The Return of the Legendary All-Master - Chapter 8

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Episode 8

Altio placed his hand on his pounding heart.

So far, only 2 trainees had completed his training.

However, even those 2 had failed to pass this final training.

But why was it?

He had a feeling that Jung Hoon before him would pass the final training.

‘Just one hit. Just succeed in landing one effective hit.’

Then this title will become yours.

[Epic Quest: Instructor Altio’s Final Training]

-Restriction: Unclassed Martial Artist

-Reward: [Title] One Recognized by the Instructor

-Description: Win in a sparring match against Instructor Altio.

Jung Hoon’s eyes lit up as he checked the reward.

Before his regression, he had succeeded in Instructor Altio’s Quest.

Though he couldn’t complete the excessive training count, he had gained recognition by pushing his body to the extreme.

However, he had failed the Quest when he was defeated in less than 30 seconds during the final training.

‘This time I’ll definitely take it.’

Jung Hoon accepted the Quest.

“A good choice.”

Altio stood before Jung Hoon, showing his healthy teeth in a wide grin.

‘I’m glad I learned the Myeongwang Fist Technique.’

His stamina was already at its limit.

He was in such a precarious state that he would collapse immediately if he took even one effective hit from Altio.

Yet Jung Hoon couldn’t bring himself to think he would lose.

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[NPC Information]

-Nickname: Altio

-Level: 30

-Class: Martial Artist

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Altio’s level was 30.

Though he had instantly defeated the level 31 Lower Warrior earlier, Altio before him was not an opponent to be taken lightly.

Even though his level was similar to the Lower Warrior, as an instructor who taught trainees, he had much experience ingrained in him.

“Shall we begin then?”

In fact, this Quest had a 0% success rate.

It wasn’t a Quest that was made to be cleared in the first place.

“Wait a moment.”

Jung Hoon asked for understanding and took out milk from his inventory to drink.

[Your stamina recovers by a small amount.]

[You have consumed it repeatedly. Your stamina will no longer recover.]

[If you want to recover stamina, consume it again after 10 minutes.]

The Quest didn’t say to defeat Altio while stamina was at rock bottom.

So there should be no problem with recovering stamina.

Of course, only a small amount was recovered, and consecutive recovery was impossible.

Jung Hoon immediately circulated his divine power.

Since he had been circulating divine power whenever he had time, it was about time to acquire a skill.

[The martial artist exclusive skill ‘Strong Will’ is activated.]

[You have acquired the skill ‘Lowest Grade Healing (Normal)’.]

Excellent!

He had acquired a recovery skill at just the right timing.

[Lowest Grade Healing]

-Type: Active

-Level: 1

-Grade: Normal

-Consumes 1 mana to recover +2 stamina.

-If used consecutively on the same target, stamina recovery is reduced to less than half and mana consumption doubles.

Jung Hoon targeted himself and recovered his stamina.

As his stamina recovered, the trembling in his muscles subsided.

“What did you just do?!”

Altio’s eyes widened greatly.

Jung Hoon, whose stamina had been at rock bottom, had somehow used some trickery to recover his stamina.

“I’m ready, so let’s begin.”

Jung Hoon, who was relatively lower in level, took the initiative.

Myeongwang Martial Arts 1st Star.

His fist shot out sharply.

“!”

Altio hurriedly stepped back and narrowly dodged his fist.

Thwack!

No, thinking he had dodged was a mistake.

The great advantage of Myeongwang Fist Technique lies not in single strikes but in continuity.

Jung Hoon’s fist connected like flowing water, striking Altio’s side precisely.

“Kugh!”

What kind of power is this…!

Altio felt his mind go blank for a moment.

It was a monstrous strength that made normal thinking impossible.

Thwack!

Jung Hoon’s fist this time hit Altio square in the face.

“Kgah!”

With a heavy impact sound, blood sprayed through the air.

What the hell is this!

Altio couldn’t accept the reality of what was happening.

Until now, every trainee who visited this Hall had been nothing but useless.

Of course, even those who showed promise couldn’t be a match for Altio.

‘Why?’

Whether by level or experience, he was several steps above.

Yet he couldn’t respond to that damn Fist Technique.

“Kugh!”

