All‑Master Who Regressed to Bronze - Chapter 37
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All Master Who Regressed to Bronze Episode 037
Shun Kewei’s death.
Of course, it wasn’t real death.
That’s why the viewers were just chattering among themselves about the headless Shun Kewei, sharing their surprise.
However, Shin Hyeok didn’t stay still.
“Devour.”
Crunch!
He devoured Shun Kewei’s corpse with his devouring ability.
-Holy shit, you can eat players too?
-But what changes when you eat a player?
-Don’t know? You?
Watching the pitch-black dark maw spreading from Shin Hyeok’s hand swallow Shun Kewei’s corpse, surprise spread through the chat.
Well, regardless of what they were doing, Shin Hyeok calmly checked the message that appeared before his eyes.
[This is not a real physical body.]
[Devouring efficiency is reduced.]
[Stealing part of the opposing player’s stats.]
[Stats: Stole 3 Strength, 2 Stamina, 5 Mana.]
‘Not bad?’
Since the Integrated League hadn’t opened yet, the current Dimension Arena didn’t mean real death even if you died.
In that sense, the devouring effect that takes the abilities of eaten opponents didn’t work properly, but the results that emerged were surprisingly not bad.
3 Strength, 2 Stamina, 5 Mana.
A total of 10 stats.
Compared to game clear rewards, it was pathetically low and insufficient, but as a result of just devouring one player, it was decent.
If this accumulated, 10 would become 50, and 50 would become 100.
Especially since the effect of devouring wasn’t limited to just stat increases.
‘He must be pretty angry, right? A loss penalty plus stat reduction from devouring. It’s like taking a one-two punch.’
The point was that it had reduced the Chinese player’s abilities.
China and Japan were grouped together with Korea in the Asian region, but their relationship was worse than sworn enemies and harder to mix than oil and water.
Just weakening a player from such a rival country was good enough.
Of course-
-Shun Kewei turned on his stream and is cursing?
-Why is he cursing?
-He says the streamer stole his stats.
-Ah, eating the corpse steals stats?
-Wow, that’s amazing.
-But stealing stats is a bit too much. There should be some ethics between fellow players;;
From Shun Kewei’s perspective, it was something to curse about.
For players, stats weren’t quite life, but they were at least like blood.
To have that stolen in an instant.
Shun Kewei must have felt like coughing up blood.
-??? Ethics? Fuck, what kind of bullshit am I hearing right now.
-Are you saying this after hearing what that Chinese bastard was babbling to the streamer?
-Arrested in a Beijing basement apartment.
-Say Wuji bastard. Say Sword Emperor bastard!
-I still support Tiananmen~
-You still think sparrows are harmful? I see~
-I support Uyghur independence!
Of course, Korean viewers didn’t care.
Shun Kewei coughed up blood?
How much did he cough up?
Can’t he cough up a little more?
They were thinking such things, so that said it all.
It was his own doing from the start.
Shun Kewei had spoken as if looking down on Shin Hyeok and was full of superiority complex.
Especially since the relationship between Korea and China wasn’t particularly good, and the same went for relationships between players.
In the end, the chats defending Shun Kewei and criticizing Shin Hyeok had no choice but to quickly die down.
“Anyway, now that I’ve got 1 win, let’s go get the remaining 9 wins.”
-I’m curious though. Can he really achieve 10 consecutive wins?
-Seeing Shun Kewei appear from the start, the hurdle seems quite high. Is it possible?
Matching in the Colosseum is fair.
It means players of similar levels are usually matched together.
In that sense, the fact that Shun Kewei, a famous Chinese player in Gold tier, appeared as the first opponent proved that Shin Hyeok wasn’t just a newly promoted Gold level.
Perhaps that’s why.
It was inevitable that people would naturally anticipate what kind of opponents Shin Hyeok would face as he accumulated consecutive wins.
[American Heroes donated 10,000 D.C.]
-We American Heroes wish for Mr. Choi’s consecutive victories.
[Orochi donated 10,000 D.C.]
-I will support Choi-san’s achievement of the highest record!
Also, perhaps because he had crushed a Chinese player, large guilds from America and Japan, who didn’t have good relationships with China, were also cheering for Shin Hyeok.
-Ugh, they’re really trying to butter him up.
-Nope~ Even if you give us billions, we won’t leave Korea~
-Why would a third-generation chaebol of Shinwha Group emigrate to another country? Ah lol
Well, their intentions weren’t pure, but anyway, that’s how it was.
