I Alone Am an EX-Class Summoner - Chapter 60

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I Am Alone EX-Grade Summoner Episode 060

Player Difference

Late at night.

“Haak, haak!”

“Heoeouk, heukeoeoeuk!”

The training ground was still filled with the sound of heavy breathing.

The will of the four disciples was remarkable.

Saying their physical training wasn’t complete yet, they refused to move on and came out even at dawn to train.

It was to achieve the minimum standards that Baek Jin-woo demanded.

“Damn it! What’s so important about physical strength! Haak, haak!”

After running 30 laps around the training ground, Hong Ari collapsed on the floor and grumbled.

Now that the running was over, they needed to rest a bit and do strength training.

Seriously.

She felt like she was going to die.

“But don’t you think something’s changed?”

Gulp, gulp!

Oh Sun-young, sitting next to her, downed an entire water bottle she had prepared.

She was drinking so frantically that half of it flowed down her neck.

She was right.

Hunkyo’s training method was quite effective.

“It’s amazing. Even without much sleep, I recover from fatigue quickly, and I can concentrate better than before.”

The postures they took during strength training were completely different from general training methods.

It felt like breathing in the energy of nature through their bodies.

That wasn’t all.

Their eyesight had improved too.

They felt their recovery and immunity had rapidly increased.

“That’s why we’re out here in the middle of the night, noona.”

Gi Jae-hyeok smiled broadly.

By the way, this was self-study.

Nobody was forcing them to train.

Even Hong Ari, who was grumbling over there, knew it.

That as difficult as physical training was, their bodies were developing.

“Hyung-nim wouldn’t emphasize physical strength for no reason. Now, next is strength training. Let’s get ready right away, noonas! Fighting!”

“Damn, fine. I get it.”

Hong Ari got up despite making a sour face.

Two weeks later.

“Okay, you pass.”

A passing declaration finally came from Baek Jin-woo’s mouth.

“You’re all pretty good.”

Honestly, he was surprised.

Speed and endurance, agility, and even strength.

In no time, they had reached beyond ordinary human levels.

Though not as fast as Baek Jin-woo, it was at least proof that his disciples believed in and followed his words to the end.

“Now we can slowly move on to the next stage.”

“Me!”

It was then that Hong Ari raised her hand.

“I have a question!”

At some point, she had started speaking casually.

One might ask how dare a disciple speak informally, but Baek Jin-woo didn’t mind.

They were the same age anyway.

As long as she listened well, that was enough.

“What is it.”

“Physical training is good, training is good, everything’s good. But if we follow your training well, I’m curious about what kind of results we can achieve in this World League.”

The World League…

Baek Jin-woo shook his head.

Actually, he didn’t know well.

He’d been too busy to look up last year’s World League or anything like that.

So he gave a clean answer.

“I don’t know. It’s simple – if you’re strong, you win, and if you’re weak, you lose.”

“…”

What’s he saying.

Hong Ari was dumbfounded.

That wasn’t the kind of obvious answer she was looking for.

“However, one thing’s certain. If you follow my training well, you’ll become much stronger.”

“…How much stronger?”

“Well.”

Saying they could beat Five Emperors-level veterans would obviously be a lie.

But they might be able to compete with ordinary world rankers, right?

Of course, strength is relative, so he couldn’t say for certain.

“If you’re curious, you can feel it for yourself starting today. Let’s see. Who’s the weakest among you four?”

Even during National Team consulting.

The four disciples occasionally competed against each other in the arena to sharpen their senses.

Therefore, they knew each other’s levels better than anyone.

Swoosh.

Kang Ji-ho raised his hand.

“I’m the weakest, hyung-nim.”

This was really funny.

In Oh Sun-young’s case, she wasn’t even on the national team but was stronger than Kang Ji-ho.

She had every right to feel wronged.

If meeting Baek Jin-woo in the multi-player tournament was a sin, then it was a sin.

“Really?”

The corner of Baek Jin-woo’s mouth curved up.

