Hiding A Logistics Center In The Apocalypse Chapter 151

Hiding the Logistics Center in the Apocalypse Episode 151

Hierarchy Brawl (2)

Episode 151. Hierarchy Brawl (2)

A giant circular stadium the size of several sports fields combined.

The organizers installed a threshold that resembled an airport security checkpoint at one corner.

Hundreds of participants passed through the threshold.

A dozen or so staff members scanned the participants' ranks with scanners and handed each person a silver brooch at the end of a threshold.

Kim Sol asked, touching the silver brooch she was wearing on her training suit.

“······What is this?”

“He told me to come out when the brooch made a sound.”

The brooch was a kind of shock sensor.

This exhibition hall is a safe zone where no one can harm anyone else.

All participants were covered in a thin, unidentifiable protective film, which only caused a slight recoil when struck or impacted.

A separate device was needed to determine the order of superiority among the participants.

“You’re saying I can’t go outside?”

“Yes, because they said they’re going to choose the final five people who will remain until the end.”

There was no time to waste.

As the game time passed, the area of the field gradually became smaller.

A structure where gears hidden under the floor tiles mesh together, allowing a large circle to shrink down to a small dot.

It was their own colosseum, modeled after the chamber of commerce, symbolizing hierarchy and dimension.

Kim Sol grumbled, kicking the ground.

“It’s annoying······.”

“Haha······ Your mission certainly seems difficult.”

Both of them were given separate missions.

An operation that is bound to be several times more difficult than simply surviving.

Kim Sol and Unyang exchanged glances and stood far apart to fulfill their respective roles.

yet······.

Beep!

Wow!

With the cheers of the crowd,

The whistle blew to signal the start of the game.

***

Kwaaaaang!

Tucaang!

As the match began, a massive brawl between hundreds of dimensional beings began.

An indiscriminate battle waged by the vast majority against each other.

Because of this, wide-ranging attacks utilizing awakening abilities or items poured out from all over the stadium.

Beep!

Beep!

An electronic sound resonated from the bodies of the struck losers.

The eliminated contestants left the stadium with blank expressions, and each looked anxiously at their colleagues who were still in the stadium.

There wasn't even a single scratch left on their bodies······.

"please!"

“Don’t get pushed! Inward!”

The atmosphere at the scene was reminiscent of a battlefield.

'Hierarchy Brawl' is a fake fight covered in a protective shield.

But at the same time······.

“······This is horrible.”

It was also a fiercely realistic fight that put the safety of the dimension at stake.

Just as there is a 'relaxation of hierarchy' on Earth, each dimension will have its own set of terrifying penalties prepared for them.

We were the racehorses that the Chamber of Commerce and the higher-ups leisurely watched over.

They were running around whipping each other to get a seat near the feet of those in authority.

And the Earthlings who were thrown into the middle of it all······.

"······oh?"

Surprisingly, it was doing quite well.

Even though about half of the participants had dropped out, six people, including Kim Sol and Unyang, were still able to maintain their positions.

Localized skirmishes of one-on-one and two-on-two scale took place here and there, including one where a pants-less Liam Parker brandished a red sword.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

A clear flame drawn along the sword.

Although the exact effect was unknown, it was a sword that was perfect for Parker's ability to use fire.

'······ Of course you wouldn't have chosen it randomly.'

It must be an item obtained through so-called 'spiritual training'.

An item that shows excellent compatibility with awakening abilities, enough to complement immature swordsmanship.

As if to prove that his strategy was right, Parker swept away the contestants with flying colors.

When he finally drew his sword at the lizard soldier of Sabros that he had encountered······.

Kaaaaang!

“······??”

His sword bounced away mercilessly.

By a young woman in training clothes, holding a large black shield.

“Found it, lizard!”

She was none other than the younger sister, Kim Sol.

Parker, of course, and even the soldiers of Sabros who survived looked bewildered.

Liam Parker asked Kim Sol with an angry expression.

“What is this?”

"what?"

“Protecting the enemy! You are the Earth······.”

Kaang!

Parker couldn't finish speaking.

Because the lizard soldier that Kim Sol was protecting stabbed him in the face.

Since Kim Sol would block his attacks even though he occasionally swung his sword, Parker had no choice but to focus on defense.

“······Why on earth are you doing this??”

Enemies were slowly gathering around us.

As the playing field was getting narrower, Parker had to dig into the inner area······.

“I’ll let you know when I put on my pants.”

“This is profit······!”

Kim Sol hid the lizard soldier behind her back, not giving her even a little space.

Even when the lizard soldier attacked her, she just formed a defensive shield and silently absorbed the shock.

You could tell at a glance that they weren't allies.

Parker, as if he could no longer bear it anymore, also drew his sword.

A bright red flame rose up the sword like a whirlpool and struck Kim Sol with all its might.

A friendly match where no harm can be done.

It was uncomfortable to attack my own kind, but I didn't have to worry about my opponent dying no matter what I did.

but······.

Kwaaaaang!

Aegis covered with iron.

Moreover, Kim Sol's defense, which was even protected by a barrier, could not be broken through.

As if he was knocking on a door that wouldn't open, Parker kept striking Kim Sol with his sword.

Ten times, twenty times, as his attacks were repeated······.

Break!

"······uh?"

Parker's sword was mercilessly broken.

Parker looks at the red sword with only half of it left with a bewildered expression.

His face was stained with despair.

In fact, it was expected.

The Awakened people of Earth who empty their wallets to buy items.

