The Return of the Legendary All-Master - Chapter 77
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Chapter 77
The Tower Master of the Martial Tower.
Kairos was working out diligently in the Tower Master’s Office.
Strength training, commonly called iron pumping.
He had been repeating high-intensity exercises without rest for 4 hours now.
Then he suddenly stopped exercising.
‘This aura is?’
A familiar aura felt from the basement.
It meant that his clone had begun to move.
“Just who could it be?”
Kairos, the Tower Master of the Martial Tower and called the Fist Saint, had very high pride as a Martial Artist.
Therefore, he would not easily acknowledge anyone unless they were a considerable Martial Artist.
The same went for the Martial Artists residing in the tower.
In Kairos’s eyes, they all seemed to lack something.
Even the NPCs over level 200 in the tower didn’t catch his eye, so how could Outsiders of level 100~150?
He had seen countless Martial Artists until now, but had never once shown himself before them.
They were all unsightly.
But this time the situation was different.
“This is the first time the clone has appeared.”
Sending out a clone weakened to Lv.170 meant the level of the Martial Artist who visited this time was considerable.
“…Even so, they won’t be able to achieve victory.”
No matter how weakened his power was, he was still the Fist Saint.
For an Outsider who couldn’t exceed Lv.150, it was a test where victory was impossible from the start.
“Unfortunate. Still, if they called forth the clone, it means they’re quite skilled.”
But it wasn’t enough to make him go downstairs and reveal himself.
When he was level 150, he had summoned the Previous Fist Saint and persistently clung on, but ultimately was defeated.
The time he endured was a full 12 hours and 32 minutes.
Even he, who had risen to the position of the current Fist Saint, couldn’t achieve victory, so there was no way that Martial Artist could achieve victory.
“1 hour. If they can endure for just 1 hour, I’ll acknowledge them.”
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Lv.170 Fist Saint Kairos.
He was a giant over 2m tall who appeared to weigh around 130kg.
Even those 130kg seemed to be nothing but muscle without a single bit of fat.
‘Wow, Kairos appears for a level 104?’
Jung Hoon let out a hollow laugh in disbelief.
It seemed they had summoned Kairos after comprehensively considering his job, stats, and skills.
‘This actually works out better.’
If he dealt with the Lv.170 Kairos, the story would flow more easily.
As Jung Hoon took his stance, Kairos grinned and quickly closed the distance with his movement technique.
Whoosh!
Kairos threw a punch at Jung Hoon’s face.
When Jung Hoon twisted his body to dodge the punch, Kairos bent his elbow as if he had expected it and struck at Jung Hoon’s jaw.
However, Jung Hoon deployed his divine movement and evaded even that attack.
“Oh?”
Interest flickered in Kairos’s eyes.
“It’s too early to be surprised.”
Jung Hoon began to deploy Myeongwang Martial Arts 1st Star.
Even though it had declined and only the soul remained, it was a fist technique that had faced even the Fist King.
But Fist Saint Kairos skillfully defended against Myeongwang Martial Arts 1st Star.
He even counterattacked and began engaging in fierce exchanges with Jung Hoon.
‘Demon King Fist Technique 2nd Form.’
The Myeongwang Fist Technique unfolded and rose to the 2nd form.
Even so, Kairos wasn’t pushed back at all.
A Fist Saint was indeed a Fist Saint.
Trading punches, he admired Kairos’s strength time and again.
Thwack!
Kairos’s elbow struck Jung Hoon’s temple hard.
Even the experienced Jung Hoon couldn’t help but be flustered at this moment.
‘Amazing. Even with his level reduced to 170, he’s this good.’
Kairos was comparable to most of the formidable enemies Jung Hoon had faced.
Of course, that was as far as it went.
Those who were much higher than that couldn’t even be compared to Kairos.
He was the one who had trampled all such opponents and risen above them.
Thud!
Jung Hoon’s fist struck Kairos’s abdomen.
At the same time, the Myeongwang Fist Technique rose to the 3rd form and the aura of Myeongwang grew thicker in both fists.
“You bastard!”
A smile appeared on Kairos’s face as he allowed the effective hit.
Thwack!
Jung Hoon’s fist struck Kairos’s abdomen again, beginning to pressure him.
Thwack! Thwack!
Despite the continued attacks, the smile never left Kairos’s lips.
That’s right.
Kairos was enjoying this battle right now.
‘Myeongwang Fist Technique 4th Star.’
The Myeongwang Fist Technique instantly rose to the 4th Star.
Myeongwang’s aura blazed up, covering Jung Hoon’s shoulders.
At that moment, Kairos’s eyes changed completely.
