Return of the Sword God-Rank Civil Servant novel Chapter 673

[ The victorious leader is ‘An Su-ho.’ ]

[ Please select the faction you wish to preserve. ]

A selection window appeared before his eyes.

Naturally, he selected his original faction, the one Ruin belonged to.

[ The leader has selected the surviving faction. ]

[ All members of the selected faction will survive. ]

[ All members of the faction that was not selected will be eliminated. ]

“Eliminated?”

“Uh?”

“How?”

At that moment.

Swish!

Along with the notification that they had been eliminated, the remaining giants who had barely survived vanished without a trace in an instant.

They did not die by exploding or anything like that. They simply disappeared in an instant, exactly as the words implied.

[ The trial has ended. ]

At the same time, the trial ended.

Jack approached and spoke.

- You handled that splendidly, Master.

“It was a decent strategy, wasn’t it?”

- I believe it was the most rational one. Just as you said, Master, we could not conduct a pointless experiment using the lives of our own people.

That was exactly right.

He could not conduct such an experiment using the lives of his own people.

Of course, that did not mean their lives were not precious either.

That was why, at first, he had considered giving them a chance.

He had considered telling them that they had never even spoken to him once and had merely been enthralled by Graul, so he would give them a chance even now.

But he soon abandoned the idea.

That method was certainly merciful and could have allowed him to gain more people, but from another perspective, because their lives were being held hostage, there was a high chance that all of them would submit regardless of their true feelings.

‘If more than half of them submit, I’ll have to choose people from among those who submitted and kill them anyway.’

That was why he had simply killed them immediately.

If he had to kill people from among them anyway, he could use this opportunity to make an example of them and show the cold and decisive side of their new king.

Soon, Ruin and Uven approached and offered their congratulations.

“Congratulations, Commander. You passed this trial wisely and intelligently once again.”

“I think it was a brilliant strategy.”

Their eyes were filled with trust.

It was because through this trial, they had learned that Su-ho would protect his own people without abandoning them until the very end.

“I’m glad the gamble worked. No one died or was injured, right?”

“Everyone is safe thanks to your protection, Commander.”

“That’s a relief.”

[ Information about the next trial will now be provided. ]

[ Voting for the next trial will now begin. ]

A system notification.

It concerned the next trial.

But another vote?

Everyone raised their heads and frowned.

[ Only one giant may participate in the next trial. ]

[ All giants who are not selected will be eliminated and returned to their original locations. ]

[ Voting will end after one day. It will end early if everyone casts their vote. Revoting is also not permitted. ]

[ Voting will now begin. ]

The full voting conditions were revealed.

But this time, the conditions were strict.

Everyone except the single person elected would be eliminated.

Su-ho narrowed his eyes.

At the same time, he understood.

‘So this is why they made us fight a faction battle first.’

And why they had exchanged the factions.

There had been an intention behind everything.

The Giant King Competition was a place where the Giant King was selected, and the remaining giants were destined to have no choice but to pledge loyalty to the Giant King.

Then would it not be better if they were people who would serve him with all their hearts?

The Giant King Competition was not a simple competition where giants competed against one another, but a place that distinguished those who were truly worthy.

Was that why?

Everyone wore similar expressions.

Ruin spoke.

“It seems this is as far as we go. Please make sure you become king.”

Uven also spoke.

“Thank you for bringing us this far without letting us be killed. I sincerely hope you become king.”

Starting with them.

“Thank you!”

“You can do it!”

“I knew from the beginning that it would be you!”

“Now I can let go of my worries and wait in peace.”

“You have to be the one who goes, right?”

“My king!”

Su-ho’s giants each offered him words of encouragement.

A chuckle escaped him.

Was it because only Su-ho’s giants remained?

Not a single person among those who remained coveted the sole position.

Su-ho had no intention of pretending to be humble either.

“Yeah, thank you, everyone. I’ll make sure I live up to your expectations.”

After exchanging greetings for a while, the voting began.

The vote ended quickly.

After all, it was a vote whose answer had already been decided.

[ Voting has ended. ]

[ The results will be announced. ]

[ Out of a total of 226 votes, candidate An Su-ho received 226 votes and has been elected as the giant who will challenge the next trial. ]

[ Congratulations. ]

[ Those who were not selected will be returned as scheduled. ]

A return notification.

The bodies of the 225 people, excluding Su-ho from the total of 226, began to glow white.

“We’ll be going.”

“We’re leaving.”

“I’m off.”

“Do well.”

“Good luck!”

Countless words of encouragement.

And with a flash! everyone disappeared.

Now, the only person remaining in Apophis was Su-ho.

Perhaps the true Giant King Competition was only beginning now.

[ As voting has ended, the next trial will begin. ]

[ You will be moved to a special trial ground for the sole challenger. ]

A movement notification.

His vision changed, and when he opened his eyes again, what he saw was a blazing sun and an endless expanse of sand...... in other words, a desert.

[ A special rune will be provided for the sole challenger. ]

[ Please use the rune immediately. ]