All‑Master Who Regressed to Bronze - Chapter 64

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All Master Who Regressed to Bronze Episode 064

 

Hidden within the Hidden Stage.

 

After the Colosseum’s champion ended.

 

The world was turned upside down once again.

 

-It’s you again, Shin-hyeok Choi?

 

-Damn, it’s Shin-hyeok Choi again. I have no choice but to worship him…

 

-How does an incident break out every other day lol

 

-I think that shows how amazing our host is…

 

-He really is something else.

 

-The sudden announcement of the elixir business was surprising enough… but fighting that orc called the Colosseum’s champion was really, ugh…

 

-Watched it live as a solo player and I’m confident I’d get one-shotted by the champion in 1 second lol

 

-lol One-shotted? I’m confident I’d kneel and bow my head the moment I see it

 

-Wow, I looked down on it for being an orc but it was seriously strong

 

-For real… But was I the only one who heard the audio cutting out during the broadcast?

 

-You too? Hey, me too.

 

-Those Dimension Arena bastards. Look at them going wild with their monopoly. They don’t manage their broadcasts properly! What’s left if they do this!

 

-??? : What’s left is all of you, you pigs. If you don’t watch ours, whose are you going to watch?

 

Paracelsus’s Tears.

 

The appearance of an ultra-high-end elixir and giving away its first batch not through sales but through a lottery for free was the first shock.

 

The talking black orc that appeared as the Colosseum’s champion was the second shock.

 

That black orc having the ability to crush any decent Diamond player was the third shock.

 

Finally, Shin Hyeok’s martial prowess in defeating even that black orc was the fourth shock.

 

Besides that, there were strange incidents like the audio between the two cutting out during the broadcast or the broadcast suddenly ending, but these were buried under the previous shocks and weren’t properly known.

 

People weren’t particularly interested either.

 

In the place where the shock had faded.

 

People recalled one fact.

 

-So, should we press like for those poor Dibeungis who are Integrated Gold League participants?

 

-Likes are pouring in like wababababak!

 

-Pressing like for the poor souls.

 

-This bastard is trying to get likes with this trick…!

 

-Just this once please…

 

-But seriously lol they’re so damn pitiful lol how is their opponent Shin-hyeok Choi lol

 

-Ah, this means he’s a demon lord. Damn strong.

 

-How dumbfounded must they be. They’re each promising rookies from their countries and guilds, but they’ll get beaten up like punching bags.

 

-The ones who are really screwed are those who got beaten once in the Integrated Silver League. They gritted their teeth because of Shin-hyeok Choi and secured qualification for the Integrated Gold League in just a month…

 

-??? : That was just my afterimage though.

 

It was that the participants of the Integrated Gold League who would face off against Shin Hyeok were absolutely screwed.

 

Even when Shin Hyeok was in Silver, his position wasn’t much.

 

His actual abilities were the same.

 

He was impressive but seemed surmountable?

 

For players from large guilds and powerful nations, this was natural.

 

If their abilities combined with the wealth and power of their backing, this was something that had to be achieved.

 

But less than a month after the Integrated Silver League ended, Shin Hyeok gained qualification for the Integrated Gold League, and after dropping all sorts of bombshells since then, the situation changed drastically.

 

-??? : See, you’re weaker than me, right? You’re trash, right?

 

-lol Tell your bosses to come out instead of you guys!

 

-Press like if Shin-hyeok Choi makes even Iwhang Samjeo Owang look like crap lol

 

-I’m not Shin-hyeok Choi but I pressed like

 

-I am Shin-hyeok Choi and I pressed like

 

-??? : Now, kill each other.

 

-??? : I’m first place, so you guys decide second place among yourselves.

 

-Press like if you’re scared Dibeungis because this really seems likely lol

 

-Scared? Why scared? Just don’t be scared?

 

-Think you can’t beat the host? Just don’t participate?

 

-??? : That’s because he’s the host (nods)

 

-Foolish question, wise answer lol

 

-Fun, cool, and sexy league abandonment lol

 

Shin Hyeok was no longer an opponent who could compete with players of the same level.

 

Their senior’s senior.

 

Furthermore, he had become an existence that required the leaders of the organizations they belonged to step forward.

 

This didn’t just apply to military power.

 

Since wealth and power were the same, the participants of the Integrated Gold League found themselves at a crossroads.

