The Return of the Legendary All-Master - Chapter 9

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Episode 9

Jung Hoon chuckled softly.

News about a capsule event targeting newbie users.

He already knew about that.

Genesis Corporation.

This Genesis was also under Earth’s umbrella.

In other words, these bastards were the same kind of scum.

However, it was true that they provided capsules.

Until New World became reality, they had continuously provided a foundation for users to grow.

‘I can get a capsule through this.’

Knowing the future, the capsule was what should be prioritized most.

Because you needed a capsule to access New World and continue growing.

However, the reason he didn’t rush to buy a capsule even if it meant overextending himself was because of an upcoming event.

If you just took first place, you could get a capsule for free, so why squeeze out money to buy one?

That’s why he broke his savings account from the military and focused on early growth using the capsule room.

‘Good. I should be able to make the timing work.’

Not participating wasn’t an option for him.

Jung Hoon sent a whisper to Ha Jin.

[Whisper/Hun -> zl존하진12 : I know.]

[Whisper/zl존하진12 -> 훈 : You knew about it?]

[Whisper/Hun -> zl존하진12 : Yes]

[Whisper/zl존하진12 -> 훈 : How boring. I was trying to share some surprising news with you.]

[Whisper/Hun -> zl존하진12 : Anyway, thanks for looking out for me.]

[Whisper/zl존하진12 -> 훈 : Yeah ㅋㅋ 1st place might be too much, but give it your best shot.]

Jung Hoon closed the whisper without sending a reply.

The event taking place in a month.

The event rules were very simple.

‘The user who deals the most damage to a scarecrow dummy takes first place.’

Since it was a simple damage competition, leveling and gear setup would be necessary to claim first place.

“Ahem, anyway, this is all the training I can give you. Go find other instructors for the rest.”

Altio said while applying ointment to his battered face.

“It’s fine. What I learned from you is enough, Instructor.”

Jung Hoon turned around.

His direction was toward the Hall’s entrance, not toward an instructor.

“Huh… You’re just leaving?”

“Yes. I’ll come back later.”

Jung Hoon’s reason for visiting the Hall of Combat Arts in the first place was to obtain Healthy Mind (Rare).

Except for Healthy Mind (Rare), everything else was Normal skills.

Having achieved his purpose, there was no reason to remain in the Hall.

When he visited here again, it would be when he had the qualifications for job advancement.

“What? He’s just leaving?”

“Isn’t he going to get other skills?”

“Not even taking experience points and items?”

“What kind of user is this guy?”

The users remaining in the Hall looked at Jung Hoon with incomprehension.

“Whatever, I should upload this video.”

“I’m really curious what kind of reactions it’ll get.”

And they freely posted the video they filmed to the community.

‘Phew, thank goodness.’

‘I don’t have confidence teaching a trainee who beat down Altio.’

‘Since he trained so intensely, I should teach martial arts… but no, he looks better than the martial arts I know. How could I teach him?’

‘Go away. Don’t come to me, go to the other guys!’

The instructors felt relieved watching Jung Hoon leave.

“Hah… Those bastards?”

Altio looked at those instructors with pathetic eyes.

But he understood their thoughts too.

Having clearly seen with their own eyes him getting beaten up when he was thought to be the strongest in the Hall, how could they calmly teach a trainee?

“…I don’t know either. I need to rest for now.”

Not just his face, but all the muscles in his body were screaming from how much he’d been beaten.

Altio collapsed not long after.

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I can hear everything, you bastards.

Filming videos, uploading to Welcome, and so on.

Every single thing they said was irritating, but Jung Hoon ignored all those users.

Since he had to act in a situation dominated by users, being exposed was natural.

Anyway, even if they uploaded videos, the Smart Lens would recognize it and force mosaic processing, so there wasn’t much need to worry.

‘Earth will probably take interest too.’

And the company would definitely find it intriguing as well.

Earth’s employees couldn’t play the game, nor could they leak any related information.

