The Live

Three doors closed.

“Ugh.”

The man who was left alone curled up and drooled.

He glances at the white door. Then I turned my eyes again and looked at the red door.

“Why am I……. ”

A voice that blends crying and tears.

The man opens his mouth and screams.

“Why should I be here? Why should I die? ”

The man jumped up, unable to give up his stupidity, and approached the white door.

In case it reopens, with a little excitement.

But...

“Huh?"

The color of the white door began to change gradually.

It turns black as if it were decaying quickly. I turned my head and saw the blue and red doors as well.

All three doors turn black.

“Hey, what's this? ”

The man mutters in embarrassment.

The door he was about to enter was white. However, the door that had just been white suddenly changed color and turned black.

Just in case, the man reaches out and pulls on the door.

By the way.

Gain -

The door is open.

It was all black inside. Something seems to be pulling on the man.

The man is frightened and takes a step back.

It was then.

“Oh, it's hot! ”

Bloop. Bloop.

The burning sensation made the man look back.

The man's eyes widen as he looked inside the door. From time to time, everything around him was on fire.

“This, this……. ”

The man looks around, his eyes shaking.

Flames are spreading from all over, and doors are black.

The man had a moment of conflict. But the conflict wasn't that long.

‘Maybe it hasn't changed. ’

The black door was clearly white until just now. Even if the color has changed, it may still be the same inside.

If so…….

‘Those who go first are fools. ’

It's a possibility of survival, and you walk through a solid red door.

The man believed his choice was right. Then he took a step through the black door, avoiding the flames.

The man's appearance disappears into the black door, and the door slowly begins to close.

Ouch.

When the door was half closed.

“Aaaaahhhh!"

A man's scream leaks through the door.

Kung-

* * *

The field of view turned white.

The body was still standing. However, I felt like I would be sucked down as I stretched my foot forward.

It seems to be standing on a slippery, soft, uneasy ground.

Yoon Jae was still there.

I waited for a while, and my vision turned white.

“…… a town? ”

Yun Jae looked around the small village before her eyes.

The town is small enough to look around the whole town.

‘It's empty. ’

The town is quiet. There's no sign of anyone living there.

The taverns were shabby as if they hadn't been touched by humans for a long time.

Yoon Jae wanted to take a look around the village for a while.

“Hello?”

The popularity and voice that you feel behind you.

Yoon Jae turned his head back.

There were two people standing there. They were the ones who entered through the red door first.

One man, one woman.

The man looked about twenty years younger. Women looked similar. The woman dyed her hair red was as tall and thin as the man standing next to her.

Not standing side by side, they seemed to be aware of each other when they saw each other quite apart.

Yoon Jae looked at the two of them alternately and asked.

“Do you know how to fight? ”

Yoon Jae asked, the woman nodded, and the man didn't answer.

I saw a dark red mark on the man's clothing.

Yoon Jae's eyes narrowed naturally.

“You killed a man and came up here. ”

“Yes, yes? ”

“That blood, I don't think it's monster blood. ”

Yoon Jae points to the dark red marks on the man's clothing.

The man hurriedly tried to cover his tracks, but they weren't small enough to be completely covered by his hands.

Yoon Jae was convinced of the embarrassment.

He survived by killing a man who was not a monster.

“…… well, good. Better a coward who kills someone and comes up with nothing than a fool. ”

Surprisingly, Yoon Jae was buried for that part.

Though he should be cautious, Yoon Jae felt he had no right to hold a man accountable.

‘Otherwise, he would be the one to die. ’

If you haven't collected all your Achievement Points, there's no reason to wait to die just because you haven't reached the ranks.

The choice was his.

To get his hands dirty and survive.

Whether to defend morality, conscience, and morality and wait for death.

Neither has the right to force Yoon Jae to do so.

Even if Yoon Jae was like that, I didn't know what choice I would make.

[Tutorial Step 3, Let me tell you about the red door rules.]

“Let's hear this first. ”

Yoon Jae shrugged his shoulders and pointed at his ears.

The tutorial was followed.

[Tutorial phase 3 lasts five days. Twice a day, ten times in total, monsters are summoned to the village.]

Twice a day, ten times a day.

Yoon Jae muttered. The man and woman in front of him muttered as if they were chicks.

[The time for monsters to be summoned is not fixed. If a monster appears in town, stop it. If a parcel is broken in the middle of the town, the tutorial will return to failure.]

Yoon Jae looks at the rounded rock, which rises to waist height on one side.

A rock in the middle of the road. The purpose of this tutorial was to protect that.

This was just a simple defense.

But...

[There must be at least one person left in the village. If no one is left in the village, those outside the village will be automatically summoned to the village according to the distance.]

“What?"

There must be at least one person left in the village.

I turned around and said it, but it meant we could get out of town.

Elasticity flowed from the mouths of two people, except Yoon Jae. Yoon Jae's eyes frowned.

“No way…. ”

It's different.

[It is safe outside the village. Monsters are summoned to town twice a day for a total of ten times.]

‘I see.'

A deep bone formed in the frown's brow.

