All‑Master Who Regressed to Bronze - Chapter 98

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All Master Who Regressed to Bronze Episode 098

After the bet with Cheolho.

What Shin Hyeok had to do was decided.

“I should go back to Dimension Arena.”

Dimension Arena.

Something unavoidable for any Player.

After reaching a certain level, most Players occasionally play Dimension Arena and spend the rest of their time training in reality and exploring dungeons.

If you want to grow as a Player, you should play Dimension Arena at least once a day.

At minimum, playing once every 2-3 days was good, but unless you were truly confident in your skills, playing Dimension Arena could actually slow down your growth rate.

Because if you don’t achieve a certain level of performance in Dimension Arena, you’ll mercilessly experience stat decline.

That’s why Players tend to lean toward training, which allows slow but stable stat accumulation, and dungeon exploration, which provides decent income.

But Shin Hyeok didn’t fall into either category.

Stat increases from training?

Even Shin-woo’s training, which boasted efficiency several times better than having the best trainer attached, wasn’t much for Shin Hyeok.

As for dungeon exploration, unless special equipment or materials dropped, there was no need to personally run them.

In the end, all that remained for Shin Hyeok was Dimension Arena.

“I haven’t been streaming much lately either, so this works out well.”

Moreover, he hadn’t been able to play Dimension Arena recently due to challenging the National Team Selection Tournament, which also meant he hadn’t been able to stream, so playing Dimension Arena was essential for the viewers waiting for him.

Dimension Arena streaming was one of the few channels available to earn Achievement points.

Having finished his thoughts, Shin Hyeok turned on his stream.

[Stream has started.]

Along with the message window announcing the start of the stream, Shin Hyeok gave viewers time to enter.

After confirming that a decent number of viewers had gathered, he greeted them.

“Hello everyone, it’s been a while.”

-Wow! Finally turning on the stream!

-I was holding my breath and almost suffocated;;;

-Damn. If you had turned it on just a little later, “Goodbye Earth, I Love You” would have been totally possible

-?

-ThankYouShinHyeokThanksToYouIWonTheUltraHighEndElixirLotteryAndSoldItToBuyAGangnamHanRiverViewApartmentFromNowOnIAmOneWithShinHyeokAndAnyInsultsOrMockeryAimedAtShinHyeokWillBeConsideredDirectedAtMe…

-Look at this crazy rice bowl guy. Did you rent out the entire chat window?

-But honestly, if I won Paracelsus’s Tears, I’d probably act like that too.

-How much did the person who put the recent winning item up for auction sell it for?

-I think it was around 20 billion.

-Shit, I can make a rice bowl more generous than grandma’s holiday table, so please let me win just once!!!

Though it was a stream turned on without even an announcement, thousands of viewers instantly connected and filled the chat window.

Even that number continued to rise in real-time, making the chat scroll so fast that human eyes couldn’t possibly keep up—

“I’m thinking of doing elixir drawings regularly in the future. Of course, Paracelsus’s Tears was done because it was the first work from Paracelsus Workshop, so I’ll probably do drawings with high-end grade elixirs, which are a step below that. Thank you for your support.”

It didn’t matter much to Shin Hyeok.

For Shin Hyeok, who could track the trajectory of flying bullets with his eyes, the explosive speed of the chat was just a good tool to test his eyesight.

After catching the talk about the recent elixir drawing in the chat and sharing some small stories about it for a while, Shin Hyeok got up from his seat.

“Just chatting is nice, but I know you didn’t come to my stream just to watch me talk, so I’ll get up now.”

-ㅠㅠ My chat is fun too though…

-Please do a just chatting only stream when you get the chance!

-Just chatting fans get out

-ㅋㅋ Anyone who comes to Choi Sinhyuk’s stream just to listen to low-quality chat is just a total noob ㅇㅇ

-Can’t resist the upvote…

-Still, just chatting was pretty fun. Perfect as an appetizer before the main show. Of course, more than this would be too much

Just chatting.

Commonly called “just chat,” referring to casual conversation and small talk.

Those with good speaking skills can carry on solo streams for hours with this, but Shin Hyeok wasn’t particularly eloquent to begin with.

More importantly, what the tens of thousands of viewers who came to watch Shin Hyeok’s stream wanted wasn’t just chatting in the first place.

“Let’s play Dimension Arena.”

-Kyah! It’s here! My meal side dish! A meal prepared by mom? Choi Sinhyuk’s D.A broadcast is way better than that lol

-You’re… that… never mind. Fighting.

-Perfect for breakfast. I’ll enjoy watching while eating.

