the toxic waters.

nThey didn’t really have a way of eating people from one look but the choice they made was very simple.

nIf they couldn’t go hunting for people they just needed to pull the humans down.

nThese guys recklessly attacked the ships passing from the tutorial area to the Red Zone and created holes.

nThen once the people sunk they would wait for the bodies to get marinated by the toxic waste and then consume them once they get soggy enough.

nThe fact that these guys who just got onto the ship had survived was due to them being on top of the rock.

nThe most threatening part about these guys was that they could not come out of the waters,

nAnd from the human’s point of view they had to go into the toxic waters to kill them so it would only be unattractive.

nThey wouldn’t even had gotten scratches if it was the 2000 man ship but a 500 man ship will constantly receive holes if those guys attacked.

nAs he expected, the people who heard the noise below and went down came back screaming.

n“Goddam bastards! They’re putting holes on the floor!”

n“Swing your sword or something at least!”

n“Damnit! How do you want me to fight them if the toxic waters are pouring in!!!”

n“At least cut off the trident”.

nYohan grinded his teeth within the chaos.

n“Can we not even reach them…”

nHow were they going to attack the things below.

nEven if they were to use long range attacks then it will still take forever if they wanted to get rid of the guys sticking by the ship as well.

nAnd they couldn’t jump into the sea when they didn’t even know what was down there.

nThough they could resist the toxic waters for a while with resistances and skills but it was still extremely dangerous.

nAnd they were holding on quite well because it was the 500 man ship, if it was a smaller ship than it would’ve become a mess in a moment.

n“Dammit! Those with Reinforce skills come here!”

nThey had to jump in and get them off somehow.

nAnd the people with defensive skills such as Reinforce would survive in the waters and be able to fight .

nSince Reinforce apart from raising the resistance, had also to a certain point the effect of blocking external matters.

nBut the people frowned as they backed off.

n‘Dammit… I wouldn’t go in either.’

nYohan grinded his teeth.

nHe didn’t even know how strong the things below were.

nAnd even if they were to get rid of the toxic waters, how would anyone jump into the dark seas where you can’t even see everywhere.

nMost people were afraid of plunging into unknown depths.

nHansoo spoke as he looked at them:

n“I don’t need you guys, so people with reinforce skills go down below and remove the tridents from them. Since the newcomers have all gotten on let’s go pay for the meal. People with skills fight them by sticking close to the railings.”

n“What? Hey! What are you trying to do!!”

nYohan panicked as he looked at Hansoo.

nThe actions of Hansoo, who was stretching his body while looking at the water below from the railings, was quite obvious.

nIt means that he will go into the waters.

n‘Is he insane?’

nYohan panicked.

nThat guy was not a guy who could die in such a lame way.

nThough he was strong, there were still things called attributes.

nThis was an extremely unfavorable battlefield if one didn’t have a skill like a shield.

nBut Hansoo wasn’t listening to Yohan’s words already.

n‘Demonic Dragon’s Reinforcement. Let’s see how good it is.’

nThe reward he had gotten for clearing the third dungeon.

nThe legacies that no one had numbered because no one had found them yet.

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nTwo golden and dark lights surrounded Hansoo as if they were about to explode from his body and when his body could not be seen after getting shrouded in light he jumped into the water.

nKuaaaaa!

nAnd soon, with a loud explosive sound, a slab of meat of something and toxic waters skyrocketed from the side of the ship.

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