Chapter 8 of 100
Chapter 8
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<Chapter 8: The Warrior Who Regressed to Level 2>
The moment he resurrected, Kim Kyouhyuk, the wizard, was once again thrown out of the tower by Seong Jihan.
“Shield!”
This time, upon his second resurrection, he immediately cast a protective spell.
‘For a supporter, you seem to have some strength. But you’re still just a supporter!’
Kim Kyouhyuk, the wizard, believed in his magic.
His level was 15, after all.
He was far beyond the level of those who had just completed the tutorial.
Yet, he was summoned to this game purely because he had been continuously causing trouble, leading to his match level being lowered.
‘This guy. I’ll teach him a lesson!’
With his shield up, he began to cast a spell.
“Fire...”
He was about to use a Fireball to turn Seong Jihan into a roasted chicken, but...
Crack-
As Seong Jihan's hand touched the semi-transparent shield, it shattered like an eggshell.
“Wha...?!”
“This time, if you die, there’s only one chance left.”
Seong Jihan smiled, grabbed the shocked Kim Kwho’s collar, and said,
“Go.”
Whoosh.
Once again, the wizard’s body flew through the air and plummeted to the bottom of the tower.
Roar!
The zombies, grateful for the wizard who had flown over to be their prey, cheered.
Crunch. Crunch!
The unpleasant sound echoed once more.
When the sound stopped,
Flash.
Kim Kyouhyuk, who had resurrected for the last time, shouted in a fit of panic.
“Wait, wait! Just a moment!”
If he died now, he would definitely be the last place.
Kim Kyouhyuk felt a chill down his spine.
‘The penalty for being last... is too severe!’
He thought that if he caused trouble, the other side would either back down or someone would intervene to end the situation.
He never expected that this guy would throw him away.
‘If my level drops again...’
In Battle.net, your level decreases if you perform poorly in the game.
If your level drops due to a loss, the stats you gained from leveling up are lost.
While it was fine that the stats could be regained by leveling up again,
‘The skills will be deleted!’
The problem was that the skills would be deleted.
Skills are more difficult to learn than the stats gained from leveling up, and the penalty for deletion is more lenient compared to the stats.
Therefore, a skill is only deleted if your level drops five levels below the minimum required level to learn it.
However, in Kim Kyouhyuk’s case,
‘If I die again this time... it will definitely be deleted.’
If he died one more time, he would lose the chance to resurrect.
He would be the first to die in this defense game, and his level would drop.
His level would become 14, and the skill he had learned at level 20 from the Battle.net market for a large sum of money would be lost.
‘This guy. I’ll deal with you later.’
While grinding his teeth in anger, Kim Kyouhyuk outwardly showed his intention to surrender.
“Alright. I get your skills! You don’t have to apologize to me! I’ll participate in the game seriously from now on.”
“...”
“Hey, I’m level 15. I’m the most useful fire wizard in this map. I’ll carry the game properly.”
“Ooh! Good decision!”
The archer, who had been anxiously watching the conflict, was delighted.
It was a relief that things were going well, considering that Kim Kyouhyuk, one of the three notorious troublemakers in Gangnam and a famous troll, had bent so easily.
‘...A level 15 player who participated in the Silver promotion match?’
Lim Gayoung found it absurd when Kim Kyouhyuk revealed his level.
However, since the troublemaker had surrendered first, she thought the game would now proceed properly.
“Is that it?”
Until Seong Jihan, who had been listening silently, stretched out his hand again.
“...Huh?”
Swish.
Seong Jihan grabbed Kim Kyouhyuk’s collar again.
“Saying ‘you don’t have to apologize’ makes it look like I started the trouble.”
“Wait...!”
“Next time, show some respect.”
Swish!
Kim Kyouhyuk screamed as he fell to the bottom of the tower.
“Ah...”
The archer stretched out his hand in a daze, but it was already too late to catch him.
Crunch!
[The Mage class ‘Kim Kyouhyuk’ has fallen.]
[Kim Kyouhyuk has been eliminated from this game.]
In the defense map that required a four-person party...
The wizard was gone.
* * *
A cold silence filled the air.
‘The trash has been cleared.’
However, Seong Jihan paid no attention and looked at the achievement quest window.
There was a new quest after entering the ‘Ten Towers’ defense map.
[Limited Quest]
- Achieve first place in ‘Ten Towers’.
[Reward: 1,000 achievement points]
It was a quest to achieve first place, similar to the tutorial, with the same reward.
‘This was somewhat expected, but...’ Seong Jihan looked at another quest window that shimmered in gold below the limited quest.
This was content that did not exist during the tutorial.
[Linked Quest - Origin of Zombies (1)]
- Defeat 1,000 zombies alone.
[Reward: 3,000 achievement points]
- Upon completion, the quest will continue to Origin of Zombies (2).
‘Defeat 1,000 zombies alone...’ Seong Jihan’s brows furrowed.
This was... an impossible mission.
While zombies were not a threat to him,
‘The game will end before I can kill them all.’
Ten Towers.
The game ends immediately if five out of ten towers fall.
This meant that the other tower players had to hold out until Seong Jihan killed all the zombies to clear the game.
‘I need to focus on the limited quest for now.’
Seong Jihan walked to the top of the tower and looked down.
Grrr.
Countless zombies were swarming and climbing up the tower.
However, due to the steep slope, they kept slipping.
“Grrr...”
They were slowly making their way up by trampling over each other.
The archer, who was watching this from beside Seong Jihan, sighed deeply.
