All‑Master Who Regressed to Bronze - Chapter 40
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All Master Who Regressed to Bronze Episode 040
‘…Phew, this is killing me.’
The battle with Changsu.
That was definitely a tough opponent even for the current Shin Hyeok.
First of all, fighting against a Diamond tier Player itself was difficult, but Changsu had just been promoted to Diamond, so while his weight class was lower than other Diamonds, his talent and skills surpassed them, making it even more challenging.
‘I’ve grown a lot too.’
That’s why Shin Hyeok felt even more of a sense of the changing times.
Not long ago.
Even when he was Silver, Shin Hyeok had never achieved a proper victory in battles against Diamond tier Players.
The sparring with Cheolkwon, O Sang-cheol, who was the director of the Player Training Ground and a state-affiliated Player.
The sparring with Lee Hoseok, called the Sword King.
Finally, the sparring with Man-seok, an assassination-type Diamond Player who could be called the shadow of Choi Cheolho, Shin Hyeok’s grandfather.
Even when he won, those victories were achieved while they had various restrictions placed on them, so the emotion Shin Hyeok was feeling now was sweet enough to be called nothing short of exhilaration.
Above all, the rewards were extraordinary.
[Stats: Plundered Strength 61, Stamina 58, Intelligence 44, Mana 70.]
“Kugh…!”
The sweet price of predation that made him exclaim involuntarily.
As befitting a Diamond tier, the stats acquired through predation were also sweet.
He had plundered over 200 stats from just one person.
This was more than the combined stats he had predated until achieving his 5-win streak.
But the real reward was just beginning.
[Unbelievable Achievement!]
[You are the first in the dimension to achieve a 10-win streak in the Colosseum!]
[You have acquired Sacred Will as a first-time reward.]
Just achieving the first 10-win streak alone earned him a reward.
Sacred Will was a legendary-grade material used in making divine power-based equipment like holy relics or holy swords.
This alone was amazing, but Dimension Arena was always generous with firsts.
[Colosseum 10-Win Streak Achievement Accomplished!]
[You have acquired 100,000 Achievement Points.]
They generously gave him a whopping 100,000 Achievement Points, the currency of the Achievement Shop where various items could be purchased.
With this, Shin Hyeok’s current Achievement Points totaled roughly 140,000.
It was an amount that could only be described as terrifying.
Of course, top-tier Diamond tier Players had Achievement Points in the millions, exceeding hundreds of thousands, but they had accumulated those over a long period of time.
In comparison, Shin Hyeok had earned this in less than half a year, so the difference between them was significant.
And even an item that Shin Hyeok himself had never seen dropped with a thud.
[You have acquired a Colosseum Champion Challenge Ticket.]
“…This is the first time I’ve seen this item.”
The appearance of an item he had never seen in his current life or even his previous life combined.
The description of the ticket-like object was simple.
[Colosseum Champion Challenge Ticket]
* Limited Grade
A ticket that only challengers who succeed in a 10-win streak in the Colosseum can obtain.
When the ticket is used, the next game is confirmed to be against the Colosseum Champion.
* Warning: Can only be used at Gold tier and below.
“Hmm, interesting. Is it like an item that guarantees a Hidden Stage? Well, I can just use this before promoting to Platinum.”
Realizing it was like a Hidden Stage entry ticket that let him fight the hidden boss called the Colosseum Champion, Shin Hyeok casually tucked the ticket into his pocket.
Because all of this was just the beginning.
[3-Win Streak Reward: Rare-Grade Material Selection Ticket]
[4-Win Streak Reward: Rare-Grade Equipment Selection Ticket]
[5-Win Streak Reward: B-Grade Skill Selection Ticket]
[6-Win Streak Reward: Unique-Grade Material Selection Ticket]
[7-Win Streak Reward: Unique-Grade Equipment Selection Ticket]
[8-Win Streak Reward: Legendary-Grade Material Selection Ticket]
[9-Win Streak Reward: Legendary-Grade Equipment Selection Ticket]
[10-Win Streak Reward: Trait Selection Ticket]
“…This is insane.”
