chapter 20
20 – Spring Training 2
“Seonhwa. Come here.”
“Okay. I decided to meet the other classmates at point B, so let’s go there.”
“Jin Seo! Seojin Lee! … Ha.. Where the hell did this guy go?”
As soon as the training begins, the students start moving in search of their friends.
They began to move in groups of threes and fives, either with the people they had talked about beforehand, or with people they could see right away.
A survival game called training that will be held for four days from today.
The basic requirement was not to be retired due to a certain level of injury for three days, but it was safe to say that few people were actually thinking about that.
It was definitely about survival that took the most weight in the distribution of points.
For those who survived for four days, 60 points are awarded in a lump sum, and those who retired earlier than that receive a reduced score.
However… The remaining 40 points cannot be obtained just by surviving.
This was supposed to be graded sequentially based on defeating other students in sparring with other students or defeating ‘it’ roaming around the forest.
In other words, if you aim for a high score, you have no choice but to fight in addition to survival.
Of course, if you forcefully try to defeat your opponent and get retired in reverse, your survival points will be forgot according to the score and at the same time, you will have to roll happily in the hell camp for the remaining time. There was a need.
That’s why students gather together with friends and people they trust.
There was an advantage to having two people rather than one in survival, but
After all, the higher the number of heads, the more advantageous it was in battle, and the lesser the risk of being attacked, it would be natural if it were natural.
The students gathered their colleagues as much as possible until the signal for “Permission to fight” In the next 30 minutes or so, and then started to move in search of a little advantageous ground for the battle.
On the other hand,
Aside from their appearance, at this moment, I wasn’t really paying attention to things like finding friends.
Because I transferred at the halfway point, I didn’t have any friends to hang out with…
It was also true.
However, as long as you have the strength you’ve shown so far, there’s nothing you can’t do if you try to join another group through this.
Nevertheless, there was a decisive reason why I decided to be alone without saving my comrades.
‘Just because there’s a lot of heads doesn’t mean it’s good. Especially in a survival game like this…’
I was the one who had not only experienced this type of training countless times, but had also personally operated it.
Irrespective of whether I like it or not, my proficiency is literally at a level that can be called oil beyond stagnant water.
And based on this knowledge and experience, I was only acting according to the course of action that was right for my current purpose.
‘Honestly, if you set your mind to it, you can reach the highest point, but my goal right now is to pass the time in moderation and avoid the hell camp. To do this, the correct answer is to move calmly by yourself without needlessly gathering allies or straining your strength.’
Although there should be an advantage in battle when a large number of people gather. Instead, mobility was inevitably reduced, and it was not easy to hide.
In addition, since caring for and taking care of allies is also a job, there are inevitably many annoying parts.
In that respect, I decided to ride the so-called corner zone zoner meta, and after the students had dispersed to some extent, I was in a situation where I decided to slowly find a suitable place by myself and choose the side where I was stuck.
But…
“Hey Doyoung Han!”
“… ?”
The next moment, a voice suddenly started to be heard in my ears.
So, automatically feeling both annoyance and rejection, I turned my gaze toward that direction.
“Why?”
The person standing there was Choi Shin-hye, as expected.
Shin-hye, standing tall as a clique leader, is already accompanied by about 10 people.
Then she came up to me and said, showing off her characteristic arrogance.
“Oh my gosh… Did you end up being left alone without being able to find any comrades? Han Do-yeong, your fighting power is great, but isn’t your popularity worse than you thought?”
“… Ha..”
It’s clear that she came to tease me as revenge for her defeat against me in Dalian the other day.
Regarding this, I spoke to her with a cold expression on her face, as I didn’t even need to painfully explain what was going on inside her.
“20 Minutes left.”
“!”
“Laugh!”
Some of Shin-hye’s co-workers flinch reflexively at that word that makes them feel deadly.
Presumably among the shrewdest of them, they seemed to understand what I meant.
After 20 minutes, the preliminary time is over and the battle is allowed in earnest.
Mentioning that time with such an expression was
At the same time as 20 minutes passed, I was planning to start a battle.
Of course, when the moment actually came, I was going to go straight into the small cave I had prepared ahead of time and stay there for four days.
Unable to understand my thoughts, they began to look at my watch while watching my warning words.
Even some of them are cautiously stepping back as if they want to go into the forest as quickly as possible.
Then,
Towards me who had given such a short and bold warning, Shin-hye quickly erased the feeling of embarrassment from her face for an instant, then responded in a voice with the utmost calm.
“Ji.. Calm down, Doyoung Han. I’m not here to fight you. There.. I know? The fact that no matter how great you are, you won’t be irrational, leaving easy prey behind and targeting us who are hard to deal with first.”
“….”
Shinhye speaks what can be called a theory in her own way
Certainly, it was basic common sense to target weak and easy enemies when hunting.
Considering that the counting of grades is only the number of heads anyway, not the strength of the target that has been eliminated…
Of course, the story will be different for battle fanatics who feel the joy of defeating the strong, but I wasn’t that kind of character in the first place, and I didn’t want to be known as such a person.
In that respect, even if they did hunt, the Choi Choi faction, which could be said to be the strongest among the forces participating in this training, was not an attractive prey for me.
So, I express my silent affirmation to Shin-hye’s words.
In response, Shinhye put an awkward smile on her lips and continued speaking.
“Okay, then let’s get down to business. Won’t you form an alliance with us from now on?”
“… Alliance?”
If I had been asked to join her team like before, she would have rejected it at once, but Shin-hye makes a different offer.
I started to feel a little interest in this, and as if sensing my reaction, Shin-hye continued her words with a little tension and anticipation.
“Yes, no matter how much you hunt alone, you don’t need a base to some extent, do you? At least you won’t need a place to retreat for a moment in case of danger or to recheck. We will provide the place.”
“… “
“From now on, we will go to the valley in area F and set up a base camp. Until this training is over, I’ll make it available to you at any time. Of course, we will provide you with food if you want.”
Certainly, it’s not a bad idea to have insurance in case of emergencies, no matter how cramped.
Among the guys who participated in this training right now, there were almost no guys that I could feel the danger, but some fearless guys who were stimulated by the challenge might come in groups to knock me down after winning 3rd place.
In that respect, Shin-hye’s story did not have a corner that could be considered at least once in terms of her insurance.
But…
There are definitely pitfalls to such sweet suggestions.
Above all, since she was a person who had a crush on me right away, there was no choice but to have other plans.
‘Is this a trick to hit the back of the head for helping?
Right now, it seems like the answer is to think that there is something I don’t know.
Like that, I said in a cold voice, still on my guard.
“… How do i trust you In the first place, weren’t you the guy who was frantic to catch me even now?”
“hehehe, yes, I won’t deny that for now. But as you know, I can’t take care of you with my abilities right now. As far as possible, as long as we don’t touch each other.”
“In other words, I will provide some convenience to you, so please don’t touch you guys, is that what you mean?”
“Correct answer. In this training, me and our factions just want to raise the standard score. In such a situation, facing a monster called you and failing unexpectedly is not acceptable.”
“..Hmm..”
“Of course, it doesn’t matter if you ignore my goodwill, but at least we won’t attack you first. To avoid unnecessary conflicts with each other as much as possible.”
“… “
I have to think about using the base camp in many ways, but signing a non-aggression pact is not a bad option in that I can shake off the most annoying guys.
Right after I finished the calculation in my head like that.
I answered briefly while looking at the woman in front of me.
“Okay.”