The Return of the Legendary All-Master - Chapter 12

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Chapter 12

Hoyeong.

It’s been quite a while since I heard that name.

A guild that was closely pursuing the legend created by Sword King Sa Jae Hyeok as a named guild in South Korea, but suddenly collapsed.

From the guild leader to the executives, they all suddenly disappeared without a trace, leaving it as a mysterious incident.

“Let me just check the comments once.”

“Here.”

On the phone Ha Jin handed over, the New World Community ‘Welcome’ was open.

And the video of Jung Hoon sparring with the instructor was recording 2,700 views.

Below the video, comments were streaming down.

There were 41 comments in total.

└A martial artist? A martial artist defeated an instructor?

└ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Isn’t that the instructor from Genesis Village? Level 30 NPC.

└You’re right lol I was wondering what you meant.

└Look at the title. A level 11 martial artist beat a level 30 instructor lol

└ㅇㅇ I hit level 10 and then went for the instructor.

└Don’t lie ^^ Is that really level 11 in the first place? Obviously they must be similar levels.

└Did he used to exercise? His movements are no joke?

└But why a martial artist of all things… Even at the same level, they perform worse than other classes, so you’re gonna suffer like hell during raids later ㅋㅋ

Martial artists being ostracized simply because their performance is inferior to other classes.

As evidence of this, even though a level 11 defeated a level 30 instructor, most reactions were lukewarm.

It seems this kind of public opinion formed because the level was low and it was just martial artists brawling.

Actually, I’m not interested in those comments.

Jung Hoon scrolled down to examine nicknames bearing official guild marks.

└This is the new guild Horaiden! If it’s alright with you, could we ask for information about this user?

└This is the new guild Rapaya. We’ll offer the highest compensation among new guilds. If the user in the video is watching this, please send a 1:1 chat request!

As expected, the ones sending love calls were new guilds.

These new guilds unconditionally send love calls to any user who seems even slightly decent, so I’ll pass on them.

The reason Ha Jin was making such a fuss was right below.

└This is Yeo Min Ji from Hoyeong. If the user shown in the video is watching this, could you please send a 1:1 chat request?

└└Huh? Is that really Yeo Min Ji?

└└└Can’t you see the official mark? Yeo Min-ji herself is stepping up ㅋㅋㅋ That martial artist really hit it big…···.

└└└└Look at them trying to recruit martial artists like that… Don’t you need a marksman by any chance? I shot perfectly at that training hall ㅠㅠ

Yeo Min Ji even left a comment herself.

Yeo Min Ji was an executive of the Hoyeong guild and also the daughter of guild leader Yeo Soon Woo.

For her to leave a comment.

‘She noticed the fist technique.’

When sparring with Instructor Altio, Jung Hoon had overwhelmed him with the Myeongwang Fist Technique.

If it was Yeo Min Ji, currently the highest-level martial artist in South Korea, she would have noticed that the fist technique shown in the video was extraordinary.

“Let’s just ignore it.”

“Ignore it?”

“Yeah.”

Obviously she’ll try to pry about the fist technique.

Jung Hoon came out purely for rest.

Once his rest is over, he plans to enter New World again and establish his next plan.

He doesn’t have time to dance to Yeo Min Ji’s tune.

“Wow… this is amazing. Why are you ignoring it? It’s Hoyeong. Hoyeong!”

“I know.”

“Then why are you ignoring it?”

“Because it won’t be a recruitment offer.”

“Huh? Why not? You won without taking a single hit. They can’t not notice that you have potential!”

“That’s a group swarming with level 200-300 players. It’s a place where low-level players have to take tons of tests to get in. Would they recruit someone just for defeating one level 30 instructor?”

“Well, that’s true too…

“Anyway, ignore that. I’m going home.”

“Let’s go. I was just about to head home too.”

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At the same time.

“Still no contact?”

“Yes…

Yeo Min Ji was so dumbfounded she couldn’t even let out a hollow laugh.

“Maybe they don’t use Welcome?”

