Chapter 94

<Chapter 94: The Warrior Who Regressed to Level 2>

- There was a reason why Seo Ji-han swept through everything alone.

- But is it even possible to have such stats at level 46?

- It's all because of the lost Gift!! :-)

- Even with one unique stat, Baron was called the world's top prospect. lololol - Baron can no longer be the world's top prospect.

- Even the Force he thought was his own ability couldn't match, right? Did you see the apple peeling?

- Of course. Using it like that... Baron couldn't do it even if he died and came back to life.

Baron, reading the comments from Americans under Seo Ji-han's article, threw his glass of alcohol.

"Who says I can't do that!"

Using the Force like telekinesis was something he didn't need to do, so he didn't!

If he wanted to, he could do it easily; it's just a trivial skill!

With his face flushed with excitement, Baron reached out to the floor.

The object he was trying to lift was a broken glass.

Perhaps due to his desperate will, the broken glass slowly began to rise into the air.

"Look at that...!"

Before Baron's voice of excitement could even finish.

Clang!

The remnants of the glass exploded.

His fine control of the Force had failed.

Crack! Boom!

The ceiling light also shattered, and for a moment, sparks flew.

The remnants of the broken light fell like rain onto Baron, but thanks to the absolute domain of the Force protecting him, he was unharmed.

"Ugh..."

But even though his body was unharmed,

Baron's heart was scratched.

It's no good...

Not even lifting the remnants of the glass is possible.

The fine control Seo Ji-han demonstrated, like peeling an apple, was something he couldn't even attempt.

'How did he do it?'

Baron bit his lip.

Seo Ji-han.

Before meeting that guy, his life was smooth sailing.

With a unique stat that no one in the world possessed, he firmly believed he would one day become the world's number one.

But after meeting him in the Top 100 promotion match,

his sky-high confidence was gradually fading.

- Seo will be the world's number one.

- If the status window had been revealed earlier, I wouldn't have bet 1 million dollars on Baron...

- Now everyone will bet on Seo, so the bet won't work.

"Shit..."

The comments under the article burned into his eyes.

Baron cursed and then, with his head on the desk, he gradually fell asleep.

In Baron's dream,

the figure of Joo Eun-ji from the Atmos Guild appeared faintly.

Startled!

Baron woke up as if he had been jolted.

After the revelation that she was a reincarnation of Ito Shizuru, he thought his attachment had disappeared.

But the goddess-like face he saw in Seo Ji-han's video kept haunting his mind.

"Dreams are troublesome too..."

The worst spy, the one who manipulates people, is none other than Ito Shizuru.

Baron tried hard to erase her from his mind as he got up from the desk.

[Baron. Atmos Guild has made a proposal.]

He received a message from Robert Gates.

"Why would they make a proposal to me?"

Without even considering that he had made the first move,

Baron, who thought Seo Ji-han intentionally embarrassed him in yesterday's broadcast, replied.

[They're asking if you want to team up to hunt the Nisid Duke.]

"What... the Nisid Duke?"

Baron's expression hardened as Robert explained the Atmos Guild's proposal.

The Nisid Duke, a boss monster that only appears in the Invade map's Canyon of the End.

But in the Canyon map played in the Silver league, the boss monster doesn't even appear.

They want to hunt a boss that is only hunted in the Platinum league and above?

No, to begin with.

"It's impossible with different league regions!"

Seo Ji-han is in Gangnam 1 Area, Korea, and Baron is in New York 1 Area, USA.

He knew that forming a team between leagues from different countries and regions was impossible, so how could they make such a proposal?

[Atmos Guild has a way. Sophia has decided to participate.]

Baron thought deeply.

Participating in the Nisid Duke hunt with Seo Ji-han.

He didn't want to help that guy, whom he despised.

'Success will just put the spotlight on him again.'

Seo Ji-han must be confident, which is why he's proposing to hunt the Nisid Duke.

Then he should join in and add his own contribution.

Show off his performance as the ultimate mage!

Thinking this, Baron replied to Robert.

"I'll participate."

* * *

After successfully eliminating Joo Eun-ji, who was supposed to grow into a thorn in the side of the Atmos Guild, Seo Ji-han turned his attention to the Battle.net mission.