“Then I’ll show you from now on. Ji-ho, bring out all the summoned creatures you use.”

…Bring out his summoned creatures?

All four disciples’ eyes widened.

Kang Ji-ho handed over a full team of summoned creatures without complaint.

It was the team he mainly used in player battles.

This was truly tremendous trust.

The levels they’d raised, the runes equipped, the skills learned, and so on.

All ownership was being transferred to Baek Jin-woo as is.

Even though they had agreed not to betray each other when making the disciple contract, transferring ownership required quite a lot of courage!

“What’s everyone’s record against Ji-ho?”

“I’m 125 wins, 2 losses out of 127 battles.”

Gi Jae-hyeok answered first.

Being guild members, they had fought quite often.

“5 wins, 0 losses.”

Hong Ari answered.

“7 wins, 1 loss.”

Oh Sun-young also answered.

‘Definitely.’

Kang Ji-ho’s summoned creature pool was weaker compared to theirs.

The levels were lower, and the rune conditions weren’t outstanding either.

“Kang Ji-ho.”

“Yes, hyung!”

“You think you lose because your summoned creatures are weak, right?”

“That’s probably the case.”

I had counseled him during the National Team consulting, and I got that feeling back then too.

That he was losing because his summoned creatures were much weaker.

Half right, half wrong.

The player’s role is more important than ordinary people think.

“What if I take your team here and beat all three of them?”

“…That’s.”

Kang Ji-ho was at a loss for words.

That doesn’t make sense.

Even if a player’s sense and control are important, ultimately weak summoned creatures can’t beat strong ones.

“From now on, I’ll show you all, no… not just you all, but how lacking in fundamentals domestic rankers have been.”

Baek Jin-woo grinned and looked at Hong Ari.

“Hong Ari.”

“Yeah?”

“You come at me first.”

“…Huh? Not in the Arena? Right here?”

“Yeah, let’s do it for real.”

As long as we don’t reduce HP to 0, it’s fine.

Then a healer can refill the health and we can continue practicing.

“Is that okay with you?”

Hong Ari had fought five matches against that summoned creature team.

So she knew for certain.

That there was absolutely no way she could lose.

“Yeah, come at me.”

Soon.

Ten summoned creatures began their battle.

Player battles.

They’re simple yet complex.

Strength varies depending on basic movements, skill timing, cooperation between summoned creatures, coordination, and so on.

Simply put, it depends on the player’s skill!

“Cra, crazy.”

Hong Ari couldn’t accept it.

The summoned creatures that had seemed laughable when Kang Ji-ho controlled them now felt weighty, each and every one.

DPS, tank, heal, buff.

And even the timing!

Baek Jin-woo’s control that made everything move organically was truly inspired.

“Why are the attacks so strong? Are these the same runes?”

Attacks that she would have easily deflected before now felt burdensome.

Her heart ached every time she saw her health being chipped away bit by bit.

Most surprised of all was none other than Kang Ji-ho.

‘This is impossible.’

Look at the expressions on those summoned creatures!

Aren’t they moving excitedly as if they’ve found their true master!

Just 5 minutes.

Within 5 minutes, Hong Ari’s tank balance was broken, and from then on it was easy.

While maintaining his own balance, he gradually gnawed away at Hong Ari’s side’s HP.

And soon.

“…I lost.”

Hong Ari raised the white flag.

“…!”

Gi Jae-hyeok, Kang Ji-ho, and Oh Sun-young all gaped.

Yes.

This was a new world.

Just like in AOS games where the same champion’s power varies drastically depending on who uses it, Battle of Summoners was the same.

‘It wasn’t that the summoned creatures were weak, but that I was weak?’

‘The reason he told us to develop our senses through physical training. Was this it?’

‘We, no… this is what all rankers are missing!’

Honestly, they had thought this way before.

That Baek Jin-woo was strong because he had such overpowered summoned creatures.

They couldn’t help but think that way.

