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61 – Modern Large-Scale Trial (1)

Of course, not all towers are the same.

What does this mean?

The tower opens 12 times a year, on the 1st of every month.

Even among the people who entered the tower on the same April 1st, not all of them gathered at the same ‘Start Square’.

To put it briefly, a total of 40,000 people entered the ‘Pagoda in Korea’ for awakening on April 1, 2042.

On the same day, a total of 200 starting squares will be created on the first floor, with a maximum of 200 people each.

In other words, 200 ‘small towers’ are created within the ‘big tower’.

These 200 ‘small towers’ all move individually, and the safe zone is not integrated.

The awakened person in the 1st ‘small tower’ and the awakened person in the 59th ‘small tower’ will never meet even if they are in the same first floor safe zone.

But that doesn’t mean we can’t meet again forever.

These ‘small towers’ are merged with other small towers when the number of awakened people in the tower falls below a certain number.

In other words, as you go up to the upper floors of the tower, ‘small towers’ that are undernumbered due to people dying or giving up climbing are integrated into each other.

“Wow….”

Kangwoo, who was recalling what he had heard during his training at the Awakened Association, burst into laughter as he looked at the scenery unfolding before his eyes.

It was said that the ‘small towers’ were gradually integrated into a pyramid shape, but it was never said that all the ‘small towers’ were suddenly merged like this.

Well, it was absurd, but it wasn’t something I couldn’t understand.

When you enter the tower, the ‘Vow of Silence’ is automatically fulfilled in the starting plaza on the first floor, making it impossible to reveal clear information outside the tower.

It was clear that the fact that all the ‘small towers’ were integrated on the 41st floor was not revealed because it violated this ‘vow of silence’.

“There are so many.”

Kang-woo came out of his thoughts and his eyes were taken by the scenery in front of him.

The number of awakened people in the tower was so large that it was hard to estimate the number that could be seen right away, to the point where it seemed like they had all gathered here.

‘What are you trying to do with so many people?’

A letter floating in the air appeared in Kangwoo’s field of vision as he had doubts.

[Number of people: 2,098/2,140]

I could understand it without even thinking about it too deeply. The moment that number is filled, the 41st ordeal will begin.

‘It looks like they are the awakened members of the same rider…’

I recalled the contents of a news article I had briefly heard before Kangwoo entered the tower.

The content of the article dealing with the number of people who decided to enter the tower in April.

‘I roughly remember that there were over 40,000 people… So, now there are only 2,000 people left…’

About 5%.

It was said that only about 5% of the 40,000 people who entered the tower on the same day made it to the 40th floor.

The 40th floor is less than half of the tower, and the climbing rate is only 5%.

It was a number that could only be described as extreme difficulty.

‘Most people have given up on climbing, but…’

Even so, what percentage of those 95% actually died? Just thinking about it made my mind dizzy.

When Kang-woo was stuck in his place due to information that was not organized.

“Choi Kang-woo…?”

Suddenly, a familiar voice came from behind me.

‘… No way?’

A voice that somehow feels welcoming.

What if this is a woman who calls you…?

“Perhaps Yoo Seung-“

The first and last party formed entirely by Kang-woo’s will.

Kang-woo, who was reflecting on Yoo Seung-ah, whom he was most friendly with, hardened his smile when he noticed the black hair that came in late.

“Wow, what is this? “I feel really bad right now.”

The corners of the eyes are raised fiercely as if to show the owner’s temper, the black hair flowing on the shoulders, and even the basic magic earrings of Alter wizards revealed by the flipped hair.

“Ah….”

A party member in the first random trial, and the only wizard Kangwoo met for the first and last time during the random trial.

“Ah-?”

It was the appearance of Park Ye-rin.

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“Are you going to tell me until the end? Yoo Seung- What? Yoo Seung, who is the dog?”

“……Why are you alone?”

“What? Are you talking back? Yoo Seung – Who is the dog? “It’s clear that she’s a woman, since she was mistaken for me.”

“……Didn’t you say you have a teammate?”

Park Ye-rin glared at Kang-woo with her sharp eyes as he repeated his words.

She even bothered him for a while.

“Okay, if you stick with it, you’ll gradually find out.”

Park Ye-rin, who mumbled her words without knowing what they meant, spoke in a cool voice.

“I don’t know. “I haven’t found it yet.”

At the time of her farewell on the 31st floor, Park Ye-rin said that she had four party members.

It seemed like she hadn’t found her teammate yet.

‘It’s not strange that 2,000 people have gathered and we haven’t found one yet.’

However, despite her cool demeanor and pretending not to do anything, Kang-woo noticed that Park Ye-rin couldn’t hide her anxiety and kept looking around, and that she hadn’t been looking for her team members for a short period of time.

Even if there are 2,000 people gathered, no matter how diligently you go around, you can’t find a single team member.

What these results say is clear.

‘Either I haven’t come up yet, or I gave up on the ordeal halfway and left…’

He died during the ordeal.

Kang-woo, who glanced at Park Ye-rin who was nervous, deliberately interrupted her.

“Is it really as you said?”

“Why did the tower gather people it had never met and make them clear the ordeal? “I’ve been thinking about this for a while.”

“Isn’t the intention to get people to know each other before putting them through an ordeal? “I kept thinking about it.”

