A Genius Gamer, Reincarnated as a Hero - Chapter 20



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A genius gamer, reincarnated into a famous hero episode 21

Survival (2)

The White Night City’s Wonseok Training Platoon rarely learns sword techniques, but teaches how to survive in extreme environments in order to wield the sword in all situations.

In the summer, we played in a humid jungle environment, and in the winter, we had to survive on the ice during a blizzard for several days with only a sleeping bag thrown in without a tent.

In the meantime, being forced to constantly swing the sword made it a hellish torment.

“The training ground is a very comfortable environment. Moderately cool, moderately warm. Do you think you’ll be able to swing a sword in such a beautiful environment in real combat?”

Lauren Chagan said that by forcing young trainees into extreme environments, they learned how to survive and survive outdoors using grass and trees as a blanket and the sky as a ceiling.

In other words, it was not surprising that survival was included in the graduation exam.

No matter how well you swing your sword, it is meaningless if you cannot survive in the wild.

“You must survive on a deserted island for the next week.”

Lauren Chagan gathered the top 60 trainees and spoke. Behind him were anchored six small flying boats and one large flying boat to guard them.

“You have only one purpose. Kill as many monsters as possible in one week. The points given for each monster are different. It would be better to catch as many as possible to get into the top 30, right? “You won’t know what other people’s scores are until it’s over.”

On the uninhabited island, there are various monsters scattered here and there, ranging from the very weak level 1 to level 3.

A level 3 monster could barely be slain by two 3-star swordsmen, but if you show the talent to take it down on your own, you will be called a ‘genius’.

Most of the Kaladun clans who have achieved 3 stars tend to sweep up 3 star monsters alone. Although there are trainees who sometimes cooperate and hunt 3 star monsters in teams of 2, most hunt 2 star monsters alone.

In other words, due to differences in talent, the top ranks are actually the Kaladan bloodline.

‘There is no particular advantage to being in the top ranks.’

There is no prize given to first place or anything like that. All you have to do is get into the top 30 and that’s it.

However, is Harang a person who is satisfied with ‘a reasonable ranking’?

Although there was no additional quest to take first place in survival, Harang will do his best to aim for first place.

He hates having his name placed below others.

Of the 60 people participating in Survival, unfortunately, the only 2-star swordsman is Harang. The rest are all 3 stars.

‘Just because the level is low, there is no reason for the match results to be low.’

Harang expressed his swordsmanship achievement in terms of level, but if we were to be honest, the gap between the levels in this world was wider than the levels in the game.

This is because each time the level of achievement rose by one level, the gap widened significantly in steps.

If someone decides to attack Harang, it will be a pain.

“Of course you know, but we shouldn’t attack each other.”

Fortunately, there didn’t seem to be any fighting between trainees. The goal is to survive on a deserted island for a long time and hunt monsters, but there is no need or reason to fight each other.

However, he did not prohibit ‘taking each other’s resources’.

Perhaps predictably, such things would not occur even if they were not prohibited.

It is dishonorable for children training to become honorable knights to touch other people’s belongings.

If you cannot overcome your weakened mind and take away someone’s resources, you will be immediately disqualified.

“The ‘Eyes of Truth’ will be flying around and watching over the uninhabited island, so even if you feel like you don’t have enough practical experience, try your best! “If we have to, we will rescue you.”

That was what I said to Harang. There was no one in this position as lacking in practical experience as Harang.

However, that’s because Lauren Chagan doesn’t know his past life.

Harang, who had played countless VR ARPGs (virtual reality action RPGs), including virtual reality fighting games, also had some level of expertise in monster hunting.

‘I haven’t faced an actual monster, but I’ve experienced more variations than actual monsters.’

The monsters in the game were not artificially created, but had a variety of patterns and gimmicks.

In reality, there were so many different types that they could not possibly exist, and Harang had been dealing with such monsters for a long time and was a specialist in the field of analyzing how best to approach and attack them.

However, I have only hunted a monster in real life once.

‘We should test it here.’

Does Harang’s analytical skills really work on real monsters?

It’s a great testing ground because you won’t have to fight for your life anyway.

“Then, let’s go!”

* * *

The 60 trainees were divided into 10 groups, boarded different flying boats, and disembarked at different locations.

After landing on the ground, Harang was the first to climb up a hill with a wide view and look around.

Searching for landmarks was more important than ever.

After understanding his surroundings to some extent, Harang laid his survival backpack on the floor.

The backpack was spread out on the floor like a partition box, with items stored individually in various spaces.

In the right compartment, there were water bottles and drinking potions, and in the center, which was most accessible, there were emergency medicine and syringe potions.

In addition, after checking all the various survival tools, including strings and ropes, Harang put on his backpack again.

These were provided equally, and since food and water were only enough for one day, we had to get them ourselves, but other than that, we were somewhat prepared.

There was even a simple sleeping bag, so it was quite convenient.

‘Some instructors complained that they didn’t even take care of things like this in the past. However, by distributing the minimum survival tools to trainees, it is possible to determine their skills more clearly.’

It was Lauren Chegan’s idea, and Harang agreed. He also thought it was foolish to drop him on a deserted island without any equipment.

Everyone always carried the bare minimum survival tools, and the purpose of this survival test in the first place was how well you could respond to monsters in extreme situations.

If you wanted to purely test survival without survival tools, you would have to eliminate the purpose of hunting monsters.

Harang walked to the place where he could smell the water. It’s good for pitching a simple tent, and it’s easy to find food as fish and other animals often come here to drink water.