As she tilted her head, Team Leader Park In Tae tactfully nodded.

“It seems so. What Newbie User in the world would ignore a love call from Hoyeong, not just any other guild?”

“That must be it…? Hmm, then should we camp out at the Hall of Combat Arts and wait?”

She was confident she could wait days and nights to find that user.

“Is there a reason you must go that far?”

Team Leader Park In Tae was going crazy.

Why exactly was she so fixated on such a newbie user?

Certainly, the fact that a low-level user won a 1:1 spar against a training hall instructor had surprised him too.

The user hadn’t even allowed a single effective hit.

However, if asked whether they needed to search for and recruit such a user to this extent, Park In Tae would shake his head.

While it was true that he overwhelmed the instructor, that was only technically possible.

In terms of pure force, he wouldn’t even reach the instructor NPC’s toes.

Hoyeong had many users who were excellent in technical aspects.

They had Olympic bronze medalists, Asian Games gold medalists, and so on, so there was no need to recruit a newcomer, especially a complete beginner who had just taken their first steps.

“Yes. I can’t tell you the details, but there’s definitely a reason.”

However, Yeo Min Ji, an executive of Hoyeong, thought differently from Park In Tae.

She had to find this newbie user no matter what.

‘That body technique… I’ve never seen anything like it.’

The fist technique that flowed like water.

From evading the instructor’s attack to instantly correcting his stance and accurately striking the target.

It was an attack that couldn’t be achieved without calculating everything.

Others might not know, but Yeo Min Ji’s eyes couldn’t be fooled.

That wasn’t simply a fist technique obtained through chance encounters.

It was definitely body technique forged through countless experiences.

Without that, such movements couldn’t possibly emerge.

“I understand…”

In the end, it was Park In Tae who backed down.

* * *

Jung Hoon, who returned home, slept almost all day long.

It was due to lack of stamina from moving intensively for several days.

Still, after getting a good night’s sleep, he felt refreshed enough to rest for just one more day before focusing on New World again.

“Jung Hoon, let’s eat.”

“Yes.”

Jung Hoon came out to the living room, sat in a chair, and watched his mother’s expression.

Not only had he not spent proper time with his mother since returning and focusing on New World, but normally this would be the time to prepare for returning to university.

Yet he wasn’t studying at all and was practically living outside all day, so his mother wouldn’t view such a son favorably.

“Don’t just eat ham, you need to eat vegetables too. Got it?”

“Yes.”

“Will you return to university right away?”

Here it comes.

Jung Hoon, who was eating, carefully put down his chopsticks.

“Mother, actually…”

“It’s okay. You can postpone returning to school.”

His mother’s reaction was different from what he expected.

As if there was no need to hear more, she focused on her meal again.

“Is that really okay?”

“Yes. After your father passed away, you’ve been working hard, juggling both studies and part-time jobs because you didn’t want to burden me.”

While balancing academics and part-time work, he had no hobbies at all.

Because there was no time for hobbies.

With good memory and concentration, he maintained top-tier grades even while working part-time and entered a prestigious university that others recognized.

Jung Hoon was his mother’s pride.

“Yes. Thank you.”

However, knowing the future now.

Though he felt sorry to his mother, this wasn’t the time to worry about studies and employment.

“So what have you been doing these days?”

“I’m playing a game called New World.”

“Ah, that virtual reality game or whatever?”

“Yes. That’s right.”

“Is it fun?”

His mother also showed interest in New World.

“Well… once you start playing, it’s fun enough that it’s hard to break away from.”

“I see, that’s why you’d play games all day. But you must take care of your health while playing. Got it?”

“Yes. I will.”

It was a huge relief that his mother thought favorably of it.

Afterward, while resting, he went on Welcome using his computer.

Welcome was a large community for sharing information about New World, and could be considered a very hot site with over 1 million concurrent users.

‘The view count has increased a lot.’

The view count of the video of Jung Hoon sparring with the instructor had stopped at 4,000 views.

For a newbie user’s video, the view count was high.