Because the equipment they were wearing was exploding one by one.

“······There’s no way I’ll do good business.”

They are beginners who have just entered society.

How likely is it that they will make a reasonable first deal?

This is especially true if the society is a dog-eat-dog world.

Of course, if there were a separate supervisory agency, such as the Fair Trade Commission, the story would be different.

That's exactly the role Liam Parker was hoping the Chamber of Commerce would play······.

“Trust those you can trust······.”

We weren't the ones they had to show their trust to.

Because the Chamber of Commerce was completely on the side of the powerful.

“······.”

The price of false belief was high.

A group advancing from behind stabbed Parker with a spear······.

Kkudangtang!

Canada's Awakener, Parker, rolled on the floor.

Parker's brooch that makes a squeaking sound.

It was the sound that announced his elimination.

"continue······."

Parker, who had gotten up with a miserable expression, asked Kim Sol.

At some point, the number of participants had decreased to around 50.

“Are you planning to just sit there and do nothing? Is that your goal… to bring the Fifth Order to Earth?”

Liam Parker was leaving the stage in a fit of rage······.

“Who would stay still?”

Kim Sol wasn't the only participant from our side.

Because Yunyang was moving freely in all directions, fluttering the hem of his robe.

Kim Sol's strategy was completely opposite.

Yunyang waved his sword, wrapped in black energy, left and right,

Choaack!

“Ugh!”

Each time, the knights of Emes were eliminated one by one.

Unlike Kim Sol, who had captured the lizard of Sabros and was originally positioned in the center,

Yun Yang came in from outside, looking into the huge, narrowing stadium.

So as not to leave behind even a single Emethian.

As Yunyang approached, having dealt with all the Emes, Kim Sol asked.

“Can I kill him now?”

“No, my lady. There’s still a lot left.”

“Hey.”

Our goal was simple.

Eliminate Ames early and put Sabros in the top 5.

It was a strategy that took into account the war with Sabros that was about to begin.

'Since the two of you said you were allies······.'

If the Lethelians attack Sabros, will Emes stay still?

Judging from the fact that they were in a cahoots throughout the expo, they will most likely send reinforcements.

So, to prevent this······.

'Just give them no room to do that.'

We had to turn Emes into a battlefield.

Ames was eliminated in both the 6th and 7th tier brawls.

Soon, the higher-dimensional invaders will invade Emes due to the penalty of the Chamber of Commerce.

Protecting Sabros was in the same vein.

Because I wanted to prevent another dimension from interfering with the war with the Retelians.

Since Sabros would also avoid the penalty since he secured the top 5, he could cook them up with the help of the Retelians with peace of mind.

“Okay.”

Finally, the final five remain.

Kim Sol blew the trembling lizard out of the cage······.

“Young lady, gently······!”

Kwaaang!

Even the clouds were blown out immediately.

It was the final match with only three people left.

The other two contestants rushed to Kim Sol······.

“Whew!”

Kim Sol allowed the attack to proceed with ease.

Beep! Beep!

The elimination notification rings out loud.

So, Earth's final ranking remained at 3rd place.

***

Immediately after the game, Kim Sol came back grumbling.

“Why do I have to lose?”

“There’s no benefit to winning.”

It was a really funny game.

A brawl with no prize money or awards.

The only thing given as a reward was the attention of the higher levels.

“Well······ maybe that’s what guys like Parker need.”

But we weren't.

Because I knew better than anyone the risks of receiving investment.

Rather than winning a sham championship and dancing the bear dance in front of them, it was better to stay out of the spotlight.

Anyway, the goal has been achieved.

Ames will be a battlefield, and Sabros will be a battlefield that we will make ourselves.

On the other hand, the hierarchical restrictions that had been in place on Earth would remain in place, and the same peace would be maintained as before.

'Now the remaining event······.'

There was only one thing left, the 'Investment Strategy Conference'.

Unlike the item auction or the hierarchy brawl, this was an event from which no significant information could be obtained.

Just as I was thinking about how to prepare for this,

“It’s nice to see you all here. I enjoyed the game.”

"hmm?"

A familiar voice greeted me.

An alien race covered in brown fur.

The long facial beard and otter-like appearance······.

“Harris?”

“You remember!”

It was Harris, the dimensional reporter I had met on Earth.

When I asked what was going on here, Harris showed me the press ID hanging around his neck.

“I heard something interesting happened at the item auction. I came over in a hurry.”

"haha······."

Did you guess that I was the culprit behind the commotion?

It wasn't certain yet.

I changed the subject to the next 'conference', and Harris answered, running his beard through his hair.

“That’s a ritual for the higher levels. It must have been going on for some time already.”

"already······?"

“Yes, and now is the time to really invest.”

If the hierarchy brawl was an event involving the lower and middle tiers, the investment conference was the opposite.

An event in which the higher-dimensional beings who have watched the performance in the brawl participate.

Because they were watching the struggles of the lower and middle levels and discussing their own 'investment strategies'.

It was just as Harris said.

The fact that the hierarchy brawl was successfully concluded.

As expected, dozens of investment proposals began to pour in toward Kim Sol and Unyang.

“Wow, they’re giving me 50,000 magic stones?”

“Don’t accept it······.”

Unlike those two, I didn't receive a single offer.

That's understandable, since he's been thoroughly cautious about his actions since the item auction.

Just as I was trying to get some information through Harris······.

['Marques' suggested investing 1 magic stone.]

[Do you accept?]

“······?”

Strangers came to me with an investment offer.