Thanks to the D.C that large guilds from other countries were generously throwing around, Shin Hyeok’s balance became abundant.
Furthermore, the small donations from other viewers were also considerably large.
Of course, for Shin Hyeok who could use his grandfather card to pull in as much money as he wanted, money didn’t particularly matter.
[Achievement: Received 100,000 coin donations achieved!]
[Gained 1,000 Achievement points.]
‘Sweet.’
It was just that the Achievement points gained from it were sweet.
Anyway, after a brief money-collecting time passed.
[Matched.]
Shin Hyeok began moving forward in earnest toward his winning streak.
* * *
The opponent he faced after Shun Kewei was Korean.
“Please take care of me.”
“Yes, please take care of me too.”
The opponent was polite.
Unlike people from other countries, Shin Hyeok was quite well-known in Korea.
Furthermore, what was more important was that Shin Hyeok’s abilities weren’t limited to just his own abilities.
Spouting nonsense like Shun Kewei to the third-generation chaebol of Shinwha in South Korea, also called the Shinwha Republic?
One day, you might suddenly meet men in black suits riding in a van.
If you survive that?
Next, the police and prosecutors would come.
And after that, the National Tax Service would visit.
Of course, it would be different if you were a Diamond-level player that the country valued highly, or a promising rookie among the top Platinum players, but it wasn’t a story that applied to Gold tier players.
Anyway, the opponent who politely greeted Shin Hyeok took his stance.
‘Shield and one-handed sword. A typical player.’
The opponent’s equipment was simple.
Shield and one-handed sword.
Block attacks with the shield, slash and thrust with the one-handed sword.
It was low risk, low return.
This type doesn’t aim for big gains.
They just steadily repeat blocking and slashing, blocking and thrusting, ultimately wearing down their opponent to achieve victory.
‘I need to secure victory quickly.’
This type was the most troublesome for Shin Hyeok right now.
Shin Hyeok had to achieve 10 consecutive victories.
And the Colosseum doesn’t restore health or mana just because you win.
In other words, until achieving 10 consecutive victories, Shin Hyeok couldn’t rest or circulate energy to recover mana.
For such a Shin Hyeok, the player before him who was fully prepared to drain his stamina and mana was bound to be troublesome.
That’s why Shin Hyeok intended to take the enemy’s life with a single strike.
Crrrrrack!
After matching, the Colosseum
gives a 5-second waiting period.
During that time, Shin Hyeok prepared a single blow to send his opponent away instantly.
Admiral Yi’s Bow.
He nocks a large arrow like a spear onto the bowstring of the great bow as massive as his own body.
Once an arrow is nocked on the bowstring, it must be drawn.
Kiiiiiiiiik!
A sound like a demon’s scream echoes as the great bow’s limbs bend,
and tremendous force spreads through the bowstring, the bow limbs, and the arrow.
When it finally reached its peak.
‘Sure Shot, Concentrated Fire, Clear Mind.’
The legendary-grade bow.
Three unique skills contained in Admiral Yi’s Bow activate simultaneously.
Unique Skill: Sure Shot.
A skill that hits whatever you aim to hit.
Unique Skill: Concentrated Fire.
A skill that stacks power as much as you put into it.
Unique Skill: Clear Mind.
A skill that keeps you unshaken in any situation.
Even though each skill was remarkable on its own and their simultaneous activation drained a massive amount of mana, Shin Hyeok didn’t care.
When all preparations were complete.
[The duel begins.]
The translucent barrier separating the two disappears.
At the same time—
Kwaaaaaaaah!
The arrow that left Shin Hyeok’s hand flies forth.
Speed unmatched by its massive size.
“Kuk!”
Kim Jeong-u, the Korean player facing it, groaned and raised his shield.
He could tell without it even reaching him.
That arrow was an attack with power worthy of being called a finishing move.
‘It’s okay. With my rare-grade shield…!’
Still, Kim Jeong-u believed in himself.
He thought that his shield and shield techniques, which had conquered battlefields with him, could block that attack.
Crack!
“…!!!”
It was a delusion.
His cherished rare-grade shield split in half the moment it touched the arrowhead.
The shield techniques that had brought him to Gold Tier 3 were also useless.
What good are shield techniques when the shield shatters on contact?
The disaster didn’t end there.
The arrow, whose power hadn’t diminished at all despite breaking through the shield, struck Kim Jeong-u directly.
Thud!
That was the end.
Starting precisely from his upper abdomen, his upper body was blown away.
The Colosseum fell silent.
Within that silence, Shin Hyeok spoke calmly.