“This much won’t even budge me!”
[Lv.170 Kairos maximizes ‘Transcendent Body’.]
[Lv.170 Kairos uses ‘Fist Flash’.]
Kairos instantly disappeared from Jung Hoon’s sight.
Thud!
Jung Hoon’s chin was hit and his head tilted back slightly.
Kairos had kicked his chin upward.
Fist Flash.
When this skill is used, the body’s agility improves twofold.
One of the skills that can only be learned after reaching Fist Saint.
However, this couldn’t bring down Jung Hoon.
[Myeongwang Fist Technique 4th Star]
-Proficiency: 100%
-Fist damage increased by 25% (stacking)
-Damage reduction increased by 20% (stacking)
Additional abilities gained with each star level.
Not only the fist damage, but with the 20% damage reduction, Kairos’s attacks couldn’t deal significant damage to Jung Hoon.
[Your senses become sharper.]
When Jung Hoon activated Sharp Senses, all his senses increased for 60 seconds.
Then he quickly activated Black Field as well.
[Black Field is activated.]
As the skill unfolded, the ground around Jung Hoon turned black.
[All stats are adjusted to 1.2 times.]
At the same time, Kairos’s stats decreased.
[Due to Black Field’s influence, all stats of monsters invading the area decrease by 3%.]
“Wh-what is this…?”
Kairos’s face was colored with confusion.
It wasn’t over yet.
[All stats increased by 15%.]
[20% damage reduction applied.]
[Time limit is ‘1 hour’.]
Using the Stat Amplification Ring as well, Kairos’s power was further weakened.
From now on, it was Jung Hoon’s time.
Thwack!
Jung Hoon’s fist pummeled Kairos’s body.
Crack!
At that moment, the sound of something shattering was heard.
“My body…?! Ugh!”
Kairos screamed for the first time.
Now there was no trace of a smile on his face.
Transcendent Body.
One of this skill’s abilities is that transparent barriers protecting the body are layered in stacks.
Those barriers couldn’t withstand the Myeongwang Fist Technique and shattered.
‘Myeongwang Fist Technique 5th Star.’
The Myeongwang Fist Technique had risen to the 5th Star.
Who would have thought he’d see the Myeongwang Fist Technique reach the 5th Star this early.
It was unexpected, but thanks to Kairos, he could experience the power of the Myeongwang Fist Technique 5th Star firsthand, so he felt a bit grateful.
[Myeongwang Fist Technique 5th Star]
-Proficiency: 100%
-Fist damage increased by 25% (stacking)
-Armor penetration increased by 20% (stacking)
-‘Passive: Myeongwang’s Will’ activated
The passive Myeongwang’s Will.
[Myeongwang’s Will]
-Type : Passive
-Grade : Legendary
-10% chance to reduce monster’s health and defense to 50%. (Cannot stack)
This was an insane option.
No wonder the Myeongwang Fist Technique was Legendary grade.
Even the probability was decent.
10% meant succeeding once out of every 10 times.
Thud! Thud!
Jung Hoon unleashed his punches.
[Lv.170 Kairos’s health and defense are reduced to 50%.]
With consecutive hits, the skill automatically activated.
Kairos, feeling his strength drain away, desperately tried to shake Jung Hoon off.
However, Jung Hoon clung even more tenaciously to Kairos and continued pummeling him with punches.
“Graaahhh…!”
Under the fierce assault, Kairos couldn’t hold out much longer and vanished.
He already had little health remaining, and with that cut in half plus the destructive power of Myeongwang Fist Technique 5th Star added on top, there was no way he could endure.
[The test is ending.]
As the test ended, his vision suddenly changed.
“You’ve finished.”
Marden approached Jung Hoon.
Having completed the test, he was automatically moved outside the Test Chamber.
The door was locked with a lock, just like when he first entered.
“It seems to lock automatically.”
“Yes. When someone enters to take the test, the door automatically closes and the lock engages.”
“I see.”
An exclamation mark appeared above Marden’s head.
It was time to receive the reward.
Jung Hoon was about to receive his reward when suddenly the exclamation mark above his head disappeared.
Then someone came rushing in from outside the Test Chamber.
“T-Tower Master?!”
It was Kairos, the owner of this Martial Tower and a Fist Saint.
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[NPC Information]
-Nickname : Kairos
-Level : 641
-Class : Fist Saint
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Earth Korea Management Team.
Section Chief Oh Jin Su, who had been watching the user’s gameplay on his monitor, suddenly shot up from his seat at the scene that unfolded next.
“What the hell!”
His voice was so loud that everyone in the Management Team turned to look at him.
And they immediately realized what had shocked him.
