All‑Master Who Regressed to Bronze - Chapter 36

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All Master Who Regressed to Bronze Episode 036

 

‘This theme is the Colosseum, huh.’

 

Theme, Colosseum.

 

In the case of this theme, it was a game where 1-on-1 duels were the main feature.

 

The rules were simple.

 

Players of equal tier enter the Colosseum and fight.

 

That was it.

 

Only victory and defeat were decided, and winners and losers could choose whether to challenge more or not.

 

However, if you suffered a total of 3 defeats, you were forcibly expelled from the game.

 

In other words, you couldn’t challenge infinitely.

 

But there were rarely cases where all 3 defeats were used up.

 

Because players who participated in the Colosseum would often give up challenging immediately after securing just 1 victory.

 

The reason?

 

It was simple.

 

-Isn’t the Colosseum too hard?

 

-Even with just 1 loss, too many penalties pile up.

 

-The consecutive win rewards are sweet, but… it’s not really worth it.

 

-Stat reduction penalties are common, and penalties like Dimension Arena access suspension are no joke either.

 

Penalties.

 

Stat reduction, Dimension Arena access suspension, etc.

 

Various penalties were applied even with just 1 defeat.

 

Especially as defeats accumulated, penalties didn’t just add up—they multiplied.

 

Furthermore, they increased to a squared level, so even if you couldn’t achieve consecutive wins, there were plenty of people who gave up after just 1 defeat.

 

Instead, there’s always two sides to everything in the world.

 

-But the Colosseum is loved by the real deal players.

 

-Right. Super rookies and prodigies get sweet rewards from the Colosseum.

 

-Those guys probably want to get the Colosseum theme.

 

-Large guilds sometimes deliberately choose the Colosseum with their theme selection rights.

 

The real deal.

 

For players commonly called talented, talent-gifted, super rookies, prodigies, etc., the Colosseum was an El Dorado flowing with milk and honey.

 

The consecutive win rewards of the Colosseum were all amazing.

 

Just achieving 2 consecutive wins would noticeably change the stat increase amount, and achieving 3 or 4 consecutive wins would give excellent materials.

 

From 5 consecutive wins onward, it would distribute finished weapons and armor.

 

Of course, even for them, limits existed.

 

-What’s the current highest consecutive win record for Gold tier Colosseum?

 

-8 consecutive wins.

 

-Who set that?

 

-Both Robert and Rodrick set it.

 

-Wow, that’s a record set by the world’s 1st and 2nd place. But those guys were early players, and the record still hasn’t been broken?

 

-That shows how difficult it is.

 

The highest consecutive win record for Gold tier Colosseum was 8 consecutive wins.

 

And it was a record set by those who currently shine as world ranking 1st and 2nd place.

 

And the rewards they received for setting the highest record were still kept secret to this day, but it was clear that they would be tremendous.

 

It was in such a Colosseum that Shin Hyeok was participating.

 

Naturally, Shin Hyeok was confident.

 

“This should be interesting. You said the highest record was 8 consecutive wins? I’ll try breaking that record today.”

 

He was confident that he would break such outdated records.

 

-…Are you serious?

 

-You’re going to break Robert and Rodrick’s record?

 

-Even if you’re the Silver Integrated League MVP, this is a bit…

 

Of course, the viewers couldn’t believe Shin Hyeok’s words.

 

The path Shin Hyeok had walked was certainly remarkable for a rookie, and it was worthy of being called a super rookie.

 

1st place in placement exam.

 

Participating in Silver Integrated League and achieving MVP in just one month.

 

Just looking at this, Shin Hyeok’s future was bright.

 

Bright enough to change the positions of the veterans called Iwhang Samjeo Owang.

 

But not now—that was the viewers’ general opinion, however.

 

-Ha, there are still so many non-believers.

 

-For real, if they watched the broadcast from the beginning, they couldn’t talk like that.

 

-If you guys had seen him smash the Hidden Stage in the Defense theme in real time, you wouldn’t say such things tsk tsk

 

The thoughts of true fans who had been watching Shin Hyeok’s broadcast from the beginning were different.

 

Robert Jason from the United States?

 

Rodrick Banner from Europe?

 

It was true that they were big shots of their era.

 

They weren’t called Iwhang (Two Emperors) for nothing.

 

But even frogs had their tadpole days, and if you looked at their records from that time—

 

-Our streamer is more amazing though?

 

-Neither Robert nor Rodrick achieved as much as our streamer in one month.