The real rewards were the accumulated rewards from running up to the 10-win streak.
Naturally, win streak rewards were treated as classified information.
Most lower win streak rewards had been revealed, but proper information about higher win streak rewards hadn’t been released.
At best, people could only roughly guess based on the lower rewards.
Even Shin Hyeok, who confirmed the revealed higher rewards, couldn’t help but click his tongue in amazement.
Just looking at the 8-win and 9-win streak rewards showed this.
A selection ticket for legendary-grade materials that were the core of legendary-grade equipment.
Going one step further, an equipment selection ticket that let you get a legendary-grade piece of equipment for free.
But even these weren’t the real deal.
‘A Trait Selection Ticket. Crazy. This comes out here?’
Trait Selection Ticket.
This had greater value than all the previous rewards combined.
Traits were one of the most important things for a Player.
If a class was the body, then traits were the heart.
Naturally, what traits you had and how many determined the core of a Player.
That’s why the attention of Constellations who could bestow traits was important.
To get such a trait for free.
And to be able to choose one that perfectly suited you?
This value was so great that you wouldn’t trade it even for a thousand gold.
Even for ten thousand gold, it wouldn’t be worth trading.
‘I remember it appearing in the Achievement Shop for millions of points.’
The Achievement Shop occasionally had new items appear.
Since Shin Hyeok had seen it there before his regression, priced at an enormous amount exceeding millions of points, his surprise was even greater.
Anyway, surprise was surprise, but he had things to do, so Shin Hyeok bid farewell to the broadcast screen where the chat had exploded and even stopped working.
“Thank you for watching today’s broadcast. I’ll see you next broadcast.”
-Tell us what rewards you got before you go!
-Kraaaah! I’m going to take a dump at the Shinwha Group entrance! I’m going to dump there!
-Curious! Curious! Curious!
-You can have me… so please just tell us the rewards…
-Wouldn’t taking you be a loss?
-Ah. Fuck, where do you live?
Naturally, the viewers had no intention of letting Shin Hyeok go.
Their curiosity about the rewards for the unprecedented record of a 10-win streak was explosive.
American Heroes, Orochi, Trinity Party, and others.
World-class major guilds were also frantically throwing sponsorships due to their curiosity about the rewards, so it was natural.
To this, Shin Hyeok shrugged his shoulders and answered lightly.
“A Trait Selection Ticket dropped. Well then, goodbye.”
[The broadcast has ended.]
A bomb.
A very large nuclear bomb at that, and Shin Hyeok ended his broadcast just like that.
A shock that would shake the entire global village soon spread throughout the chat.
Of course, after ending the broadcast.
For Shin Hyeok, who was busy looking at the stat rewards for the Colosseum 10-win streak, it was a story that didn’t concern him much.
* * *
[Calculating Colosseum rewards.]
[You have been promoted.]
[You have been promoted.]
[You have been promoted.]
[Triple consecutive promotion!]
Once the Colosseum ended, Shin Hyeok jumped from Gold 5 all the way to Gold 2 in one go as his calculated reward.
Considering that occasionally outstanding players get lucky with double promotions, a triple promotion was an absurd result.
But the real reward wasn’t the tier, it was the stats.
[Stat: Strength increased by 312.]
[Stat: Stamina increased by 318.]
[Stat: Intelligence increased by 311.]
[Stat: Mana increased by 398.]
[Stat: Magic Power increased by 288.]
[Stat: Divine Power increased by 279.]
“…Insane.”
Results that were unbelievable even seeing them with his own eyes.
All of Shin Hyeok’s current stats had skyrocketed.
Just the stats that rose immediately had nearly doubled, which was more than enough for this reward.
Of course, that wasn’t the entirety of the rewards.
[Skill: Comprehensive Weapon Arts[D] has risen to Comprehensive Weapon Arts[C].]
“This isn’t bad.”
The skill he had mainly used in this Colosseum had risen by one level.
Well, this was actually an expected progression.
Just looking at how Spirit Arts had risen during the Colosseum showed that.
Shin Hyeok’s skill proficiencies had already accumulated to their limits.
