It’s an Academic Fact That Rankers Are Model Students – Chapter 109

Chapter 109: The Singularity Where Fate Gathers (2)

Kyung-joon looked around, but he couldn’t see him.

“……He’s not here? Hmm, was I mistaken?

DPSPaladin awkwardly stroked his beard.

“Greetings. I am DPSPaladin, a paladin who can also deal damage. Of course, I can also heal……. “

And then he raised his picket again to recruit boys…… no, to recruit party members.

‘Sh|t, that was close……!’

Fortunately, Kyung-joon was able to hide among the other crowds and escape without being noticed.

But they say that even if you escape from hell, what awaits you is just another hell, right?

<Rank 65>

▼MilitaryWifeHighSchoolGirl (Player)

“Hawaawa. I’m a high school girl. I was just discharged from the 6th Infantry Division in Cheorwon today. Is there anyone who wants to do an event with a cute high school girl? “

Kyung-joon immediately turned his head away with an expression that said he had seen something he shouldn’t have.

But.

<Rank 11>

<Caution! Red Player!>

▼BlackChef (Player)

“Anyone up for some slicing and dicing? “

He had found someone even scarier.

“Eek?! Everyone, get out of here! “

“If you get caught by BlackChef, you’re screwed……! “

“If you don’t want to be logged out for nothing, don’t make eye contact with him! “

“Oh my, oh my, there are poor little lambs here too…… You will remain silent, right? “

“Ahhh! He, he just looked at me, didn’t he?! “

“Run!! “

BlackChef, who calls nearly 200 high-level players little lambs.

In the end, Kyung-joon could only look up at the sky after looking around.

And he muttered softly.

” ……South Korea is doomed. “

For some reason, all the crazy players were Korean.

There was no nationality displayed, but you could just tell they were all Korean.

The fact that all of them were ranked players confused Kyung-joon even more.

Should he be proud of this?

Or should he be ashamed?

One thing was for sure, the future of South Korea was truly bleak.

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▼Lee Woon-young (GM)

“Hello, players. Thank you all for gathering. I am GM Lee Woon-young from the Operations Team, in charge of running the event.”

The event orientation had begun.

The official name of this event held in Luxemb is 『Luxemb Defense』.

Variant monsters have begun appearing all over the World since the start of Main Scenario Chapter 2 『Anomaly』.

Some of these variant monster groups are approaching Luxemb.

The goal given to the players is to protect Luxemb from the invading variant monsters while annihilating them.

The Operations Team has made preparations to award points according to the level, rank, and type of the variant monster.

The final ranking will be determined based on how many points you have earned.

Of course, there is no point gain for killing a player.

“So, please refrain from meaningless PK. Even if players kill each other, they can’t steal each other’s points.”

The players who heard GM Lee Woon-young’s words seemed relieved.

It was obvious that if they could get points by killing players, all sorts of dirty things would happen.

“And Luxemb will also be strictly monitored with the deployment of soldiers. If any unfair PK facts are confirmed, there will be no rewards no matter how high the points are. So please cooperate to stop the variant monsters rather than fighting each other.”

However, anyone with a little sense would have taken GM Lee Woon-young’s words a little differently.

Kyung-joon, in particular, thought this as soon as he heard his explanation.

‘It means it’s okay to PK as long as Luxemb doesn’t notice.’

The Operations Team made it seem like there were only penalties for PK and no benefits at all.

But that’s not true.

As long as it’s not caught, it is possible to eliminate and check players with a higher ranking than yourself.

One might think it’s too crooked, but it was the right judgment to think so.

‘Even if Luxemb deploys soldiers and monitors them, it’s virtually impossible to crack down on them one by one.’

No matter how well you monitor in the midst of battle, you can’t grasp every situation.

I don’t know if they will impose sanctions one by one based on the monitoring, but The World is not that kind of game.

From the moment GM Lee Woon-young said 『Luxemb will be watching,』 the Operations Team would not intervene and would leave it to the rules of the World.

They just collect points after everything is over, rank them, and hand out prizes.

Nothing more, nothing less.