“Sigh... That’s why we need a wizard.”
If a Fireball could be cast on that group of zombies, the zombie hill they were creating would be completely burned.
The archer looked at Seong Jihan with a resentful gaze.
“That troll bent so much, and you just let it go... What are we going to do now? Without a wizard, they’ll climb up like crazy.”
“More will come than usual?”
“Yeah. Haven’t you played the game a few times? To become a pro player, you have to endure such troublemakers and continue the game...”
Tsk tsk.
The archer clicked his tongue and grumbled, but Seong Jihan didn’t hear a word.
‘1,000 zombies. Is it possible?’
He was only considering whether he could clear the linked quest.
“Hey! Are you listening to me? Huh. Making such a mess and ignoring people... If you’re so good, fight alone!”
At that moment, when the archer couldn’t hold back and shouted,
Seong Jihan responded with a willing look.
“Oh, really?”
* * *
‘Player Seong Jihan. Lacks social skills. Not suitable for Battle.net Pro.’
Since Seong Jihan had made the wizard leave, Lim Gayoung had been giving him a low score.
Regardless of right or wrong, if the other party backed down, it was the proper way for a Battle.net player to let it go.
‘Acting so recklessly without thinking...’
Moreover, the problem was...
‘A supporter class?’
The person who suited the warrior class the most had absurdly chosen a supporter.
Why did he make such a choice?
‘Is he attention-seeking?’
It was impossible to understand, so he must be crazy.
And this thought led to one conclusion.
‘No value in recruiting him to the Reason Guild.’
When the lady sees this video, she will lose interest.
Lim Gayoung thought this and walked over to Seong Jihan, getting into position.
“I’ll take the front. Please stay at the back, supporter.”
After all, the warrior class in this party was her.
And the warrior should take the front.
Even if she didn’t like Seong Jihan’s actions, she had to do her job.
But Seong Jihan calmly waved his hand.
“It’s fine. Zombies might slip through, so the warrior should protect the archer.”
“...?”
Lim Gayoung looked at Seong Jihan with disbelief.
Is he really going to fight alone in this situation?
But soon,
“...Alright.”
With a challenge in her heart, she quickly went to the archer’s side.
As Lim Gayoung approached, the archer began to complain.
“Sigh. Meeting two trolls... We really have bad luck.”
Lim Gayoung nodded silently in agreement.
‘Last place is a given. Level down... is inevitable.’
She had just leveled up in the tutorial, but now she would lose a level in the next game.
The only consolation was that the wizard, who caused trouble, was the first to die.
The team would be last, but at least she wouldn’t be the last in the team.
‘Alright. Die quickly and start a new game.’
After controlling her mindset, Lim Gayoung looked at Seong Jihan.
Whirr! Whirr!
Seong Jihan was swinging a bar as if warming up, and his form looked quite familiar.
‘It looked quite heavy.’
But he wouldn’t last long.
No martial arts expert could survive the overwhelming zombie wave.
Especially in such shabby gear?
‘He won’t last a minute.’
Soon,
“Grrr-.”
The zombies, unimpeded, began to climb to the top of the tower.
The other towers, where the wizard and archer were active, hadn’t even reached halfway.
This tower, with no resistance, had already reached the top.
Meanwhile,
“Finally here.”
Seong Jihan smiled as he watched the zombies swarming up.
Whoosh! Swish!
The bar sliced through the air and landed on a zombie.
Punch! Punch!
The zombie’s head exploded instantly.
Lim Gayoung’s eyes widened.
The speed was incredible.
Even with her experience, she couldn’t follow the bar’s movement.
The archer’s reaction was no different.
He just gaped in amazement.
“...Is this real?”
“...”
“Warrior, is that guy really a supporter?”
“...I don’t know anymore.”
Seong Jihan’s bar, dancing skillfully, was like a circus act.
Moreover, it targeted the zombies’ weak point, their heads, with precision.
Dozens of zombies were knocked down in an instant.
The archer understood why Seong Jihan had been so confident.
The small tower.
The only direction zombies could climb was from the north.
Seong Jihan could cover it alone.
“Still, if a Blood Zombie appears... that bar won’t work.”
“...Right.”
The archer’s mutter made Lim Gayoung nod.
Blood Zombies.
A particularly strong type of zombie, with a head made of a blood-like liquid, resistant to physical attacks.
To defeat a Blood Zombie, special power was needed.
And at the Bronze level, that special power was magic.
‘Ah. If we had kept the wizard, we could have been first...!’
Seeing Seong Jihan fight well unexpectedly, the archer felt even more resentful.
Why didn’t he just let him live?
By killing him, he made the team that could have been first, last.
Sssss...
As red smoke rose from some of the approaching zombies,
The archer shouted in disappointment.
“B, Blood Zombies...!”
Swish!
Five zombies leaped high from the climbing group.
Clearly superior physical abilities compared to regular zombies.
Red skin, a face made of blood.
The Blood Zombies rushed at Seong Jihan.
It’s over.
As the archer thought this and despaired,
“Huh...?”
Bang! Bang!
The bar’s end wobbled for a moment, and the heads of the five Blood Zombies exploded simultaneously.
At the same time, white flames rose from where the heads had exploded,
Whoosh...
Instantly burning the entire body of the Blood Zombies.
‘Unbelievable.’
Seeing the light shimmering at the end of Seong Jihan’s bar, Lim Gayoung doubted her eyes.
That white light...
“Holy power?!”