Damned 13th Regression – 16



Episode 16 – Low rankers in a dilemma

Thirty-two people died.

Igor and Jacob who were ranked 5th and 24th three days ago were killed by five lower rankers. Since then the smell of blood has been constant in the village.

The top rankers who were surprised once felt alarmed. Before being stabbed by lower rankers you attacked lower rankers or kicked out lower rankers in the party. As the full-fledged conflict began the lower rankers also banded together and attacked the lower rankers.

This is a game with rules but it is a reality where you only have one life. And in fights between groups casualties are bound to occur.

Even a high ranker’s total ability score is only about 100 higher and a lower ranker is not as easy. It is difficult to survive if you fight 1:2.

As both the attackers and defenders died without everyone surviving cleanly the boiling heat between the two groups cooled down.

There was a lull in the situation for a few days as they continued to kill and attack each other. Even if we encountered each other in a dungeon or field we passed by with caution and in the village all we did was glare at each other with bloodshot eyes.

“Hey you dog food bastard. “What are you looking at?”

“…Be careful in the dungeon. “Instead of the arm you cut off I will rip off your limbs.”

“Hahaha a kid who’s not even in the 70th place is scary. “If you whine one more time your remaining arm will fall off so keep your eyes closed.”

Hunter who had only one arm left drew his sword.

When the two hunters in the village set up an angle dozens of hunters immediately flock in.

“Why don’t you take out your avatar somewhere?”

“Hey what are you doing?”

“Do you want to give it a try you coward?”

“Maledetto (damn you) I’m going to kill you all.”

“Oh really? Jangryo!”

Starting with the avatar of a general appearing behind a man dozens of shadows rose up.

“Gremlin!” “Sylph!” “Ikkyu.” “Teutonic sword.” “Pixie!” “Batu!” “Shurgadmish!” “Scorpio of the zodiac!”

Dozens of avatars and hunters confronted each other and gritted their teeth.

It was then.

bang! bang! bang!

“Stop it stop it!”

With the sound of a gunshot all hunters’ eyes are focused on one side.

From afar two people were seen shooting guns into the sky. Raul ranked 7th and Giovanni ranked 39th.

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They were people who belonged to the hunter mafia in the real world and came to Babel with guns.

“Hey hey do it in moderation. “I can’t fight in the village anyway so wouldn’t it be a waste of effort to lose my strength?”

Raoul put the gun back into his inventory and tapped the shoulder of the lower ranker in front.

“We’re sorry~. The kids are a bit energetic. Even if they fight like crazy anymore both sides will lose and the guys who didn’t fight will end up at the top of the rankings. “You don’t like that either right?”

Guillermo a low-ranker facing Raul gritted his teeth.

“Let’s disperse~ Disband~ Work is finished~. The village gate opens at 6 a.m. tomorrow so if you want to go hunting quickly you should go to bed early.”

Raul and Giovanni clapped their hands and sent the people around them away. After glaring at each other for a moment they sent the avatar away and entered an empty house in the village.

While everyone left only Guillermo was standing there.

Blood flows from the clenched fist.

‘no. If we continue like this we will all die.’

30 people gave up hunting altogether died while hunting or committed suicide.

It was a battle between 50 top rankers and 120 bottom rankers. And 30 more people died so the fight started again…

A battle between 50 top rankers and 90 bottom rankers.

Even if a lot of people die the upper rankers are filled from the lower rankers but the lower rankers continue to decrease in number.

As each day passes the difference in scores widens. Half of the lower-ranked teams had avatars that were unsuitable for combat such as those from the arts or industry or those with low abilities or skills. Due to such limitations they had a hard time dealing with monsters in the field or on the second floor of Dungeon 1 while high-rankers with combat-type avatars and excellent skills skillfully hunted monsters and some parties had already cleared the dungeon.

The score for 50th place is 1650 points and the score for 60th place is 1030 points.

This is not a score that can be made up in a day or two.

7th place Raul who just prevented the hunters from colliding knows this well. Top rankers clear dungeons and catch more named monsters to receive rewards. As time goes by they become stronger and more advantageous.

If it’s too late to reverse the ranking through hunting the only way is to kill the top rankers before they get stronger and take their place…

The top rankers are clearly stronger than the bottom rankers. And this clear fact was conveyed to the lower rankers as a natural fear. My head knows that if we come together we can still fight but my body is afraid. If three herbivores work together they can defeat one carnivore but most of them are busy running away instead of doing so. Moreover unlike herbivores which are a fateful community low rankers can become high rankers. If the fearless lower rankers take the initiative and kill the higher rankers they can take the place of the predators.

For this reason the preliminary top 5 to 60 ranked players were even more diligent.

It is an impossible task to gather people with that kind of mentality and hunt down the top rankers one by one.

Now in 4 days 2 weeks will be completed. Restrictions on murder within the village are lifted.

What will the top rankers who have become stronger by then do to the lower rankers?