So.

‘There will definitely be players who PK.’

This is the conclusion Kyung-joon came to after much deliberation.

There is also reason to be sure of this conclusion.

Rank 11 『BlackChef』, who already has a red player tag, is here.

▼Heukgil-dong (Player)

“Damn it. The admin’s explanation is so f*cking long. When the hell is it going to end?”

This is because Heukgil-dong, who had previously tried to PK Kyung-joon, was right in front of him.

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Heukgil-dong tried to have some fun by attacking the carriage at the top of World’s Best, but was completely beaten by Kyung-joon.

He also lost his cherished rare dagger because of Kyung-joon.

His dream of growing the Heukgil-dong group into an influential one in Black Secret Village was completely shattered long ago.

Now in Black Secret Village, Heukgil-dong was often treated like a fool by other leaders whenever they had the chance.

Due to the record of losing 14 members at once, no new members were joining.

As a result, he couldn’t properly PK, and his income was practically cut off.

However, that didn’t mean he had stopped his trashy behavior.

“Drop all the money you have right now. If I see any sign of you trying something unnecessary, I’ll slit your throat immediately.”

Heukgil-dong threatened, putting a knife to the NPC’s neck.

“O, Okay……! So please, just spare my life……!”

“And if you try to alert the guards about me, you know what will happen, right? I’m a player. If you rat me out, I’ll revive as many times as needed and kill you and your entire family.”

“I understand! I absolutely won’t tell anyone! So please, at least my family……!”

“If you understand, then hurry up.”

“Ugh……!”

The only thing he could do alone was extorting money from weak-looking residents in back alleys like this.

[You have acquired 178,650 liyan.]

” Tsk. I’m so broke, damn it. “

Heukgil-dong clicked his tongue as he picked up the money on the floor.

The villagers had long since fled.

He had spoken plausibly, but if he did this a few more times, he would be intensely pursued by the guards, so he couldn’t do it too much.

Perhaps this was the last time he could safely extort money in this Luxemb.

” Kyung-joon……! If it weren’t for that bastard! Damn it! “

Pak!

Heukgil-dong kicked the alley wall roughly.

The fact that he had kicked the wall so hard that the bricks were slightly broken and the powder was flying showed how much anger he had towards Kyung-joon.

However.

━Hey, Mr. Gil-dong, why are you disturbing my studying? Huh?

━Me?

━Just a student studying.

” Hick……! “

That creepy sight was so deeply engraved in his mind.

Even now, whenever he recalled the dry look in his eyes, he felt as if the cut part of his leg was aching.

Heukgil-dong shook his head violently, trying to shake off the memory.

” Hoo…… It’s okay. If today’s plan goes well, I can recover all the losses I’ve had so far and regain my place in the Black Secret Village. “

Today is the day of the 『Luxemb Defense』 event.

Heukgil-dong was planning to make a big fortune by PK-ing here.

Valuable information he barely obtained from the Black Secret Village.

According to the information, the monsters flocking to Luxemb now are much stronger than known.

The minimum level requirement to participate in this event is 100.

Initially, the administrator and Luxemb had internally discussed setting the level requirement at 200.

But they lowered it to 100, saying that there would be too few players if they did.

Of course, this did not mean that just anyone could be a member of the defense, so a qualification test procedure was added.

‘Heuk Heuk. I’ve already pulled some strings to make sure I get the weakest participants.’

Naturally, Heukgil-dong had already bribed his way in.

It was a foregone conclusion that he would pass the qualification test!

Once he passed the qualification test easily and the event began, he would target the players, not the monsters.

The mutated monsters that are about to invade are much stronger than expected, so the Luxemb soldiers and the players will be busy just trying to block them.

‘I’ll take advantage of the gap that creates.’

He’ll slip through the chaotic battlefield and strike from behind!

He’ll take their items with speed and escape.

Even opponents he wouldn’t normally be able to defeat in a one-on-one fight could be killed if he used this tactic.

So what if Luxemb falls to the mutated monsters?

‘Who cares~’

Heukgil-dong was a thorough egoist who only acted in his own self-interest.

