' At that time, it seemed to say something like a player. '

But just like that time, Cheng Jin-Woo still couldn't understand what these words meant.

System, growth, punishment, reward.

These are all familiar but unfamiliar words.

'How do you grow, and what are the rewards?'

These game words appear one after another, and there is no explanation, it is strange to understand.

He skipped the words for a moment and started reading the next letter.

[Daily task: 'Prepare to become a strong man'] (unconfirmed)

Glancing at the meaningful title, Cheng Jin-Woo swallowed subconsciously.

Heart started pounding.

'confirm. '

jingle!

[Daily task: 'Prepare to become a strong man']

100 push-ups: progress (0/100)

100 sit-ups: progress (0/100)

Squat 100 times: progress (0/100)

Running 10km: Progress (0/10)

Warning: Failure to complete the daily task will be punished by the corresponding level.

After reading the letter, Cheng Jin-Woo laughed and said, "Hahaha...that's true."

Cheng Jin-Woo felt a deep sense of powerlessness.

I originally thought that this daily task called preparing for the strong should be something very powerful, but it turned out to be a list of physical exercises...

However, if you really follow this list, your body will get stronger.

Is this what the system calls growth and rewards?

'In this way...'

He remembered that he had read such a sentence in a book, "People with inner problems should pay more attention to their inner voice.".

'One sees only what one wishes to see...'

Then how much did he want to become stronger to have this illusion?

He felt a little funny, but also felt a little bitter.

'If everyone can become powerful through this fantasy, who would suffer... ? '

Cheng Jin-Woo shook his head.

Cheng Jin-Woo suddenly felt like a fool, even trying to find the answer from this fantasy.

'Forget it, leave it alone. '

Cheng Jin-Woo was lying on the bed with big characters, staring blankly at the ceiling.

"..."

Time passed by, but he did nothing.

Just as the silence in the ward gradually became suffocating...

Cheng Jin-Woo suddenly sat up from the bed.

'just in case......'

What if something actually changes?

In his mind, unknown expectations and uncertain doubts were intertwined, and he began to think about whether to 'try once' after all.

'There's nothing to lose anyway. '

Just take it as an exercise that is beneficial to the body, why not do it?

He finally made up his mind.

'Just try it. '

Cheng Jin-Woo got out of bed, and after warming up a bit, he supported the edge of the bed with both hands and did push-ups.

"one two Three......"

The numbers increased rapidly from the beginning.

"...ninety-seven, ninety-eight, ninety-nine, one hundred."

Now that I started, I insisted on finishing 100. But nothing has changed.

Except for some muscle soreness.

"What am I doing..."

Cheng Jin-Woo smiled helplessly and stood up.

【Congratulations on becoming a 'player'】(read)

[Daily task: 'Prepare to become a strong man'] (read)

All letters are now marked as 'read'.

There is no more 'unread letter' prompt, and he doesn't want to play with this fantasy anymore.

This is enough.

Cheng Jin-Woo closed the mailbox without hesitation.

"Aha......"

Cheng Jin-Woo yawned and lay down again. He hadn't exercised like this for a long time, and he felt sleepy.

The sky outside the window has darkened.

'It's already so late. '

The chief of the supervision section seems to have said that the medical expenses this time will be borne by the association.

Anyway, they have already moved in, so it seems good to have a full body checkup and leave after the body recovers.

He thought that the day when he was discharged from the hospital after undergoing a general health examination was not far away. Thinking about this, Cheng Xiaoyu lay lazily on the bed.

'These hallucinations and auditory hallucinations will disappear after a while...'

He slowly closed his eyes.

Cheng Jin-Woo soon fell asleep.

Tick, tick.

Cheng Jin-Woo was sound asleep, but the hands of the clock on the wall were still turning continuously.

The pointer turned around and around, and after an unknown amount of time, the pointer pointed to eleven fifty-nine minutes and fifty-seven seconds.

Tick, tick, tick one

fifty-eight, fifty-nine, sixty-one

The pointer finally stopped at the position of 0:00:00:00:00.

jingle-

[You have not completed the daily task. For a limited time, you will be moved to the 'Punishment Zone'. 】

***

Rumble rumble!

Feeling the violent shaking of his body, Cheng Jin-Woo opened his eyes suddenly.

"Earth, earthquake?!"

He sat up quickly and grabbed the edge of the bed. The violent shaking made it difficult for him to maintain his balance.

Boom boom boom!!!

As time went by, the vibrations became more intense.

at this time.

Pasha—

The edge of the bed that he was holding on to to save his life suddenly broke, no, the edge of the bed did not break, but disappeared.

Jin-Woo looked at his palm. The broken edge of the bed disappeared, replaced by a handful of sand?!

'sand? ! '

pasa one

The edge of the bed on the other side also turned to sand.

The tremor became stronger.

Rumble rumble!

"Ugh!!"

Cheng Jin-Woo fell off the bed. He screamed and ran around the ward.

At the same time, the objects in the ward turned into sand.

"Ahhh!!"

bang bang.

Cheng Jin-Woo fell to the ground.

He felt the soft touch of his fingertips. It's some fine grains of sand.

The earthquake also stopped.

"Bah! Bah!"

Seong Jin-Woo spat out the sand in his mouth and raised his head hastily.

"...?!"

What came into view was the endless sea of ​​sand.

Cheng Jin-Woo frowned and got up. The sand in the clothes also rustled down. He brushed the sand off his body and looked around.

Sand is everywhere you look.

"Could it be the desert...?"

This must be a dream.

Just now, he was still lying in a hospital bed in the city center. But when he opened his eyes again, he was in a desert?

Cheng Jin-Woo grabbed a handful of sand, and when he let go, the fine sand fell straight to the ground.

'There is no wind. '

It's not just that there is no wind. When he looked up, it was pitch black, with no stars or moon.

The entire sky was empty, nothing, as if soaked in ink.

"Where the **** is this?"

Chapter 10 Daily Tasks

at this time.

Swish Swish Swish One

The sand around him sank suddenly, forming a huge slope.

"Uh, uh ah ah!"

Cheng Jin-Woo kicked his legs desperately to prevent from sinking. The sand pit was getting bigger and bigger, and finally Cheng Jin-Woo managed to climb out of the sand pit with difficulty.