I Became a Gallery Newbie Beloved by Transcendents

Title: But why are they trying to kill other players?
Author: ㅇㅇ*

-There must be a definite benefit, right? That’s why they’re trying to kill.

ㄴ There is a definite benefit. Killing a player for your first murder guarantees a level increase of 2.
ㄴ After that, it’s just like hunting regular monsters, where the experience gained varies depending on the level.

ㄴ Pioneer) The rest are just cases of trying to kill to steal the other person’s items, or cases of insanity.

ㄴ There are also many pleasure killers who lived ordinary lives but suddenly fell into this strange place called the Tower where laws became useless, so they go around killing.
ㄴ ArchMage) Quite a lot.

Han Yuseong recalled the discussions in the gallery before being summoned to the exchange meeting.

‘Guaranteed level 2 increase.’

That would certainly be enough motivation for a player who hadn’t committed their first murder yet to do such a crazy thing.

Baek Jin-young continued to point his sword at Han Yuseong.

“First, put down the item you got for being first place in the exchange meeting score on the ground, then raise both hands and stand.”

Han Yuseong faced Baek Jin-young and opened his mouth.

“Since when have you two been a team?”

Baek Jin-young, with a smirk, willingly provided the answer.

“We met at the last exchange meeting and became friends. That’s why we were summoned together this time.”

Baek Jin-young continued.

“When one of us doesn’t get first place, we agreed to kill the player who did and steal their item. That’s what we planned for this exchange meeting. Oh, if you’re thinking of stalling and returning to your tower, you’d better forget it. If you take damage when that circular white light appears, the return is canceled.”

Baek Jin-young even mentioned facts that Han Yuseong already knew from his senior Transcendent Gallery members.
When Han Yuseong remained silent after hearing this, Baek Jin-young tilted his head.

“Are you unable to react due to fear, or are you reluctant to give up the item you’ve obtained?”

Baek Jin-young turned his head towards Sun Haoran.

“Then we’ll have to take it from your drop after killing you. Sun Haoran, kill him.”

Sun Haoran raised the corners of his mouth.

“Sure thing.”

Han Yuseong knew why they were looking down on him so much.
It was obvious.

< 3 >.

The number floating above his head.
That single number.

That must be the source of their confidence to approach without hesitation.

“I was aiming for the last hit. Why did you throw your spear and steal the last hit there? That Kobold bastard didn’t even dodge and took a direct hit. It’s because me and the others had already worn it down.”

Baek Jin-young clicked his tongue and continued.

“Laura, I don’t know why that bitch from the Hard difficulty is so unworthy of her difficulty. She didn’t even know I was from the same Hard difficulty. She just raised her nose when I acted subservient, tsk.”

Baek Jin-young didn’t realize.
That Han Yuseong had made a decision after hearing what he just said.

Han Yuseong asked casually.

“So you’re from Hard, and your friend?”

Baek Jin-young snickered.

“That friend is from Normal. But still someone you can’t beat.”

Bwoong-

Sun Haoran waved his spear tip in front of Han Yuseong’s eyes.

“Consider yourself unlucky, 3rd floor.”

Sun Haoran said that as he stepped forward with his right foot. The spear rushed in like an arrow.

Swish-!

The shaft of the spear shot up into the air.

“…Huh?”

Sun Haoran’s dumbfounded voice echoed.

Light flashed once more in his vision.

This time he couldn’t make a sound.

Blood was gushing from his neck.

“Kuk… Kuuk!”

Sun Haoran dropped his spear and grasped his neck with both hands.

“Kuuuk!”

But that didn’t stop the blood from flowing.

Sun Haoran’s body, collapsed on the ground, writhed like a bug. Soon, the writhing stopped completely.
His breath had been cut off.

“……”

Baek Jin-young swallowed hard as he looked at the pool of blood that had flowed from Sun Haoran’s neck.

He felt incredibly stupid.
As if his thoughts had stopped.

A 3rd floor resident.
A player who had just cleared the 2nd floor had killed Sun Haoran, a 7th floor resident.
Something incomprehensible had happened.
Baek Jin-young’s mind was filled with confusion.

Baek Jin-young looked at Han Yuseong.
In Han Yuseong’s hand was now a sword.

[Great Sword Karnavalt].
It was the sword he had just received as a reward for ranking first in the exchange meeting score.

Han Yuseong opened his mouth.

“I was lucky.”

Looking at the number ‘8’ floating above Baek Jin-young’s head.

“…What?”
“I said I was lucky to kill Sun Haoran.”

With those words, Han Yuseong walked forward.
Baek Jin-young was standing in front.

It’s a strange thing.
That guy’s hand instantly killed Sun Haoran.

But still, he’s just 3rd floor.
The floor number floating above Han Yuseong’s head and the Hard difficulty tower he came from made Baek Jin-young’s body move.

‘I’ll kill him.’

Mana flowed from Baek Jin-young’s mana heart.

[Mana Body Enhancement Lv.2 – Activating skill.]

Baek Jin-young swung his sword, a scimitar, diagonally upwards.
A white trajectory rushed towards Han Yuseong’s upper body.

‘I hit him…!’

Baek Jin-young’s certainty was immediately twisted.
The scimitar ended up slicing through the air.

