Chapter 7 of 100
Chapter 7
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<Chapter 7: The Warrior Who Regressed to Level 2>
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[You have chosen the Supporter class.]
[*Caution* This is a class that does not match your attributes. Do you still wish to choose Supporter?]
A system message appeared, highlighting the Warrior option among the choices.
The system itself was advising against such a reckless choice.
However, Seong Jihan was confident.
‘I don’t need the Warrior class right now.’
If he chose Warrior immediately, he would become a bit stronger through the class bonus.
But he didn’t need that strength to navigate the Bronze League.
With his current power, it was more than enough.
‘More importantly, I need to get the stats unique to the Supporter class in advance.’
When you change to the Supporter class, you gain a new power: Holy Power.
‘They say Holy Power grows the slowest.’
In BattleNet, there are two ways to increase stats: by allocating remaining points or by training to improve the relevant stat.
‘Strength and agility can be increased through physical training, and magic power can be raised by practicing magic, but...’
It was almost impossible to increase Holy Power through training.
‘To obtain unique stats, Holy Power needs to reach a certain level...’
If he used precious remaining points to increase Holy Power, it could backfire.
However, Seong Jihan had a way to increase his Holy Power without using points.
‘Before I heard from the Saint, I thought Holy Power could only be increased by using remaining points.’
The third-ranked member of the American First Guild, ‘Saint.’
She had taken a lot of care of Seong Jihan after he joined the guild as a refugee following the fall of Korea.
‘To the point of being annoying.’
What could a third-ranked woman have so much free time for?
She would frequently visit the guild training room where Seong Jihan was practicing and chat idly.
- Jihan~ A new steak house opened in front of the guild building. The guild members went, and it’s really delicious. Ah, I want to eat it too.
- Jihan~ Does your ability increase just by practicing? People need to rest too.
- Jihan~ Stop breaking those poor steel dolls and play with me.
Although Saint was quite noisy,
the idle chats during breaks contained a lot of high-level information.
Trends of top players around the world, their estimated stats, skills, and more...
Among these, there were also stories from the past of the top players.
Of course, Saint herself was included.
- Jihan~ Do you know how I became a Saint?
- Hmm.
- Because my Holy Power is high!
- Even if you’re born with it, the maximum is 10, right?
- Hehe... In the old Earth tutorial period, there was an amazing way to increase Holy Power.
The method Saint told him was only valid before 2020.
Considering it was late July, he needed to use this method as soon as possible.
[You have changed to the Supporter class.]
[The Supporter-exclusive stat, ‘Holy Power,’ has been added.]
[The F-rank skill ‘Heal’ has been added.]
[The F-rank skill ‘Strength’ has been added.]
[The F-rank skill ‘Barrier’ has been added.]
Despite the system’s objections, Seong Jihan changed to the Supporter class.
He checked the new skills he had obtained.
[Heal]
Skill Level: F
Required Holy Power: 8
Heals wounds.
Required Holy Power 8.
This meant he needed at least 8 Holy Power to use the skill.
But Seong Jihan’s Holy Power was pitiful.
Holy Power - 5
He couldn’t help but laugh bitterly.
This body can’t do anything well.
Strength and Barrier were also buff skills that required at least 8 Holy Power to use.
Seong Jihan smiled and closed the skill window.
‘I won’t use them.’ With the current situation, he couldn’t afford to use remaining points on Holy Power.
‘Instead, I can increase Holy Power using the method Saint mentioned.’
However, to use that method, he needed something.
The currency used in BattleNet, GP (Game Points).
And he had:
GP: 0
Seong Jihan, who had just finished the tutorial, naturally didn’t have any points.
‘I need to earn GP first. Now that GP is also rewarded, I should explore for the next game.’
GP could also be obtained through real-money transactions or the BattleNet market.
Seong Jihan looked around Yoon Sejin’s house.
Yoon Sejin had disposed of all usable items and left for Japan,
but there might still be items worth selling on the market if he looked carefully.
‘Let’s go treasure hunting.’
Seong Jihan began his thorough exploration of the penthouse.
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[Welcome to the Bronze League - Gangnam Area.]
[This mission is a Defense.]
Roar!
As soon as he was summoned into the game, roars echoed from all directions.
Im Gayoung’s brows furrowed.
‘This is the infamous zombie map...’
The Bronze League-exclusive Defense map, with 10 towers.
This mission was a simple one: four players summoned on the 10 towers had to defend against zombies climbing up the towers.
[Protect the crystal and survive the zombies.]
[The battle continues until 5 towers remain.]
Im Gayoung looked around the area where she was summoned.
A narrow rooftop space about 10 meters in diameter.
There were long walls on the left and right,
and the back was inside the castle, so there was no way for zombies to invade.
‘I only need to focus on the front.’
Thud. Thud.
Im Gayoung walked to the front of the tower and looked down.
Countless zombies, drooling, looked up at the tower.
‘...Disgusting.’
This was why she disliked this map.
Even though it was just a game, the thought of grappling with those dirty zombies made her sigh.
“Sigh.”
She needed a good party.
She sighed and waited for the others to be summoned.
Flash!
“...Ah. This map.”
A bowman was summoned and complained.
“Oh. Defense?”
Grin.
