The Return of the Legendary All-Master - Chapter 78
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Chapter 78
[Martial Artist’s Emblem]
-Type : Materials
-Grade : Epic
-A Martial Artist’s Emblem.
It was a Martial Artist’s Emblem.
Moreover, not just any emblem, but a complete emblem.
‘As expected… to obtain a restored emblem, I needed to receive Kairos’s recognition.’
Jung Hoon had originally obtained the Martial Artist’s Emblem after hunting the boss in the Martial Tower that had become a dungeon.
At that time, the dungeon’s boss wasn’t Kairos.
Even so, he had obtained Martial Artist’s Emblem Fragments, so he thought that receiving his recognition would allow him to obtain the emblem more quickly.
And that thought was perfectly on target.
“You’re more than qualified to possess this.”
“…Thank you.”
[You have obtained the Martial Artist’s Emblem.]
[You can now perform a new Quest.]
A red question mark flickered above Kairos’s head.
A Hidden Quest!
‘Could it be that I can obtain a completed emblem?’
For the perfect Overlord Titan, it was necessary to collect all emblems.
Jung Hoon’s intuition was telling him.
That Quest must be completed.
[Hidden Quest : Completed Martial Artist’s Emblem]
-Restriction : One who has received Kairos’s recognition
-Reward : Completed Martial Artist’s Emblem
-Description : Endure Kairos’s training.
“Of course, this emblem is only half complete.”
“Is there a way to complete the emblem?”
“Rather than a method, would you understand if I said I possess that emblem?”
Kairos took out a new emblem.
[Completed Martial Artist’s Emblem]
-Type : Materials
-Grade : Unique
-A complete Martial Artist’s Emblem.
It was a Completed Martial Artist’s Emblem.
“…Can I receive this?”
“Of course. However, I can’t just give it to you. If you return the Martial Artist’s Emblem you just took and endure all the training I present, I’ll give this to you.”
“What if I can’t endure it?”
“You’ll give up the emblem and I’ll just give you one Rare Grade knuckles, so you can take that and return.”
The intention was to be satisfied with the Martial Artist’s Emblem and return if he was scared.
Of course, Jung Hoon had no intention of returning like this.
“Let’s start right now.”
At that spirit, Kairos burst into hearty laughter.
“Good! Prepare yourself thoroughly!”
* * *
A week had passed since Jung Hoon and Lee Na Yeon joined the guild.
Bang! Bang!
Mana Shots pierced through the monster’s forehead.
“Kweaek!”
The monster with its head pierced died instantly.
Yeo Min Ji couldn’t help but admire the perfect marksmanship.
“Wow… That’s really amazing.”
“Is it?”
The protagonist of the marksmanship was Lee Na Yeon, who had recently joined Hoyeong.
Jung Hoon’s mother was working hard to level up with Hoyeong’s support.
As a result of diligently leveling up for a week, Lee Na Yeon was already approaching level 30.
“Yes! At this rate, even a Rare Grade job advancement would be possible, right?”
It wasn’t simply flattery.
Yeo Min Ji had met various gunners since starting New World.
Among them, the marksmanship skills of Seo Eun Soo, who was a national shooting team gold medalist, were so outstanding that they still remained unforgettable in her mind.
She thought no one could match his marksmanship skills, but today that thought was shaken.
‘Amazing… Even though it’s been well over 20 years since she quit being an athlete, she’s still at this level.’
She was surprised when she first saw it, but after a week, Lee Na Yeon’s marksmanship skills had grown explosively.
More precisely, she was regaining her peak performance.
Was this even possible?
“Hehe, thank you. But what brings you here today?”
“Ah, you’re about to reach level 30 soon, right? So I came to help you with your job advancement!”
“Oh my, is that so?”
Of course, Yeo Min Ji wouldn’t step forward directly.
Before coming here, she had bought out the entire field so that Lee Na Yeon could proceed with her job advancement quest smoothly.
The method of buying it out was simple.
Finding users who wanted to use the field one by one, paying them gold, and requesting them to vacate the area.
