046. Return

“Mix this with the prisoners’ meals?”

Prisoner number 1176, Werner Rattmann, received ten small pills handed to him by prison guards.

“Among the prisoners who came in this time, you can mix it with the meals of the non-elves. If you put it in the soup, it will melt naturally.”

“Are there ten?”

“The other is for number 1177.”

“What is this?”

“It’s the director’s order, just follow it.”

“If it’s the director’s order, then so be it.”

Werner sniffed the pills, but they didn’t smell anything. There was no special feeling of mana.

“Is it really just medicine?”

If so, there is no way to include only the new prisoners and Kang Min-shik, who is a person of interest.

“It looks like you’re decorating something.”

Werner decided not to think deeply.

He’s been warned that he’s already had one shot and no two.

His goal was to stick around in purgatory for as long as possible, ignoring it if it was black or ignoring it if it was not.

“There are a lot of ingredients I haven’t dealt with yet.”

Purgatory, where ingredients from all dimensions flocked to, was a boon no matter how you think about it.

* * *

Deliberately set up an incident to corner the prisoners.

Kim Woo-jin had never been like that in the past 20 years. I could have done it, but I didn’t.

It’s not because they’re good and they’re not the director of Purgatory, because they know they’re not real prisoners.

However, everything changed after Kang Min-sik’s prison break.

The first attempt and the first failure insulted the gods. If they were the gods Kim Woo-jin knew, they would never endure the humiliation and pass it on.

Those who are arrogant to be called gods. To them, face and pride were things that could not be exchanged for anything except their own lives.

It was obvious that they wouldn’t stay still, so Kim Woo-jin couldn’t stay still either.

And the first thing to do is to pick out the spy among the ten prisoners. If you don’t have it at all, it’s fine as it is. However, Kim Woo-jin knew that the possibility of having no spies converged to almost zero.

“The arena is complete.”

Kim Woo-jin gathered the prisoners in one place. Speaking of an arena, there was nothing special about it.

The barn where monsters are raised, and the slaughterhouse where monsters are slaughtered inside, have been partially remodeled.

Along with the expansion work to increase the size a little more, a grandstand that can accommodate 500 people was created.

“I will accept applications for participants. Participants, raise your hands.”

There are no special facilities or equipment. But that’s enough.

It’s because there are not one or two guys who will rush right away if the plate is laid.

“As expected, Captain! I knew you would keep your promise!”

The moon wolf was the first to raise a hand. Subsequently, all beastmen and giants expressed their intention to participate.

However, the newcomers who really wanted to participate were quiet. Maybe it’s because I’m looking at it. It’s a situation where you can’t admit that you’ve entered purgatory yet.

Because of this, Kim Woo-jin poured oil.

“For your information, the prize given to the winner is the highest quality elixir and a ghost.”

“Elixir?”

“…Are you on vacation?”

“If you’re on leave… are you saying you can get out of prison even for a short while?”

“Are you going to jail?”

“I can’t even get out of this shitty place for a little while!”

And it had an unexpected impact.

“I! I’m leaving!”

The man who led the dwarves, who seemed to have no interest in anything other than making something, grabbed an ax after a long time.

“I will participate unconditionally.”

The elves who led the elves and escaped from prison also shone in their eyes.

“Me! Me! I want to go too!”

“Are you already out?”

“That is a different story.”

“no···.”

It was the same with the nobility of noble elves.

“I will compete!”

“Goodbye! Goodbye!”

“I want to go back to my hometown for just one day!”

“I want to see the mother tree of my hometown.”

“I don’t have a mother tree in my hometown, but I still want to step on the soil of my hometown.”

Not only that, but all the dwarves and gnomes rose up.

“Are you on vacation? If you do well, you can break out of jail as it is…”

“Once I can get out of here…”

The same was true of all new prisoners.

A total of 40 prisoners applied to participate.

It was all except Kang Min-sik, who secretly lowered his hand in Kim Woo-jin’s eyes while trying to apply for participation during the holiday, and Soji, who was satisfied with purgatory.

* * *

“Isn’t Kang Min-shik participating?”

what was your name His name was Carlo from Spain. It was so nice to be from Earth.

Kang Min-shik shook his head.

“I am not particularly interested.”

“You mean vacation?”

“… Well, there are circumstances of their own.”