“What’s wrong?!”
“What happened this time?”
What amazing thing has that user done now?!
Curious, the staff members crowded around Oh Jin Su.
Oh Jin Su spoke with a trembling voice.
“The, the Martial Tower Master appeared…”
“The Martial Tower Master? What’s that?”
Except for Oh Jin Su who had joined in the early days, the other staff members seemed unaware of the Martial Tower’s master.
That was understandable.
The Martial Tower Master was one of the characters Earth had deliberately set as completely off-limits.
A monster they had unleashed in a place where levels 100-150 played.
“It’s a level 641 NPC…”
“641?!”
The staff members looked shocked as they put down their work and crowded around Oh Jin Su.
Their eyes turned to Oh Jin Su’s large monitor.
It really was level 641.
And a Fist Saint at that.
“Fist Saint? What grade is that?”
It was clearly an extraordinary class.
“Legendary… It’s an NPC that was originally set to never appear before users.”
At Oh Jin Su’s follow-up explanation, the staff members were horrified.
“Set to never appear before users? Then what’s that?”
The monitor screen was broadcasting the scene of Gwon Seong meeting with a user.
“I don’t know either….”
Even Oh Jin Su couldn’t understand how this situation was unfolding.
One thing was certain: it was that Martial Artist who had summoned Gwon Seong.
‘He defeated Gwon Seong.’
Does this even make sense?
Although Gwon Seong had been weakened to level 170 and lost most of his abilities, Gwon Seong was still Gwon Seong.
And he had crushed such a Gwon Seong using only fist techniques without employing any other trickery.
‘Insane… that user is insane!’
How could every single thing he did shock people this much?
“But what is Gwon Seong trying to do?”
“He’s taking the user to the Tower Master’s Office?”
“Huh?! The restricted zone has been unlocked!”
Originally, the 3rd floor of the Martial Tower was blocked to prevent users from accessing it.
But when Gwon Seong guided the user, the temporarily blocked area was suddenly opened.
“Is it a bug…?”
“It’s probably not a bug. If it were a bug, Earth Headquarters would have taken immediate action.”
“True… those guys monitor everything in real-time 24/7.”
[The surveillance program is being forcibly terminated. This is an area where surveillance cannot be conducted.]
To make matters worse, the monitor screen went dark and red text appeared.
“…Crazy.”
Oh Jin Su and the other staff members froze in place and stood still for a long time.
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[The restricted zone is temporarily unlocked.]
Ho, this is a first.
Restricted zones could be said to be areas that Earth had blocked off to prevent user entry.
Such restricted zones were sometimes temporarily unlocked when users fulfilled hidden conditions.
‘Defeating Gwon Seong must have been the hidden condition.’
Thinking about it again, Gwon Seong was truly a monster despite being level 170.
I had to deploy Myeongwang Fist Technique up to 5-star, activate Sharp Senses and Black Field just to barely defeat him.
The weakened Gwon Seong had even used only two skills: Transcendent Body and Fist Flash.
‘He’s similar to or even stronger than my pre-regression self.’
Why on earth would such a skilled fighter hide himself?
It’s truly puzzling.
“Come in.”
Kairos guided Jung Hoon into the Tower Master’s Office.
The Tower Master’s Office contained various equipment starting with dumbbells.
‘They’re crude, but quite similar to equipment found in gyms?’
When Jung Hoon’s gaze turned to the dumbbells, Kairos grinned.
“I heard that strangers train their strength with such equipment, and it seems to be true.”
“Yes… we do strength training with things like that.”
Of course, with much lighter weights than those.
[Dumbbell]
-Weight: 200kg
What kind of small dumbbell weighs 200kg?
The one next to it is 400kg.
“Haha, I see. Would you like a drink? It’s an energy drink made by an alchemist. It’s a special beverage packed with all kinds of nutrients.”
“Thank you.”
Jung Hoon received the drink and sat down in a chair.
Kairos sat in the seat of honor.
He examined Jung Hoon with serious eyes.
“…I’m curious. How exactly did you defeat my clone?”
From Kairos’s perspective, Jung Hoon’s level was merely 104.
Although his clone had been weakened, it was still level 170.
With a level difference of 66, he couldn’t believe that the clone had been defeated.
“I kept hitting it earnestly and it worked out.”
“Earnestly? Puhaha! I see.”
Kairos seemed quite pleased with Jung Hoon’s answer and burst into cheerful laughter.
Then an exclamation mark appeared above his head.
The reward that should have been received from Marden had transferred to Kairos.
[Quest completed.]
[Receive your reward from Kairos.]
When Jung Hoon completed the quest, Kairos placed an item on the table.
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