Returner of the Colosseum

Chapter 80

＜ Episode 80. Two people who look alike (4) ＞

*Yesterday, I participated in 2 consecutive years.

If you haven’t read episode 79, I would appreciate it if you could start watching episode 79.

Only then will you be able to understand the contents. (Because of the perspective change.)

Kairosia didn’t like An Woo-jin.

It was because it felt like he was arrogant to always order things to himself with an expressionless face.

It feels strangely like looking down at a person from above.

For Kairosia, who had lived as a slave for a short while, the feeling of looking down from above was too disturbing.

‘He has no manners towards the lady.’

Unlike the other players, An Woo-jin was treating himself only out of obligation.

A situation in which other people’s gazes were not cut off due to her beautiful appearance.

However, An Woo-jin seemed to have no thoughts even after seeing his own appearance.

that part.

Strangely, it stimulated Cairosia’s pride.

Kairosia thought that An Woo-jin’s reaction came from his pride as a top player.

“If I go up to a higher league, will you be polite to me from then on?”

“I want you to come up to a higher league as soon as possible.”

So he stimulated that part, but only Ahn Woo-jin’s dry answer came.

‘joy. If I get stronger sooner, I’ll see what kind of expression I’ll make.’

Kairosia, who crossed the gate with that thought in mind, flinched in an instant.

A forest full of greenery.

There, too, was a man wearing a mask and a black robe.

It was to the point of being mistaken for Ahn Woo-jin for a moment.

Is it different from holding a weapon like a long sword instead of a spear?

‘under. I’ve heard that this person is quite famous, but I thought there would be people who would follow him.’

A situation where Ahn Woo-jin’s reaction was annoying.

Seeing that, Kairosia’s feelings were hurt.

It was obvious even without looking at the skill of a person who cosplayed like that.

He must have been wearing such an overbearing outfit to hide his weakness.

Tring!

[Game: Let’s start the main event match of the lower league-Blood Knight 236.]

[Type: Summon Block (Team PvP Story Mission)]

[Game Name: Beginning of Darkness]

[Map: Eden (Large)]

[Number of audiences: 32,666]

[Mission: The Dark Church is preparing to summon demons from the Temple of Eden. Stop the demon summoning.]

[Victory Condition 1: Destroy the Advent Stone used in the demon summoning ritual—white light flows out.]

[Victory condition 2: Kill the sacrifice used in the demon summoning ritual—purple light flows out.]

[The demon summoning ritual will be completed in the next 48 hours. If the time limit is exceeded, the mission will be automatically failed.]

[Number of players currently alive: 10]

[‘Advent Stone’ is detained somewhere in the Church of Light.]

[‘Offering’ exists somewhere in the Church of Light.]

[Eden is a city-state established by the Dark Church.]

[All the residents of the castle are members of the Dark Church.]

[Time limit until demon summoning is stopped: 48:00:00]

Seeing the contents of the mission, Kairosia sighed.

Why is this mission coming out?

‘It’s the same as saying all the residents are enemies.’

Due to the nature of his style, it is advantageous to annihilate enemies with overwhelming firepower, but it did not fit the mission of infiltrating and destroying something.

That’s why you can’t kill all the Koreans.

Inevitably, it was necessary to infiltrate the interior.

“First, let me introduce myself. I am······.”

Self-introduction started with the article that came together.

In the meantime, Kairosia looked at the faces of the other players.

‘They all have good equipment.’

Everyone seemed to have played a lot, unlike himself, who qualified as a contender in four matches and participated in the main event.

While looking practical, each piece of equipment exudes restrained beauty.

ah.

Except for one person who looks gloomy wearing a black robe like everyone else.

On the other hand.

Kairosia looked down at her clothes.

‘eww.’

A set of black robes and black accessories bought by An Woo-jin.

The options for the item were great, but I couldn’t find even the slightest bit of beauty.