He would acknowledge Jung Hoon, but he couldn’t be defeated so helplessly.

Altio, regaining his composure, threw a punch.

Whoosh-

The sleeves of his martial arts uniform fluttered as a sharp wind sound burst forth.

However, that punch failed to hit Jung Hoon.

It wasn’t over yet.

He used Movement Technique to approach Jung Hoon closely and executed a Knee Kick.

But even that Knee Kick was narrowly avoided as Jung Hoon stepped to the side.

Thwack!

Jung Hoon’s fist struck his side once again.

He was hit in the same spot as before.

“Kugh!”

Altio screamed and dropped to one knee.

“I think this is enough.”

Jung Hoon lowered his fist.

“…Indeed.”

Altio gracefully accepted his defeat.

Continuing further would only show an unsightly display.

Though his level might be lower, he had to cleanly acknowledge that Jung Hoon was several steps above in Body Technique alone.

“Take my hand.”

Jung Hoon extended his hand.

“Thank you.”

Altio grasped that hand and stood up.

At the same time, the question mark above his head changed to an exclamation mark.

The Quest was completed.

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And the instructors and users who had been watching that sparring match.

The users forgot about their Quests and blankly watched Jung Hoon and Altio’s sparring.

“Wow, shit… he took down an instructor?”

“Are you crazy? He’s level 11, right? The instructor is level 30, how did he win?”

“He didn’t just win, right? He completely dominated.”

Even from their perspective, this sparring match was Jung Hoon’s overwhelming victory.

That’s because all of Jung Hoon’s attacks landed as direct hits, while all of Altio’s attacks missed completely.

“A level difference of 19… how is that even possible?”

“Did he fake his level? Even a small level difference is supposed to be noticeable, right?”

Levels in New World are absolute.

You need to level up to raise stats, and the difference between having more or fewer stats is too distinct.

That’s why all users in New World are desperate to level up.

The reason for entering the Hall of Combat Arts is partly to obtain skills, but also because you can level up through training and gaining experience, and ultimately complete your first class change before leaving.

“I recorded this as a video. I need to upload it to Welcome right away.”

Welcome is a community established by New World users.

“I recorded it too! I’m curious how he could win with such a level difference.”

All players have a system called Smart Lens, allowing them to record whenever they want.

That’s why Welcome’s strategy guides include not just explanations but also videos, making them easy to follow.

“Now, everyone focus!”

“We’re starting training!”

The instructors who had given out quests quickly moved to control the situation.

Though it wasn’t their own defeat, an instructor had still been defeated.

It was a matter of wounded pride, so they had to prevent the users from focusing on Altio’s defeat.

‘To think Altio would be defeated so helplessly…’

‘I really can’t believe it.’

‘Among us, Altio was the strongest… what was that…’

‘Is he a monster? Is it possible to train to the point where you can barely stand and still beat down Altio?’

They were equally confused as well.

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Whoosh-

The capsule door opened and Kang Ha Jin stepped out of the capsule.

“Damn, it must be really fun.”

The capsule next to him showed no signs of opening even after several hours had passed.

It was Jung Hoon who was using the capsule.

Since first entering the capsule room, Jung Hoon had been investing 20 hours in the capsule, excluding only 4 hours a day.

No matter how virtual reality it was, it couldn’t solve physical fatigue.

So he needed to get sufficient rest through daily life, but Jung Hoon was practically living in the capsule as if something was urgent.

“Should I just forcibly drag him out?”

[Whisper/zl존하진12 -> 훈 : Hey, let’s stop and go home. Let’s grab some pork stir-fry together.]

[Whisper/Hun -> zl존하진12 : Sorry, I’m busy right now. Let’s eat together later.]

Since there had been a whisper just before, the possibility of him coming out if forcibly called was zero.

Ha Jin organized his capsule and went outside.

Outside, Lee Hyeon Woo, the capsule room owner, was taking a long drag on his cigarette.

“Oh, Ha Jin. Why did you finish so early today?”

Seeing Ha Jin, Lee Hyeon Woo greeted him familiarly.

“The raid failed. I’m feeling down so I’m just going home today.”

“Really? What about your friend?”

“He’s working hard.”

Ha Jin gestured toward the capsule room and pulled out a cigarette from his pocket.

