The Return of the Legendary All-Master - Chapter 69
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Chapter 69
Kim Bong Gu was originally a capsule room user.
Unlike his friends, he couldn’t afford to get a personal capsule, so he started using capsule rooms and developed his character from there.
The friend he made in New World was Hong Hyeon Woo.
They first met in Primordial Village, got into a confrontation with each other, had a big fight, and then quickly became friends.
They were the same age and had similar levels, so the two hung out together.
In the process, he was influenced by him and didn’t hesitate to do dirty things.
However, after being repeatedly suspended for being thoroughly marked by Jung Hoon, his feelings toward Hong Hyeon Woo became as bad as they could get.
But he couldn’t just cut ties with a friend he’d been with all this time.
Hong Hyeon Woo was the one who suggested messing with him, but he was the one who eagerly put it into action.
[Hey, you fucking bastard. Know that I’ll kill you if you catch my eye!]
But now it was different.
Kim Bong Gu had sincerely apologized, while that bastard was still living in his own arrogant world.
If he didn’t cut ties here, he’d probably get swept up and repeat dirty deeds.
In that case, it would be much more comfortable to go around alone.
“I’m cutting you off, you bastard.”
It was the moment their friendship broke.
* * *
The day of the event.
Jung Hoon finished preparing to go out and came to the living room.
“Are you going out today?”
Mother was preparing breakfast in the kitchen.
“Yes.”
“That’s good. Then at least eat before you go.”
At Mother’s words, Jung Hoon went to the dining table and sat in a chair.
Breakfast was Mother’s signature soybean paste stew.
The soybean paste stew made with soybean paste from meju she brought herself was excellent.
How on earth did she create such flavor?
It was on a different level from other stews.
“Mother’s cooking is definitely the best.”
When Jung Hoon gave a thumbs up, Mother smiled warmly.
“Eat a lot. You have to get first place today too, right?”
“I’ll do my best.”
“Good. What do they give you if you get first place?”
“A capsule.”
Befitting a capsule room event, the event prize was a capsule.
Of course, only the party that took first place would receive a capsule, and from second place onward, other prizes were given.
“Really? Since you already have a capsule, Jung Hoon, should you aim for second place?”
“No. I have to get first place. If I happen to receive a capsule, Mother can use it.”
“Me?”
“Yes.”
When the game becomes reality, Mother will also get caught up in it.
In preparation for that time, he had made plans to build up strength and transfer some of his stats so Mother could survive.
However, if an additional capsule became available, Mother could also quickly enter New World.
He hoped she could start even a little bit sooner.
“Hmm… If you get first place and win a capsule, should I try it once too?”
Fortunately, Mother didn’t view New World negatively either.
Well, if she had been negative about it, he wouldn’t have been able to play games at home in the first place.
Jung Hoon put the last remaining spoonful in his mouth and stood up from his seat.
“Just trust me.”
Because he would be the one to take first place in this capsule room competition.
* * *
“You’re here?”
Yeo Min Ji had already arrived at the capsule room entrance.
This was despite him arriving 30 minutes earlier than the promised time.
“You came early?”
“I came out early just in case.”
“Really? Then let’s go up first.”
“Okay.”
Ha Jin said he would come at the appointed time, so Jung Hoon entered the capsule room first with Yeo Min Ji.
Despite being 3 hours before the event started, the capsule room was bustling with people.
‘I made reservations, so just trust me.’
Since Ha Jin was close with Lee Hyeon Woo, the capsule room owner, reservations were possible.
So there should be 3 seats available.
“Welcome. Huh? Jung Hoon, you’re here?”
Lee Hyeon Woo, who was greeting customers at the counter, recognized Jung Hoon.
When he didn’t have a personal capsule, Lee Hyeon Woo had always greeted him kindly, so Jung Hoon also greeted him politely.
“Yes. It’s been a while. Have you been well?”
“Haha, I’m always the same as usual. But more than that….”
Lee Hyeon Woo’s gaze turned to Yeo Min Ji beside him.
Even Jung Hoon could see that Yeo Min Ji’s beauty was believable enough to be a celebrity.
Perhaps because of this, many customers had been glancing at her face from the moment she entered the Capsule Room.
“Could you please give me an autograph?”
Lee Hyeon Woo held out an A4 paper and a marker.
Rankers in New World were more popular than most celebrities.
When Ha Jin submitted the member application, how surprised he was to see Yeo Min Ji’s name there.
At first, he thought it was just someone with the same name, but after seeing the level and class next to it, he was certain it was the same person.
“Yes.”
Yeo Min Ji skillfully took the marker and quickly scribbled on the paper.
Along with her signature autograph, the name of the Capsule Room that Lee Hyeon Woo operated was written small underneath.
“Thank you!”
Lee Hyeon Woo’s lips curved up widely after checking the autograph.
A ranker visiting his Capsule Room!
Could there be any better marketing than this?
And as if they had been waiting, customers flocked to Yeo Min Ji.
“Yeo Min Ji! Please take a photo with me!”
“To see a ranker here! This is truly an honor!”
“Wow! It’s really Yeo Min Ji!”