Instead, they were given the qualification to monitor parts of users’ gameplay.

Jung Hoon had no intention of hiding his play.

After all, it would naturally be revealed in the not-so-distant future anyway.

‘Achievement Shop.’

[Achievement Shop is now open.]

The Achievement Shop was a special privilege provided only to users who had achieved 15,000 Achievement points, unlike regular shops.

Therefore, it also sold limited items not available in regular shops, and simple items could be obtained through the Achievement Shop without having to visit a store.

[Current Achievement score is ‘15,000’.]

[Lv.1 shop is now open.]

[More Achievement points are needed to level up the shop.]

[Even if your Achievement points reach ‘0’, they will be added to your previously acquired points.]

‘I know all this content, so pass.’

Jung Hoon pressed skip without even reading the content.

He already knew everything anyway.

[Achievement Shop Lv.1]

-1000 Experience Points

-Bonus Stats

-Special Health Recovery Juice x10

-Special Mana Recovery Juice x10

-Lv.30 Weapon

-Lv.30 Defensive Equipment

There were a total of 6 types of items registered in the shop.

Weapons and defensive equipment were simply displayed, but when purchasing items, they were provided according to the user’s class.

Since Jung Hoon was a martial artist, the only thing he could choose was knuckles.

[Martial artists are trash even in the Achievement Shop lololol]

-Weapons are fixed to knuckles, and for defensive equipment, you have to wear a hood when others wear helmets lol When warriors wear plate armor, you have to wear martial arts uniforms, okay?

Performance? Compare armor and martial arts uniforms. Got your answer?

So… just don’t do it! Please don’t do it!!!!!

└I agree. ㅠㅠ

└Leaving with tears in my eyes, I totally relate. ㅠㅠ

└Really need to dissect the brains of bastards who play martial artists. Can’t they tell shit from soybean paste?

└Huh? Fuck, I played martial artist? Am I screwed?

└└Yeah, you’re screwed. Check the Han River water temperature before going in.

└└└Here’s another idiot who can’t eat even when spoon-fed with strategy guides!

Stupid fools. I’ll show you later how attractive this class is.

Of course, Jung Hoon also had no intention of purchasing weapons and defensive equipment.

Even if he didn’t buy them, he would naturally obtain them as he progressed forward.

The item Jung Hoon wanted to purchase was already decided.

[Would you like to purchase 1,000 Experience Points?]

[The purchase price is ‘1,000’ points.]

Usually, no matter how fast, people tend to open the Achievement Shop only when they reach level 50.

If you open it then, experience points actually become a low priority.

1,000 Experience Points at level 50 doesn’t even make a dent.

However, if you’re level 11, the story is different.

[You have purchased 1,000 Experience Points.]

[Level up!]

[All stats increased by +1.]

[Bonus stat +1 has been granted.]

Just one purchase made him reach level 12.

All stats increased by 1, and an additional bonus stat was granted.

Jung Hoon invested all his Achievement points into experience.

[Level up!]

With this, he achieved level 15.

Great!

Now he had the qualifications to access the hidden theme.

Each village had hidden themes, but you needed to meet the level requirement to access them.

Of course, most users were obsessed with leveling, and the conditions for entering hidden themes were extremely demanding, so there wasn’t proper information available yet.

The hidden theme of Primordial Village was also still sleeping beneath the surface.

“Kerruk!”

“A human has come. Hand over everything you have. Kerruk!”

After leaving the Hall of Combat Arts and entering a new field, a Lv.12 Hobgoblin came to greet him.

Roughly counting the visible numbers… about 20 in total.

“Get out of the way.”

Leveling was important, but Jung Hoon’s next plan wasn’t grinding.

However, he couldn’t just pass by the ones getting in his way.

Jung Hoon lunged forward and drove his fist into the face of the Hobgoblin in front.

“Keeek!”

Myeongwang Martial Arts 1st Star unfolded and began massacring the Hobgoblins.

“Kerruk! The human is crazy!”