He was a complete piece of trash who took no responsibility for the consequences of his actions.

Heukgil-dong was well aware of this fact and felt not a shred of guilt.

As time passed, Heukgil-dong, like everyone else, came to the event venue.

” This concludes the event orientation. From now on, Luxemb will be in charge of all proceedings, including the qualification test. This has been GM Lee Un-yeong. Thank you. “

The event orientation was over.

The players did not disperse immediately but formed parties or socialized in advance.

The most eye-catching among them was a BJ and her followers.

<Rank 23>

▼BJMiguning (Player)

” To all my viewers who came all the way here~ And to my guards who always protect me~ Let’s all pass the qualification test~! “

” Woohoo! Miguning is the best! “

” MI! GU! NING! Hoo~! MI! GU! NING! Hoo~! “

Camera crystals were floating around her.

BJMiguning was currently broadcasting through the broadcasting system.

[『WalletSoldier』 has donated 1,590,000 liyan.]

▶Miguning~~!! Don’t die,,, good luck!! Your uncle is,,, cheering for you~~hhh

” Wow~! WalletSoldier-nim~ Thank you for the 1.59 million liyan donation~! “

‘Gasp……!’

Heukgil-dong couldn’t help but be surprised to see BJMiguning.

To receive a donation of 1.59 million liyan…..!

He himself had barely managed to extort less than 200,000 liyan by figuring out the movements of the villagers he was targeting!

How could this woman, BJMiguning, earn over 1.5 million liyan just by saying a few words of encouragement?!

” If you weren’t busy this time, WalletSoldier-nim, you would have participated in the event with us…… It’s a shame, it’s a shame! Sob sob! “

” Sob……! I thought Brother WalletSoldier would come too! “

” Brother! It’s a shame! “

” Brother! “

About 50 stuffy men were gathered around Miguning, shedding tears!

Looking at them, Heukgil-dong thought.

‘……That BJMiguning, or whatever her name is, with the instrument on her back, she’s definitely a bard class, right?’

In other words, the easiest class to hunt: a ‘supporter’.

She may have the title <Rank 23> above her head, but she’s still a supporter.

She’ll definitely be very vulnerable in one-on-one combat and PK.

The reason she’s carrying around all those guards is probably because of this.

But that didn’t mean he could just target her recklessly.

‘Damn it……! If it weren’t for those otaku-smelling guards, I’d just put her on my hunting list! She received a 1.59 million liyan donation at once, and the equipment she’s wearing, she’s a walking golden goblin……! And what are those NPCs doing, being obsessed with her?!’

Heukgil-dong was very frustrated.

If it weren’t for those NPC guards, he could easily target BJMiguning and make a big profit.

She was a sitting duck.

” Then, WalletSoldier-nim~! Please do a donation reaction! Let’s all do our best to pass the test, so I’ll take a song request! Please give me your request! “

[『WalletSoldier』 has donated 1,540,000 liyan.]

▶hhh Please sing Kim Hye-yeon’s Please Bear With Me,,, hhhhh

“I received the song request~ It’s a snake~ I’ll skip the rest! It’s a snake~~♪ It’s a snake~♪ It’s a snake that’s good for the body and tastes good~♬”

” Wooow! Miguning!! Snaaake! “

” Oh? Is this busking? “

” She’s pretty good? “

” Should we watch for a bit? “

” Wow, it’s BJMiguning? “

As Miguning’s impromptu outdoor performance began, bored people quickly began to gather.

On the other hand, Heukgil-dong, like a player who lives in the shadows, began to slip back with his hood pulled down low.

‘Let’s not stand out for now.’

An opportunity might come later.

There’s no point in being noticed by those guards right now.

Just as he was about to slip out of the crowd.

A familiar voice rang out loudly from right behind Heukgil-dong.

『Ah, his singing is f*cking terrible! My ears are bleeding! How can someone like that be a BJ, ugh!』

” ……!! “

The surroundings instantly froze at those words.

And.

Kyung-joon, the owner of the voice, smirked.

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