The Return of the Legendary All-Master - Chapter 54
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Chapter 54
As Brainwashing activated, the Guardian of Darkness’s pupils began to waver.
Using it once was enough to shake the guardian’s mind.
The level difference between Jung Hoon and the creature was a whopping 69.
However, there was no problem with Brainwashing activating.
‘Brainwashing is a skill that dominates the mind.’
Although the Guardian of Darkness was level 170, not all of its stats were close to 170.
Users like Jung Hoon had automatic balance settings that raised all stats, but monsters had randomly set stats, and the average of those stats was their level.
Therefore, the Guardian of Darkness’s mental power wasn’t particularly high.
That was exactly why Brainwashing had successfully activated.
“What are you, what are you doing…!”
The creature struggled with a strained expression.
“Move aside. Don’t get in the way.”
As those words were added, the guardian’s face contorted violently.
However, after a brief moment, the twisted expression smoothed out completely as if nothing had happened.
The brainwashing had taken perfect effect.
“Understood.”
The Guardian of Darkness obediently stepped aside.
“Wh-what…?”
Isaac, who had been relying on his hearing to assess the situation with his vision blocked, trembled once.
That creature obediently stepped aside after just those words?
Did this make any sense?
“Now, let’s go.”
“Are we really going just like this…?”
Isaac asked cautiously, reading the situation.
“Yes. It’s fine to go.”
“Then please wait a moment… Ugh…”
Although the obstructive Guardian of Darkness had stepped aside, Isaac couldn’t move.
His entire body was broken from the recent battle with the creature.
“I’ll heal you. Please get up quickly.”
Jung Hoon used Lower Healing on Isaac.
Isaac’s broken body began to recover rapidly.
Of course, it wasn’t completely healed, but this much would be enough for him to stand and walk without difficulty.
“Are you… a priest?”
Isaac asked with a surprised expression.
From his aura, he had thought this was a foreigner who practiced martial arts.
“No. I’m not a priest.”
“You’re not a priest? Then how can you use Divine Power?”
“I’ll explain that later, so please hurry for now.”
There was no time.
The moment they delayed even slightly, the Final Round would be forcibly terminated.
Jung Hoon half-forcibly pushed Isaac into the portal.
Isaac’s body was then sucked into the portal.
[You have completed the final task.]
[Current survivors: 4]
[The Final Round is ending.]
[Bonus points will be awarded to users who completed all tasks.]
[You completed all tasks first. Additional bonus points will be awarded.]
‘Done.’
The corners of Jung Hoon’s mouth curved up slightly.
* * *
All users who had participated in the event were moved to the Settlement Office.
All users gathered in one place at the Settlement Office, and users who had been eliminated before entering the Final Colosseum had already left the Settlement Office.
“Hah…”
“The difficulty was too extreme.”
With the event over, users naturally relaxed and each began reflecting on the rounds while voicing their complaints.
The status abnormality debuff blocked vision, and the monsters’ levels were twice their own, so they couldn’t even think about performing tasks and were desperate just to survive.
It was a round where luck played a major role, regardless of class or skill.
“Still, I think I lasted quite a while…”
“You too? I lasted quite a while as well.”
Several users had a gut feeling that they had lasted a long time.
The reason was that the Final Round ended shortly after they were eliminated.
This meant they had come very close to being among the survivors.
[Calculating rankings.]
[All gameplay aspects including round task performance ability and bonus points will be applied.]
Then NPC Ling Ling appeared in the center.
“Each of you talk to me to check your ranking. By the way, if you don’t like the results, you don’t have to accept the reward.”
The rankings are not publicly announced.
So you just need to check your ranking personally and receive your reward.
First, several users approached Ling Ling.
“….”
“Sigh.”
However, they left without accepting their rewards.
There was no reason for those who had already completed Rare grade job advancements to do the same Rare grade job advancement again.
Even if just for the time they had invested so far, they would probably try to challenge for Epic grade job advancement again.
And there were also users within the top 20 who had completed Epic grade job advancements.
“Great!”
“Now I can finally move on to the next village.”
The users who completed Epic grade job advancements left the Settlement Office with satisfied faces.
It was a scene that contrasted with the users who didn’t accept their rewards.
“Ah, damn it…”
“This really sucks.”
“Sigh… This isn’t right. I was 23rd place and couldn’t reach Epic grade….”
The high-ranking users shed tears of blood, and especially the 21st place users wailed loudly.
“Aaaaah! Why is the world only picking on me!”
Having failed Epic grade job advancement by just one ranking difference, their frustration was indescribable.
‘Heh, this is why I hate dealing with these idiots.’
And there was someone mocking that sight.
A level 89 Soul Guard, an Epic grade paladin.
A user with the nickname Handsomes.
Like priests, warriors could also choose the path of paladin by abandoning mana and choosing divine power.
He had succeeded in surviving on the Eerie Dark Street with his overwhelming defense.
‘My vision was blocked, but the round ended while I was still alive.’
That meant he was in 1st place.
They definitely said 1st place would be given the opportunity to advance to a Unique job.
‘I can advance to Royal Guard…!’
When choosing the path of paladin, this was the job you could obtain by advancing to Unique grade.
Royal Guard.
Now it was time to advance to that Unique job.
[Ranking: 2nd Place]
[Reward: Epic Grade Job Advancement]
[Upon accepting the reward, 2nd Job Advancement will be completed immediately.]
However, his ranking was 2nd place.