“Devour.”
Crunch!
Even if they were from the same country.
Even if that person held no ill feelings toward him.
What had to be done had to be done.
[Stats: Strength 5, Stamina 4, Mana 4 have been plundered.]
* * *
After defeating the first and second players, Shin Hyeok’s winning streak continued.
The third player was a South American player named Hiyalison.
South American players’ play style could be summarized in one word: ‘stylish.’
Whether with their bodies or weapons, they mainly employed sweeping combination attacks.
So once caught, you’d be stuck taking continuous hits.
The method for dealing with this type was simple.
Kwaaaaaaaang!
“Leg Crusher.”
“…Kraaaaaaak!”
First, destroy the legs that are the center of their relentless combinations.
Choi Shin-hyeok Style Chapter 5 – Leg Crusher.
The South American player’s legs shattered like cookies under the technique created solely to destroy an opponent’s mobility.
And the fate of a stylish fighter who lost mobility was predetermined.
“Rapid Fire.”
“…!!!”
Pip pip pip pip ping!
Though the distance was very close due to crushing his legs, Shin Hyeok’s archery skills were remarkable.
Remarkable enough to fire three arrows simultaneously at point-blank range.
That was all it took.
Three ordinary arrows, not the large arrows prepared specifically for Admiral Yi’s Bow, were more than enough to bring down the South American player.
That made it 3 consecutive victories.
“I shall show you the power of the samurai!”
The fourth player was from Japan.
Dressed in samurai attire and wielding a katana, he employed swift swordwork and instantly closed in on Shin Hyeok’s position.
Point-blank range.
When the distance had closed to where arrows couldn’t even be fired.
‘I’ve won!’
He was certain of victory.
Distance was crucial when facing an archer.
Close the distance and win.
Fail to close the distance and lose.
In that sense, his confidence in victory was natural.
“Weapon Throw.”
“…?!”
Crack!
That was until Shin Hyeok threw his weapon without a moment’s hesitation and shattered his opponent’s shoulder blade.
It was Choi Shin-hyeok Style Chapter 7 – Weapon Throw.
When his eyes were filled with shock, having never even thought that his opponent would discard his weapon.
What entered his vision was one thing.
Whoooooosh!
“Soul Pierce.”
It was the sight of a holy sword radiating divine power flying toward him.
With the holy sword that precisely pierced through his heart, the Japanese Player breathed his last, and Shin Hyeok retrieved the Admiral Yi’s Bow he had thrown.
-Crazy, that’s 4 wins in a row.
-Already? My chicken delivery hasn’t even arrived yet!
-His speed is similar to mine. 3 seconds would be enough for me too.
-Rabbit gay…
-The guy above should definitely go see a doctor.
It was natural that the chat was filled with viewers’ shock toward Shin Hyeok, who was on the verge of 5 consecutive wins in less than an hour.
However, the viewers soon calmed their excitement.
-Up to 4 wins is easy.
-The problem starts from the 5th win.
-Is there anyone who doesn’t know that’s where it really begins?
-Starting from promising rookies, even players at the level of Iwhang Samjeo Owang struggled from the 5th win onward.
The real deal starts from the 5th consecutive win.
The section where players who received national treatment became frustrated, and guild prospects fell into despair.
Those who surpassed the 5-win section all grew into world-class players, and with each step they took forward, they wrote history.
The player who achieved 6 consecutive wins became Owang.
The player who achieved 7 consecutive wins became Samjeo.
The player who achieved 8 consecutive wins became Iwhang.
The reason why even those who reached the pinnacle of players worldwide struggled in the Colosseum during their Gold tier days.
It was simple.
-From the 5-win section onward, you get matched with Platinum Players.
-Honestly, it’s ridiculous.
-Agreed, just the maximum stat difference alone is enormous.
-Gold average stats are 250, Platinum average stats are 750. Just looking at this alone, there’s a difference of 500.
-It means a mediocre Platinum is stronger than an excellent Gold.
From the 5-win section onward, you have to face players one tier above.
In the end, it was a weight class difference.
A boxing champion can’t win against a gorilla, after all.
That’s why everyone thought.
This was the turning point.
The performance of the rising star named Shin Hyeok would meet its end here.
“Pacheon Destruction Style.”
-Oh!
“Heaven Destruction Collapse Claw.”
Kwaaaaaaaaaaaa!
At least that was the case until Shin Hyeok appeared and landed Pacheon Destruction Style – Heaven Destruction Collapse Claw on the Platinum Player.
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