I couldn’t say that Kim Woo-jin blocked it.

“Then why did Carlo-nim apply?”

“Isn’t that obvious? I’m sorry, I’m sorry. Doesn’t that mean you can get out of here?”

If you can get out, you can do anything. If the words are gone, who will say what if they don’t come back as they went out? In the first place, he was not a prisoner who should be in prison, but a warrior who should be praised.

“That self-confidence was put to shame by a monster called the warden, but there’s no way such a monster would overflow in this world.”

Come to think of it, it was only natural that the small intestine was strong. Wasn’t he the one God gave the directorship to manage Purgatory? God’s agents cannot be weak.

But what about other warriors?

Carlo was praised as the greatest hero in the dimension he saved. He crossed the line of fire dozens of times in countless dangers.

No matter how much the opponent is a hero, he will not lose. Defeat, win, and get out of prison.

“All the other warriors feel the same way.”

“Either way, you can’t beat me. I’m going on vacation and I’m going to get out of this shitty place right away.”

“good luck.”

And through Kang Min-sik’s mouth, the story was conveyed to Kim Woo-jin.

“I already guessed. It’s obvious.”

yeah, it’s so obvious So, isn’t it that he deliberately threw the sweet fruit of gwihyu?

“But wouldn’t it be a lie to say that I will let you go on vacation?”

“You can never lie.”

“Yes. Lying is bad.”

“It would be nice to go out, but I am satisfied that I can fight for now.”

The downside is that the effect is too good, but it’s a downside, but it was good anyway. As long as it’s just a vacation, if things go according to plan, I can send them out as much as I want.

“This is after the return trip plan was properly implemented.”

Kim Woo-jin opened the bracket. It was a tournament format with 40 prisoners paired up.

“The newcomers are bracketed against the strong.”

Yulia, Sienna, Tarkan and Dercain. And even those who are considered relatively strong among the prisoners.

Derkain’s specialty is making equipment, but he is also a warrior who saved the world. His strength is second to none among the prisoners of Purgatory.

“We just need to knock him out as quickly as possible. Then the prison guards will take care of them and put them in solitary confinement.”

Those who did not fight against four, a clear card, made it against four in the second game even if they won. If not, even in the third round.

Eventually, they all faint and are destined to be taken to solitary confinement.

“What next?”

“Kang Min-sik, who used that great power, will take care of it.”

Only them and a few guards will remain on the prison floor, and Kang Min-sik contacts them through the gap and urges them to escape.

The guards and the warden are all elsewhere, the restraints have been released, and there are prisoners who want to escape together.

In that situation, where is the prisoner who will not escape?

There, Kim Woo-jin’s job was simple.

going to find

A person who can come into contact with the barrier and get out, a spy who received a key from God.

“But it seems to me that a premise is necessary. Do you believe in Kang Min-shik?”

“I don’t believe it.”

At Derkain’s question, Kim Woo-jin shook his head.

obviously don’t believe it Just trust the situation.

Kang Min-sik has no choice.

And I made my own comparisons. He will never reach the dimensional barrier. Leading the prisoners to the middle, that’s his role and that’s all.

If you cross that line, there is no more chance.

His value is only that he is a double agent now.

And.

It was the day the arena opened.

* * *

“Khehehehe.”

Tarkan Tolis warmed up lightly. Kwaang, the ground contorted with light kicks. The air that was pushed out with a light gesture cut down the tree.

As he warmed up, the warriors around him showed signs of being wary.

Ten new warriors. However, Tarkan’s eyes were not looking at them.

‘Siena Olm, Julia Karsen, and Derkine Albert. If I do well, I might have a chance to fight them all.’

The one who has led the elves for decades and the nobility of the elves. And a nogoe who stayed in purgatory for 300 years.

The other prisoners were blinded by the elixir and the ghost, but Tarkan placed more importance on the fight itself.

Fighting is a beast’s instinct. Tarkan, a nobleman of beasts and a lunar wolf, had a stronger instinct. The bloody battle against the strong, in which everything must be thrown away, always makes the heart pound.

Even more so, if you follow Kim Woo-jin, you will be facing the gods someday, and today’s arena will be a very good experience.

‘To do that, I’ll have to conserve my strength as much as possible in the beginning.’

He has no interest in the vassals, but fulfilling the warden’s orders is his top priority.