At first, the users also had displeased expressions, but once they received 50 gold, they didn’t even come near the vicinity.
“Yes. If there’s anything you don’t understand, please let me know anytime! And this is information for advancing to Rare Grade. I brought it in case you might need it.”
The process of advancing to Rare Grade in job advancement quests is the same.
Clearing the dungeon prepared in the Hall of Marksmen within the time limit.
Yeo Min Ji was confident that Lee Na Yeon had the skills worthy of advancing to Rare Grade.
If she advanced to Rare Grade from the 1st job advancement, it could be considered a huge gain for Hoyeong.
It would mean recruiting a Gunner with infinite potential along with the Hidden Class Martial Artist.
‘I won’t worry about it, so try taking the lead and proceeding yourself.’
Yeo Soon Woo didn’t show his face at all.
Since he had decided to leave this judgment entirely to Yeo Min Ji, his attitude was that he would watch for the time being.
“Ah, it’s okay. I already received something from Jung Hoon.”
“Is that so? That’s incredibly fast…”
As expected of Jung Hoon.
He went to the Martial Tower with full preparation.
But if it was a test, it should have ended long ago, so why hasn’t there been any contact yet?
Even when she tried whispering several times, there was no response.
“Anyway, thank you.”
“…No. I just did what I should naturally do. What’s there to thank me for.”
“Something natural… I’m already so grateful for what I received just now. Anyway, thank you for getting along well with our Jung Hoon.”
“Rather, I’m the one who’s grateful!”
“You speak so prettily too. How nice it would be to have a daughter like Min Ji.”
Mother…
When she was very young, her mother passed away in an accident, and she lived with her father.
Perhaps because of that, when she was having a conversation with Lee Na Yeon, she felt a little strange.
Would it have felt like this if she had a mother?
She suddenly missed her mother, whose face she couldn’t even remember.
* * *
One week.
Kairos put Jung Hoon through very harsh treatment for one week.
Morning training, afternoon training, evening training, dawn training without any sleep time.
Naturally, there were no meals, and he had to solve thirst using water from a nearby river.
It was such a brutal schedule that even the martial artists of the Martial Tower couldn’t endure it.
Nevertheless, Jung Hoon completed the schedule without complaint for one week.
‘What a monster.’
Every day Jung Hoon endured, Kairos was engulfed in astonishment.
“Can you do more…?”
“Yes.”
“Good. Then begin.”
As Kairos’s instruction fell, Jung Hoon dragged a 1,000kg rock up the mountain.
During one week, he had made round trips up this mountain a total of 42 times.
Even so, Jung Hoon’s speed didn’t slow down at all.
‘Does this even make sense?’
His training was originally aimed at pushing mental strength to the extreme.
To do that, he had to push the body to its limits, but no matter how he looked at it, Jung Hoon’s body hadn’t hit its limits.
‘Just who is that guy… How can he endure this?’
Kairos felt shivers running through his entire body.
Before he became the master of the Martial Tower, he had heard the legend of martial arts from the previous tower master.
[When the descendant of god appears, everything will be set right.]
The descendant of god.
It was a prophecy that he would appear in a chaotic world and bring peace.
At the time, he had dismissed it as nonsense, but looking at Jung Hoon, somehow that legend kept coming to mind.
“I’m back.”
The time it took for the round trip was 3 hours.
Jung Hoon still wasn’t exceeding that time.
“…Aren’t you tired?”
“Yes. I can do more.”
Jung Hoon could still endure.
The reason was that he continuously recovered his body with divine power.
He supplemented insufficient divine power by purchasing potions from the Achievement shop, used divine power to prevent his life force from dropping, and also eliminated debuffs from fatigue accumulating in his body.
However, his mind had long since reached its limits.
Jung Hoon’s real body was in the capsule. If he had played the game for a long time, he should come out and rest, but he had been training for a week without rest.
His fatigue had reached the extreme long ago.
If he continued training here, he would surely collapse.
