MTL - Solo Leveling (Only I Level Up)-Chapter 10

The portal will fully open after seven days. During this period, killing the ultimate boss and closing the portal is the real purpose of the team battle. If it fails, the monsters locked in the dungeon will come out and run amok in the outside world.

Cheng Jin-Woo looked behind him.

The great idol still sat on the throne, looking down on them with haughty face.

'If you let this guy run out, then...'

The consequences could be disastrous.

However, before that, the hunter in this room will be killed by this idol and those stone statues.

Now, Cheng Jin-Woo only knew that they couldn't sit still. Cheng Jin-Woo yelled at Xiao Xi and Wang Jianshe.

"You two come up too!"

Xiaoxi took the lead on the altar. The hesitant Wang Jianshe also followed.

Two more clusters of flames rose, and six clusters of flames formed a complete circle.

Hush!

The hunters were stunned by what happened next.

"What's wrong?"

"What happened?"

As Cheng Jin-Woo guessed, another change happened.

"coming."

On the outer edge of the altar, small blue flames emerged, forming a circle.

There are about thirty clusters of densely packed blue flames, and they are neatly arranged.

'Thirty-four, thirty-five, thirty-six. '

When the blue circle of fire was formed, Cheng Jin-Woo counted it quickly, and there were thirty-six clusters of flames in total.

'According to the number of people, six clusters were raised, and in addition to that, thirty-six clusters were raised. What does this number actually mean?’

at this time.

bang

Without warning, the closed door suddenly opened.

The hunters stepped back reflexively.

"Uh......!"

They all desperately wanted to escape to the door, but after witnessing the death of the chanting boy, they couldn't take the first step. Who knows what will happen to the first one to run out?

Everyone looked at Cheng Jin-Woo, wanting to get an answer from him.

However, Seong Jin Woo did not speak

"..."

He doesn't know anything now. Nor did he know if the open door was a trap, or a proof that they had accomplished the last law.

Just as everyone was looking at him, a horrified voice resounded through the room.

crunch—

crunch—

The six surviving hunters looked around quickly.

"What is that?!"

"It, it's getting closer!"

"These **** things are all moving!!"

Everyone's breathing became short of breath.

The stone statue, which used to move only when people approached, is now only a few steps away from them.

Cheng Jin-Woo quickly understood what happened.

'No, the statue didn't move. It's their base that moves. '

The ear-piercing sound should have been made when the base of the stone statue rubbed against the ground.

".....they're not moving again now?"

Wang Jianshe wiped the sweat from his forehead.

While others were staring at the stone statue, Cheng Jin-Woo lowered his head and began to observe those blue flames.

They are disappearing one by one, and three have gone out now.

crunch squeak squeak —

Another sound was heard, and a person cried out.

"What, what?! Where did this come from?"

Cheng Jin-Woo raised his head. The sound came from the direction directly facing him. The stone statue facing him seemed to have moved a little further.

"Why is it only me...?"

Is it because I just looked elsewhere?

To confirm his guess, Cheng Jin-Woo closed his eyes again.

The voice rang again.

crunch—

But as soon as I opened my eyes, the sound stopped again.

"Why did this happen?!"

"What the **** are we supposed to do?!"

Cheng Jin-Woo shouted at everyone.

"Everyone, don't take your eyes off the stone statue, absolutely not!"

Now that I think about it carefully, the reason why the stone statue moved towards the altar was because everyone's eyes were focused on him just now.

'These stone statues will come close when people are not looking. '

Just then, another blue flame went out.

But neither the hunters nor the stone statues have changed in any way.

'Could it be...? '

Cheng Jin-Woo stared at the stone statue in front of him, and carefully began to count silently in his heart.

'it is as expected. '

As long as every minute passes, one blue flame will be extinguished.

'The blue flame is the timer. '

The test behind the third rule is likely to be to stay on the altar until all 36 clusters of flames are extinguished.

In other words, as long as everyone keeps their eyes on the statue, they are safe. In this way, no one will die in the last level.

In order to calculate how long it will take to wait, Cheng Jin-Woo confirmed the number of blue flames again.

'There are thirty more...'

They just need to be patient for another thirty minutes!

However, Seong Jin-Woo made a serious mistake.

Just as he was confirming the number of flames, his eyes briefly left the stone statue in front of him, causing the stone statue to take another step closer...

crunch one

"Uh uh uh uh uh ahh!!"

The person standing in the opposite direction from Seong Jin-Woo screamed and ran towards the gate. He could no longer bear the creepy voice coming from behind him.

After he fled the altar, a cluster of red flames went out.

"don't want!"

Cheng Jin-Woo shouted.

However, the man who ran frantically towards the gate did not encounter any accidents, which surprised everyone else.

"What, what's going on here?! Xiao Cheng! What happened now? That person escaped alive!"

Cheng Jin-Woo was standing with his back to the door, he didn't know what happened behind him.

"Is there anything out of the ordinary?"

"The door... the door is closed a little bit."

"Is the door closing?"

"No, it's not. Just turned it off a little after the guy ran out, and it's stopped now."

Cheng Jin-Woo suddenly remembered that after that person ran away from the altar, a cluster of red flames went out immediately.

'This kills a thousand knives!!'

Cheng Jin-Woo fell into an ice cave.

He finally figured out the question that had been bothering him ever since he stood on the altar.

Why is this a proof of faith?

The answer finally surfaced.

This answer was undoubtedly the worst for Seong Jin-Woo who lost a leg and needed help from others to walk.

***

'The open door is a trap.

It's a false hope that appears in front of you!

If the people on the altar all ran down the altar when they saw the door open, all the red flames would be extinguished and the door would be closed again.

Then, there will only be blood and blood left in the space.

On the contrary, the altar is a place of agreement.

If everyone stayed where they were until the blue flame went out, their lives were safe.

Choose false hope, or choose to abide by the agreement.

The third rule is to test whether a person can resist the temptation of sweetness and stick to his position in the face of the imminent threat of death.

However, there are two variables here.

The first one is Seong Jin-Woo himself.

After the gate opened, those who should have fled directly stayed where they were waiting for Seong Jin-Woo's answer, thus avoiding a tragedy.

'Good luck. '

It can only be explained in this way.

Because although Cheng Jin-Woo wanted to understand the first two rules alone, it is precisely because of the trust of others that everyone can survive until now.

However, a second variable emerged.

Eventually there were escapees.

How do people react when there is a ready hope of escape in front of them?

The results are obvious.

Even the hunter who had been supporting Cheng Jin-Woo abandoned him and fled from the altar. Song Zhiguo hurriedly stretched out his hand and stabilized Cheng Xiaoyu from behind.

The flames went out.

As soon as the man left the altar, the flames went out in clusters and the door closed a bit.