The Tutorial Is Too Hard Chapter 259:
Editor: Tide, Rektsatan,
(Quick Correction for Chap 258 from Imagine: The Doppelganger they were talking about may have been the one from way back then, the floor where he’s stuck in a tunnel with one of them being a doppelganger who took the place of another . Sorry for the misunderstanding with the last chapter guys . )
[Lee Yeon-hee]
The man died much faster than I thought he would . Candidates who entered the Tutorial and had all kinds of bizarre abilities were no different than normal humans . And I was not impressed by that fact .
“Stop it!” the Chinese man shouted, and the shield unfolded . Unfortunately for him, the shield shattered before my attack .
“Deploy . ”
The seven thorns that floated around me flew in all directions . With a loud whizz, the thorns flew ahead at high speed . Some bypassed the shield, while others pierced through the body of the enemy . Everything in its route became destroyed; nothing was able to stop those incoming attacks .
People died; some screamed till their throats became hoarse, rolling on the floor with small **** punctures dotting their body . Due to excessive bleeding and shock, some died slowly, suffering from intense pain or ruptured internal organs, and others died instantly, without even realizing it .
I couldn’t feel any excitement at the scene . It was a scene that I had seen so many times that it even felt natural . The difference between what I had seen before and now was that the victims were different .
Who I killed before were members of the Tutorial, and those who died now were human beings on Earth .
It could be interpreted as a big difference . Killing beings in the Tutorial, who were destined to die, was different from killing the living . But perhaps because of the familiarity of killing, I could not feel any difference .
When I was young, my parents had always told me not to commit a crime . In modern society, committing murder was a big moral and legal issue, but in the Tournament stage of the Tutorial, all that morality and law became nonexistent .
Morality and law are built upon the belief of universal equality, and of course, those people and I were not of the same level .
“Ahhhhh…”
“Cough . Ke-ahek . Hek . ” There were groans everywhere . Some survivors rolled on the floor . They vomited blood, and it seemed inevitable that they were going to die sooner or later .
“Retrieve . ”
The seven thorns flying in the air came back into my hand, moving according to the user’s will . One thorn was as long as a man’s palm and as thin as his little finger, but it was enough to pierce a hole in the human body . The thorns were capable of flying around quickly, making a squeaky noise, and penetrating the enemy’s weaknesses one by one . The enemies, distracted by the sound and the thorns’ blurry images, would become incapacitated as an increasing amount of holes appeared on their bodies . It was a very efficient weapon to kill people .
Now, there was no one blocking my way . Oh, of course, many half-dead bodies were falling and dying, but no one would stop me . I was careful not to step on the corpses and the blood, weaving my way through them .
The portal shone brightly, but before I stepped into it, a man appeared on the brightly lit portal .
“It’s not too late,” the man said . It was a man whom I had met not long ago .
“Isad . ”
“Yes . You… What was your name again? Well, it doesn’t matter . I’m here to pick you up . ”
The reason he couldn’t remember my name was simple . It was because I had never told him . As he said, it didn’t matter .
Isad was a man whom I had met on the 56th floor . When the Dragon, who was replacing the manager, asked me what stage I wanted, I replied that I wanted the stage that Lee Ho-jae had cleared . Fortunately, the Dragon sent me to the same place .
In that stage, where the main goal was to establish a sect and gather people’s faith, it had several other Hell Difficulty’s Challengers besides me . I met Isad there .
“Who the **** are these scumbags?” Isad murmured, cursing out loud . With a snap of his fingers, the bodies on the floor began to disintegrate . In an instant, the skin and muscles turned into blood and even evaporated . When the iron scent of blood had disappeared, the bodies that had fallen around them left without a trace . There had still been some survivors, but Isad had wiped them all out cleanly .
“Now, you’re a little cleaner, tch . ”
Before entering the Tutorial, Isad once boasted that he was already one of the strongest superhumans in his world . Perhaps because of that, he was not pleased with the people of ability who gained strength from the Tutorial . To be exact, he hated those who were incompetent before entering the Tutorial but gained strength by coming in here . Perhaps he didn’t like that they got to go into the Tutorial and quickly learn abilities, but on the contrary, I didn’t like it when he boasted without thinking . It was safe to say that I didn’t get along with him .
“Why did you have to come?”
Izad snorted rather than answering my words straightaway . Pointing to the portal, he said, “I’ve set the coordinates, so go quickly . I’m waiting . ”
“What about you?”
“I have something to do here . ”
(Note from Imagine: Damn Yeon-Hee is Unhinged Jesus)
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[Hochi]
Since the first round, the number of challengers had soared . People who had been interested in me but hesitated because of Lee Ho-jae’s name started to challenge me one by one . Of course, not many people duelled properly . More people wanted to talk to me than those who wanted to fight me .