‘I can't see them uniting. ’

It's safe outside the town.

There must be at least one person left in the town, and the one closest to the town will be automatically summoned if there is no one left.

Yoon Jae looked at two men and women, except herself.

What choice do they have in this situation?

[Let's get started with Tutorial Step 3 or higher.]

“Time is random. ”

After the explanation of the rules, Yoon Jae muttered.

“If a monster shows up right now, there's nothing wrong with that. ”

The man and woman were surprised.

Yoon Jae looked at those two reactions as fun.

But he couldn't help but smile.

‘This tutorial lacks a lot of clues. ’

There was definitely a record of Tutorial Phase 3.

But the record was about the blue door, not the red one.

[My rank was second at the top. The first person, of course, chose the white door. I chose the blue door without a worry.]

The record of the blue door was meaningless to Yoon Jae. The tutorial process is different and the future is completely different.

Nevertheless, there were two reasons why Yoon Jae chose the red door.

First, after phase 3 of the tutorial, everyone who chooses a door will be put back on the same line.

That is, choose a white door, choose a blue door, or a red door, and then the tutorial will proceed together.

Information about the next tutorial can be used regardless of which door you choose. This was the only inconvenience.

Second reason.

This was the most important thing.

[Tutorial Phase 4 has begun. There was a team that passed through the red door. Two of the men who found the dungeon belonged to them. Their abilities were nothing compared to those who passed through other blue and white doors.]

High risk, high return.

The greater the risk, the greater the reward.

Steps 1 and 2 in the tutorial were the same as the packaging for these three stages.

If you don't get through the red door, the gap will be closed again. That's never a good thing.

Conversely, if we can get through, we can open up the gap with other people even more.

Achievement points you can earn in Tutorial Phase 3 are nothing compared to Phase 2.

‘I have no clue, so I have to hit my body. ’

Yoon Jae asked, looking at both men and women.

“What's your name? ”

“Kim... Eun-ji. ”

“My name is Yoo Jungkyu.”

Both of them did not face directly whether Yoon Jae was older than themselves or depressed.

I'm glad you only notice because you're dead.

But if you're trying to get out of town using the rules...

“Well, I don't think we need to talk long. ”

Yoon Jae asked as if he had already reached a conclusion.

“Are you two going to fight here or run away? ”

Yoon Jae asked them that and looked at them.

Normal and Eunji were surprised.

Surprisingly, Eunji was the one who answered first.

“If we fight... will we survive?" ”

Question returned to question.

The voice of Eunji is filled with fear.

She switched sides with Yoon Jae and said.

“It's usually hard for ten people. But there's only three of us. ”

“The reason it's so hard for ten people is probably because of the rules. ”

“Yes?”

“There should be at least one person left in the village. It's safe outside the town. Do you feel anything here? Even if all ten of you complete this red tutorial, there is a good chance that at least one of you will leave town. ”

“That's ……. ”

“This tutorial is more likely to be conducted with fewer than ten people, not actually ten. That's what human selfishness is. I'm sorry I doubted you, but I think you two had the same idea. ”

“ ……. ”

In Yun Jae's words, the two of them kept their mouths shut.

It's safe outside the town. And there's only one person left in town.

When I heard that, the word 'escape’ came to my mind. At least we'll be safe outside the town.

But…….

“Running away doesn't make a difference. ”

A surprisingly prosperous answer came out of his regular mouth.

“If I run away and they die... I'll come back here eventually." And without me...... the chances of both of you dying will be much greater. ”

“That's right."

“Then we should stay. Two is better than one, three is better than two. ”

Yoon Jae's eyes sparkled in the normal answer.

There was no mistake. It was a very rational, rational idea and choice.

However, there were not many people who could think and judge that way in this life-changing situation.

"Is this how it works with only three people? ’

What would have happened if ten people had actually done this tutorial?

A selfish person would have gone out of town thinking, "It's just me."

Someone may run out of town again, feeling anxious about the declining numbers.

Naturally, if one or two people are reduced, the risk increases.

With more people dying and fewer people, the difficulty will naturally increase.

‘The point is that no one leaves the village. ’

That's what this tutorial is all about.

Of course…….

“Just three, but I don't think this tutorial will be impossible. ”

“Yes?”

“This is definitely different from the world we used to know. ”

Yoon Jae pointed to his forehead and asked.

“Everyone knows your stats, right? ”

“Yes.”

The two of them replied at the same time, Normal and Eunji.

“A way to get stats is to hunt monsters. Depending on the monsters you hunt, stats rise and become stronger. ”

“Why is that……. ”

“There are three of us, not ten, but there will be more monsters to hunt. ”

Yoon Jae's eyes widened as he replied.

At that time, Eun-si asked as if it was strange.

“Do you think this is a game? I'm glad there are so many monsters to hunt... ”

“We're talking about possibilities. And it's certainly true that the world is similar to a game. ”

Powered by hunting.

You can check your strength with stats.

Obviously, there were many similarities to the game on the other side.

The only difference is, this is reality, and of course, once you die, you don't have a next life.