“So beautiful… Wow, I’m really smitten!”
Yeo Min Ji mouthed an apology to Jung Hoon.
She had tried to go straight into a capsule, but the situation had turned out like this.
“Now, now, that’s enough! Taking photos inside the Capsule Room is prohibited!”
Instead, Lee Hyeon Woo tactfully restrained the customers.
“What?! Why!”
“We should at least be able to take photos!”
Of course the customers protested, but Lee Hyeon Woo had no intention of treating customers like royalty just because they were customers.
“If you don’t like it, leave. I’ll cancel your event participation too.”
It was a statement he could make because he wasn’t bound by money.
“….”
In the end, the customers had to back down due to Lee Hyeon Woo’s strong restraint.
“Thank you.”
Yeo Min Ji expressed her gratitude to Lee Hyeon Woo.
“I just did what was natural. Now then, let me guide you to your seats!”
Lee Hyeon Woo guided Jung Hoon and Yeo Min Ji to empty capsules.
“I’ll go in first.”
Perhaps because of the surrounding gazes, Yeo Min Ji immediately entered a capsule and logged in.
As soon as the capsule door she entered closed, Lee Hyeon Woo quickly approached Jung Hoon and asked.
“How did you become friends with Yeo Min Ji?”
“Rather than becoming friends, we got to know each other by chance. Since she didn’t have anyone to go with for this event, she formed a party with me.”
“Wow… That’s really amazing.”
Lee Hyeon Woo kept exclaiming in admiration.
He never dreamed that the day would come when a ranker would visit his Capsule Room to participate in an event.
“Anyway, I’m going in too, so when Ha Jin comes, please tell him to connect right away.”
“Ah, I’ll do that.”
* * *
Autobahn Plaza.
In the plaza, Kim Bong Gu was waiting for Jung Hoon.
“You’ve arrived!”
Upon seeing Jung Hoon, he straightened up with military discipline and greeted him loudly.
Thanks to this, attention was drawn in their direction.
“What? A level 141 is greeting a level 104. Keke.”
“And just to a Martial Artist?”
“Kheup…! Even his nickname is fucking funny. ‘Mom’s Soup is Salty’.”
Ridicule and mockery could be heard openly, but Kim Bong Gu didn’t care at all.
All his attention was focused on Jung Hoon, so he couldn’t spare any for them.
‘If I annoy him, I die.’
There are types of people in this world that shouldn’t be touched.
Those with nothing to lose.
And those who, once they bite, go all the way.
Jung Hoon seemed to be the latter.
The type who, even if suppressed by force, would use any means necessary to pay back double.
Absolutely not someone to mess with.
“Right. Did you apply for the event?”
“Of course I did!”
Not wanting to get on Jung Hoon’s bad side any further, Kim Bong Gu had completed the event application as soon as he logged out that day.
“Okay. Then accept the party invite.”
“Yes! …Um, are we going with just the two of us?”
“No, 2 more people are coming.”
And after a while, Yeo Min Ji appeared.
“Am I a bit late?”
She had logged in earlier than Jung Hoon, but was a little late because she had some remaining guild business to take care of.
“Y-Yeo Min Ji…?”
Kim Bong Gu’s pupils trembled wildly when he saw her.
Why was a ranker who was 1st in Korean Martial Artist rankings and 286th overall here?
“It’s fine. And she’s a party member who’ll be doing today’s event with us.”
Jung Hoon placed his hand on Kim Bong Gu’s shoulder.
Kim Bong Gu snapped to attention and bowed 90 degrees at the waist.
“My name is Kim Bong Gu! My nickname was made as a joke, so please don’t misunderstand…”
“Ah, yes.”
She briefly nodded and didn’t even give Kim Bong Gu a glance.
She had already heard the reason why Kim Bong Gu joined the party.
That’s why she couldn’t view Kim Bong Gu favorably.
On the other hand, faced with an attitude colder than ice, Kim Bong Gu closed his mouth with an awkward expression.
“Sorry! Am I a bit late?”
After Ha Jin joined as well, a 4-person party was formed.
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[NPC Information]
-Nickname: Ling Ling
-Level: 700
-Class: Event NPC
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Jung Hoon approached the event NPC in the plaza.
That event NPC was Ling Ling, whom he had seen before.
“Oh, we meet again?”
Ling Ling recognized Jung Hoon at a glance.
Of course she would.
He had proudly won the bet with her and taken away a bunch of Celestial Energy.
“That’s right. I didn’t expect to see you here again.”
Jung Hoon grinned.
“Hehe, I’m glad I was assigned to the Korean Server. I had a feeling you’d come again.”
“Why? Want to make another bet?”
“You’re quite perceptive.”
Ling Ling’s lips curved up widely.
That was what Jung Hoon wanted as well.
‘I didn’t just come here for the capsules either.’
Why was this event called the 1st Chaos.
It was because of the penalty given when failing to defend the stronghold.
Due to that penalty, the entire world slowly began to fall ill, and people belatedly realized that New World was the cause.
‘Mother also suffered because of that penalty.’
The penalty was none other than disasters.