Of course, 4,000 views wasn’t that high a number on Welcome.

Posts that made it into the real-time top 100 rankings all exceeded 100,000 views.

‘That’s good.’

As befitting a community where New World users gathered, it wasn’t an exaggeration to say that all information about New World was recorded on Welcome.

This was because a culture had been established where users would immediately share their discoveries of interesting elements on Welcome as if showing off.

Thanks to Welcome’s information network, he had saved considerable time.

But he wasn’t accessing it now to check information, but to confirm the current status of dungeons in the north.

[We help with dungeons!]

The Primordial Village development sequence consisted of training at the Training Hall followed by dungeons.

Usually in Primordial Village, instructors at the Training Hall provided quests to guide players toward conquering low-difficulty dungeons.

And such dungeons were usually located in the south, while northern dungeons had difficulty too high for training and weren’t dungeons performed as quests.

However, those dungeons weren’t neglected.

When he entered the category, set it to Primordial Village, and clicked search, posts appeared in a long list.

[Lv.21 Red Hobgoblin Village 3-person party help available! – 1st class level 41 Warrior]

[Lv.23 Orc Shaman 3-person party help available! – 1st class level 39 Mage]

and so on, there were many posts offering to help.

The dungeons in the North had higher levels than those in the South, so they were being used in a way where users who had completed their first job advancement would help out and take the dungeon rewards in return.

Jung Hoon quickly scrolled down through those posts.

‘It hasn’t been discovered yet!’

From what he remembered, the dungeon should have been cleared around this time, but since there were no posts about it, it seemed it hadn’t even been discovered yet.

His next destination was decided.

* * *

New World also has a homepage.

Unlike Welcome, which was directly established by users, this was a homepage directly operated by Earth Company, running similarly to general game homepages with updates, ranking compilations, events, guidebooks, and so on.

If the New World homepage was the main framework, then Welcome could be seen as playing the role of adding flesh to that framework.

On that New World homepage, something appeared that wasn’t an update, but a different kind of announcement than usual.

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[A Hidden Theme of New World has been discovered!]

-Hello! This is the New World Development Team.

First, we’re posting this announcement to share some congratulatory news!

A Hidden Theme that was carefully hidden in New World has finally! been discovered for the first time by a user!

Hidden Themes are devices created to help users grow, and are set up so that the first person to discover them on a first-come-first-served basis across the entire world gets to take them.

Therefore, New World would like to give a special gift to the user who discovered it first.

[South Korea – 000]

The server is disclosed, but the nickname will not be revealed.

Now, users who enjoy New World!

New World has hidden many other things related to growth besides this!

Well then, New World users, we hope you have a pleasant day today as well.

-New World Development Team

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The news that a Hidden Theme had been discovered for the first time.

The view count for that announcement rose steeply and surpassed 5 million within an hour.

Naturally, Welcome, which played the role of adding flesh, was also blazing with the content of that announcement.

[Hey! Did you see the announcement? What’s a Hidden Theme?]

-They say it was discovered for the first time ㄷㄷ Where was it found?

[In my opinion, a high-level user took it.]

-They discovered something that hadn’t been found for years since release? Then obviously a user who opened a new area must have taken it first.

[And the person who took it is from our country.]

-Shit lol who is it? Whoever took it, turn yourself in!

[I think it’s either Sa Jae Hyeok or Je Mu Jin.]

-Those two are currently the highest level users in South Korea. Agree?

This was exactly why Korea’s Welcome was blazing.

The fact that the person who discovered the New World Hidden Theme first was Korean!

They were filled with national pride while simultaneously being dominated by emotions of jealousy and envy.

[Wow, this is what being Korean is about!]

-But damn, I’m so fucking jealous… It’s not right that high-level players get to hog everything, is it?

└That’s exactly what I’m saying…···.

└└Life is bitter… lololol

They didn’t know.

That the Hidden Theme was discovered in Primordial Village, and that the protagonist who opened that theme was a martial artist who wasn’t even level 20.

Return of the Greatest All Master (Serial)

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