Chapter 38
[Round 3, Day 0, 07:40]
My eyes opened instantly.
At some point, I started to immediately wake up as soon as I’ve had a specific amount of sleep.
Was it the result of my superhuman growth?
It was convenient that I no longer needed an alarm now.
After setting the quick clear of Tutorial as my goal, I reduced my sleep time to only 2 hours.
Since the Waiting Room could recover my body to perfect condition, it made sleep unnecessary. The act of sleeping was just routine at this point.
The reason I continued to keep that 2 hour sleep was for mental health and in preparation to have a functional lifestyle in an outdoor environment within the Tutorial.
With the extra 2 hours I've gained from reducing my sleeptime, I began to make a walkthrough from floor 1 to 3, remembering all the traps I had to go through.
It was for others who entered h.e.l.l Difficulty mode after me.
There may have been no one who entered this Round, but that wouldn’t be the case forever.
I've also began to research with others in the Community by sharing information.
[Lee Ho Jae, Floor 4: So I'm saying, don't just stab your arm, but dig through it while trying to search for nerves. Your resistance skills go up faster that way]
[Kim Sang s.h.i.+k, Floor 5: I've heard of many r.e.t.a.r.ded things recently, but your method takes the cake]
What was the problem with that?
It was not like I was telling them to heat the arrow in fire as well.
Some information wasn't accepted, but with many people actively partic.i.p.ating, the process of gathering and a.n.a.lyzing have gotten much faster.
This was especially the case for those who were worried about their families.
Until now, sharing information was mostly done by the Rankers, as if to tell their stories and brag about the rewards they had gained.
With more information being released, more people became confident enough to advance through the Tutorial.
The greatest benefits went those in the lower floors - Floors 1 and 2.
It was to be expected, as almost all the factors in those floors had already been a.n.a.lysed and noted.
Those who specialised or had occupations in martial arts or sports released their training tips as well.
Those really came in handy.
Especially the tips released by a personal trainer. The exercises that could be done without equipments were like rain in the desert sands.
In the Tutorial world which we were all kidnapped into, we followed its instructions out of necessity, as the system requested it, but those who truly advanced through it were only a few ranker, including me.
But, most of the people have realised the importance of clearing the Tutorial.
They may not put their lives on the line yet, but at least it gave them a reason for doing so.
There were also those who didn't jump to clearing like others, but instead supported others in their cause.
Not everyone had the same determination, but everyone was starting to ride the bandwagon.
And, these new information would help accelerate the growth of those who weren't so dedicated.
The Tutorial Walkthrough started without an issue.
[Round 3, Day 1. 00:00]
I stood on the portal as soon as Round 3 began.
The portal's light surrounded me, as I was immediately moved to the stage.
As soon as I had confirmed that the teleportation finished, I ran.
With the Wind Spirit's Blessing's 2nd effect, acceleration, my speed sped up at an exponential rate.
Had I been too rash?
I began to wonder, as the winds began to screech in my ears.
However, I saw the Goblin Instructor before I even finished that thought.
Kuwaaa!
I had gotten used to that warcry.
I've even become quite fond of him, due to the continuous battles I've had in the last few days against him. Now, it was time to say goodbye.
First, I had to reduce this speed.
The Wind Spirit's Blessing may be effective while on the move, but I was still not used to fighting with such speed.
I closed the distance by blinking into the striking range of the Instructor.
His axe swung immediately.
A quick reaction as always.
Maybe he knew about my Blink skill already.
There was no need to wait for the axe.
In fact, I ran forward and raised my s.h.i.+eld to the axe.
Thud!
With the strike hitting much closer than intended by the Instructor, there wasn't much impact on the s.h.i.+eld.
And without stopping, I stabbed the sword into his right shoulder.
All in a single motion.
I couldn't take the sword out easily, but at least it would make one of his arms useless.
The Instructor screamed once more and swung with his right arm.
It seemed he would use his size if it came to it.
I use my arm to maintain distance from him while taking a quick step backwards.
And threw out a low kick as well.
Now, with my superhuman body, I would perform the impossible feat of doing a low kick whilst traveling backwards in mid air.
There was a theory about the Strength Stat in the Community - that Strength didn’t just improve strength in arms and legs, but in all the muscles in the body.
This included muscles that were usually difficult to train like the waist or joint muscles.
If it was not