Chapter 185
Chapter 185
"I'm going to break the rehearsal with a match...." Yoon Sae-ah responded with a surprised expression.
"Oh, of course, Uncle. No matter what race they are, I'll beat them all... but our human race is holding us back."
"Now I've reached a point where I can't be caught."
200 souls.
This ability, completed through fragments of a destroyed star, boasted overwhelming power.
"Now, for sure, I've become stronger than my previous life."
In the previous life, he was ranked 7th in the world, but Sung JiHan was essentially the strongest on Earth.
He wondered when he would catch up to that level, but he was able to clearly surpass it through this chaotic battlefield.
"Level 183... With this level, I won't even become a diamond after clearing the chaotic battlefield."
The official opening match of the Space League, which will be held on January 1st.
There, Sung JiHan had to be a "Platinum."
Although he could have gone up to Diamond and fought as the representative of Earth.
"But then, I wouldn't have dealt them a big blow."
He thought back to the shocking incident that occurred during the opening match.
This year, Sung JiHan decided once again to stay in Platinum.
"If I break the match... I feel a little sorry for those who have worked hard for me until now. They've been training for a long time."
"What about people from other countries?"
At Yun Sae-ah's words, Sung JiHan recalled the expedition team that had recently gone through some hardships.
Because of the suicide incident at the People's Assembly, everyone had been unable to wake up earlier and were complaining about it.
"I should take care of them."
With the time and effort invested, Sung JiHan couldn't give stat bonuses to some random person who joined through matchmaking instead of the expedition team.
"I should contact the expedition team. We're going to do matchmaking, will you come?"
"Ah, it's matchmaking, is that possible?"
"Well, the composition of the rehearsal game players is up to me."
"So, in the end, it's the same expedition team except for the People's Assembly?"
"If there are members who don't come, it will change more."
"They wouldn't not come, right?"
They were people who gave up on promotion matches because of the +7 stats.
"Shouldn't we do it on Christmas Eve?"
"Eve... Is it already that time?"
"Well, it's the day after tomorrow."
Sung JiHan nodded as if everything was going well.
"Alright. Let's set it for that day."
December was also a time to stay in Platinum.
Sung JiHan set the date to finish the rehearsal on the 24th.
* * *
Christmas Eve of 2020.
Amidst the concerns about the rehearsal game and the approaching start of the Space League.
"Hello, everyone."
As Sung JiHan turned on the Battle Tube, numerous viewers flocked in.
- Oh...
- The broadcast is on!
- It's the rehearsal waiting room.
- Did they finally reach an agreement with the Federation?
People expressed their doubts about the rehearsal game that hadn't been held in a long time.
"We haven't reached an agreement with them. Today, we will end the rehearsal game with a match."
- A match...?
- No way. The game always ends with our allies dying ㅠㅠ
- How can we break through with random matchmaking?
When Sung JiHan mentioned matchmaking, worried reactions dominated.
Since our allies never survive more than 10 percent, the game always ends at around 6,000 to 7,000 points.
"Now it's possible. Oh, and since the original expedition members have suffered during this time, they will be given priority in matchmaking. The People's Council TO will be excluded."
- It's better if the expedition members have priority.
- Yeah, since it's mainly warriors and supporters.
- But then, there will be 60 spots left for the People's Council...
- If we really break the rehearsal today, won't it be amazing for the players in those 60 spots?
- Right? Is this a Christmas present?
- Is there a level restriction?
"Level or class doesn't matter. Anyone can come."
With Sung JiHan's relaxed declaration, the eyes of platinum players from around the world were turned upside down.
- Please start in a bit! I'll put aside my Eve date and turn on the game. Sorry, honey ㅎㅎ
- Seriously, +7 stats are much more precious than a simple date ㅋㅋㅋㅋ
- We don't even have a guarantee that we'll clear the game this time...
- No, no. Seeing Sung JiHan so confident, I feel like something will happen.
And so, the team composition began.
"Um, I'm Dennis, a member of the expedition. From Ireland!"
"Yes. Please wait."
As if the members of the expedition were waiting, they started to join one by one.
"439 members of the expedition have participated. Now, let's proceed with the random selection of the 60 spots."
As Sung JiHan started the game like this.
-Sung JiHan player! To progress the game like this...! The Federation will never overlook this!
-Playing the game excluding the People's Council. Is it really going to turn out like this?
Both the World Battle.net Federation and the People's Council strongly protested through Battle Tube.
He casually ignored it and proceeded with random matchmaking.
"Um..."
"To think that the person who committed suicide last time would come in through matchmaking, it's surprising."
"I... I apologize for that. But still, now that it's like this, just once...!"
"Go."