 

-Yeah, anyone crying impossible here is just hating.

 

The achievements they set were below the achievements Shin Hyeok had set.

 

As the chat became noisy with people arguing about who was right and who was wrong.

 

“10 consecutive wins.”

 

-…?

 

“Rather than petty talk about 8 or 9 consecutive wins, a clean 10 consecutive wins would be better. Don’t you think so?”

 

-…!

 

Shin Hyeok dropped a bomb.

 

He disparaged Robert and Rodrick’s record as ‘petty’ and declared he would set an unprecedented record of 10 consecutive wins.

 

-This crazy yellow monkey dares!

 

-How dare you disparage the record of the great United States’ hero!

 

-Apologize right now!

 

It was natural for the chat to heat up.

 

Racist remarks were lightly laid as a base, with fiery criticism raining down on top.

 

Watching them demand an apology, Shin Hyeok showed a subtle smile.

 

[Achievement: Reached 10,000 Viewers]

 

[Achievement Points: You have gained 500 points.]

 

[Achievement: Reached 50,000 Viewers]

 

[Achievement Points: You have gained 1,000 points.]

 

‘The aggro is definitely working.’

 

Robert from the United States and Rodrick from Europe.

 

Just lightly dissing them both had already created serious firepower.

 

Thanks to that, more than half the chat was filled with curses, but it wasn’t really a problem.

 

Clap clap—

 

“Manager. Please report and ban all excessive profanity, and handle it legally.”

 

-…

 

Because Shin Hyeok was the 3rd generation of Shinwha Group.

 

After lightly clapping his hands to calm the commotion, Shin Hyeok quietly stared at the now-quiet chat.

 

“You may curse. You may criticize. If I spoke falsely, then you may do so. So watch. Whether I truly spoke falsely. Whether I spoke empty words.”

 

-…

 

Calm words followed.

 

Curses and criticism.

 

I can understand that.

 

If he had made such a mistake, it would be normal to receive curses and criticism.

 

But if that were true.

 

They shouldn’t be able to curse and criticize.

 

Leaving behind the chat window that had fallen silent, Shin Hyeok faced his first opponent.

 

* * *

 

“Damn Korean bastard. I’ll kill you.”

 

His first opponent was a Chinese Player.

 

Seeing him spew vulgar curses the moment he saw Shin Hyeok, Shin Hyeok didn’t respond at all.

 

Perhaps thinking Shin Hyeok was intimidated, or that he had gained momentum, the man bared his yellowed teeth and continued pouring out criticism.

 

Amidst the curses and criticism that made one’s ears dirty just listening, Shin Hyeok calmly scattered bone fragments around.

 

Dozens of bone fragments.

 

That wasn’t the end.

 

“Undine, Kasa, Sylph, Gnome.”

 

The four elemental spirits answered Shin Hyeok’s call and revealed themselves.

 

Around that time, the waiting period ended.

 

[The duel begins.]

 

With the message announcing the start of the duel, the translucent barrier separating the Chinese Player and Shin Hyeok disappeared.

 

At the same time, the Chinese Player charged toward Shin Hyeok.

 

His movements were certainly decent.

 

Stable body movements born from the high stats characteristic of a mature Gold Tier and accumulated combat experience.

 

These combined to quickly close the distance with Shin Hyeok.

 

“Shun Kewei. That is the great hero’s name who will defeat you!”

 

Swiiiiish!

 

A sharp crescent blade.

 

The sight of it cutting through the air as it charged was so magnificent that calling it fierce would be insufficient.

 

In response, Shin Hyeok lightly flicked his hand.

 

Snap!

 

“Rise.”

 

Crrrrrrrack!

 

As he flicked his hand, Shin Hyeok’s mana spread out and seeped into the scattered bone fragments, which soon transformed into dozens of skeleton soldiers.

 

The skeleton soldiers that rose instantly immediately pounced on the Chinese Player, Shun Kewei.

 

“Mere undead dare!”

 

Crash crash crash crash!

 

Naturally, it was insufficient.

 

Skeleton soldiers were decent forces at Silver Tier level, but from Gold Tier onward, their quality inevitably declined.

 

Of course, if it were hundreds or thousands instead of dozens, that would be different, but such a feat was impossible with the mana stats of a Silver who had just risen to Gold.

 

There probably weren’t any players with skills of such high grade to begin with.

 

In the end, the skeleton soldiers were smashed, smashed again, and continued to be smashed afterward, scattering pure white bone powder.