When the 3-week mission is completely completed 100% of lower rankers die. When that time comes the lower rankers have no choice but to show their teeth to the higher rankers in order to somehow survive.

then.

Of course providence kills them before they are attacked and extorts as many coins as they want.

‘What should I do? ‘What should I do!’

A dilemma on all sides.

Stupid lower rankers don’t move for fear of their lives. The top rankers are waiting for the hunting time with snake-like eyes.

The stopwatch of death was ticking in Guillermo’s ears.

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“Hahahaha that’s awesome. oh my god!”

Ting Jie ranked 44th laughed out loud as he looked at the message that appeared in front of him.

[Break through Area 3 of the Hell Gate Labyrinth in 20 minutes! One navy blue coin will be given as a reward!]

[Break through Area 4 of the Hell Gate Labyrinth in 20 minutes! As a reward….]

[Break through Area 5 of the Hell Gate Labyrinth in 20 minutes…]

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[Hell Gate Labyrinth Area 6…] [Hell Gate Labyrinth Area 7…]

[Defeat all named monsters placed in each area of ​​the Hell Gate Labyrinth!]

[500 purple coins and 3 navy coins will be given as a reward!]

“Ting this must be more than the navy blue coins I’ve seen in my entire life. “The number of navy blue coins gathered here alone is over 50.”

“Hey I’ve never beaten this first-come-first-served or time-attack achievement so this is my first time seeing the navy blue coin itself.”

“In addition with 500 purple coins you can raise two abilities to E grade. “I guess I can have a match with those in the top 20 of the rankings?”

“No no they didn’t achieve this much but they got there by accumulating small achievements. Still we can solidify our ranking.”

The five hunters including Ting were delighted with the achievements and coins in front of them.

[You have defeated the Hellfire Sentinels in the seven sections of the Hell Gate Labyrinth]

[The title “Blessing of the Hellfire Sentinel” has been acquired. Flame resistance (E) is applied when worn]

“good. As you said I wore the title. “You said you needed this before going into the boss fight right?”

Ting looked at the man sitting on the black rock and puffing quietly.

He was a man who ‘coincidentally’ met Ting and his party while they were struggling to hunt in the 2nd area of ​​the Hell Gate Labyrinth and asked them to help them conquer the ‘Hell Two-Headed Dog’ the boss of this labyrinth.

“Okay let’s go in now. “Just smoke this one.”

He wipes the knife that cut off the Hellfire Sentinel’s head in one go and puts it in his belt.

The Hell Gate Labyrinth is the most difficult dungeon among the first floor dungeons. He was a suspicious man wandering around alone in such a place. Of course Ting and his party checked to see if there were any parties preparing for a surprise attack then killed them and tried to take the coins.

He revealed himself as number one in the rankings ‘X’.

At first glance Adari was right. The reason why no one in the village knows his identity is because he hunts alone without a party and the reason he walks alone in District 2 without fear is because his hunting skills are so excellent that he ranks first in the overwhelming rankings.

As proof of this when Ting was having a hard time against the Hellfire Sentinel he showed his ability to attack Ting from behind and end the situation in one go.

He said this and asked for cooperation.

‘To properly damage the Hell Two-Headed Dog you need to attack the four crystal balls in the boss room. So it’s hard to be alone. I’ll let you accumulate about 10 achievements. Let’s take down some boss mobs together. If it’s not enough I’ll catch him and let you accumulate additional achievements elsewhere.’

‘… Isn’t this a too good of a proposal for our situation?’

‘Don’t look at me like that. I have to return to the village someday and soon I will have a rough idea of ​​who X is. You can’t block ten with one hand. Before something happens shouldn’t we have friends we can communicate with so we can talk?’

It was a questionable proposition but he proved himself with his achievements. In addition there was a calculation that even if he betrayed along the way he would not lose as long as there were 5 people and the bondage avatar ‘Medusa’.

Of course this floor is too dangerous to immediately believe that calculation will work. Isn’t there one life? Ting thought as he rubbed the blade of his axe.

‘I’m going to kill the two-headed hellhound while I’m at it.’

It’s a shame that I won’t be able to get more achievements in the future but it’s good to be certain about anything.

The man in front of me X flicked off the tobacco inside his pipe and stood up.

“Extension of GM buff authority.”

[Yes. Master. Please select from the list]

“The one who swallowed the fire of hell.”

[Check EEDDEDF for each ability level. Apply buff cost calculation formula]

[Consumes 320 purple coins to apply the buff ‘The One Who Devours Hellfire.’]

[Gives fire resistance (A) and a 30% increase in flame-type skill damage.]

[Fire attribute monsters fear or avoid you]

“Title Boss Slicer.”

[Title “1F Boss Slicer” has been installed. The cutting power of the weapon increases by 3 times against the first floor boss]

Gonghyuk stood in front of the door and looked back.

“Now let’s go in. As promised if I block the two-headed hellhound I want you to attack the crystal balls in all four directions at the same time.”

‘X’ made that request and opened the gates of hell.

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