-Dibeong-i… it’s 6 PM right now…

-? Then it’s morning, right?

-Truly a home security guard.

-I am~ happy~ Happy to watch Shin Hyeok’s stream~

Shin Hyeok’s Dimension Arena was precisely the focal point that brought them together.

The moment the main dish finally revealed itself, making all viewers scream and cheer.

Shin Hyeok connected to Dimension Arena.

[You have entered the Waiting Room.]

The vast space of nothingness.

Entering the now-familiar waiting room, Shin Hyeok felt like he was visiting his hometown.

The strange yet refreshing feeling created by the rural scent and countryside scenery you smell when going down to the countryside during holidays.

“What kind of game will we get?”

Plus the anticipation from the excitement of wondering what type of game would come up.

The chat window showed various reactions to Shin Hyeok’s question.

-If it’s Choi Shin-hyuk who’ll smash whatever comes out, then I’m all for it lol

-Honestly, Choi Shin-hyuk is such a monster. Whatever type of game it is ㅇㅇ;

-Defense? He crushed that back in Silver. Battle Royale? He completely demolished that during placement matches. Colosseum? Already licked the bowl clean and richly enjoyed the DLC. Ah! Shin Hyeok! Are you the strongest even in Dimension Arena!

-Actually, this Shin Hyeok guy is from Japan.

-Master Choi is a great hero with Chinese blood flowing through him!

-Even Japan and China are clinging to Shin Hyeok! What more is there to live for!

-But there are more games left besides those.

-Yeah, there is. But I don’t think that would be any different lol?

-That’s true;;

Having already played most games once and completely destroyed them, any game would be meaningless before Shin Hyeok.

Stories completely unrelated to streaming, trying to claim Shin Hyeok as their own country’s person.

Since Shin Hyeok had become so hot that he practically spontaneously combusted and became an artificial sun, the interest shown by viewers was enormous.

Under everyone’s attention, the game Shin Hyeok would play was decided.

[Game has been decided.]

[Type: Ravine]

“Ah.”

-Ah.

-Ah.

-Ah.

-Ahhhhh!!!

Shin Hyeok sighed.

The viewers sighed too.

Such a tremendous reaction that even a passing Dibeong-i would spill their breakfast.

Their reaction was natural.

Game Type: Ravine.

A game type that appears starting from Gold rank, frequently played by many Players.

And while this game had various nicknames, the two most famous ones were:

-Got the Military Game.

-Got the Political Game.

-Since it’s come to this, let’s go with the Military-Political Game?

-I agree.

Military Game.

Political Game.

This game, also called the Military Political Game by combining the two names, held the glorious title of being ranked #1 among games that made countless players furious, and this had never changed even once since Dimension Arena appeared.

Game: Ravine was simple.

It consisted of 5v5 team battles where players killed minions coming in waves from upper, middle, and lower sections, earned gold to purchase buffs and blessings, eliminated enemies, and ultimately won by destroying the enemy’s castle first.

Simply put, Game: Ravine was a game about destroying the enemy’s castle.

So why did such a game become known as the military and political game among all players, earning the top spot for annoyance?

-Damn it. Reminds me of our team’s top laner. He died in a 1v1, blamed the jungle difference, then wouldn’t come out of the well.

-Haha, that’s nothing. Support was needed but he said he was a mid main, threatened to throw if we didn’t give him mid, so we gave him mid and he got his soul crushed by the enemy mid and lost the first tower in 5 minutes. Damn bastard. Chang-hyeon Lee, you piece of shit. I remember your name.

-Sigh, I was carrying alone, grabbing everyone by the collar, then got ganked by all 5 enemies and died, leading to our castle getting destroyed, and the other 4 cursed at me. Real bastards. You guys just stay in gold forever, okay?

Originally, when four people gather, one of them is bound to be trash.

Additionally, even with just three people, they’d turn against each other and split into two, so there was no way the game could run properly.

Other games allowed individual excellence or had some unity since the same players weren’t enemies, but Game: Ravine was different.

No matter how outstanding one person was, it was difficult to completely dominate the game, and since the enemies were also players like themselves, comparisons were easy.

Kills, deaths, assists, minion kill count, etc.

The indicators were clearly visible, making it even worse.

Since nine out of ten cases involved teammates fighting each other instead of the actual enemies, Game: Ravine was the type of game despised by all players above Gold tier.

‘…This brings back old memories. Ravine was the biggest obstacle when I was trying to promote to Platinum.’