But he couldn’t give up the Martial Artist’s Emblem.
“…Good. I’ll end the 1st training here.”
Fortunately, Kairos ended the 1st training.
The schedule for the 1st training was originally one week anyway.
“What’s the second phase?”
Jung Hoon was ready to start the second training right away.
However, Kairos shook his head.
“Rest for three days. Even if your body is fine, you seem quite mentally fatigued, so you need to rest. Rest is also a form of training.”
Though he tried not to show it, it seemed he had already been seen through.
Jung Hoon obediently nodded his head.
“…I understand.”
“Good. Then come out to the training ground here in three days.”
Kairos left those words and entered the tower.
And not long after, Marden approached.
Marden clicked his tongue at the sight of Jung Hoon standing perfectly fine even after enduring a week.
“You’re really a tough one… Please follow me. I’ll guide you to the lodging.”
“Yes.”
Jung Hoon followed him into the lodging and immediately threw himself onto the bed.
After that, he had no memory.
* * *
How much time had passed?
Jung Hoon slowly opened his eyes.
This was on a bed.
It wasn’t the lodging of the Martial Tower, but his own room.
‘I have no memory after lying down in the lodging.’
Though he didn’t remember, it seemed he had logged out, come out of the capsule, and immediately fainted.
Jung Hoon took out his smartphone.
“…A day has passed.”
Looking at the time, it seemed he had slept for nearly 28 hours.
Since he had endured a week without sleeping a wink, it was natural.
Jung Hoon led his stiff body out to the living room.
“Are you awake?”
In the living room, Mother was eating fruit.
Next to Mother was a familiar face.
“Hm? Min Ji? Why are you here?”
The one stabbing strawberries with a fork was none other than Yeo Min Ji.
Yeo Min Ji, who made eye contact with Jung Hoon, greeted him with an awkward smile.
“Well… I’m sorry for suddenly visiting.”
“Sorry for what. I brought her here. I was quite lonely being alone.”
It seemed she had no choice but to visit due to Mother’s active invitation.
Mother wouldn’t just send away someone who had shown kindness.
“I see. Then please don’t mind me and continue eating.”
Jung Hoon briefly stopped by the bathroom and then returned to his room.
Then Yeo Min Ji carefully knocked on Jung Hoon’s door.
“May I come in for a moment?”
“Yes.”
With Jung Hoon’s permission, Yeo Min Ji entered the room.
“There’s some shocking news I thought I should tell you.”
Her face and voice were full of excitement.
“Shocking news?”
“Yes. Mother has completed her 1st Job Advancement!”
“Is that really true?”
“Yes!”
Was it because she was playing with Ho Young’s support?
The leveling speed was definitely fast.
This was why guild support during the beginner period was important.
‘I did well to get an additional capsule.’
He felt good knowing that Mother was enjoying the game.
How fortunate that she was adapting to New World in advance.
If things continued like this, it would be much easier to protect Mother in the future.
“So what was the result?”
If Yeo Min Ji was saying this much, it meant Mother’s job advancement result was very satisfactory.
He had already seen Mother’s marksmanship skills once, so he already expected it wouldn’t be Common Grade.
The question was whether it was Rare Grade or Epic Grade.
“Don’t be surprised… It’s a Hidden Class! A Hidden Class! And it’s even Epic Grade!”
“Is that really true?!”
At her answer, Jung Hoon’s eyes widened greatly.
He had somewhat expected Epic Grade, but Hidden Class was something he hadn’t expected at all.
‘How did she do it?’
Hidden Classes only appear once each.
And I know that all the Gunner Hidden Classes have already appeared.
That’s why I couldn’t give Mother any information about Hidden Classes, but how did she get a Hidden Class…?
“Yes! When I first heard about it, I was so surprised.”
“What’s the job name…?”
“Genesis Sniper.”
Genesis Sniper.
It’s a job I’ve never heard of.
That means a Hidden Class that didn’t appear before my regression has now emerged.
‘Mother’s past has changed.’
And quite perfectly at that.
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