I Have Come To End This Fight

Episode 35. Cold weather survival (1)

Woodeukwook-.

After finishing checking her body condition by bending her neck from side to side, Yuri stood up and looked around.

empty-.

Only Yuri was left alone in the room that was crowded with so many people.

“What, you’re sinking in like the ebb tide?”

The room was empty in an instant as soon as the ship docked.

That was just a few minutes ago.

Even though everyone else had left, Yuri, who acted slowly and leisurely, came out of the room with her beloved albino.

After walking a little, I saw a crowd of people waiting at the exit of the sailboat in the distance.

buzzing voices-.

The entrance was narrow, but there were many people at once, so it was a bottleneck.

Seeing this, Yuri smiled.

‘I knew it would be like that.’

If you’re going to move fast, get off first.

Otherwise, it would be a waste of time in the middle of the way.

“I’d rather take a break and think about getting off at the end. Tsk.”

Yuri, with a fine tongue, looked around.

He said so, but he had no intention of cutting into the crowd and getting off last.

‘What are you waiting for? There’s no need to go down there.’

Do you really need to go through the exit to get off the ship?

The road is to open up.

Thinking so, I looked around and saw a hot line connecting the sailboat and the dock.

The place where the hook line is tied is a corner seat, opposite to the exit.

Scared to discover this, Yuri threw herself away.

widely-.

Yuri, who lightly kicked off the railing and climbed onto the rope, came down the rope as if sliding on ice.

Shaaa-.

An amazing sense of balance that does not shake even on a rope the thickness of a child’s wrist.

Yuri’s hair, which was sliding on a hose with a light and cheerful body movement, fluttered, revealing her white face.

It’s a bonus that the happy-looking golden eyes sparkle.

But it was only for a moment.

widely-.

The moment Yuri jumped up and landed on the ground, his long hair covered his face again.

And while others were waiting, Yuri, who leisurely got out of the sailboat, stuffed her insides into her pocket and left.

And there was someone watching it.

“Oh come on?”

A blue-haired girl perched precariously on top of a dizzyingly tall mast.

Her eyes lit up as she watched Yuri’s back as she receded.

As if they found a hidden gem, their excessively sparkling eyes.

The blue-haired girl gave a slight smile and threw herself away.

widely-.

Falling from a great height, she landed surprisingly accurately on the rope that Yuri had stepped on.

The rope sank slightly under the weight of the blue-haired girl, and the girl flew back as if bouncing back using the momentum.

The girl’s body floated up and lightly rotated twice in the air.

Sararak-.

Long lively hair fluttering.

fault-.

Finally her feet touched the ground.

“braided!”

The girl spread her arms and landed safely on the ground with a wide smile.

No matter how much he used the string to slow down his fall once, it was a light movement that made no sense.

No, the boldness of flying towards the hot line from that height in the first place was surprising.

Sabak-.

The blue-haired girl, who got out of the sailboat with a perfect landing, soon jumped out of the spot with steps like a rabbit.

The way the girl disappeared… It was the same road that Yuri had just walked on.

* * *

Yuri, who carves her own path and lands at the dock.

He naturally blended into the procession of people who were walking ahead.

At the same time, Yuri did not forget to look around.

‘Where are you going?’

A little away from the dock, the destination was revealed.

‘rampart?’

The procession of reserve riders was heading for none other than the towering walls.

The walls are so long that you can’t see the end of them.

The reserve 50 riders passed through the gate of the fortress wall.

At the same time, their eyes widened.

“What is this… … .”

“and… … .”

Usually, it is easy to assume that the inner side of the wall is where the city is.

But the walls they passed were different.

It was a vast forest full of coniferous trees.

A forest with no end in sight.

“What the heck… … ?”

People who look around, look around and move their steps.

Their steps stopped only when they reached the wide open space prepared right in front of the castle gate.

The vacant lot was a space created by cutting down trees.

What was unusual about the place was that there was only one tree left in the center of the clearing, and a bell the size of a human head was hanging from that tree.

“Is this the cradle?”

“What is that species?”

Those who arrived in an unfamiliar space were busy inferring how the current situation was going.

buzzing voices-.

In the meantime, people who got off the sailboat passed through the gate one by one, and everyone arrived at the empty lot.

OK.

Drurrr-.

Cooggeung-.

The gate made of iron fell down with a roar.

Wow!

Eventually, the castle gate was firmly closed, blowing dust.

“What, what?!”

The moment when those who were surprised by the sudden situation looked toward the gate.

Chuck- Chuck- Chuck-.

Black swordsmen wearing black cloaks appeared on the wall and lined up in a line.

The tightly closed gates and the appearance of the Black Swordsmen spraying bloody energy felt like soldiers facing the enemy.

Surprised by the closure of the castle walls, those who were groaning shut their mouths at the swaying force of the Black Swordsmen.

and.

Trude-.

Unlike the other Black Swordsmen, a middle-aged man appeared wearing a cloak with epaulettes.

A giant of 190 cm.

A flat face full of egg-shaped scars and a chestnut-like beard.

His left eye was completely crushed, and even though the wound had healed, he did not even wear an eyepatch, revealing the horror.

Tumble- Tumble-.

The man stepped up to the watchtower with heavy steps.

bang-.

The brown boots exposed through the cloak hit the ground hard.

“Welcome, kids.”

The middle-aged man’s scars wriggled and a fishy smile peeped out.

He stared haughtily at the reserve rider under the rampart.

“The official name of this place is the Forest of Beginnings. But we call… … .”

The voice was not very loud, but it spread evenly because it contained mana.

“It’s a bucket that filters out the worms who dare to become members of the cradle without even knowing the subject.”

The middle-aged man’s sneer deepened.