Before his regression, Ravine had been the most difficult challenge for Shin Hyeok until he promoted to Platinum.

Even Shin Hyeok would shudder at the mention of Ravine, but there was no way to change the already determined game.

[Welcome to Player’s Ravine.]

The game had begun.

“Let’s do well.”

“Please take care of me.”

“Me too.”

“Let’s fight!”

Four players appeared at the starting point, the Well.

Watching them exchange light greetings with each other, Shin Hyeok naturally joined in.

“Hello. I’m Shin-hyeok Choi.”

“…Wow! It’s really Shin-hyeok Choi!”

“Shin-shin-shin! I’m a fan!”

“I watch your stream all the time and was watching it just now… I never thought I’d be on the same team!”

“Amazing. This match will be a piece of cake.”

When Shin Hyeok approached first and offered greetings, the teammates who had recognized him but hadn’t dared approach him brightened up.

Since Shin Hyeok was currently the hottest player among players, their reaction was quite natural.

“Then Shin Hyeok, you’ll naturally go mid, right?”

“What are you talking about! He should go to the man’s lane, top!”

With Shin Hyeok’s mechanics, he should be ADC. Haven’t you seen the bow he uses?”

“Tsk tsk, Shin-noobs. With Shin Hyeok’s abilities, jungle would be best so he can spread influence across all lanes.”

They soon began seriously discussing which lane to send Shin Hyeok to.

Game: Ravine had a total of five positions.

Top, Jungle, Mid, ADC, Support.

Since each position had an important role, it wouldn’t matter much wherever Shin Hyeok went, but—

“I’ll go support.”

“Whaaaat?”

“No, no… that, support is a bit…”

“We can’t waste Shin Hyeok as a tool! That would be humanity’s loss!”

Shin Hyeok’s choice was support.

Support was a position that focused on assistance, as the name suggested.

It was a position with poor treatment, treated not as a player but merely as a tool to make the game easier.

It wasn’t called a “tool” as a derogatory term for nothing.

Therefore, support was usually the position assigned to the weakest player among those participating in the game.

But Shin Hyeok didn’t mind.

“This is my first Ravine match. I want to go support to learn about the game.”

“…Understood.”

“Then let’s decide our positions too.”

“I’ll take top.”

“I’ll go mid.”

“Then I’ll jungle.”

“I guess I’m ADC.”

The teammates, who couldn’t say anything since he wanted to go support to learn for his first Ravine match, sighed and decided their respective positions before heading to their lanes.

Shin Hyeok, as support, moved to the bottom lane with the player who took ADC.

“Support’s role is to help the ADC farm minions well, interfere with the enemy bottom lane, and furthermore, initiate fights.”

“Yes.”

The ADC was a kind person.

Kind enough to explain the support’s role in simple terms for Shin Hyeok’s first match.

‘This is a bit embarrassing.’

Thinking about what he was about to do, Shin Hyeok felt increasingly sorry for the ADC and subtly avoided their eyes.

‘Can’t help it. I used a lot of Achievement points, so I need to draw some aggro to collect them again.’

Naturally, Shin Hyeok was a veteran among veterans who had played Ravine dozens, even hundreds of times before his regression.

Jungle routes not yet well-known, mid lane techniques, top lane 1v1 abilities, ADC positioning, etc.

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say he had everything about Ravine in his head.

But even so, the reason Shin Hyeok came to support was because he was confident he could carry the game even as support, and he knew well that nothing was better for drawing aggro for Achievement points.

Thwack!

“…Uh, Shin Hyeok? You shouldn’t hit that?”

When he lightly struck the minion in front of him with his Arcane Spear, killing it, a small amount of gold was absorbed by Shin Hyeok.

Seeing this, the ADC who was preparing for the last hit looked at Shin Hyeok with a dumbfounded expression, but Shin Hyeok didn’t stop his hands despite feeling guilty.

Thwack thwack thwack thwack thwack!

Arcane Spear and Holy Sword.

Watching Shin Hyeok begin massacring minions with two Legendary+ grade weapons, the ADC began to scream.

“No, don’t! Why, why are you doing this! Support shouldn’t kill minions!”

To the ADC’s screams, Shin Hyeok replied with an innocent face.

“ADC, you should hit them too, money comes out.”

“…$!@$!@$@#%#$#$!%!!!”

Thwack!

As he cleanly killed the last remaining minion with those words, Shin Hyeok’s chat and donation windows exploded.

[Achievement: I can manipulate viewers’ emotions! Achieved]

[Achievement Points: 50,000 acquired.]

The hefty Achievement points were a bonus.

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