It is best to deal with them quickly and conserve strength.

“I will start now. Everyone checked the brackets, right?”

The warriors who warmed up at the cry of the deputy director stopped their actions and focused.

“Tarcan Tolis, forward to Carlo Diago.”

The first Sunsanun Tarkan. The opponent was a Spanish man named Carlo Diago. Everyone retreated and only the two of them were left in the huge arena.

‘Am I confident?’

Carlo was a little taken aback by the act of actually releasing all the restraining devices, just in case.

I slowly looked around. At first glance, it looks sloppy, but magic stamps were engraved everywhere. It can be pierced to pierce, but it cannot be ripped at once.

‘The moment he hesitates for a moment, the prison guards will come running.’

However, the real problem is the warden who sits in the upper seat and arrogantly overlooks the arena.

Confidence that no matter what you do, it is useless. Maybe that’s why I released all the restraining devices.

‘Ok, fine. I can’t do anything right here.’

Carlo conceded. But how long will that last? Would that be the case even if I won the tournament and went on vacation?

There will be safety devices in case, but the warden will not follow you directly. That’s it. Then, I was confident that I would break out unconditionally.

“Then I’ll have to kill you first.”

Carlo’s gaze returned to the beast, which stood still with its arms crossed.

“Are you done watching?”

“Don’t pretend to be a gentleman, you filthy beast.”

“···what?”

“You guys have been through countless times of ugliness.”

Even in the world where Carlo was a hero, there were beastmen. And they were barbarians.

Beasts with rationality but unable to overcome their wild nature and entrusted themselves to their instincts. They formed a kingdom, but it was only a kingdom of horses, and it was always like a robbery to plunder human nations.

He even became a monster later and became a real enemy. To him, beastmen were enemies, nothing more, nothing less.

“···yes?”

The silver beast laughed.

“There is only one person who has said such a thing in front of me. Do you know why?”

“Should I know?”

“You should know.”

Wildness revealed. Life exploded.

At the same time, the wind rose.

───!

Carlo instinctively manifested his authority. Aura armor and spears covered his entire body.

“Because that is your future.”

It collides with the nails flying through space.

“Keuugh…!”

window is broken The armor is dented.

Carlo swallows a groan and takes a step back, but the opponent doesn’t give him time to reorganize.

───!

“…How can you be a prisoner!”

the shock that follows.

Armor that shatters and perishes.

Breathtaking life and madness.

That was Carlo’s last memory.

* * *

“I am weak. Did you provoke Tarkan with that ability? If we had met outside, we would have had our heads ripped off right away.”

“That beast. Excited.”

A dwarf sitting in the stands caressed his baby bottle.

“I wanted to fight so much, but it came true, so I can’t help but be excited.”

“The leave is mine.”

“Oh, that won’t beat me?”

“I’m saying this because I’m going to win.”

According to the bracket table, if the win continued, Dercain would collide with Sienna.

“It’s ridiculous. Anybody?”

“Give up. Even if you beat me, if you fight Yulia, will you be able to fight properly?”

Yulia bumps into Tarkan. And the winner will face Dercain or Siena in the finals.

“What else can I not fight for?”

“Can I win?”

“Aren’t you underestimating me?”

In the first place, high elves are noble, not strong.

“I’m not going to watch it.”

“Do you think you can beat me for sure? In the first place, you must defeat Tarkan and come.”

“I just mean to do my best.”

“Me too. Aren’t you looking for something like courtesy to the high elves in this situation?”

“Nothing. I do not need it.”

“I wonder how long that confidence will last.”

The two elves snarled for the first time.

“I heard that the elves’ kinship is the best in the universe, so there’s no such thing as bean flour.”

“That’s why don’t you just go in and go to sleep? Your skills won’t be the same as before.”

“Who? I? My ax hasn’t rusted yet. A brute like me will be split apart at once.”

“It’s not the axe, but the joints look rusty.”

“It’s still up and running! You can live another 500 years!”

“You said you’d just get out of prison because you’re old and having a hard time?”

“I don’t know how to appeal to weak minds and emotions!”

“There is no such thing as a very bad person. Who says this is a dwarf?”

Kim Woo-jin listened to the whole conversation and winked at Kang Min-shik.

Kang Min-sik, who understood the meaning, left his seat away from the eyes of the other prisoners.

Two guards followed suit.