I answered one question after another about the success or growth of the Tutorial, or questions to satisfy their curiosity . The audience, who didn’t get to see any fights, listened to the conversations between the challengers and me as if it was interesting .
I had already met 15 challengers and was on the way to the 15th round . The more challengers I met, the more people challenged me over time . People not only wanted to ask questions, but some wanted to learn a lesson through a confrontation with me . I didn’t like it, but I dealt with it to a certain level . Contrary to my initial concerns, I was able to deal with it efficiently, and through that, I was able to point out what the other party needed to improve in . Most of the challengers seemed satisfied .
“My brother said he wants to try, but I don’t know if he can,” said the 15th challenger, who finished his duel with me .
“Oh, tell your brother to finish the rounds quickly . ” It would be nice if I got to meet him too .
Even if we can’t interact this time, if another tournament was held, we could meet in the future .
The challenger nodded . His brother was three years younger than him . He said that he was in the Tutorial and introduced his name .
“Tell him to level up quickly and fight me . ”
“Hahaha . I hope so, too, but it’s easier said than done,” said the challenger with a smile .
Well, I had already made it to the 15th round . To meet me, one must now advance to at least 16 rounds, and to do so, they must win against the previous fifteen challengers . Achieving 15 consecutive wins against the same Tutorial challengers wasn’t easy .
[What do you mean? It’s too easy . ]
Let’s ignore that **** Ho-jae’s opinion .
“Anyways, he’ll be trying hard to catch up before the 20th round . ” The challenger remarked .
If he wanted to meet me, he had to do so before the 20th round .
The feature of this stage was that it would only run within the Earth’s server until the 19th round, and after that, it could also mix with other planet’s challengers . Unlike previous rounds held only in the Earth Zone, from the 20th round onwards, you would challengers that had advanced to the 20th round in another planet’s duel stage .
It was interesting—a duel with another species . I heard that there were several challengers on Earth who participated in the duel stage to experience this .
I was looking forward to it, too . I was going to watch the duel between the earthlings and the alien challengers . I didn’t particularly want to participate and fight . In the first place, I didn’t like to fight anyone, nor did I want to face an alien challenger on a duel stage, who wouldn’t even want to talk to me . I promised to participate in the duel stage until the 19th round . I also told Park Jung-ah that . Park Jung-ah said that was more than enough .
Before leaving, the 15th challenger said, “I hope we can have a chance to talk and not duel, next time,” adding, “See you later . ” It was a warm remark .
Before coming to the Tournament, I was worried that I might get yelled at by the people, but fortunately, their reactions were generally favourable . I got told that I was unexpectedly pleasant .
“Hey, don’t you think people like me more than you?” I tried talking to Ho-jae .
[No . ]
[What do you mean no? They like it because I’m much kinder than you . I thought the audience would be scared, but they said I was a better person than they had thought . ]
[Yes, yes . People must be ecstatic to have met you . ] Ho-jae said sarcastically .
Was he offended?
“Are you upset?”
[Shut up . Why would I be upset?] Ho-jae roared all of a sudden .
He was definitely mad .
“You’re mad,” I teased .
[No . ]
“Aye . Is this that upsetting?”
[No . ]
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[Round 18 starts . ]
[Isad has asked Lee Ho-jae to fight a duel . ]
[Will you accept?]
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“Yes . ”
As soon as I finished the 17th round, I accepted the incoming duel request . It was already the 18th round, but the request came right away, so I wondered if more people had advanced farther than I thought .
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[In 100 seconds, the duel will begin . Both participants are asked to get ready for the duel, and please stand by . ]
[Tournament – Duel Stage, Round 18 will begin shortly]
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As soon as I got a notification, two messages came from Park Jung-ah .
[Park Jung-ah, 90th floor: Be careful . ]
[Park Jung-ah, 90th floor: Isad is a challenger who’s not from Earth . ]
I could already notice before Park Jung-ah told me . I could tell that the other party was not from the Earth just by looking . People from Earth couldn’t possibly have silver skin . The audience also was calling him a challenger from another planet . I had heard that challengers from other worlds are usually only encountered after the 20th round, so I didn’t expect to get one so soon .
[Park Jung-ah, 90th floor: Looks like he crossed into the Earth’s server and took part . ]
Park Jung-ah quickly solved my doubt and added another warning .
[Park Jung-ah, 90th floor: Stay safe . It’s said that he killed all the challengers he met up to the 18th round . ]
Park Jung-ah had said to be careful because he was a homicidal maniac, but it wasn’t very helpful . That silver-skinned lunatic’s face smiled as soon as he faced me . I knew I was inviting death .
“Hey, what do I do?”
[Take care of it . ]
I asked Ho-jae, who was still sulking, but he only answered in a monotonous manner .
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