“If he works that hard, he might need a personal capsule?”

The capsule room cost 5,000 won per hour.

Jung Hoon was spending nearly 100,000 won a day just on capsule usage.

No matter how much he had withdrawn from his savings, he wouldn’t last even 2 months at this rate.

People don’t buy capsules by overextending themselves for no reason.

In the long run, capsules are much more profitable.

“That’s impossible. Do you know how much capsules cost?”

But that was only possible if you had the money.

The cheapest model was 20 million won.

The highest-end capsules approached the high 90 million won range.

People with money to spare could purchase capsules, but both Ha Jin and Jung Hoon were in their early twenties and didn’t have that kind of money.

“Really? Hmm… then how about trying this out?”

Lee Hyeon Woo held out a flyer.

“What’s this?”

“You know Genesis Corporation, right?”

“Yes. It’s a company that specializes in making capsules.”

If Earth was the company that developed New World, Genesis was the company that specialized in manufacturing capsules.

As a result, Genesis’s stock price followed Earth’s stock price.

“Genesis is holding an event targeting newbie users this time.”

“Really? First place gets a 30 million won capsule? Wow…”

If a basic capsule was 20 million won, then the next grade up was being sold for about 30 million won.

Such a capsule was offered as a prize.

“Right? So I thought it might be worth trying out.”

“Hmm… but first place would be impossible.”

The participation requirement was newbie users level 50 and below.

No matter how much Jung Hoon devoted 20 hours, it would be difficult to even reach level 30.

If users at levels 40-50 participated en masse… first place would be impossible.

“Just ask him about it at least. They say just participating gets you support items that newbie users need.”

Just participating would get you support items needed for New World, so there seemed to be no harm in participating.

“Definitely… they’re giving pretty good items for adapting in the early stages.”

He would like to help with leveling directly, but if a user with a large level difference helped, New World would impose sanctions claiming it was abnormal play.

So Jung Hoon would need to reach at least level 100 before he could help him.

Until then, Jung Hoon would have to level up on his own.

In such a situation, the items offered by Genesis would be helpful.

Ha Jin entered a capsule to inform Jung Hoon of this fact.

* * *

[You have completed an Epic Quest.]

[You have obtained ‘[Title] One Recognized by an Instructor’.]

[Achievement unlocked! You have completed ‘First to Clear an Epic Quest’! 5,000 Achievement points have been awarded.]

[15,000 Achievement points reached!]

[Achievement Shop is now open.]

Perfect. Not only did he get the necessary materials, but by being the first to complete an Epic Quest, he accumulated 15,000 Achievement points and even opened the shop.

The first Epic Quest.

This Achievement can be earned once by being the first to complete each type of Epic Quest.

In other words, Jung Hoon was the first to complete the quest of defeating Instructor Altio in a duel.

Who would have thought he’d open the shop even before his first class change.

‘Good start.’

And the greatest reward obtainable from the Hall of Combat Arts – Honorary Trainee of the Hall of Combat Arts.

[One Recognized by an Instructor]

-Type: Unique Title

-Grade: Rare

-Martial Artist Related Passive Skills effect increased by 3%

-Martial Artist Related Active Skills effect increased by 3%

Though it’s C-grade, this title can only be obtained by being the first to achieve victory against Altio.

The effect is 3%, but it’s stackable and one of the essential titles needed as material later on.

‘I was going to attempt this because I needed the materials.’

Besides the Completed Beginner’s Mark, there were too many things he couldn’t obtain because he didn’t meet the conditions.

He had already obtained two things he couldn’t get before his regression.

These were extremely satisfying rewards.

Ding-!

[Whisper/zl존하진12 -> 훈 : Hey, what are you doing?]

A whisper came from Ha Jin.

Why was this guy who said he was going home sending whispers?

[Whisper/Hun -> zl존하진12 : Currently questing in the Hall of Martial Arts.]

[Whisper/zl존하진12 -> 훈 : I’ve brought some very good news.]

[Whisper/Hun -> zl존하진12 : Good news?]

[Whisper/zl존하진12 -> 훈 : News that they’re actually doing a capsule event targeting beginner users!]

Return of the Greatest All-Master (Serial)

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