The reason I bought it in black was spectacle.

They say that you have a high chance of living if you are invisible.

‘I need to earn a lot of points quickly and buy something that suits my taste.’

Self-introductions were made one by one, and only the man in the black robe and Kairosia were left.

“I am a swordsman. I am using the nickname Rune.”

“Puff.”

Did you follow the nickname?

ha, no way

Upon hearing the nickname of the man in the black robe, Kairosia burst into laughter involuntarily.

I hurriedly tried to cover my mouth with my hand, but I couldn’t help it that everyone’s eyes gathered.

what.

Even though I glanced at my own appearance from the beginning.

“Oh, sorry. You’re introducing yourself, but I’m too uneducated. This is Cairosia. I am a wizard.”

“Named!”

When Kairosia introduced herself, everyone exclaimed.

His fame spread widely in the lower leagues before he knew it.

The eyes of the others, who used to be coy, were now filled with awe.

Kairosia liked those eyes.

It felt like it had been restored to its former glory.

“Then I will take over the lead. First of all······.”

From then on, the game progressed quickly.

The time limit is 48 hours.

From collecting necessary information before proceeding with missions, setting up access roads, and even exploring.

Because there are so many things to do.

“It won’t be difficult to enter the castle. If you said you came to make an offering to the church, it was almost an atmosphere that let you in.”

“It seems that demon summoning takes place in the Holy See Temple in the inner city. I should just enter the outer castle, and infiltrate or break through from the inner wall.”

“Then we will leave immediately. Rather than resting in a forest like this, I think it would be better to go into Eden and rest. I have to pay an offering, so everyone should spend some gold?”

At the party leader’s words, everyone took out the JuseomJuseom Gold from their inventory.

For a moment, Kairosia flinched.

‘oh. I don’t have gold… what should I do?’

In fact, there was gold that Ahn Woo-jin took care of.

It’s a problem, though, because I used all that gold to buy the shiny wand I’m holding now, instead of the black wand An Woo-jin gave me.

And above all.

[＜Stat Shop＞ and ＜Intermediary Exchange＞ are not available in the arena.]

It was a system that could not be changed even if you wanted to change it to gold in the arena.

I didn’t have many points left because I invested all my points into raising the stats.

So it was when Kairosia was hesitant about what to say.

“Since you are our team’s greatest strength, I will pay for Kairosia-sama.”

The man in the black robe standing next to him paid the gold for his share.

Perhaps seeing his embarrassing gestures, he seemed to strike first so as not to create an embarrassing situation.

Seeing that, Kairosia lightly bowed and expressed her gratitude.

‘Still, he has more humanity than that human.’

Ahn Woo-jin, whom I have seen from the side, is really.

He was a man who would not bleed even if stabbed with a knife.

It was clear that he wouldn’t even look at someone dying beside him unless it was in his favor.

In addition, he did not blink an eye even in the arduous training that was repeated every day.

Ahn Woo-jin was someone who didn’t seem to like alcohol and was busy analyzing magic books or stat tables whenever he had free time.

Most of all, since he rarely expresses emotions, it’s to the point where I wonder if he’s lost his humanity.

“Oh, Lord Rune. Do you take such care? hahahaha, the atmosphere is good even before the start. Somehow, I think this match will end well.”

Thanks to the black robed man’s sensible step forward, no party members seemed to notice that there was no gold in Cairosia.

‘I’ll have to take some gold with me from now on.’

Kairosia let out a sigh of relief.

The mission started in such a friendly atmosphere.

After paying a certain amount of gold to make a donation, the guards let them in without a body search.

“Oh, that sounds great.”

As it was introduced as a city-state in the system, Eden Castle was proud of its enormous size.

In addition, the atmosphere was so bright and lively that it was hard to believe that they were summoning demons.

The streets are so clean that you can’t see any trash.

The people walking around the streets were neat and tidy, suggesting that this was a fairly wealthy city.