Even though it was her first random trial, Park Ye-rin presented a hypothesis as if she could foresee the future.

Surprisingly, her hypothesis was correct.

More than 2,000 awakened people gathered in one place like this.

“Oh…? Oh right. “I have a good sense of humor.”

Park Ye-rin, who was busy looking around her to see if she was looking for her teammate, shifted her gaze to Kang-woo.

“Then, you remember that too, right?”

“Yes…?”

What do you mean ‘that’?

As Kang-woo blinked, Park Ye-rin’s eyes narrowed.

“What? “You don’t remember now?”

What on earth does ‘that’ mean?

Seeing Park Ye-rin becoming increasingly cold, Kang-woo quickly shook her head.

‘That… That… That…’

And so, Park Ye-rin’s afterword came to mind.

“It’s an assumption, but if something like that happens.”

“Include our team in your party.”

‘Oh, I forgot.’

Kangwoo remembered the promise he had forgotten and smiled kindly and waved his hand.

“……Of course I remember!”

“What is that?”

“You said we would clear the ordeal together!”

“… It’s not like that. “I obviously forgot.”

The car where Park Ye-rin looked at Kang-woo with suspicious eyes.

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“Nooooo-!!”

With the familiar voice heard again.

Ride and run!

Kang-woo, who discovered the man rushing towards him, quickly left the spot.

“Uuuh-?”

Quadang.

The back of the head hanging on the floor feels somehow familiar.

‘Who was it?’

The car where Kang-woo searched through the memories in his head.

“Ha-haven’t you gone out yet?”

When I heard Park Ye-rin’s voice, which seemed to know the man’s identity, I was about to remember his identity.

“Nooooo-!!”

The man suddenly got up and rushed towards Kang-woo.

‘Should we stop it…’

His hand holding the guardian’s shield twitched. However, Kang-woo showed extreme patience.

“I missed you~”

He was cruelly blocked with his shield, but his face was filled with joy as he ran towards me.

“What, what are those bastards? “Why are the boys hugging and f*cking doing this?”

“Phew! Hey, look over there. “It is a tearful reunion.”

Kang-woo, who quietly pushed the man, or rather Kim Seung-ho, away from the many gazes pouring in from around him, glanced at his clothes.

‘The staff has changed.’

The staff located in the center, decorated as if it were wrapped around a blue gem emitting a soft light, seemed worth a lot of money at first glance.

‘I also bought Alter Wizard earrings… No, this is a popular product, what is it? ‘Is everyone wearing it?’

As Kang-woo was assessing Kim Seung-ho’s strength, things started to get noisy around him.

“At that time, I went out first, believing the wizard’s words to go to the safe zone and talk, and I couldn’t even meet my brother. How absurd I was! “I wasn’t really listening to that…!”

“Hey, can’t you see me?”

“What, what! Brother! Why are you with that wizard?! “You should come with me!!”

“What are you saying? “He already decided to party with me?”

“W-what-! Brother! You promised to party with me!! “This can’t be happening!”

I want to escape.

“Hey! Are you going to take him with you too? “There’s a healer in my party, so get rid of that brat who said that!”

“Baby? “Did you just call me a brat?”

“Yes, you brat. What? Don’t you cover your eyes? Are you going to say something like that? Have you forgotten my abilities? Should I cook it with fire?”

Kangwoo looked at the front line, which was crowded with awakened people.

‘If I jump over there, won’t I be able to find it?’

Kangwoo was tempted by the sweet temptation.

Grrr

I fell silent as I saw flames blooming from Park Ye-rin’s hands.

‘The fire has grown bigger.’

I felt like it would be faster for that fire to fly towards me than to hide myself in the crowd.

The moment I gave up, I heard new information.

“Hah? Guess what – this is a safe zone, so no violence is allowed.”

“……What?”

“……What?”

Park Ye-rin, who was crooked, and Kang-woo, who was looking into the distance, turned their heads at the same time.

“Huh…? “Didn’t you know?”

“I can’t see anymore?”

Kang-woo, who intervened between Park Ye-rin and Kim Seung-ho, asked.

“This is a safe zone?”

I went through the door leading to the ordeal on the 41st floor from the Safe Zone, and this is the Safe Zone?

When I came over here, I also heard a notification from the system that I had ‘challenged the 41st trial’, right?

Kim Seung-ho, who was looking back and forth between Kang-woo, who had not had much information since he had just arrived here, and Park Ye-rin, who had been busy looking for party members and had no time to find out anything, opened his mouth as if telling them to listen carefully.

“Do you know where this is?”

The answer came from Park Ye-rin.

“In front of the Awakened Association.”

Then Kangwoo urgently looked around.

“What is this…?”

It was true.

I didn’t recognize it at first glance because I only visited it a few times to qualify for the top, but after hearing Park Ye-rin’s words and seeing it again, I couldn’t recognize it.

A tall high-rise building located behind a spacious park where awakened people are currently gathered.

It was clearly the headquarters of the Korean Awakened Association in Awon City.

“What? What happened? “This is an ordeal, right?”

I knew the setting was modern, but I didn’t think about it carefully.

I just assumed it was a place modeled after Hyundai.

But an actual building, or rather an actual city, is recreated exactly as it is.

What kind of ordeal is the tower trying to inflict?

And that moment.

A scene he could never forget played in Kangwoo’s mind.