“Back to square one, we'll be strong as soon as we can hunt as many monsters. I think the hardest thing is the first time. ”

“The first time... …. ”

“One more hurricane and it'll be easier. ”

“How can you be so sure? ”

“I'm not sure, I'm guessing. ”

“You're not sure.... ”

“So we just sit here and give up and wait? I'd rather die with my tongue bitten. ”

Yoon Jae's bitterness made her face slightly red.

Although straightforward, there was nothing wrong with it. In addition to the basic rules, they didn't know anything about this tutorial.

Extremely, extremely -

At that time, the ground split apart around the rocks where Yoon Jae stood, Jung, and Eun-ji.

Yoon Jae, who was having a conversation, looked around. Then he raised his sword in his hand and said,

“I think the first time is now. ”

Thief, blah, blah.

Tuck, tuck, tuck.

Your hand extends out from under the cracked ground. His hands were quite small, about half of normal people.

But there were a lot of them.

Those that came up under the cracked ground were about the height of Yoon Jae's waist, holding a small knife in their hands.

The name rises briefly above the creature that appears in dozens of them, then disappears.

[Devil Goblin]

‘You don't have to teach me. ’

He looked familiar. It looked like I'd seen it in a few movies.

Of course, in the movie, he did not appear to be a very strong monster. The color wasn't that red either.

A Goblin with red skin.

Yun Jae thought they wouldn't be as weak as the Goblins in the movie.

“Prepare yourself.”

“Yes, yes? ”

“Keep the breach from breaking. That's what you two are gonna do. ”

“Wait, then you……. ”

Normally, I was embarrassed and Eunji was surprised and turned to Yoon Jae.

Right then.

Fath-

Yoon Jae's new stature moved quickly.

Tak, Tadadadak-

Yoon Jae's feet were fast enough not to see properly. Normal and Eun-ji saw Yoon Jae's movements and their eyes widened.

Agility 33 points. Yoon Jae's reflexive ability to reach 28 points is already superhuman to both of you.

* gasp, gasp *

Yoon Jae's new fast runner dug between the devil Goblins.

You slashed the tall little Goblins with a black swing along with the Charge.

Dozens of Goblins unilaterally recognize Yoon Jae as an enemy.

[15 Achievement Points awarded.]

[15 Achievement Points…….]

Kievik-!

Kiak, -!

The Goblins rush towards Yun Jae in unison.

Some Goblins rush towards the ruins, ignoring Yoon Jae.

They were normal and Eunji's.

“Hey, get off me! ”

“Gaaak-!"

Yoon Jae glanced at the screams from behind.

Unlike the screams, the two wield their swords firmly in their hands.

I don't know who I killed and stole it from, or who I originally chose, but it was much better than a bow without arrows.

‘I don't care about them anymore. ’

Evil-

Yoon Jae passed by the devil Goblin's edible knife in front of his jaw.

My body moves without me even knowing it. Your body reacts much faster than your head, thanks to your reflective stats.

But I was also getting used to it.

Yoon Jae's sword moves in all directions, avoiding the Goblins running from all sides.

Aaaaahhhh!

The two Goblins in front of you cut their throats simultaneously, and the Goblins flew in from above with their swords.

‘This……. ’

It was too late to avoid.

Yoon Jae hurriedly moved the magical stats.

The magical stats rose and instinctively knew how to move as if it were part of the body.

[‘Harden’ has been activated.]

[Spells up quickly.]

Yeah!

The Devil Goblins have a knife in Yoon Jae's shoulder.

No, it was hard to see it stuck. The tip of the knife went in a little, but it wasn't a proper wound.

Translucent membranes made of the skin of Yoon Jae protected the body.

If you didn't get the 'Be Hard’ skill, you might have gotten a pretty big cut here.

‘It's worth it. ’

Phew!

Yoon Jae turns away, piercing the neck of the running devil Goblin with a sword.

After activating 'Be Hard’ once, Yoon Jae was thinking of moving a little faster.

Saak -

Yoon Jae focused on slaughtering the devil Goblins sooner than taking care of himself.

The devil Goblin's edible knife was definitely painful when he cut or stabbed himself. But it was not a life-threatening wound.

‘This is enough to recover with health stats. ’

Yoon Jae was confident.

I can handle this on my own.

‘The problem is……. ’

Thanks to 'getting hard’, Yoon Jae's gaze became relaxed and turned around.

Regular and Eun-ji.

The two of them were the problem.

“Aah!”

“Now, hold on! Let me help you!”

Normal and silverware were dispensing quite nicely against ten devil Goblins.

They also passed through phase 2 of the tutorial and showed much faster movements than normal people, as if they had been in a fair fight.

But the devil Goblins were just as agile, no less. Plus, there was a lot more power, even though it might be a little less.

If Yoon Jae hadn't attracted the attention of dozens of Demon Goblins, the problem would have been bigger.

Mwaaak -

‘This is going to be a big problem. ’

Yoon Jae, who slaughtered the remaining Demon Goblin, sighed a little.

I said the first time would be the hardest.

‘... maybe it's harder than I thought. ’

I was worried about the future.