Various disasters occurred, and what came to Mother was fire.
Due to that fire, one-fourth of Mother’s body was covered in burn scars.
She said she was fine, but Jung Hoon’s heart felt like it was being torn apart watching it.
So he would change the history from before his regression.
‘Defense failure.’
Originally, the event targeting the entire world had ended with not a single person succeeding.
Jung Hoon would successfully complete this event.
“So what kind of bet?”
“Simple. If you successfully complete this siege battle, I’ll give you an additional 5% Celestial Energy.”
“5%… Alright.”
“Hm? What, you’re not going to negotiate the deal further?”
“No. I won’t.”
A slight disappointment crossed Ling Ling’s face.
The difficulty of the siege battle was considerable.
Since the goal was to twist history, he had to end it decisively.
“Well, can’t be helped. Should I send you right now?”
“Yes.”
“Then I wish you good luck. Fighting!”
Ling Ling snapped her fingers.
* * *
[You have entered Event Stronghold: Seoul.]
[1 hour 48 minutes remaining until the event begins.]
[Users participating in the event, please prepare before starting.]
[Time remaining until start: 1 hour 48 minutes]
[Results based on contribution will be announced after the event ends.]
The background of the event location was Seoul.
Fitting for the Korean Server, users from each region would take on the role of defending that area.
“What? Why Seoul all of a sudden?”
“Don’t tell me we’re having a siege battle here?”
Users who had arrived first were looking around with curious eyes.
Buildings like apartments and office buildings were implemented 100% based on the current date, and except for users, not even a single ant was moving around.
“Where is this?”
“It’s a road.”
The place Jung Hoon’s party was moved to was the middle of a road.
Numerous vehicles were parked on the road, and naturally, there wasn’t a single person inside them.
It was because only the background had been implemented.
“But why did they use Seoul as the background?”
New World was a game that took place against a Medieval Europe backdrop.
It was natural to be puzzled when such a game suddenly changed its setting to modern society.
“Who knows. Let’s get in a car for now.”
“Get in a car?”
“Yes.”
Jung Hoon quickly got into the driver’s seat.
Ha Jin took the passenger seat, and Yeo Min Ji and Kim Bong Gu got in the back.
Once everyone was aboard, Jung Hoon started the engine and drove off.
“Where are you trying to go?”
“Namsan.”
“Hm? What’s your reason for wanting to make that place our stronghold?”
Ha Jin was experienced with siege battles.
That’s why he understood the importance of strongholds well.
“Because it’s the center on the map.”
“Huh…?”
The theme of this event was siege battle.
That meant the main mission was to defend this Seoul.
And the place in Seoul where monsters would pour out intensively was Namsan.
If monsters poured out and Namsan was breached, defending the stronghold would be impossible.
This was because the stronghold’s defense would rapidly decrease depending on how much damage the buildings here sustained.
[Ah, damn it. Usually siege battle gates should be on the outskirts. Why the hell is it set in the center?]
-Who would have known a Monster Wave would happen at Namsan.
└Yeah lol got cut down in 30 minutes thanks to that
└How do you stop buildings from collapsing when monsters pour out?
└For real, it was just a siege battle itself
Jung Hoon roughly parked at Namsan Parking Lot and got out of the car.
“You’re saying we’ll make this our stronghold?”
“Yes.”
“Monster Waves don’t happen inside strongholds. We should go to Seoul’s outskirts…”
Everyone thought that way and headed to the outskirts.
The outskirts were under tight defense by users.
However, that choice was what caused the stronghold to be destroyed in less than an hour.
“Was there even a single word saying monsters would swarm from outside?”
“…No. There was no such statement.”
The siege battle event was about defending the stronghold from monsters.
Monsters were scheduled to pour out through waves.
And there wasn’t a single word saying the waves would occur from outside.
“Right. Then there’s also the possibility it could be the center, right?”
“But still…”
“Let’s just wait and see for now.”
At Jung Hoon’s firm words, Yeo Min Ji pressed her lips tightly shut.
[Time remaining: 0 hours 1 minute]
Time passed and it was time for the event to begin.
Jung Hoon, Ha Jin, and Yeo Min Ji climbed up Namsan and waited, while Kim Bong Gu brought barricades from below and completely blocked the entrance.
“Is this enough?”
Kim Bong Gu wiped the sweat flowing down his forehead and checked the condition of the barricades he had installed.
The barricades were ones he had directly purchased from the Achievement shop before participating in the event.
‘Prepare the things I tell you about.’
It was none other than Jung Hoon’s instruction.
“But will a Monster Wave really happen here?”
There had never been a single case of a Monster Wave occurring in the center of a stronghold until now.
So it was natural to be suspicious.
However, since other users were already stationed at the outskirts, everyone agreed with the opinion to guard the center.
[1st Monster Wave begins.]
With the start of the event, a massive gate was created on top of Namsan.
“Huh…?”
Kim Bong Gu’s eyes widened like saucers upon seeing the gate.
Just as Jung Hoon had said, a Monster Wave was occurring at Namsan.
The Return of the Greatest All Master (Serial)
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