"Sung JiHan. I, Wang Lin! Please give me one chance...!"
"We don't accept people from your guild. Please leave."
Whether it was the People's Council member who caused the problem or the expedition team member.
While trying to get involved, Chenma Wang Lin was forcibly expelled, and various happenings occurred.
"It's done."
In the end, they were able to complete the team composition of 500 people.
'The newly added 60 people, as long as they're not from that guild, they were accepted without even looking at their level.'
'I wonder if we can clear this...'
Completely randomly selected 60 people.
Among them were players in their 100s who had reached Platinum.
There were also many Archer class players who were not helpful for survival.
Since it would be difficult to match the teamwork with the original expedition team, would it not be difficult to clear the mission?
It was not unreasonable for the expedition team to worry about this.
"Now, don't defend."
But Sung JiHan was calm.
[All players have been recruited.]
[Starting the game.]
[The assigned map is 'Chaos Battlefield.']
And so the game began.
As usual, as soon as the map opened.
A concentrated attack from the waiting race poured out.
Sssss...
This time, the attack that came in was the green smoke emitted by a giant snake.
The gas containing a strong poison threatened the expedition team.
"Shield Binding...!"
In order to block the powerful poison attack, the expedition team tried to establish a defensive posture as before.
"It's okay."
Sss...
Sung JiHan, holding the Shadow Sword Eclipse, took out two more swords from his inventory.
He thrust the three swords into the ground.
Mumyong Shingong.
Myeolsin Gyeol.
Mangwi Bongshin.
When the spirit was low, the pattern of Mangwi Bongshin was drawn so finely that it was barely visible.
But the pattern Sung JiHan drew now was different.
The large Mangwi Bongshin characters, large enough for ten people to stand on, covered the ground.
And the three swords, unlike usual, remained unbroken.
When all the patterns were drawn.
Sung JiHan smiled at the expedition team.
"After a short break, it will be over."
Shooooo...!
Before his words finished, something terrifying happened.
"What?"
"Uh, uh..."
The patterns of Mangwi Bongshin began to emit light.
All the members of the expedition team started to be sucked into it.
'Using Mangwi Bongshin only to confine spirits is not necessary.'
Just like how the Iron Blood Cross was used as a shield.
Mangwi Bongshin didn't have to be used only to suppress enemy spirits.
It was not easy to grow the spirit, but it was difficult to modify it.
Now that Sung JiHan had grown to level 200, he had enough leeway to use Mangwi Bongshin for purposes other than its original purpose.
Originally, Mangwi Bongshin should have sealed and eliminated spirits.
It should have just stayed quietly, confining the players.
That's how much of a difference the 50 spirit stats made.
"Ahhhh...!"
Before the poison energy could reach them.
All 499 members of the expedition team were trapped inside Sung JiHan's Mangwi Bongshin.
Sung JiHan, who had cleared away the baggage, said.
"...What's going on?"
"Is it an internal conflict?"
[The summoned race this time is strange.]
Holding the phoenix spear, Sung JiHan looked at the giant snake race with strange eyes.
"Kill point, hand it over."
The creature, which was less than 1/10 of its size, spoke.
The giant snake group opened their mouths wide.
[He's crazy.]
[Deal with it quickly. Let's move to the next location.]
[Understood.]
As the smoke tried to rise from the snake's mouth again,
Whoosh!
Sung JiHan's new form disappeared in the blink of an eye.
A red current wrapped around the entire body of the snake with its mouth open.
Whoosh...!
The giant snake burned up and disappeared in an instant.
They didn't even have time to scream, as one disappeared in an instant.
[...What, what is this?]
When the giant snake momentarily shrank in a situation that was incomprehensible,
"You guys give 25 points each?"
Sung JiHan appeared in front of them and extended his spear again.
Unnamed Divine Art
Heavenly Thunder Phoenix Flame
Red Thunder Cannon
Zzzt...!
Red thunder shot out from the spear like a tidal wave.
In an instant, it overturned the giant snake group, which numbered about 19.
[Uh... This power...!]
[Uh...! I can't withstand it!]
[It seems we lost this battlefield...]
[NO. 4212...! I will remember...]
When Sung JiHan led the human expeditionary force on the chaotic battlefield, many enemies knew about NO. 4212.
But it seemed that the snake race, who knew nothing about humans, had come after a long time.
When they were wiped out in an instant by the red thunder cannon, Sung JiHan glanced briefly at the direction of the Mangwi Bongsin.
"Take a break. Let's finish quickly and come back."
Shwook!
Sung JiHan's body disappeared, and soon...
"This guy! He's still here..."
"What? He's even stronger!"
"I can't, I can't escape. He's so fast...!"
The screams of the other races began to spread from afar.