He raised his arms toward the reserve 50th riders who were looking at him.

“There are five things you need to remember.”

The middle-aged man spread his fingers to show the backs of his hands to the prospective jockeys.

And the thumb was folded first.

“First, survive for a month. Only those who persevere will be reborn as the 50th Horseman without the label of ‘preliminary’.”

Second, the index finger was folded.

“Second, murder is forbidden between reserve riders, but everything except murder is allowed.”

The next one skipped the middle finger and was the ring finger.

“Third, the dragon shield you possess is your life. Anyone whose dragon shield is damaged is considered a corpse.”

Then the little finger was folded.

“Fourth, there is no opportunity for re-challenge. The bugs filtered out here won’t even look at the ground where the cradle is for the rest of their lives.”

And finally, it’s time for the middle finger, which is standing upright, to fold.

But he smirked without breaking his middle finger.

“Lastly, the fifth, idiots who want to give up, ring the bell there. Then I’ll safely return you to the house where your mom and dad will be waiting for you. Phuhh.”

A middle-aged man who burst into laughter as he flicked his middle finger at the prospective jockeys.

There was no one who did not know that it was a finger curse towards ‘an idiot who will give up and hit the bell later’.

The middle-aged man said the following with a smile on his face.

“Remember, only those who survive by January 1st will be able to step on the true cradle ground!”

flutter -.

After that, the middle-aged man fluttered his cloak around and disappeared.

At the same time, the Black Swordsmen who were stationed on the wall disappeared.

A resolute exit as if there were no further explanations.

It was truly an unkind situation.

“… … .”

A chilly silence hung over the clearing.

Moments later, the silence turned to confusion.

“… uh? So you’re saying this isn’t the cradle?”

“survival? What are you talking about?!”

“sh*t! I came to learn from the cradle and raise the family honor through fair competition! I didn’t come here to do something stupid like this!”

Most prospective jockeys thought of the cradle as an academy.

The world’s highest level of education and an educational environment worthy of it.

And a sparkly competition between the same jockeys and siblings.

That was the life in the cradle most aspiring jockeys imagined.

But, what a ridiculous situation.

A murmur spread like wildfire among the prospective riders, feeling the gap between the ideal they dreamed of and the reality.

On the other hand, even in the midst of the turbulent chaos, there were golden eyes that gleamed leisurely.

‘Oh ho? Is that so?’

Yuri, who smiled slightly, took advantage of the confusion and quietly moved to the outskirts of the clearing.

Squeak-.

Like a ghost, he escaped from the clearing and entered the vast forest.

This happened just 10 seconds after the Black Swordsman disappeared.

No one moved before Yuri.

So little time passed.

A few people’s eyes started to sink.

The scarred man’s words were repeated quickly in their heads.

‘For now, it’s clear that this place isn’t the cradle.’

‘Survive for one month… This is a test to discern this rider.’

‘The subject of the test is… survival.’

‘But it did not provide anything necessary for survival. That talk… … ?’

Finally, some came to similar conclusions.

‘There are survival tools in the forest!’

Food for survival and tools for starting a fire.

That number would never be enough for 503 reserve riders.

Then, whoever moves first will be able to preempt the survival tools they need.

‘If you’re lucky… You can monopolize a number of survival tools to gain the upper hand!’

This was also a golden opportunity to drop a number of competitors.

To do so, it was necessary to enter the forest faster than anyone else.

A few who made that decision took advantage of the confusion and quietly got out of the crowd.

Among them were the blue-haired girl, Gunther, and many other people from prestigious families.

As time passed after that, the number of people leaving the vacant lot increased.

So, it is only natural that the number of people who notice something strange here and there is bound to increase.

‘uh?’

‘Don’t you think people have disappeared?’

A few who hadn’t noticed yet looked around with questioning glances.

Then one idiot who was aware but lacked self-control made a mistake.

Just spit out what he realized.

“ah! It’s a forest! There are things you need to survive in the forest… … !”

Still, he hurriedly covered my mouth to see if I was completely stupid.

Then I rolled my eyes and looked around.

But I couldn’t stop staring.

DeLuk DeLuk-.

His murmur wasn’t that low, so there was no way he wouldn’t have been heard by those around him.

Everyone around them who heard the murmur was rolling their eyes.

They noticed too.

This means that whoever moves first will benefit unconditionally.

They just keep an eye on them, knowing that it would be unwise for them to slip out of here.

But that didn’t last too long either.

Swoop-.

The moment they looked at each other for a long time, someone pulled their foot backwards.

that was the signal

fault!

Let’s hit one player first and bounce off.

“ah!”

“Ayy!”

Surprised by the sudden action, about 10 other people all ran into the woods to keep up.

And this affected everyone gathered in the clearing.

“Why are those guys suddenly running into the woods… ah?! Could this be?!”

“sh*t! Was it like that?!”

Somebody saw the running people and only then figured out the situation and ran into the forest.

“What, what?!”

“what’s the matter?”

“Why are you running?”

Some were swept away by the collective sympathy, the crowd psychology.

What do you mean?

It is said that they just ran together without thinking because others were running.

Rurr-.

It is an instant for an empty lot filled with people to be emptied.

The sudden movement of people made the forest bustle, and the birds, startled by this, flew into the sky.

Food Duck-.

About 30 minutes after the black sailboat arrived at the island of the beginning.

All 503 reserve jockeys were put into the forest of beginnings, commonly referred to as ‘bug manure’.

* * *

Many of the reserve riders rushed into the woods, convinced that survival tools might be hidden there.

However, Yuri headed for the forest before anyone else.

His thoughts were different.

‘What is prepared in this forest… There will be nothing.’

Yu-Ri’s eyes, filled with confidence, shone brightly.