“hmm. It’s a completely different atmosphere than I thought. It’s hard to believe that there will be demon summons here.”

“Still, there will be no crap missions in the main event. Let’s go inside first.”

‘What, even if it’s the main event?’

An Woo-jin begged him to be careful, but it didn’t seem too difficult.

Contrary to what they thought entering the inner sanctuary would be a huge obstacle, no one stopped them there either.

When he said he wanted to see the Vatican while he came to donate to the church, he opened the door right away.

The party members who entered the interior took a lodging near the Holy See and rested until the evening.

Then came the night when the full moon rose brightly.

“Until you are discovered, you will move infiltrate as a basic base, and when you are discovered by the enemy, you will move at full speed, so please distribute your stamina well. Rune-sama and I are in the lead, Kairosia-sama and the wizards in the center, and Panseok-sama in the back.”

Eden’s night was very quiet.

It must have been a completely different city from daytime.

“then.”

The only place where the lights were on was the Vatican.

All other houses were dark.

“I’m rushing in.”

in suffocating silence.

Mission progress has begun.

‘It’s even creepier because it’s such a contradictory atmosphere.’

hooked! hooked!

As they assassinated the guards guarding the entrance to the Holy See and headed inside, anxiety settled in Cairosia’s heart.

The city, which I thought could be more lively than this, felt like a ghost town in ruins.

And above all.

‘The number of guards guarding the Holy See is so small?’

Goosebumps ran down Kairosia’s spine.

For a moment, the thought of a trap crossed my mind.

“Now, wait a minute. I think this is a trap.”

“Yes, I know.”

However, the party leader only shook his head.

The same was true for other party members.

The look of what’s wrong.

“But you’re just going like this?”

“Because we are moving on the assumption that it might be a trap. The main event couldn’t be this easy in the first place.”

“Then we have to find another way.”

“Another way… Is there any way?”

Kairosia was speechless at the party leader’s question.

Whether it is a trap or not is not confirmed.

There are less than 24 hours left, so time is running out.

In the end, the party’s choice in this situation is.

“In the end, there is only one way to solve it by bumping into it. There’s nothing we can do about this situation unless we get to the temple and gather information about the availability of the Advent Stone and its offering.”

“… that’s right. I’m sorry, the time was delayed because of me.”

“no. I couldn’t explain enough and get started. I overlooked that Kairosia had no experience in main event matches. Then, I understand that you understand, and I will start right away.”

I know it’s a trap, but I have to go in…

Kairosia was saddened by the words.

Because it was the word that best explained their situation.

‘I have to keep my mind straight.’

However, Kairosia immediately shook her head.

To rebuild the fallen family and to take revenge on the enemies who pushed them into the pit of hell.

Because I had to go up to the Transcendence League.

That was when I headed to the central lobby of the Vatican.

“It’s an intruder!”

“This is a heresy to interfere with the holy events of God!”

It was discovered by the guards guarding the lobby.

From then on, the party members broke away from their quiet, clandestine movements and sprinted with full force.

From now on, the real mission began.

【Panorama of the green sky!】

【Fall away, petals of deterioration!】

From the front, the party leader and the man in the black robe pierced the road, and in the middle, the wizards who were running alongside Cairosia fired support shots.

Instead of supporting magic, Kairosia continued to chant magic while running.

‘I’ll have to stir up the inside with wide-area magic.’

Because I thought that was my role.

Regardless of whether it is a person to be used as a sacrifice or a person who protects him, all beings must be killed.

In a word, since he had to kill all humans inside the temple, there was nothing better than wide-area magic.

“We are rushing into the temple!”

After passing through the lobby, the party leader, who was running down the hallway, pushed the huge door on one wall and headed inside.

After that, the other party members shrewdly followed.

So it was time to turn the corner and enter the huge door.

“…!”

inside the temple.

A huge number of black knights were waiting with their swords drawn.