Chapter 16 of 100
Chapter 16
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<Chapter 16: The God of Martial Arts Who Regressed to Level 2>
‘It’s been a while since I’ve seen someone use that.’
A one-time-use resurrection item, the Cross of Resurrection.
Despite its powerful effect of resurrection, it was rarely used in important matches, such as national league games, promotion matches, or guild battles, where its use was prohibited.
‘The penalty is also quite severe.’
If one used the Cross of Resurrection and died again, their current ranking would be reset to last place, regardless of their position, and they would receive triple penalties, such as experience point reduction and GP loss.
It was an item that would only result in a loss unless one could guarantee a first-place finish.
‘And this item has a fatal flaw.’
Seong Ji-han had been waiting even after seeing BJ Geumbit die, all because he noticed that ‘flaw.’
‘From the look of his surprise, it seems the flaw of the Cross of Resurrection wasn’t known in 2020.’
Seong Ji-han thought to himself and looked around.
There were only monsters summoned to the Colosseum nearby, gathered in groups.
There were no signs of other players.
‘Why are they so far away? Guys.’
He didn’t realize that the players had fled to avoid conflict after witnessing his battle with BJ Geumbit.
Seong Ji-han swallowed his disappointment as he saw the players far away.
I need to kill 10, so this is problematic.
“I need to secure at least 0.1 kills as I go.”
0.1 kills.
That was the value of the lives of the monsters in the Colosseum.
Seong Ji-han scanned his surroundings and then ran towards the place where the largest group of monsters was gathered.
At that moment, an achievement window appeared above his eyes.
[Eliminate the Goblin Champion.]
[Goblins are the weakest but most numerous monsters in the Colosseum. The Goblin Champion has become their leader and is trying to win the Colosseum. Defeat him before he gathers more goblins.]
[Reward: 500 Achievement Points]
Champion monsters.
Occasionally encountered in the game, these elite monsters had abilities 3 to 5 times higher than regular monsters.
Equipped with powerful gear and special skills, they were difficult to defeat.
Players usually avoided champion monsters in such situations.
‘A bonus mission.’ This was only true for regular players; Seong Ji-han saw it as a bonus.
‘500 Achievement Points. It’s a bit of a hassle, but... I’m going that way anyway.’
Seong Ji-han’s body accelerated instantly, and he charged towards the goblin group.
Without using a charge skill like BJ Geumbit, Seong Ji-han shot forward like a cannonball.
“Kyeok! Kyeok! What? What is that...! Throw rocks, throw rocks!”
A large Goblin Champion, about 2 meters tall, quickly urged his goblins.
Bang! Bang!
But the heads of the leading goblins exploded one after another.
Seong Ji-han’s charge was like a bulldozer.
The small goblins, standing at about 1 meter tall, couldn’t stop him at all.
“Gah...!”
Swish!
A giant kitchen knife split the goblin’s body like tofu.
Green blood splattered everywhere.
The Goblin Champion’s eyes widened.
The 40 goblin subordinates he had gathered were cut down and exploded in an instant, their bodies rolling on the ground.
“Kwaaaaa!”
The Goblin Champion, trying to overcome his fear, shouted and charged at Seong Ji-han.
Smack!
The iron club smashed into his head, and simultaneously, the kitchen knife sliced through his chest.
[Normal Quest: ‘Eliminate the Goblin Champion’ completed.]
[500 Achievement Points obtained.]
Along with the quest completion message,
[In the correct order, I shattered the heretic’s head and tore out his heart.]
[I followed the proper method.]
[The holy relic adds power to the user’s divine energy.]
[Divine Energy +1]
He even received an unexpected bonus.
‘Shatter the head and tear out the heart... this was the order?’
Seong Ji-han looked at his iron club and kitchen knife with a bewildered expression.
The two weapons he had bought cheaply from the BattleNet Market.
[Alien Holy Relic - Heretic Cooking Set (D-Rank)]
- Kitchen knife and club.
- This set item only reveals its true power when both are equipped simultaneously.
- On a certain planet in the alien world, this is used to ‘cook’ heretics in a specific way.
Although the item was D-Rank,
It was extremely cheap because the set required both a club and a kitchen knife, making it difficult to use.
He had brought them, thinking he might gain divine energy while using them.
He didn’t expect to discover a specific order while killing the Goblin Champion.
‘From now on, I need to defeat enemies in this order.’ Seong Ji-han looked at the Heretic Cooking Set item description again.
The Heretic Cooking Set, which was D-Rank before gaining divine energy, had dropped to F-Rank.
Since 1 point of divine energy had been absorbed by Seong Ji-han, the rank had dropped.
‘Still, it’s F-Rank, so I can gain more divine energy.’
Seong Ji-han looked around.
Where should he go next to achieve 10 kills and gain more divine energy?
‘There seem to be many players over there.’
He soon found a place where several players were fighting.
‘Let’s go.’
* * *
BJ Geumbit, who had logged out of the game, sat in the BattleNet Connector with a dazed expression.
‘To be completely defeated in Bronze...’
Geumbit’s BattleTube channel was already in chaos due to the criticism from the Sword King’s fans.
- Wasn’t this person Gold?
- To be this useless!
- So, Gold is playing in Bronze. Tsk tsk!
BJ Geumbit left a short comment, “I’m sorry for not meeting your expectations,” and turned off the broadcast.
His next action was to search for Seong Ji-han on BattleTube from inside the BattleNet Connector.
Although he could access BattleTube on a computer or smartphone, it felt more realistic to watch it inside the BattleNet Connector.
