Returner of the Colosseum

＜ Episode 71. Altar of Masters (1) ＞

At Aserian’s words, I tilted my head.

“Team PvM mission?”

“yes. It is organized in a group of 5 players, but it is said that there are only 4 top players in a team, so they cannot participate. So, if Ahn Woo-jin-nim was willing to participate even if he joined another team, he would let me participate.”

To play in between other teams…

In team PvM missions, chemistry between team members is very important.

However, the chemistry could have been messed up if I got stuck between the other 4 members.

‘There are too many variables.’

In addition, I had to think about the possibility that the team’s luck was bad.

So, in my mind, I wanted to decline the offer.

‘It seems to be tamed.’

However, this offer should never be rejected.

It became clear that it was taken by a game maker in the upper league due to the successive refusal to compete against the star system.

What if I decline this offer here?

‘They’ll try to trample on me more surely.’

It was also clear that he would not give an offer for a long time, and later give out a dirty mission to patronize.

After all, one day you will have no choice but to accept an offer to eat mustard while crying.

I sighed and nodded.

“I will participate.”

“Yes, then I will accept the offer.”

“When do you say the Star Wars will be held?”

“About a year from now? Since it is such a large event, they said it would take that long. It took that much for the lower league matchup.”

At Aserian’s words, I nodded.

It’s one year from now…

‘I’ll let you know that I touched the wrong person.’

I sharpened my teeth.

My current position is just a freshman in a higher league.

But it will be different in the future.

Because if you don’t use me, you’ll become a superstar.

“Can you help me with training?”

“sure. I will do my best to help you this time too!”

Unlike the lower leagues, the upper leagues play once every two weeks.

110 games started this week, so there were about four weeks left.

The farm situation has stabilized to some extent.

‘Let’s focus on this game for now.’

That’s how it was confirmed that he would participate in the 112 games of High Blood Knight.

―The supernova of the lower league! It appears in High Blood Knight 112.

―If you are curious about whether Ren will work in the higher leagues? Check out High Blood Knight 112!

―The only name from Earth, and the first player from Earth in the upper league. By when can his first record be written?

└ and Mr.;; I almost fainted from waiting. There was so much ren and ren distance around me that I was waiting without even realizing it hahahaha

└To be honest, all the gods who have seen the battle against the star system are ok. He seems to break all the top leagues and go up.

└ㅇㅇ It’s been a long time since I’ve been in the middle of a long time.

└ㅋㅋㅋㅋ Everyone exaggerates a lot hahahaha These days, low-ranking gods don’t make enough money, and now they even work part-time on comments?

└ Oh, a great name appeared? what? You’re from Earth?! yes, believe me

└ Gorgeous impact and refreshing Western learning. But it was there. Nothing more felt.

└ Try putting it in a neutral gear.

└Neutral222222

└ Welcome. Is this your first time at the named grave?

It’s been 4 weeks since I trained with Aserian.

The day has come for High Blood Knight 112.

‘At last the upper league.’

It was a league I had been in for three years.

It was a place that gave me despair.

Indeed, compared to before returning, how much stronger have I become?

Thinking so, a pleasant excitement came to me.

“It’s your first higher league match, aren’t you nervous, An Woo-jin?”

As I calmly waited for the gate to be created in the clearing, the Aserian standing next to me asked.

“hmm. I’m trembling. However, I believe in the efforts I have made.”

Tring!

[Higher League – High Blood Knight 112 1 game will start in a while.]

[All participating players, please prepare your entry.]

At the same time as my answer, a notification window appeared indicating that the game would start.

Woo woo woo-

After a while, a warp gate was created in the vacant lot to enter the arena.

“I’m coming.”

“There will be good results. Have a safe trip.”

“Tear everything and come!”

“If you are, you will be able to stand out enough in the upper leagues. Go and prove it in style and come back.”

Aserian prays for my safe return with both hands on his chest.

Porodoel told me to go and destroy everything.

And even Peanut L, who nodded quietly.

Nodding to the goddess and angels who saw me off, I went straight into the gate.

Tring!

[Recovers all statuses to 100%.]

Upon entering the arena, I saw ruins with a gloomy atmosphere.

Seeing weeds growing everywhere, it seemed that it had not been touched by humans for a long time.

When I turned my head, four players were staring at me.

“The person who has been making a lot of noise in the community these days has joined our team. Nice to meet you. This is the leader of this party, Koh Chang-sin. An archer.”

At that time, the archer standing at the front reached out his hand to me and asked for a handshake.

‘Evil eyes.’

Tring!

[Check the opponent’s abilities.]

[Name: Go Chang-shin]

[Alignment: Patience]

[Strength: 80(+?)] [Agility: 87(+?)] [Stamina: 89(+?)]