The task at hand was, of course, the linked quest in the Invade map, 'Canyon of the End'.

[Linked Quest - The Apostle's Trace (2)]

- The apostle, who belongs neither to light nor darkness, is plotting the clash of the two factions and is hiding deep beneath the lake.

- The cunning apostle, 'Nisid Duke,' will move upon seeing the destruction of the weapons of the archangel and the messenger of death.

- Throw the fragments of the two divine weapons into the lake to draw the duke out and eliminate him.

- Reward: Veil of the Void / 50,000 achievement points

The Canyon of the End map evolves according to the player's league level.

The map grows larger and the minions become stronger at each level, and changes occur in the jungle as well.

In the Gold league's Canyon map, a sub-boss, 'Drake,' appears at the lower stream.

In the Platinum league's Canyon map, the boss monster Nisid Duke appears alongside Drake.

The Nisid Duke is a boss that requires five Platinum players to coordinate precisely to defeat, so asking a Silver player to do this is practically impossible.

But Seo Ji-han had been breaking such impossible missions, so he didn't feel the overwhelming burden this time.

'But to hunt the Nisid Duke, I need teammates.' If he were at the world ranking 7 level, it might be different.

To hunt the Nisid Duke now, Seo Ji-han needed four teammates.

And they needed to be people who could work well together.

'The problem is that I don't have any suitable teammates right now...'

The Atmos Guild members in Gangnam 1 are only Lim Ga-young and Diego Machado.

And they are still in Bronze, so they can't play with him in Silver.

'And the risk is too high to hunt the Nisid Duke in a public party...'

Seo Ji-han thought deeply and pressed the party creation button in the guild menu.

At the same time.

[You have achieved the League Transcendence achievement.]

[Some party formation restrictions have been lifted.]

"..."

[You can form a party with players from the league one level below yours.]

[You can also form a party with players from other regions.]

* Note: However, they must all be members of the same guild.

"Oh..."

The 'League Transcendence' achievement he obtained from the Defense game, where he played on a higher league map.

He didn't expect it to be used in this way.

'With this, I can add Seo Ah and Machado to my party.'

Being able to play with players from a lower league means that high-level players can help lower-level players grow, known as 'carrying.'

Of course, in the Battle.net game system, the other players are matched according to their level.

So adding a lower-level player to the party increases the risk of losing the game.

But if the high-level player is 'Seo Ji-han,' it's a different story.

He was a character who could dominate the game alone.

'But it will be difficult to carry in this quest.'

Thinking he would do it in the next opportunity, Seo Ji-han focused on the second paragraph.

The part about forming a party with players from other regions.

With this, he could collaborate with the Silver players who are temporarily joining the Atmos Guild.

'I should gather a party.'

Seo Ji-han contacted the Silver players from the Atmos Guild through Lee Ha-yeon.

"Sophia has expressed her willingness to participate! She's very excited about the Nisid Duke raid!"

"Wang Lin has also agreed to participate!"

"Mikhail has expressed his willingness to participate!"

"Wow... Baron has also agreed to participate! I thought he wouldn't after all the fuss yesterday..."

"Scarlett said she's disappointed because the spots are full, but asked to be contacted if there's any room!"

The response from the guild members was amazing.

All five of the temporary players expressed their willingness to participate in the Nisid Duke raid.

Especially Baron, who had caused a fuss yesterday, quickly expressed his willingness to participate, outpacing Israel's Scarlett.

"Well... I have to admit his quick change of stance."

"There's no choice! It's a Nisid Duke raid! A raid in Silver?! It will receive a lot of attention!"

The lineup of the five players temporarily joining the Atmos Guild was incredibly impressive.

Two of them had SSS-grade Gifts, and three had SS-grade Gifts.

They were all top prospects cherished and nurtured by their respective guilds.

As such, they were eager to gain public attention to make their names known.

For them, the Nisid Duke raid was a hot opportunity that elicited enthusiastic responses.

'The best always have a different level of ambition.'

Even excluding Sophia and Baron,

Wang Lin from China, Mikhail from Russia, and Scarlett from Israel.

They were all players with international fame, vaguely remembered by Seo Ji-han.

"Then we will challenge the Nisid Duke raid tomorrow. Please tell them to wait for my contact on Battle.net until then."

"Understood, Owner."