Thud!

“Kueok!”

Baek Jin-young looked down at his abdomen.
The handle of Han Yuseong’s sword, Karnavalt, had struck his stomach.

Whack!

This time his head was thrown back.
Han Yuseong’s fist had connected with his chin.

Barely holding onto his fading consciousness, Baek Jin-young quickly gathered his sword and swung it horizontally.
Han Yuseong’s eyes gleamed as he tracked the trajectory.

He recovered his posture immediately after taking the hit.
And then came an attack as fast as lightning. Baek Jin-young’s attack was sufficiently threatening.

Ting!

“Your combat sense itself doesn’t seem bad.”

Baek Jin-young’s scimitar shot up into the air.
Baek Jin-young’s right arm was raised high.

“But you lack too much strength.”

Crunch!

Han Yuseong’s low kick caused Baek Jin-young’s leg to sink into the ground.

“Aaaaargh!”

He approached Baek Jin-young, who was rolling on the ground clutching his left leg, and twisted up his right elbow.

Crack! Snap-!

He broke the shoulder joint.

“Kiaaaaaaah!”

The grotesquely bent right arm went limp.
The shoulder had been completely dislocated.

Han Yuseong bent down and made eye contact with Baek Jin-young, who was trembling all over while clutching his right arm.

“Can you see this?”

Since Baek Jin-young could only see Han Yuseong waving his hand in the air, he shook his head.

Can other climbers see the Transcendent Gallery?
That was the question he was confirming.

Han Yuseong spoke again.

“Use words. Don’t use actions.”

Baek Jin-young had no thought of defying Han Yuseong’s words.

“I, I just see you moving your hand in the air.”

Fear had taken root too deeply in such a short time.

“Your level?”

Han Yuseong decided to ask about the things he was curious about one by one.
Baek Jin-young answered with a trembling voice.

“Si, sixteen…”

Perhaps because he was a 21st century Earthling.
His level had risen quite a bit, as Han Yuseong had expected.

“Strength, Agility, Vitality, Mana. In that order.”

Baek Jin-young’s lips trembled.

“If I tell you… will you let me live?”
“That depends on you.”

Baek Jin-young bit his lip for a moment, then spoke again.

“Status window… Strength 38, Agility 36, Vitality 49, Mana 21.”

Except for Vitality, everything was about half of Han Yuseong’s stats.
Considering he had just gained 2 levels from killing Sun Haoran, the gap was even wider.

“Did you also form parties of at least five or six people when clearing floors?”

“…Why are you asking something so obvious?”

Han Yuseong carefully stored everything Baek Jin-young said in his mind.

Baek Jin-young, lying down, was turning his thoughts.

‘This guy has no intention of letting me live.’

A guy who didn’t hesitate to kill Sun Haoran.
That guy was now staring at the empty space above, seemingly distracted.

‘I have to kill him.’

It took only a moment for the decision to turn into action.

Whoosh!

Baek Jin-young, who had been wriggling like a bug, rapidly raised his upper body. In his left hand was the scimitar he had dropped earlier.

Slash!

He stabbed.
He definitely stabbed the 3rd floor bastard.
But that belief was wrong again this time.

In the right hand of the 3rd floor guy, who had dodged his killing intent like a ghost, was an unfamiliar dagger.

Thud.

That dagger was aimed at his neck.
Baek Jin-young’s body collapsed to the floor again.

Blood flows.
He’s dying.

During this process, Baek Jin-young thought deeply.
Who the hell is that bastard?

His own fault was clear, after all.

< 3 >.

He had become too fixated on that damn number.

A 3rd floor resident who had just cleared the 2nd floor.
Yet an incredibly strong person.

At this moment when his life should be flashing before his eyes, ironically, a single scoreboard came to mind.

《 2nd Floor – Score Ranking 》
1st Place – Private : 1,532 points

The 2nd floor score ranking he had seen just before entering the exchange meeting and laughed hollowly at.

“…1532?”

Baek Jin-young’s barely uttered words reached Han Yuseong’s ears.

“Too late, it’s meaningless in this situation now.”

At those words, Baek Jin-young opened his mouth to say more, but couldn’t utter the next words.
Baek Jin-young’s body went limp as his breath was cut off.

Tsk.

Han Yuseong clicked his tongue.

Title: What if a player tries to kill me. I guess I should kill them too.
Author: ㅇㅇ*

ㄴ HeavenlyDemon) Why are you asking something so obvious.
ㄴ LightSword) Kill them.
ㄴ ArchMage) Find out what you’re curious about by your standards and then kill them.

ㄴ Priestess) Kill!
ㄴ IceQueen) Freeze them! Make sure there are no future troubles! Everything must be thorough!
ㄴ DragonKing) Beltui- I like the consensus. Kill them.

ㄴ Pioneer) Well… you have to kill them, I guess.
ㄴ AbsoluteMonarch) That’s the Tower. That’s the world. You should give up on being pure.
ㄴ ClosedRoomTheorist) Old man. It should be integrity fuck – This world is made up of closed rooms

ㄴ That’s a worthless concern for real
ㄴ Be more suspicious of players than NPCs. At least some NPCs have pure intentions
ㄴ Look at how they’re all saying to kill without exception lololololol