Hunkyo, Ramba, Pokryong.

Even just the known summoned creatures were all unique and showed ridiculous power.

But.

That was a misconception.

Baek Jin-woo.

No, Jinugod was a veteran of veterans, stagnant water.

No matter what summoned creatures a newbie brings, they can’t handle a veteran.

That was the basic skill difference.

The absence of fundamentals.

“Next is Oh Sun-young.”

“Yes!”

“Come at me.”

The result was the same.

Gi Jae-hyeok too, and Oh Sun-young too.

They all had to taste bitter defeat.

“Do you understand now?”

Baek Jin-woo quietly murmured.

“You’re still just chicks. You don’t need to get excited just because others praise you as rankers. In my eyes, not just you all but all world rankers are at chick level.”

If there were exceptions, the Five Emperors?

And there would be veterans with over 7 years of experience.

They’re the ones who have physically mastered the basic combat mechanisms.

“For you all, summoned creatures aren’t what’s important. First become chickens.”

The four disciples felt many things from this sparring match.

A feeling of something clicking into place.

‘I’ll definitely follow him.’

‘I’ll stick close and develop somehow.’

‘…This is amazing.’

All the questions that had been piled up in their heads completely disappeared.

Baek Jin-woo was the best.

Not just the best, but world-class.

One sky!

Ilcheon!

The four disciples’ eyes were full of trust in him.

Hwang Myeong-hee’s classmate, Jeong-hye, was curious.

She was so curious she felt like she’d go crazy.

‘How could dirt spoon Myeong-hee have a rainbow snail?’

Her son gave it to her?

What exactly is her son’s identity!

Or maybe some clueless kid gave it as a gift without knowing its value?

That could be possible.

That’s when Myeong-hee said.

– Oh, I just received it as a simple gift. I don’t really know the price either. It’s probably not that expensive, right?

She said she didn’t know how much it was.

She definitely said that.

‘Hmm.’

Even after the reunion ended, only that snail kept coming to mind.

Then a thought occurred.

‘If she really doesn’t know, couldn’t I buy it cheap by lowballing her?’

In high society, the rainbow snail is a first-class item.

With just that one thing, she could buy all the envy of the Gangnam ladies at once.

Jeong-hye pondered.

After much deliberation, she called her son.

“My proud son~ Are you busy?”

– Oh, Mom, what’s up? I can talk for a moment.

Her son’s half-hearted response came through.

His voice sounded very busy too.

‘Well.’

That’s understandable.

What kind of guild is Baekho anyway.

If he just entered South Korea’s number one major guild as a newcomer, it’s actually amazing he even answered the phone.

“You know that mom’s friend gathering? There’s a mom’s friend whose son seems to be doing pretty well.”

– Yeah, so?

“A friend named Hwang Myeong-hee, she apparently received a rainbow snail as a gift?”

– …What’s that. Mom, just tell me what you need briefly.

This little brat?

Veins bulged on Jeong-hye’s forehead, but her voice remained gentle.

“Right, right. It’s nothing big. Could you come out to meet mom’s friend later when you have time?”

– Mom, I’m busy.

“You brat! Help mom save some face! Do you know how much I sacrificed to raise you….”

– Ah! Fine, fine!

Her son cut her off.

– But just one hour only. Let me know when the date is set. I’ll take half a day off.

“As expected~ My son!”

Click!

Beep, beep!

“That little bastard.”

Grind.

Jeong-hye gritted her teeth.

If it weren’t for Baekho, she’d beat him to a pulp….

Still, it’s fortunate.

He said he’d make time.

Jeong-hye picked up her phone.

“Phew.”

After letting out a breath, she sent a text message.

[Park Jeong-hye : Myeong-hee, how are you doing?]

[Park Jeong-hye : You seemed to be doing well when I saw you last time, it was nice to see.]

[Park Jeong-hye : Let’s meet up. I heard your son is also a Player? My son might be able to help, and us Player moms might have things in common, right? Contact me~]

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