“Crazy human! We said we’d let you go if you just handed over a little of what you have, but you won’t listen!”

“Filthy human!”

Chattering from behind.

As time passed, the number of Hobgoblins falling to the ground increased.

And the chattering voices also decreased, soon becoming quiet.

Finally, some peace.

Jung Hoon brushed off the blood on his fists and moved forward.

* * *

Wow.

What is that?

Lee Yu Hyeon, an unclassed mage hunting Hobgoblins in the Field of Primordial Village, witnessed a truly amazing sight.

Some user appeared in the Field and was massacring Hobgoblins with bare fists!

No, could bare fists even be that strong in the first place?

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[Player Information]

-Nickname: Hoon

-Level: 15

-Class: Martial Artist

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The player’s level was even 15.

That was 7 levels lower than his own level 22.

‘I can’t even do that… What the hell is this?’

How could a level 15 possibly have that kind of skill…?

It wasn’t simply overpowering them with brute force.

The martial artist named Hoon only targeted the Hobgoblins’ vital points, hunting with minimal movements.

That kind of hunting scene was something you’d only see in videos uploaded by high-level users, right?

Having only gotten the chance to use Capsule Rooms after just becoming an adult, Lee Yu Hyeon had been working hard to level up, but he was such a devoted fan that he’d been watching nothing but New World videos since New World’s release.

That’s why he could tell just how amazing this user named Hoon’s hunting was.

“Huh? But where is he going?”

The user walked somewhere while only hunting monsters that charged at him.

Lee Yu Hyeon began quietly following behind him.

It was purely out of curiosity.

But then that user suddenly stopped walking and turned around.

‘I’m going to get caught!’

He hurriedly hid behind a nearby tree.

Step. Step.

The footsteps gradually grew closer.

And those footsteps stopped in front of the tree.

“I already know you’re there, so come out.”

As expected, I got caught…

Lee Yu Hyeon revealed himself while putting on the most innocent smile possible.

“Hehe. I’m sorry.”

“Why are you following me?”

“Well… your Hobgoblin hunting looked so cool…”

“Someone who’s even higher level than me?”

“I’m, I’m sorry.”

Hoon looked Lee Yu Hyeon up and down.

“Don’t tell me you were recording too?”

“No! I would never do such a thing without the other person’s consent!”

Lee Yu Hyeon took out his Smart Lens and showed it to prove his innocence.

He had only followed out of curiosity.

Being a nuisance was absolutely out of the question.

Only after confirming the Smart Lens had nothing saved on it did Hoon nod.

“Okay. I’ll let it slide this once, so get going.”

“Yes! I apologize for the intrusion!”

Lee Yu Hyeon fled from that spot as if running away.

* * *

After confirming Lee Yu Hyeon’s retreating figure had completely disappeared, Jung Hoon finally turned around.

‘Geez, there’s someone tailing me all the way out here.’

Honestly, he didn’t usually care about other users’ attention, but being followed was a different matter.

If the guy hadn’t backed down easily, fists might have started flying. Unlike in the Village, you could deal damage in the Field even without PVP.

After walking for a while, a small village appeared.

“Stop right there!”

In front of the village, a man with a menacing build was standing guard.

When Jung Hoon stopped, the man approached.

“What business brings you here?”

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[NPC Information]

-Nickname: Mauga

-Level: 40

-Class: Village Guard

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It was an NPC standing guard at the village.

A question mark floated above Mauga’s head.

[Regular Quest: Village Chief’s Request]

-Restriction: Users level 15 and above

-Reward: Village entry restriction lifted

-Description: Please fulfill the Village Chief’s request through the guard standing watch.

At first glance, this might seem like a useless quest.

The reward isn’t experience or items, but just lifting village entry restrictions?

Anyone could see it was a worthless reward.

However, if this quest continues and eventually transforms into opening a hidden theme, that’s a different story.

Jung Hoon accepted the quest.

Return of the Greatest All-Master (Serial)

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