Seol Jihu still had his eyes widened. Soon, the fierce light in his eyes subsided, and he fell into a daze.

‘I won?’

He checked once again. Perhaps because he had squeezed out every ounce of his strength to swing his spear, the Orc Champion’s head had flown far away and its body was lying facedown on the plaza.

‘I really won?’

He couldn’t believe it no matter how many times he confirmed it. Seol Jihu was blankly staring into the air when he found a message window floating there.

[Class Ability, ‘Flash Step (Lowest)’, has been created.]

‘…I see. I learned Flash Step….’

Seol Jihu let out a sigh of relief and looked ahead again. The Orc Champion had fallen. He had personally cut off its neck.

Seol Jihu had to put in great effort to keep his eyes from closing. The moment he lost his focus, he felt like tears would pour down.

‘Did I cry this easily?’

He realized he had been crying often ever since he entered Paradise. He knew this, yet he still wanted to cry.

He didn’t think he would win. He thought he would die. Truly.

At that moment, a loud shout struck his ears. The sniffling Seol Jihu jolted in surprise and looked around. The plaza was echoing with the roars of humans. The Orcs had lost their fighting spirit and were starting to get pushed back.

After seeing all this with a dazed look, Seol Jihu snapped out and put strength into his numb legs.

The war wasn’t over yet.

*

Seol Jihu climbed up to the grass field supported by Kazuki. He had squeezed out every ounce of his strength to fight the Orc Champion, and because he continued to fight afterward in a groggy state, he was now thoroughly exhausted.

But the result spoke for itself. All 110 participants had made it out alive. Of course, most of them were injured in some way, but the result was still fantastic.

There were two reasons for this success. The first reason was Kazuki’s quick assassination of the Orc Shaman, and the second, more important reason was Seol Jihu defeating the Orc Champion early on.

To be precise, they had used the Orcs’ military system against them. When a commander-class...