‘3,123 concurrent viewers... more than I expected.’
A Bronze player.
Especially one who had only played three games, Seong Ji-han had more viewers than expected.
Perhaps the aftereffects of the previous Sword King-related broadcast were still lingering.
Indeed, Seong Ji-han’s channel had over 8,000 subscribers.
- Seong Ji-han. 7th kill.
- When killing a champion monster, he shatters the head and slices the chest, and then performs the same actions on the next player he encounters.
- 8th, 8th kill. He’s adding kills rapidly.
- He might really achieve 10 kills!
Seong Ji-han’s channel had closed two-way communication.
While Seong Ji-han focused on the game and didn’t read the chat, the viewers chatted among themselves.
However, the chat in Seong Ji-han’s channel was filled with comments that showed a high level of expertise.
- His abilities are far beyond the Bronze level.
- According to the scouting system, he has a strength of 35 and agility of 38. This far exceeds the Bronze League’s stat limit of 25.
- What’s even more surprising is that he seems to have room to spare. He’s definitely not using his full power.
- I wonder what gift he possesses...
- I can confidently say he is the most promising player in this Gangnam League.
‘Several scouts are already on him.’
The way they analyzed Seong Ji-han’s actions and estimated his stats was not something ordinary people could do; it was the method used by guild-affiliated scouts.
- If his gift is revealed, several guilds will likely offer him recruitment.
- There is some risk due to his connection to the Sword King, but his abilities are truly fantastic.
- However, it’s uncertain whether the top 10 guilds, which are monitoring public opinion, will make recruitment offers.
- After all, he’s still just a Bronze player.
If Seong Ji-han had shown these abilities without any connection to the Sword King, all the top 10 domestic companies would have already offered him guild membership.
However, because of his special position as the Sword King’s brother-in-law and the enmity he had attracted from the Sword King’s fans, the large guilds were hesitant to make recruitment offers.
‘To show such abilities and still hesitate to offer recruitment... public opinion must be complicated.’
BJ Geumbit thought to himself as he read the chat.
- That guy must have taken something from the Sword King.
- That tracksuit... could it be an SSS-grade item?
- Sir, that’s a plausible theory.
- Yes! The Sword King must be lecturing him now because he keeps stealing things.
‘Really... ignorant people.’
More nonsense from the Sword King’s fans.
But since their opinions carry weight, the guilds are hesitant.
BJ Geumbit thought this as he scrolled through the chat.
“Wow...!”
When Seong Ji-han clashed with an enemy, he exclaimed in amazement.
“How... how does he dodge that attack?”
“Oh... what a clean strike!”
Even to the eyes of a former Gold player, Seong Ji-han’s attacks were impressive.
How can a Bronze player fight so well?
- Wow, 9th kill achieved...
- How does he break heads so easily?
- Will he get 10 kills?
- He’s doing it all alone.
Seeing the reactions of the general viewers to Seong Ji-han’s performance,
‘This kind of reaction should be on my channel...’
He felt a sense of unease, thinking that his deep-sea exploration content might be overshadowed by Seong Ji-han.
Smack!
Even as Seong Ji-han shattered another player’s head,
- 10 kills! 10 kills in the survival match!
He found himself participating in the chat without realizing it.
- Why is Geumbit here?
- You contributed 20% to the 10 kills...
- Is that the guy who lost twice?
- Yes.
‘Oh, the ID...’
BJ Geumbit.
He shouldn’t have used this ID.
If he had used this, he shouldn’t have participated in the chat.
Geumbit regretted his actions for a moment but then continued.
- 10 kills in a survival match is a record achieved in Korea for the first time since the Sword King Yun Se-jin! An amazing record!
- Yeah, but you lost twice.
- Haha. My death will be the opening scene in the epic story of player Seong Ji-han...
- Crazy...
- You were calling him the Grim Reaper.
- Yes, you were right. The Grim Reaper is correct, but it’s not me. Seong Ji-han is my Grim Reaper!
- Yeah, I’m unsubscribing.
His fingers, typing the chat, seemed to be enjoying it.
* * *
[In the survival map, ‘Colosseum,’ you have achieved 10 kills.]
[Hidden Quest: ‘Achieve 10 kills in the Colosseum’ completed.]
[5,000 Achievement Points obtained as a reward.]
‘5,000... quite a good amount.’
The Colosseum map, where 100 players battle until 50 remain.
Achieving 10 kills alone here is a truly difficult feat.
Honestly, it’s an impossible achievement without Seong Ji-han’s exceptional martial prowess.
5,000 Achievement Points might seem small, but...
‘Still, I’ve earned 5,600 Achievement Points in one game and gained 2 points of divine energy...’
Seong Ji-han looked at the equipment he held, the ‘Heretic Cooking Set.’
The item had changed from E-Rank to F-Rank, and its name had become ‘Alien Holy Relic (F-Rank).’
The remaining 1 point of divine energy he absorbed from killing four more players.
This is all I can get from today’s game.
‘When I log out, I should try to obtain a unique stat.’
As he thought this, waiting for the game to end,
[Hidden Quest completed.]
[An Epic Quest has been unlocked.]
‘Epic... Quest?’
Seong Ji-han looked at the new quest window that appeared before him.
[Epic Quest]
- Find the Shadow Queen in the audience seats of the Colosseum map and provoke her.
[Reward: 50,000 Achievement Points / Favor of the Throne ‘Shadow Queen’]
‘Favor of the Throne...!’ Seong Ji-han’s eyes widened in shock.