[Spirit: 88(+?)] [Intelligence: 22(+?)] [Magic Power: 72(+?)]

[Awakening Ability: ＜Superlative Archery＞ ＜Superlative Foot Technique＞ ＜Advanced Mana Management＞ ＜Advanced Horse Archery＞ ＜Advanced Park Fighting＞ ＜Superlative Tracking＞ ＜Intermediate Healing＞]

[Achievement Perk: Sniper Master]

Go Chang-shin’s stats were very low compared to top players.

It should be said that it is the highest level of a low-level player.

Fortunately, the stats were optimized for archers.

‘Tsk. I think the team’s luck is bad.’

If it’s surprising, it’s to the extent that it has achievement perks.

“This is Ren.”

After shaking hands with Koh Chang-sin, I used the Devil’s Eye on other players as well.

Other players were at a much higher level than Ko Chang-shin.

To the point where I have to cancel the expression that just said that the team’s luck is bad.

That’s why I couldn’t help but wonder.

Despite having the lowest stat, being the leader among these four.

After Ko Chang-shin, the other players introduced themselves one by one.

“Eden, it’s a knight.”

Eden, a knight wearing heavy armor and holding a sword and shield.

“It’s Beyond.”

Bjorn, a bald warrior with a huge axe.

“My name is Roman. I mainly use earth magic.”

Roman, a sorcerer wearing clothes like a medieval uniform.

‘The combination is very good.’

There were two tankers and melee physics, and two ranged dealers.

The best composition for team fights.

Tring!

[Game: Let’s start the first game of Higher League – High Blood Knight 112.]

[Type: Boss Monster Defeat (Group PvM)]

[Game Name: Seeker of Death]

[Map: Underground Ruins of Desire (M)]

[Audience number: 188,666]

[Victory condition: Defeat the boss monster that exists somewhere in the underground ruins]

[All group PvM missions are resurrected only for the winning party.]

[Number of currently surviving parties: 20]

[There are bonus point conditions.]

[Bonus increases the more monsters inside the ruins are killed!]

[The bonus increases the more enemy players you kill!]

[Status of monster kills – None]

[Status of party kills – None]

[The match starts in 3 seconds.]

The mission is to defeat the boss monster.

It was not a bad mission because the party combination was good and the hunting speed was fast.

‘It would be advantageous to find the boss monster quickly.’

I didn’t tell them where the boss monster was in the ruins, but it didn’t matter.

Thanks to my extra sense, I have a much wider search radius than others, so it’s worth trying.

[The match starts in 2 seconds.]

“The team mission is about leading. Can I take over the lead?”

I nodded my head at Ko Chang-shin’s question.

Tring!

[A mark has been registered in the shadow of player ‘Go Chang-sin’.]

The other team members are already recognizing Koh Chang-sin as their leader.

Even if I went out to do it here, there was no way the control would work properly.

I had to avoid the fact that the conductor was divided into two.

I don’t know if it’s after some kind of bond.

[The match starts in 1 second.]

Everyone looked solemn and drew their weapons.

I also turned on all of the perks and breath of thunder, and pulled out thunderstorm.

It was a matter of who could defeat the boss monster faster, so we had to move quickly.

[Start the match!]

At the same time as the start call came to an end, we all scattered in different directions despite no one directing us to do so.

Currently we are in the middle of ruins.

Since the place where the boss monster is located is an underground ruin, I had to find a passage that goes down underground somewhere.

‘He’s rich in experience.’

Since I was in a higher league, I knew what to do first without anyone telling me.

Each of them, on their own notice, scattered in different directions and moved to find a passage.

In a word, I would say I have a good sense.

‘found.’

As I unfolded the magic field, among the countless ruins, I felt something like a staircase that could lead me down to the basement.

Approaching, there was an underground staircase wrapped in vines and the like, right next to the ruins.

It was a narrow staircase that one person could barely climb down.

“here!”

I immediately shouted and ran down the stairs.

If you find the source of the sound, you will be able to find enough stairs, so I thought I’d go down in advance and do some scouting.

In the darkness, the musty smell unique to the basement stung my nose.

It was in the form of a hallway, and mold was spreading everywhere, probably because it had been neglected for a long time.

An unknown feeling of discomfort came over me.

‘What kind of monsters live there?’

As it is a higher league match, much stronger monsters appear than lower leagues.

Otherwise, there was no way to assign matches to top players.

Strangely, however, no sound could be heard from inside.

Despite the fact that it is in the shape of a corridor, it is clear that even a small sound will resonate loudly.

‘I’ll have to go in a bit more.’