A magician with a shiny, expensive-looking staff was summoned and looked around at the two people with a meaningful smile.
Warrior. Bowman. Magician.
With three classes summoned, only the Supporter was left.
‘The people summoned so far seem to be decent.’
Im Gayoung silently observed the bowman and magician.
They all had excellent equipment.
The bowman wore at least B-rank items with the LK corporation’s emblem.
The magician, though without a guild emblem, had even more luxurious equipment than what the top 10 guilds provided.
With this level of equipment, they should be competent.
However, Im Gayoung was most concerned about the one person who hadn’t been summoned yet.
‘The Supporter is the most important in this map.’
Zombie Defense is a long-term game, so it inevitably becomes a war of attrition.
Therefore, the role of the Supporter is crucial.
If a normal Supporter comes, they should be able to survive with at least 5 towers.
While Im Gayoung was thinking this and waiting for the last person,
Flash.
A light descended on the tower, and the Supporter she had been waiting for was summoned.
And her eyes widened in shock.
“Wh...?!”
A man appeared in a black tracksuit, holding a long iron bar.
It was Seong Jihan, who had ranked first in the tutorial.
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“...”
The LK bowman looked bewildered.
Even in the Bronze League, this was the Gangnam Area.
For a Supporter to come with such equipment!
‘This is bad.’
The signs for this round were not good.
Just looking at the Supporter’s equipment made him feel like he had stepped in something unpleasant.
“Are you the Supporter?”
And.
The magician, who immediately frowned upon seeing Seong Jihan, started speaking rudely.
“Ha... Look at what you’re wearing. Are you a beggar?”
“...”
“That’s why you shouldn’t play the game during the tutorial season. What kind of idiot is here?”
The magician made a circular motion with his finger, pointing at his head.
Meaning, ‘Are you crazy?’
Seong Jihan’s eyes turned cold upon seeing this.
“What? What’s with that look?”
The magician, instead, got angry at the look.
“Ha. A noob trying to act tough? I can’t believe it. I’m not playing today.”
The magician declared he would quit the game.
Hearing this, the bowman quickly approached the magician.
“M-Magician! Please don’t... Even if the Supporter’s equipment is poor, he must have some skills to have made it here.”
The magician looked at the bowman with a bored expression.
More accurately, at the LK emblem on his armor.
“Ah. Fine. I can’t play with that guy. Do you think I bought this expensive equipment to carry noobs?”
The magician, who picked his attitude based on the person, continued to be consoled by the bowman.
“Come on, come on... Hey, Supporter, apologize.”
“Why should I?”
“Ah, well...”
Your equipment is terrible!
...He couldn’t say it outright, so he couldn’t continue.
The magician shouted again.
“Look at that guy! I was trying to hold back for the bowman, but... I won’t play until that guy kneels and apologizes!”
“Kneel? That’s a bit too much...”
What, kneel for this?
The bowman looked at the magician in disbelief.
Thud.
The magician sat on the ground, entering protest mode.
“Hey, you noob. I won’t let you off unless you kneel and apologize.”
Im Gayoung looked at the magician, who was sitting cross-legged.
He started trouble as soon as he was summoned and now demanded a kneel.
That guy, though angry in words, had a strange smile on his face.
She finally realized who this magician was.
‘The notorious magician of the Bronze League, Kim Gyuhyuk...!’
Kim Gyuhyuk.
Once a promising magician in one of the top 10 guilds,
but after four consecutive failures in the Silver promotion matches, he changed.
In team matches, he would start trouble with beginners or those he deemed easy targets.
If things didn’t go his way, he would act out like this.
Even though he would suffer level downs and other penalties for losing, he continued to cause trouble.
He was one of the three notorious troublemakers in the Bronze League, Gangnam.
‘Trash.’
A person who only picked on the weak.
Im Gayoung’s eyes filled with disgust as she looked at him.
Still, in Zombie Defense, the magician, along with the Supporter, was one of the most important roles, so she tried to reason with Kim Gyuhyuk.
However,
Thud. Thud.
Seong Jihan walked up to Kim Gyuhyuk and said lightly,
“Yeah. Don’t.”
“...What?”
Swish.
Seong Jihan grabbed the magician’s collar and lifted him up.
“Don’t play the game.”
Flick!
Kim Gyuhyuk’s body flew through the air.
His panicked face and body floating in the air seemed to slow down for a moment.
“What, what! What the hell!”
Kim Gyuhyuk’s scream was soon
Roar!
Drowned out by the roar of the zombie horde below.
Crunch. Crunch!
The sound of being devoured was heard a few times.
Flash.
Kim Gyuhyuk returned to the top of the tower, his original position.
He had used one of the three resurrection chances in the Defense game.
“You, you crazy...!”
Just as Kim Gyuhyuk was about to curse,
Seong Jihan, who had been looking at him with a puzzled expression, said,
“You’re still alive?”
“Huh?”
For a few seconds, silence filled the air due to the unexpected response.
Suddenly, Seong Jihan clapped his hands and immediately grabbed Kim Gyuhyuk’s collar again.
“Oh, there’s resurrection in Bronze?”
“...?”
“Then, let’s do it again.”
Kim Gyuhyuk’s body flew into the air once more.
“Ugh... Ugh!”