 

1. Participate in the Integrated Gold League to have a match with Shin-hyeok Choi.

 

2. Give up the league while saying “I lost! I won’t fight you, sir!”

 

3. Give up from the start and watch the league on TV while scratching their belly at home.

 

Three choices.

 

It was unknown which of these they would choose, but at least in the sense that they were forced to choose, they would be pulling their hair out.

 

Of course, time still passed despite that.

 

The end of the month when the Integrated Silver, Gold, Platinum League would open approached.

 

* * *

 

End of the month.

 

The day when the Integrated League held once every month opens.

 

The day the whole world pays attention to.

 

World Cup, Championship League, Super Bowl, etc.

 

Before Dimension Arena appeared in the past.

 

Ahead of the opening of the Integrated League, which was one of the reasons why broadcasts that enjoyed the highest popularity fell into decline, Shin Hyeok was calmly checking his equipment.

 

These were new equipment obtained by using the three legendary-grade equipment selection tickets he received as rewards this time.

 

[Ring of Superhuman Strength]

 

* Legendary Grade

 

Only strength surpasses everything!

 

* All Stats + 1

 

* Converts Stat: Strength to Stat: Superhuman Strength.

 

The first equipment was the Ring of Superhuman Strength.

 

Similar to the Plus Ultra Ring, the raw specs themselves were no different from trash, but it had high merit in that it converted stats to higher-tier stats.

 

‘Higher-tier stats have more than double the efficiency of regular stats. I’ll have to change it later when I directly obtain higher-tier stats, but for now it’s perfect.’

 

It didn’t actually grant them, just converted them, but even so it had the full value of legendary grade, so Shin Hyeok chose it without hesitation.

 

Next was an earring.

 

[Supreme Mana Stone Earring]

 

* Legendary Grade

 

Mana! More mana!

 

* Mana + 1,000

 

‘Raw stat equipment isn’t bad either. It raises the weight class itself.’

 

For Shin Hyeok, no amount of mana was ever enough.

 

Thanks to Paracelsus’s Tears, his maximum mana had broken through the limit stat, and despite raising mana recovery and raw mana stats with various equipment, that didn’t change.

 

Especially in this Integrated Gold League, Shin Hyeok would be no different from the main enemy of all players.

 

Since he was even thinking of facing all of them, Shin Hyeok chose equipment that increased the total amount of mana itself.

 

With mana increasing by a whopping 1,000, it was no different from his mana amount doubling, so by Gold tier standards, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say Shin Hyeok had infinite mana.

 

Having secured sustainability through infinite mana and tremendous attack power through legendary-grade equipment, Shin Hyeok’s final choice was-

 

[Automatic Defense System]

 

* Legendary Grade

 

Defense is difficult? I’ll do it for you then?

 

* Defense + 1,322

 

* Unique Skill: Auto Defense

 

* Unique Skill: Walking Fortress

 

* Unique Skill: Auto Counter

 

Defense.

 

Shin Hyeok’s defense couldn’t be called good by any stretch of the imagination.

 

Except for the fact that thanks to the Unique+ grade defensive equipment, the Armor of Absorption, he could defend his entire body evenly.

 

Even that couldn’t be considered particularly good in terms of the Armor of Absorption’s defense itself, so his defense was not just lacking compared to other Players, but downright poor.

 

Of course, until now Shin Hyeok had filled that deficiency with his personal abilities, but he acknowledged that even that had reached its limit.

 

‘On the battlefield, even generals die to stray arrows. That wasn’t any different in Challenger Tier games either. That’s why right now is the perfect time to address the defense aspect.’

 

Before his regression.

 

Even Shin Hyeok, who was called the Infinite Emperor and All Master and wielded countless skills, had gaps, and attacks commonly called lucky punches that targeted those gaps were too numerous to count.

 

Perhaps that’s why.

 

Even though Shin Hyeok had become a Player who was untouchable not only within Gold Tier but even extending to Platinum, he chose defense.

 

Having completed all preparations, Shin Hyeok stood before his companions, friends, and family.

 

“Damn it. If I just had enough time, I could have modified everything from the holy sword to the bow.”

 

“It’s fine. At Gold level, this much is sufficient.”

 

Sejin couldn’t hide his disappointment that his plan to enhance and modify the holy sword and bow with the rewards obtained from the Colosseum’s Champion had been postponed until after the Integrated Gold League due to time constraints.

 

“Shin Hyeok. Fighting. I’ll work hard too! I can’t be a burden to you…!”