I moved slowly, wary of my surroundings so as not to hear footsteps.

I needed to be careful until I figured out what monster was appearing.

It was because I didn’t know yet whether it was an underground ruin made up of a huge number of monsters, or a small number of higher level monsters.

If there are stealth-type monsters or if there are traps, you could end up in trouble if you move hastily.

Tada Tada Tada-

By the time I reached the end of the hallway, the other team members were also descending the stairs to the basement.

Seeing me walking stealthily, he soon followed me, hushing my breathing and footsteps.

‘I’ll have to leave it to the judgment of the party leader for now.’

I stopped at the end of the hallway, where the road split into two T-shaped paths, and I waited for the other team members to come closer.

Then, as soon as they arrived, I quickly relayed the information I had gathered so far.

“I guess I have to make a decision at this point. Do you hit and run fast, or do you go slowly but safely.”

Ko Chang-shin nodded at my words and opened his mouth.

“We will break through head-on. There is too little information to count the variables one by one. I will find my way.”

Fortunately, Ko Chang-shin’s judgment was the same as my provisional one.

The other team members nodded as if they agreed.

“From now on, we will move in formation. I’m the front scout, and I’m Eden-nim, Beyond-nim, and Roman-nim. I ask Ren to scout behind me.”

“Leave it to me.”

The formation formed by Ko Chang-shin was not bad.

Go Chang-shin, an archer and guide, is at the forefront.

Eden, the tank, immediately followed.

A warrior strong in melee prepares for variables as an island in the center.

The wizard, who is vulnerable to close combat, was the fourth, and I was the role of checking the retreat while protecting the wizard.

‘It’s not like I’ve read it once or twice.’

Somehow, despite having the lowest stats, Ko Chang-shin thought of himself as the leader, and his judgment was very good.

If you have this level of skill, I thought you could trust me and follow me.

From then on, I started moving through the ruins with speed.

Unlike me, who has the devil’s eye, Goh Chang-sin’s movements were very smooth despite the fact that he could hardly see in the dark.

His stats are low, but his other senses and senses are very good.

‘It’s a strange structure.’

Along the corridor, there was always a T-shaped fork at the end, and there was something like a big hollow in either direction.

In the cavity, there were old and broken structures whose shape was difficult to recognize, and again, it was a structure that was divided into numerous corridors.

It felt like a secret underground laboratory in the United States that you only see in movies.

Maybe that’s why, I felt something like deja vu.

‘It would be more correct to see it as a labyrinth rather than a ruin.’

It took a long time to wander around the maze-like ruins.

In the meantime, I haven’t encountered a single monster.

Apparently, as I went through this maze, it seemed that half-boss monsters were guarding the way.

It was time to search the inside for a while.

aaa-

“…!”

“…!”

As we passed through the cavity, we felt an eerie shiver run through us.

like······.

‘I think it was made when the priest I met in the promotion match caused a monster wave?’

It was time to think like that.

Tucked away – Tucked up – Tucked up – Tucked up –

Something began to rise from the dirt floor of the underground ruins.

They were skeletons wearing armor.

‘Undead!’

huge numbers.

Even if it was small, it seemed to be a few thousand.

“I will make a dustproof. Eden-nim, Bayon-nim, and Ren-nim, please draw a triangle. Roman-nim, please prepare wide-area magic right away.”

We moved swiftly and created a square.

A situation already surrounded by undead on all sides in the middle of the common.

Breaking through was not a good choice because there was a possibility that undead might have appeared not only in the cavity but throughout the ruins.

Perhaps Koh Chang-sin was also concerned about that part, and it seemed that he focused on defense rather than breakthrough.

‘The number of advanced undead is not high.’

Almost all of them were skeletons, lower-level Undead, and Dullahans, higher than that, were only occasionally seen.

For now, it was right to focus on reducing the number of them while protecting the ranged dealers.

“Don’t be impatient, stay calm!”

The battle began at the same time as Go Chang-shin shouted.

Kwajijijijijik!

I also spewed thunderbolts and swung my spear at them.

It was then.

Awesome! Awesome!

“…?”

Skeletons falling down with their bones shattered by my spear.

Awesome!

By the way, why?

Awesome! Awesome!

Doesn’t the call for strengthening blood and restoring blood appear?

[＜Recovery of blood＞ – HP is restored by 1% each time a creature is killed.]

[＜Blood Reinforcement＞ ― Every time you kill a creature, all stats temporarily increase by 1%. If you don’t kill another creature within 1 minute, the stat increase is reset, and it rises up to 30%.]

no way.

Don’t they see them as living things?

‘sh*t.’

I immediately turned off the breath of thunder.

＜ Episode 71. Altar of Masters (1) ＞ End