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Chapter 55

In a room above the audience seats, the host, Go Hyeonseo, who had the room all to himself, checked the remaining time.

[05:29]

There were approximately five minutes left.

The finals would soon begin, and it wouldn't be long before the tournament ended and the new owner of a certain pair of items was decided.

A pair of leather shoes with a reddish hue rested in front of him.

'Free Thief's Feet.'

They were unique-ranked items. Moreover, foot-type items were much more valuable than weapons and armor.

The real reason the item was valuable wasn't because of its rank or effects, though.

'Could it be true that a thief is targeting this?'

Hyeonseo took a look at the shoes floating midair; then he looked down at the audience.

"That person might…"

The door opened.

Go Hyeonseo was so tense that he jumped up from his seat. The moment he turned his head toward the door, his tension eased. "Ah, it’s you?"

"Yes. Since you didn't answer my calls..." The man was Hyeonseo's subordinate. 

Hyeonseo checked the missed calls on his kit, seeing that there were certainly three missed calls.

"It seems that I was distracted for a moment. What do you need?"

"The guild sent more support."

"More?"

Although they couldn't be seen at first glance, there were a lot of Blue Zone players hiding all across the stadium.

Over 1,000 people were deployed to protect a single prize.

Even though it was a unique-rank item, it was excessive.

They were waiting for 'someone' who was supposedly aiming to steal the item.

Based on the information they’d received, even that number might not be enough.

"Who's the leader?"

"It's Cha Min-woo."

"Cha Min-woo? Really?"

Cha Min-woo was so talented that he was once called the new generation's Lee Su-hyeok. He had succeeded in climbing the tower quickly and becoming a ranker.

Sending someone like Min-woo as the leader showed how seriously the guild was taking the matter.

'Could it really...?' Hyeonseo's gaze turned to the screen in the arena.

The wait was over, and the finals had begun.

'Will that person appear?'

Since the tournament was being held on the 3rd floor, from Blue Zone’s perspective, Omar l would win the prize. It was a no-risk gamble.

They figured things would work out easily, but…

'A Blue Eyes ghost...'

“This tournament could be the turning point in history.”

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[The break has ended.]

[The ‘Final’ is starting.]

The room with only one bed disappeared; the walls confining the players blurred, allowing them to confirm each other's positions.

"What?"

"Were we this close?"

They hadn't realized it because walls separated them and blocked sounds, but they'd been really close to each other, about 13 square meters apart. 

The rules for the final hadn't been revealed yet, so the players were busy gauging each other, trying to keep their distance.

Finally, the rules for the final were announced.

[The final will be a capture battle.]

[Take your opponent's territory.]

[Only two people can be in a territory at a time.]

[By defeating a player, you can take their territory.]

[The player with the most territories after the time limit wins.]

[Time Limit: 2:00:00]

Whir—

Underneath each player's feet, lines and colors began to appear, marking boundaries.

The rooms they'd been resting in had suddenly transformed into territories they needed to defend.

'It’s a strict series of one-on-one fights.'

'It's even more of an individual competition than the preliminary.'

'There's no advantage in moving first.'

Even though it had started, no one moved.

It was to be expected—if you fought and beat the person next to you, you could gain one territory, but if you fought and beat someone with 10 territories, you could gain 10.

Also, if you started moving early to take over territories, you would end up wasting your stamina.

'This is a game of the senses.'

'The first to move is at a disadvantage.'

'I just need to time it right, and then I might have a chance...'

"W-wait!"

"Why already-?"

Two people were playing a different game.

Omar didn’t hesitate. "I'm going to Lee Su-hyeok. Move."

Of course, those two people were Omar and Su-hyeon.

"Each kill gives 300 points.” Su-hyeok received another kill mission. "Thanks for the food." 

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Just after the explanation of the final’s rules ended…

['Mission Villain' has registered a mission.]

[There's no way I can resist this! Let's go for another kill mission. 100 points per kill. If you die, 0. Deal?]

A mission window appeared before Su-hyeok, who was looking everywhere for Omar.

It seemed that Mission Villain thought Su-hyeok was hesitating like the others.

['Billionair's Heir' has registered a mission.]

[Seriously. Let's go for the alpha male move. I'll add 100 points.]

['NoSafeAsset' has registered a mission.]

[I'll add too. Decline this, and you're beta.]

He received three missions of the same kind. In total, it amounted to 300 points per kill.

- What?

- It seems he's going to run.

Moving early would put you at a disadvantage, but streamers, by nature, had to accept such disadvantageous conditions frequently.

After all, that would make things more entertaining for the viewers.

"Of course, I have to run." Su-hyeok, who had just spent a whopping 80,000 points, couldn't afford to pass up on the mission.