 

“Su-a. Even if you drop out of the Integrated Silver League, don’t mention my name.”

 

“…Hey!”

 

“I’m kidding. Just relax and have fun. You have both the talent and equipment to take first place.”

 

“…Yeah.”

 

He lightened the mood with a little joke for Su-a, who was wearing equipment that combined holy armor and holy cannon specially crafted by Sejin, holding a holy book in one hand and a holy sword in the other.

 

It wasn’t empty words.

 

Naturally, Su-a had already completed growing all her limit stats thanks to Hyo-rin’s elixirs, and on top of that, she had consumed Hyo-rin’s ‘Tears of Paracelsus,’ breaking through the limit stat for mana.

 

Finally, wearing various equipment that Sejin had crafted with as much care as Shin Hyeok’s, Su-a’s defeat would actually be an upset.

 

Su-a looked at Shin Hyeok with a determined face as he lightly patted her shoulder with a gentle smile, steeling her resolve, and behind her, Hyo-rin’s languid face caught Shin Hyeok’s eye.

 

“Yaaawn, Dad. Fighting.”

 

“You should get some sleep. How many hours did you sleep?”

 

“I didn’t sleep? Dad. If you abandon the prejudice that people must sleep, you can accomplish much more.”

 

“…That’s ridiculous.”

 

Hyo-rin’s already dark circles had now reached down to her chin, making her look tired enough that even a panda would call her big sister.

 

More absurd than not sleeping a wink for the past few days was Hyo-rin’s mindset, but—

 

Clatter!

 

“These are… alchemy bombs, aren’t they?”

 

“Hehe, as your one and only daughter, I couldn’t let my dad go to the battlefield empty-handed, right?”

 

Shin Hyeok couldn’t hide his surprise at the heavy alchemy bombs that Hyo-rin spilled out from her inventory.

 

Alchemy bombs.

 

Bombs created through alchemy, one of the few offensive techniques available to alchemists.

 

And naturally, the power of alchemy bombs was determined by the skill of the alchemist who made them.

 

In other words, the alchemy bombs made by Hyo-rin would boast supreme, ultimate, devastating destructive power.

 

With just these, in an unexpected moment.

 

It was clear they would serve as a trump card.

 

Of course—

 

“Hey, how can you make so many money-devouring monsters! And even if your mouth is crooked, you should speak straight. You didn’t make these for me, you made them out of boredom because you had excess materials, right?”

 

“…Dad. At times like this, you should just say ‘daughter, thank you’ and put them in your inventory… Gyaaah!”

 

The problem was that each of those alchemy bombs was more expensive than its weight in gold.

 

Moreover, it was also problematic that she was giving away something made not for him but just out of boredom, calling it a gift.

 

In the end, Hyo-rin’s snow-white cheeks turned bright red from the cheek-pinching punishment.

 

“Uuugh…”

 

“I’ll use them well.”

 

“…If you need more, tell me! I’ll make more—”

 

“I don’t need them. Stop spending money.”

 

“Tch.”

 

Hyo-rin, whose cheeks had turned red like ripe persimmons as she rubbed them while sniffling, subtly showed her intention to reproduce alchemy bombs, but Shin Hyeok cut that off decisively and finally bowed his head toward his parents, who were watching all this warmly.

 

“I’ll be going now.”

 

“Alright.”

 

“Don’t get hurt. Come back safely.”

 

“Yes, I will.”

 

Even though their son had become the world’s top prospect, even though he was heading toward the center of world power.

 

Looking at his parents, whose first concern was still for his well-being, Shin Hyeok clenched his fist with a gentle smile.

 

This warmth.

 

This happiness.

 

To never lose this again, this Integrated Gold League had to be perfect.

 

“Hyung, bring me a Melona when you come back.”

 

“…You’ll have a lot to do from now on, so I’ll let it slide.”

 

“Huh?”

 

Finally glancing at his younger brother acting childishly, Shin Hyeok looked at the message window that appeared before his eyes.

 

[Would you like to participate in the Integrated Gold League? Y/N]

 

A ticket given to exactly 100 Gold Tier players worldwide.

 

The moment it was placed before his eyes.

 

“Yes.”

 

Shin Hyeok grasped it without hesitation.

 

The Integrated Gold League.

 

Shin Hyeok stepped forward boldly toward that place that would become a stage meant only for him.

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