In this state, they would naturally advance after just a little more time.
The Colosseum rewards were simply added on top, making the advancement come a bit faster.
Having swept up all the rewards, Shin Hyeok’s current status window looked like this.
[Status Window]
Name: Shin-hyeok Choi
Class: All Master
Title: Disciple of Wushen (Temporary)
(Body)
1. Magic Absorption Body
(Stats)
Strength: 619 (+213) Stamina: 620 (+213) Intelligence: 577 (+101) Mana: 746 (+213) Divine Power: 379 (+101) Magic Power: 443 (+101)
(Traits)
1. Versatility
2. Predation
(Skills)
Necromancy[B], Shield, Comprehensive Weapon Arts[C], Tracking[E], Metallurgy[B], Spirit Arts[D], Heaven-Shattering Annihilation Style[B], Taiji Divine Arts[D], Cheonma Divine Formula[D], Cheonma Seonggong[B]
Insane.
A status window that was nothing short of that description.
Considering that the average Gold stat was around 500, Shin Hyeok had far surpassed the Gold average in just his first match after advancing to Gold.
And what about his skills?
Just the B-rank skills classified as Platinum level alone numbered four: Necromancy, Metallurgy, Heaven-Shattering Annihilation Style, and Cheonma Seonggong.
Especially Heaven-Shattering Annihilation Style and Cheonma Seonggong were irregular skills that produced destructive power beyond their grade.
‘How would I fare against Lee Changsu now?’
Skyrocketed stats.
Advanced skills.
Plus the rewards he hadn’t opened yet.
He ran a simulation against Lee Changsu combining all these elements.
The answer came out simply.
‘Overwhelming dominance. That’s the only answer.’
Overwhelming dominance.
He was confident he could completely crush him.
Having finished that thought, Shin Hyeok carefully went through the rewards given to him.
“The rare-grade materials will be fed to the Absorption Armor anyway, so I can just pick anything, and for the weapon selection I should choose an accessory.”
The rare-grade materials, which would be no different from treasures to others, disappeared straight into the Absorption Armor’s maw as soon as they were drawn.
The rare-grade weapon he drew next was a decent accessory.
[Mana Necklace]
* Rare Grade
A necklace imbued with nature’s mana.
* Mana + 18
* Mana recovery speed increased by 10%
It was truly decent.
Mana + 18 and 10% increased mana recovery speed.
Options that were nice to have but wouldn’t matter much if absent.
Of course, later on, these small differences would be significant.
Especially-
‘Additional options on unique and legendary accessories are definitely impressive.’
Not just rare, but beyond that.
In the case of unique or legendary grades, there were plenty of items that even Shin Hyeok couldn’t ignore, so this was just a passing item for now.
Anyway, having finished selecting the rare-grade materials and weapons, Shin Hyeok moved on to the next.
“This is where it gets real.”
The 5-win streak reward.
Since there were truckloads of people who achieved 3 or 4 win streaks, those rewards were also stingy.
In contrast, starting from 5 win streaks where the success numbers dropped significantly, the rewards became sweet.
A selection right to choose a B-rank skill!
Of course, since most people usually have limited abilities they can handle, they typically choose generalized skills.
Swordsmen would cover their lacking magical resistance.
Mages would fill in speed aspects to compensate for slow movement.
Naturally, this didn’t apply to Shin Hyeok.
“Hmm, what should I learn.”
Rather than filling his lacking areas, Shin Hyeok was thinking of extending into new areas he hadn’t yet developed.
In normal cases, this would be no different from madness.
When it’s hard to achieve greatness even digging one well, adding another main skill on top of that?
You’d end up being neither here nor there!
But with Class: All Master and Trait: Versatility.
Finally, considering Trait: Late Bloomer that was still sealed but would soon awaken, Shin Hyeok actually needed more skills.
So while countless skills floated up and disappeared in Shin Hyeok’s mind for a moment.
“The answer is already decided though.”
Shin Hyeok soon made his decision.
From Shin Hyeok’s perspective, it was a perfectly natural decision.
Because the skill Shin Hyeok chose was-
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