 

“Kahahaha! Do you plan to just cower behind the undead like a coward!”

 

Shun Kewei was like a runaway locomotive.

 

This was evident just from watching him burst into maniacal laughter while smashing through the skeleton soldiers blocking his way.

 

The skeleton soldiers kept clinging to him, draining Shin Hyeok’s mana to continuously repair their bodies, but that was all.

 

They were being smashed faster than they could repair themselves.

 

Nevertheless, the skeleton soldiers didn’t stop, and during that time, Shin Hyeok also finished his preparations.

 

“Elemental Shower.”

 

Whoooooosh!

 

He condensed the power of the four elemental spirits together and shaped it into the form of rain.

 

As the rain containing the power of the four elements fell on his head, Shun Kewei hastily deployed a mana barrier.

 

With a hissing sound, the mana barrier began burning away, and within it, Shun Kewei’s movements became sluggish.

 

‘Spirit magic is really good.’

 

The grade of spirit magic was only E.

 

But considering that he could handle all four elemental spirits, Shin Hyeok’s spirit magic grade could be considered one or two levels higher.

 

The power of such spirit magic was enough to hold back even a mature Gold Tier player.

 

Naturally, that wasn’t the end.

 

“Bone Chain.”

 

“…!”

 

Clatter clatter clatter!

 

The smashed skeleton soldiers weren’t just for buying time.

 

Their deaths became bone powder, and that bone powder absorbed plenty of Shin Hyeok’s mana to become bone fragments.

 

When countless such bone fragments were scattered.

 

Shin Hyeok pulled the trigger.

 

Bone Chain.

 

Chains made of bone wrapped around Shun Kewei.

 

Arms.

 

Legs.

 

Torso.

 

Finally, even his head.

 

Shun Kewei could no longer move a single finger or even nod his head.

 

Even so, Shun Kewei’s spirit didn’t die down at all.

 

“Come! Dog of a small nation! I, Shun Kewei, cannot kneel to something like this!”

 

Flaaaare!

 

Protective energy.

 

Wrapping his entire body in it, Shun Kewei was struggling despite the pressure of the bone chains.

 

If Shin Hyeok approached recklessly in this state, Shun Kewei would immediately increase the output of his protective energy to burn away the bone chains.

 

Then swing his crescent blade toward Shin Hyeok to split him in half instantly.

 

But what if he just waited?

 

Eventually, the bone chains burned by Shun Kewei’s protective energy would crumble to powder, and then Shun Kewei would leap once more to charge at Shin Hyeok.

 

A hellish dilemma.

 

Going was a problem, not going was also a problem.

 

Of course, even so, Shun Kewei burst with frustration inside while making a face twisted like a demon.

 

‘Damn it! To be in such a state against a brat from a small nation. How can I face Master Wuji and Master Sword like this!’

 

A player who had just risen to Gold.

 

Moreover, a greenhorn who hadn’t even taken the placement test six months ago.

 

For such a close battle to unfold against such a greenhorn was humiliation enough for Shun Kewei.

 

Humiliation so great he couldn’t face the Sword and Arms Dual Emperors, who could be called the pillars of China.

 

Therefore, Shun Kewei gritted his teeth.

 

‘I will definitely crush him. Whether he comes. Or I go. I’ll split him in half.’

 

The moment he resolved to fill this humiliation with his victory.

 

Shun Kewei’s eyes caught sight of Shin Hyeok.

 

Creeeeak!

 

“…A bow?”

 

He saw Shin Hyeok drawing the string of a great bow as large as his own body.

 

An arrow as massive as the huge bow.

 

No, it wouldn’t be wrong to call it a spear rather than an arrow, and the moment it was shot.

 

Thunk!

 

The arrow Shin Hyeok shot precisely pierced through Shun Kewei’s forehead.

 

Actually, saying it pierced his forehead was inaccurate.

 

The reason was simple.

 

-His head disappeared, didn’t it?

 

-10 points… 10 points…

 

-As expected of Jumong’s people…

 

-Damn it! Shin-hyeok Choi! Necromancy, spirit magic, and now archery! What the hell can’t you do!

 

Because Shun Kewei’s head, where his brow was located, had been literally erased.

 

Naturally, a body without a head couldn’t move.

 

Thud!

 

Shin Hyeok watched indifferently as Shun Kewei’s body slid and rolled across the floor, then lowered his bow diagonally and answered lightly.

 

“First win.”

 

Nine more wins to go until the 10-win streak.

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