* * *
The chaotic battlefield.
A map where races gather according to their points and play as a team.
But today's game was completely different.
"This guy, is he a boss monster...?"
"No! He's a race! NO. 4212!"
"With that level... He can get 500 points alone!"
"Human... A new divine existence?"
Sung JiHan sealed humans and overwhelmed other races.
Was his martial arts so powerful?
The races facing him mistook Sung JiHan for a divine being.
-Wow... This map was so easy?
-It ended in one go after sealing the baggage...
-But Sung JiHan seems stronger now?
-Yeah, he's even shooting multiple red thunders.
Viewers who always watched Sung JiHan's broadcasts could tell that he had upgraded even further.
No, he hadn't been playing games lately and was in a chip state.
How did he become stronger?
"The chaotic battlefield. It was such a grateful map."
Kururur...!
As the ground trembled, a rift of chaos appeared.
Sung JiHan looked at it with a nostalgic gaze.
The fragment of a destroyed star hidden in the rift.
Thanks to that, he could see how much the soul, which had not grown well until now, had grown.
If the soul hadn't reached the limit at level 200, he would have wanted to stay here and mine the fragments of the star.
"But now that growth has stopped, I guess I have to graduate."
And there's also the upcoming Space League opening match, so he had to prepare for that too.
Sung JiHan looked at the scoreboard.
1st place - NO. 4212 Human - Kill Points 9994
If he filled just 6 more points, the chaotic battlefield would end with him as the winner.
Sung JiHan wandered around looking for prey.
"Ah. Bleed, bleed...!"
"It's him!"
Sung JiHan was able to discover the Samagwi tribe that had killed him in the past.
The enemy who had attacked him, turning around and fleeing as soon as they saw him.
However.
"How many points were you guys?"
"What, what is this? Suddenly...!"
The Sung JiHan who had grown significantly could not let them escape, as they were nothing more than platinum.
"Never mind. Just the six of you come out. I'll spare the rest."
"What nonsense is this...!"
"We are 2, 2 points! Only three of us need to go!"
"Hey! What are you talking about!"
"Then everyone dies?! We should conserve our strength since it's just a game!"
"This bastard...!"
Crack!
Sung JiHan exploded the Samagwi who were making a fuss alone and checked the score board.
"It really was 2 points."
"...."
"Alright, then just the two of you come out."
"I-I'll go...!"
"Again?"
The Samagwi who had been talking about realism earlier came to support, but there were no more supporters after that.
Sung JiHan looked around at them and exploded the most injured Samagwi tribe.
"Kuk...!"
"Alright, let's go. It's good for you guys to graduate, right?"
"Y-Yes. Let's go quickly!"
When the realist Samagwi urged them, Sung JiHan smiled and moved towards where the Man-Gwi Bongshin was installed.
And he drew Eclipse from the three swords stuck in the ground.
Ssshhh...!
A thick smoke rose from the ground.
"Uh...!"
"What, what is it?"
"It's released..."
The players who had been trapped in the Man-Gwi Bongshin started to come out in droves.
With puzzled expressions, they looked at each other.
"Alright, everyone."
When Sung JiHan called them, they all looked at him together.
"Good job, everyone. I'll give you a Christmas present now."
Boom!
With those words, the entire body of the Samagwi tribe exploded.
"You have achieved 10,000 kill points."
"You have conquered the battlefield of chaos."
"You have cleared a special mission."
"The entire tribe will receive a growth bonus for 5 years."
"For the players who participated in the game, 7 additional stat points will be added."
The same message appeared to all the players who had been quietly trapped in the Man-Gwi Bongshin.
"Uh..."
"I-I woke up?"
"When?"
At first, they looked at the message with dumbfounded expressions.
"Wow, this is crazy!"
"7 points...! They really came!"
"Wow!! I just started random matchmaking today and got matched! Amazing!"
The players who gained additional points were ecstatic.
They had just been sealed and released.
What kind of ridiculous reward is this?
-Wow, this is amazing lol
-The expedition must have been tough, but what about them!
-Their luck with the draw is crazy lol
-The People's Council said it would be difficult without their items lol
-Cleared it in just one day~
And the reward messages for Sung JiHan and the other players were similar, but there was an additional line at the end of his message.
"You have been selected as the MVP of the tribe, and you will receive additional MVP rewards!"
'MVP rewards...'
He had gained so much in this map.
They even took care of the gifts until the end.
As Sung JiHan lightly smiled and collected his rewards, in the constellation of the God of War, Tuseong.
"Hmm..."
The owner of the constellation showed satisfaction as he watched the changed appearance of the Man-Gwi Bongshin that Sung JiHan had used.
"As expected, it still... has its uses."
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