‘I’m not 1st place?’
Handsomes tilted his head in confusion.
‘That’s strange? I definitely survived until the end, didn’t I?’
The same was true for the other 2 Epic grade users.
They were also among the 3 users who had completed Epic grade job advancements and survived until just before the round ended.
Their ranking was also 2nd place.
The 2 users who checked their rewards also looked bewildered.
They weren’t in a situation where they could perform the mission in the first place.
So they focused on survival and successfully finished the round.
But why were they tied for 2nd place?
“…Someone completed all the missions.”
Otherwise, there was no way they could be tied for 2nd place.
Then who exactly completed the missions?
Handsomes looked around.
No matter how he looked, he couldn’t see any user more impressive than himself.
“Next, please.”
NPC Ling Ling called out.
Then a Lower Martial Artist who had been waiting behind approached and spoke to the NPC.
‘It can’t be this person.’
Lower Martial Artist.
Just entering the Final Colosseum meant they had tremendous talent enough to overcome the job penalty.
But the possibility of them performing missions on that street was zero.
‘Still, Rare grade would be a decent result.’
Unlike himself, this was a common grade Martial Artist.
Even if they came in last place in the Final Colosseum, they ranked within the top 200, so Rare grade was guaranteed.
Usually when you advance jobs, an impact effect with sparkling light appears above your head.
Rare grade is blue.
Epic grade is purple.
Unique grade is golden.
However, no effect activated for the user who should have received their reward.
The user even left the Settlement Office as if they had finished their business.
“What the…?”
Handsomes looked at the Martial Artist NPC Ling Ling with a bewildered expression.
“You’re not going to claim it?”
Ling Ling tilted her head.
“…No, what was the ranking of that user who just disappeared?”
“I can’t tell you that? Anyway, hurry up and take your reward.”
“Yes…”
Getting a Unique grade in 2nd Job Advancement was like plucking stars from the sky.
That’s why he had tried to complete a Unique grade job advancement in this event.
‘I’ll have to aim for it in the 3rd advancement.’
In the end, Handsomes immediately completed his 2nd Job Advancement and left the Settlement Office.
* * *
Jung Hoon spoke to Ling Ling and arrived at a new Settlement Office.
[Ranking: 1st Place]
[Reward: Unique Grade Job Advancement]
[You cannot receive this reward.]
[Please move to another Settlement Office to receive a different reward.]
Though he had taken 1st place, Jung Hoon was already a Legendary grade Muhuang.
It was because he couldn’t receive the Unique job advancement that had been announced in the event.
And not long after, NPC Ling Ling appeared.
“Sorry for making you wait so long.”
“It’s fine.”
“Well then, shall we talk about the reward?”
Before starting the event, Ling Ling had mentioned that if someone took 1st place, they would substitute it with a different reward.
Now it was time to find out what that reward was.
“Yes.”
“The 2nd Job Advancement will happen immediately. And some Celestial Energy will be provided.”
Celestial Energy!
Jung Hoon barely managed to suppress the corners of his mouth from rising.
‘Celestial Energy’ was one of the conditions for advancing to the grade beyond Legendary.
To obtain that condition, you needed to be at least level 200 with a Legendary grade job, and even then opportunities to acquire tiny amounts were very rarely given, yet they were offering Celestial Energy as a reward.
“How much will you give?”
Of course, they wouldn’t give enough energy to satisfy 100% all at once.
Probably around 1-2% at most.
“Hmm, I think it would be around 2%.”
Ling Ling said this while calculating Jung Hoon’s reward.
2%.
As expected, it was a very small amount.
It couldn’t be helped.
Getting a Legendary grade was something only a very small number of users could achieve.
To aim for a grade beyond that, the difficulty would be extremely hellish.
“Let’s make a bet.”
Jung Hoon suddenly proposed a bet.
“Huh? A bet?”
Ling Ling tilted her head.
“If I clear the real Eerie Dark Street alone, give me double the calculated reward.”
Meaning he wanted it raised from 2% to 4%.
He had boldly asked for double the Celestial Energy, which was hard to obtain even 1% of.
“Hmm? You mean the Eerie Dark Street? That’s originally level 180, you know?”
The Eerie Dark Street revealed in this event was Lv.150.
The original Eerie Dark Street was a Lv.180 dungeon.
Though it was called Lv.180.
In reality, without experiencing dungeons like the Eerie Dark Street, even Lv.300 users would be confused by its extremely high difficulty.
“That’s why it’s called a bet. If I fail, I’ll give up the Celestial Energy.”
“…Fine. But I’ll put the Guardian of Darkness you couldn’t handle as the boss. How about it?”
Originally, the Eerie Dark Street didn’t have a separate boss.
Since vision was blocked, it was a kind of theme dungeon that would naturally clear once you defeated all the monsters in the dungeon.
So the Guardian of Darkness could be called a one-time boss that appeared due to the quest.
“Good.”
Jung Hoon hadn’t hunted the Guardian of Darkness using Brainwashing.
He could have hunted it by force, but the situation was a bit urgent and he wanted to try making a deal for rewards later.
“And mental skills like Brainwashing will be restricted, and you won’t be able to remove debuffs.”
Okay.
She took the bait.
“Then make it triple.”
Jung Hoon raised the stakes even higher.
There were too many restrictions to be satisfied with just double.
“Good! I’ll give you 4 times instead of 3 times.”
Ling Ling responded boldly.
The Return of the Greatest All Master of All Time (Serial)
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