It also wasn't that he intended to stay still in the first place. The missions did change one thing, though…

'If things are like this...'

He'd already pinpointed Omar’s location. Initially, he planned to head straight to the man.

Wouldn’t it be better to settle things quickly rather than appear as if he were avoiding him?

With the missions in place, though…

"I'll have to go the opposite way."

Whoosh—

Su-hyeok turned away from Omar.

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Once you set foot in the enemy's territory, you had to defeat the opponent before moving to the next area.

The rule was frustrating to Omar.

"Lee Su-hyeok-!" Omar’s shout echoed from behind as he chased Su-hyeok.

Su-hyeok was cutting down other participants in the opposite direction while Omar was creating holes in anyone who stood in his way as he pursued Su-hyeok.

"Why are you going that way—? Why?!" Omar's shout was closer to being a scream. His voice carried a deep sense of anger. 

Did he feel a sense of betrayal?

The two were positioned in completely opposite directions.

- He seems really pissed off...

- He'd been talking about some promise. Did they have something going on?

- Why is he so mad?

As the viewers expressed their confusion, Su-hyeok, while cutting down the 32nd participant, said, "Yes, there was something like that."

- A promise? What promise?

- ??? Are you escaping, then?

"I must do the missions."

- ??????  

- ????  

- ?????????????   

The chat was filled with question marks. At least they knew Omar’s reaction wasn’t for no reason.

- Oh, man, you...

- I knew he was money crazy, but this... Hahaha.

- He cannot resist a mission~

- Of course. Isn't the mission a promise to us?

Thankfully, the reactions that followed weren't bad.

In fact, the idea of ditching a promise to Omar to focus on the missions was seen as entertaining.

- This guy is serious about the missions, hahaha.

- At this point, he might as well try to keep running away.

- You idiot. Do you think that will really work? Running away won't make the starting territory disappear.

- Ah, that's right.

- Yes. In the end, he's going to get caught.

Su-hyeok wasn't running away.

After all, running away was impossible. Even if he defeated other participants and took over their territories, he couldn't move farther away.

It would end once Omar reached Su-hyeok's territory.

[You've acquired a territory.]

[Total territories acquired: 41.]

Su-hyeok continued to swiftly eliminate the surrounding players. Meanwhile, Omar kept charging toward Su-hyeok.

After a while.

[Participant 'Omar Schneider' has entered your territory.]

[There are currently 2 players in the territory.]

[You cannot enter a new territory.]

Finally, Omar had reached Su-hyeok.

"Lee Su-hyeok-!" He went flying toward him while emitting a blue steam from his entire body in a menacing aura. 

The moment the message ended, Omar was already in front of Su-hyeok, furious.

Clang—!

Whir—

The spear’s impact against the sword echoed. Su-hyeok, unable to withstand the force, was slowly pushed back.

'Trying to directly hold out will only cause more damage.' If Su-hyeok just tried to block, his wrist might snap.

In moments like those, it was better to be pushed back and let the force carry him.

Clang—!

Tsss—

Su-hyeok flew back, quickly regained his balance, and looked up.

Omar fell toward him from the air, spinning his spear.

Thud—!

Swoosh—

The spinning spear grazed Su-hyeok's cheek.

After the initial storm passed, Omar glared at him.

'He's quite strong,' Su-hyeok thought. His hand felt numb. It wasn't just that Omar’s Strength stat was high; his spear-handling skills were also quite impressive.

More than anything, the blue steam emanating from his body was further enhancing his physical capabilities.

"Use the Lightning skill. I'll give you time, so if you try to run away again, I'll stab you in the back."

- He's seriously pissed.

- But he has manners. Letting him transform first…

- Huh? Does Lightning involve transformation?

It wasn't clear if it was consideration or coercion.

Su-hyeok smirked from behind his mask. "Let's get a few things straight…”

Bzzt—

Small sparks began to fly from Su-hyeok's body. "I don't need extra time to use Lightning. It isn't some kind of transformation, so there's no need for such courtesy."

Bzzt—

As if trying to prove a point, the electric current intensified.

"Secondly…"

['Lightning' has activated.]

['Lightning's Heart' resists the damage from 'Lightning'.]

[+20% ‘Lightning’ effect.]

[Status: You've resisted ‘Shock’.]

Bzz, bzzt—!

Once ignited, the lightning grew more intense, as if oil had been poured into a fire. Soon, it began taking shape.

"Running away is what the weaker one does."

['Selfish Sacrifice Lv5' resists the damage from 'Lightning'.]

WHOOM—!

A thunderous roar echoed.

While enduring the burden on his body, Su-hyeok formed a spear of lightning in his hand.

"Does it look like I'm running away?"

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