Trainees are also given an artifact to light a fire so they don’t have to worry about food after hunting, so there’s no need to worry about cooking.

‘I guess I’ll have to stay here.’

The river flows gently and the scenery is pretty. Since long ago, it has been my dream to live alone in a quiet and peaceful forest like this.

Kyuoooo!! thud! Wow!

It would have been great if it weren’t for the screams of bloody monsters and the sound of clashing swords being heard here and there.

Harang broke the thick branches around him, cut the wood into pieces, and woven them together.

Sleeping bags were provided, but there was no tent, so we decided to make our own. Most people will dig a cave or a hole… … .

‘Because this is fun.’

The romance of pitching a tent by the river cannot be felt at any time.

The other trainees seemed to be engrossed in hunting, and the sounds of sword fighting could be heard here and there. It was a struggle to score at least one more point than others.

“Whoa, I’m dying. hmm?”

Just then, a boy who had just finished hunting appeared on the other side of the river.

When Harang saw him, he nodded and greeted him, but he frowned as if he was disgusted.

This quarter’s top candidate was Kyle Paul Calladen.

“An illegitimate child whose name is not even listed in the genealogy… … .”

Kyle scoffed at him to himself. Of course, there is no harm in doing so. Harang had already been recognized by Duke Kal-el and became a direct descendant whose name was listed in the genealogy, and was even a named disciple.

Even after he left, Harang gathered tree branches and pitched a tent.

“Complete my own love house.”

I shook my hands and packed all the food for the day. I don’t think anyone will steal it anyway, but if a wild animal comes and steals it, there is no answer.

‘I plan to do nothing for a day and just eat.’

He climbed the mountain along the river.

A level 1 monster receives 1 point, a level 2 monster receives 2 points, and a level 3 monster receives 6 points.

Because the scores of grade 3 monsters are high, most trainees tried to increase their scores by catching grade 3 monsters, but if they participate in it, they cannot avoid being in last place.

Because it is almost impossible for a 2-star swordsman to deal with a level 3 monster.

With Harang’s abilities and experience, it would be possible to barely hunt about one animal a day, but if you do that, you are guaranteed to be in the bottom tier.

‘In that case, let’s just hunt the one that gives us a lot of points.’

Are you going to be safe, hunt down weak monsters and almost certainly take the bottom rank?

It’s dangerous for a gambler, but can you score a lot of points by properly hunting down one of the most powerful monsters?

Lauren Chagan warned.

It is said that a four-star monster lives alone at the top of an uninhabited island.

If you hunt, you will be given 100 points… … It’s too dangerous to even attempt it in an exam. Instructors may be watching here and there, but by the time they intervene, you may already have been fatally injured or injured to the point of death.

‘Generally speaking, a level 4 monster can only be hunted if two or three 4-star drones attack it.’

After reaching the top, Harang stood at the edge of the cliff and looked slightly downward. Indeed, a gigantic monster was curled up in its nest, trying to sleep.

Harang looked around, found a flat spot, and laid a mat on it.

Then they took out all the food for the day and laid it out around them.

‘This is the same as gambling, but if there is no chance of winning with regular methods, I have no choice but to gamble.’

Harang took out a tool from his pocket. It wasn’t her sword or bow.

It was a telescope.

* * *

Survival begins, day 2.

“… … “What is he doing?”

Lauren, who was watching the situation on the uninhabited island while chewing a snack through the magic tool ‘Eye of Truth’, muttered in bewilderment.

“Even if we go hunting for level 2 monsters, it’s not enough.”

Lauren had predicted Harang’s strategy to some extent. He had excellent physical strength compared to his peers, and his skill was so good that he could easily hunt down a 2-star monster.

So, I thought maybe I would try to sweep up as many tier 2 magical beasts as possible and somehow get into the top 30.

Of course, Lauren knows better than anyone that that is impossible.

It’s not like you can easily meet a level 2 demon beast just because you want to.

I thought that no matter how smart a child was, the only thing a child could think about was slaughtering a level 2 monster.

‘Are you really aiming for level 3? It would be difficult to deal with a level 3 magical beast alone with a 2-star sword technique.’

There are many criteria for classifying monsters, but the most intuitive classification method was simple.

If a 1-star sword technique can pierce leather, that monster is level 1.

The level 3 monster is so tough and hard that it has a certain amount of mana on its skin, so it is still difficult to deal with it with Harang’s sword skills.

‘No, what does that have to do with anything? ‘Anything is fine, so do whatever you want.’

A day has already passed, and another day has passed.

On the first day, Harang leisurely set up a tent while everyone else was out hunting, then climbed to the top of the mountain, spread out a mat, chewed on battle rations, and observed the grade 4 monster ‘Rampage’ through a telescope all day.

The same goes for the second day.

He just observed until he had eaten all the remaining emergency food.

From the next day, there was little movement. Hunting by lightly shooting a bow or throwing a spear, and gathering food. He was quite good at hunting and cooking animals, but that didn’t win him any points.

‘That’s bad.’

Kyle, who was the most advanced, had already hunted five level 3 monsters by himself. Other trainees were also earning enormous amounts of points by joining forces or slaughtering second-tier monsters.

‘Well, I didn’t even expect to be in the top 30 in the first place. But isn’t it a bit disappointing to give up without doing anything?’

The Harang he knew was a fighter who gritted his teeth and took on the challenge even though he knew he would lose.

But you’re giving up already.

After that, time passed steadily.

Even on the third, fourth, and fifth days, Harang did not move.

Six days passed, and Lauren had finally stopped observing Harang.

Finally, Harang grabbed the sword.