Arena Chapter 4:

Chapter 4: First Test (2)

“Ah, **** . ”
 

It was not a dream .

I was greeted by a dense forest instead of the one room basement apartment I should be sleeping in .  

It was not only dense and thick but also disgusting .  

It was horridly filled with large broad leaf trees which meant you couldn’t see the sky and the vines were thicker than my arms .

The wild energy was overflowing in this place .

Every time I take a step I clearly feel the sensation of stepping on the grass being transmitted to my feet .

It’s been a while since I walked barefoot .

“… . . huh?”

Barefoot?

“What! What kind of **** is this?”

It was at that moment that I realized what kind of appearance I was in .

I was only wearing black underwear . I was dragged here in the same condition as when I was sleeping .

Fuck, I’m only wearing underwear in a dense forest . What am I Tarzan? At the very least you can give me some clothes and footwear!

[Sighs]

It’s no use complaining . Let’s focus on clearing the test right now .

This forest seems to be in a mountain as it had some incline to it . Without any plans I headed up to a higher altitude to understand the geographical situation of this place .

After walking for 5 minutes I arrived at a hill and looked down .

“What is this?!”

I was stunned .

The forest was so vast and extensive that I couldn’t see the end of it .

“Summon slate!”

–          Name: Kim Hyunho

–          Class: 1

–          Karma: 0

–          Mission: Get rid of the red ape .

–          Time limit: 24 minutes and 43 seconds

The time give was 30 minutes, the time remaining was only 24 minutes .

At first I thought if I search the forest I’ll figure out what the red ape is but now that isn’t happening .

The forest is too vast for that .

How could you possibly search this kind of forest in 30 minutes?

And what do I know what the red ape is?

This is impossible . This was an impossible test from the very beginning!

Red ape .

It could be an animal, plant, it could be a person, or it could be some monster that I never saw in my life . That bird that is flying away could have the name of red ape .

They didn’t tell me anything .

The worm **** also just sent me away to the ‘arena’ .

And the time limit is also only 30 minutes .

Are these **** crazy!

I was furious .

Are they playing with someone who is trying to desperately live? Are they mocking me? At that time I thought of the words of the baby angel said .

‘That is something you need to figure out . ’

When I asked what the red ape was, that’s what he said .  

There wasn’t any other warning or reminder .

In a forest where it is filled with animals, plants, and bugs my attitude was in a state of giving up .

How am I supposed to figure out what a red ape is in this large forest?

‘Okay let’s calmly think about this . ’

I started to organize my thoughts .

1st, the time limit is just 30 minutes .

2nd, they didn’t tell me what the red Ape was .

3rd, they wouldn’t have given me a test that is impossible .

I thought about these three conditions with the overall situation . Is there a way to figure out what the red Ape is?

… . . There is!

A thought passed by my brain like a shooting star .

A method for finding out what a red Ape is and finding it within 30 minutes exists .

That is making the red Ape attack me first!

If I am attacked even if I don’t want to know what the red Ape is will get to know what it is .

This explains why the time limit is only 30 minutes .

If the red Ape was already close by there is no reason to give so much time to complete the test .

‘That’s it . ’

I felt certainty like having solved a math problem .

I was feeling no hope but now that I look at it there was plenty hints given already .

Then, let’s think about this again .

First of all the red Ape was close by .

Second of all the test assumes as precondition that the red Ape will attack me .

Third, even after looking around for 5 minutes I couldn’t find the red Ape .

There is only one answer .

The red Ape who already spotted me and trailed my back to look for an opportunity to attack .

When he is trailing me there is no way that I will find him . Even right now he must be hiding somewhere observing me .

[Sound of twigs breaking]

Thinking like this I felt full of horror and goosebumps .  

That **** is observing me from somewhere .

To attack me .

To kill me .  

“If that is the case…… . ”

After thinking long and hard I came to a conclusion to go and sit beside a nearby tree against my back .

“I’m so tired that I feel like dying . ”

I talked out loud to let him hear what I saying .

It was in case that the red ape could understand human speech . It could be a person .

I closed my eyes and pretended to sleep .

Even while doing that I fumbled the ground around for a decent size rock .

‘Okay, this is the chance you been waiting for . Come out and attack . ’

I was sure it wasn’t a a fierce animal I couldn’t handle like a lion, tiger, or jaguar .

It’s too careful .

If it was a fierce animal would it hesitate? It would have attacked me and ate me already .

There is only one reason why it hasn’t shown itself and carefully trailed me .

The strength he has is roughly the same as me or weaker than me . There is high probability that it’s a **** I can win against .

‘Hurry up attack . Let me see what kind of **** you are . ’

I pretended to sleep for 3 three minutes .

And of course I heightened my hearing and monitored for any sound .

And it was then .

[Bristling]

I heard the sound of grass moving .

‘He came!’

I felt dry in the throat from the tension .

[Bristling]

There were more sounds of bristling grass . This sounds a bit unnatural .

I smiled inside .

‘Cowardly **** . ’

It made those sounds on purpose . It was confirming for sure if I was sleep or not .

I didn’t move . I continued to pretend to be asleep .

I heard some careful steps . It was being slow and careful but it couldn’t get rid of all the sounds it makes .

[Sounds of footsteps]

It was getting closer . It seems to be certain that I am asleep .

It felt like the hand holding the rock was going to go into convulsion . I wanted to open my eyes and throw the rock right now .

‘It’s not the time yet . ’

I endured .

The sounds of the footsteps came close enough .

My heart felt like bursting .

‘Now!’

I instantly stood up and threw the rock .

Crack!

The rock flew and hit it right in the middle of its forehead .

“Kiruk!”

It was the sound of screaming from the pain .

The **** grabbed his bleeding forehead and was moving all over the place .

It was a chance to pin him to the ground but from the shock I was stoned . It was due to the identity of the red Ape .