Chapter 53
[Trantor – Kshn]
<strong>Chapter 53</strong>
The Top 100 Promotion Matches.
It was called the War of the Stars, but in reality, it held no significant meaning for Seong Jihan.
This promotion match was merely a means toplete the Epic Quest rted to the Shadow Queen.
He didn’t even think it would be difficult.
He believed that once he reached level 25 and became a Martial Force of 30, he could easily clear it by receiving sponsorship from the ‘Wandering Martial God’ just like before.
But the situation has changed.
The Nameless Divine Arts had been imperfectly passed down, and there he currently had no Gift.
He couldn’t even get the title he should have received, the “Sessor of the God.”
The only remaining titles were ‘Dominator of the Bronze League’ and ‘Tutorial conqueror’ with thetter only having an All Stats +1 effect in the promotion match, and the former not having a particrly powerful effect.
[Dominator of the Bronze League]
[A title awarded to yers whopletely dominate the Bronze League.]
[All stats in Bronze and Silver Leagues increase by +3, and experience gain is increased by 30%.]
Even though he had expanded the title slots with great effort, the gained effect was merely All Stats +3.
It wasn’t insignificant, but for Seong Jihan, who had anticipated the title “Sessor of Martial God” in advance, it was a far cry from the stat boost he needed.
“That’s why I have to go all out in this promotion match.”
The sound of a horn announcing the battle in the colosseum echoed.
After making up his mind, Seong Jihan took out an item he had stored in one corner of his inventory.
[Crystal Fragment – B Rank]
[Grants Divine Blessing to the yer once.]
[This item can be used in the Bronze and Silver Leagues.]
Divine Blessing.
It was the highest-level buff that increases all stats by more than 50%.
Seong Jihan had received this item as a special reward in the Defense Map, and it could be used up to the Silver rank.
However, he had decided to use it this time.
[Do you want to use the ‘Crystal Fragment’ item?]
“Yes.”
[For this match only, the yer will be granted ‘Divine Blessing.’]
[The item ‘Crystal Fragment’ will be consumed.]
As the Crystal Fragment disappeared, a brilliant, iridescent light shimmered around Seong Jihan’s body.
A golden crown appeared above his head.
This was the effect of the highest-level buff, Divine Blessing.
After the visuals disappeared, Seong Jihan stretched his body and checked the changes.
“…As expected.”
The buff that increased all stats by 50% or more was indeed remarkable.
“That guy is Seong Jihan.”
“He came to the promotion match in a shirt… Is he in his right mind?”
The yers summoned around Seong Jihan’s position, giving him ominous nces.
His equipment was too casual, and he didn’t even have any armor.
“Even if he’s strong, he’s too careless.”
“What kind of confidence does he have as a Middle-level League yer?”
When Seong Jihan yed Survival in Gangnam Area 1, everyone ran away if they spotted him.
However, the yers participating in the Top 100 Promotion Matches were all mid-tier league yers, so instead of fleeing, they seemed to take it as an opportunity.
Shuffle! shuffle!
yers cautiously approached Seong Jihan.
They were all strong individuals who had made it into the Top 100, and there was no doubt about their skills.
However…
“These days, there are so many helpful people.”
Seong Jihan saw them approaching on their own and couldn’t help but smile.
When he yed in Gangnam Area 1, he had been annoyed that yers always ran away, but now they wereing to him willingly.
‘How convenient.’
Seong Jihan summoned the Phoenix’s Spear in his hand.
The energy of the three dantian gathered in an instant.
With a quick spin, he rotated the Phoenix’s Spear horizontally above his head, as if he was handling it lightly.
However, the aftermath was far from light.
“Uh….”
sh!
As Seong Jihan spread out the Phoenix’s Spear, the bodies of the seven yers were sliced in half simultaneously.
Nameless Divine Art, Triad of Martial Mastery: Total Annihtion.
The yers who had surrounded him were now lying in pieces on the ground.
Total Annihtion, despite its grandiose name, was just a horizontal sh in the traid.
However, the power of Seong Jihan’s Total Annihtion unleashed by his hand matched its original name.
“My… My armor… S-grade armor…”
One warrior who had surrounded Seong Jihan stared in disbelief at his own split chest.
In the distance, the S-grade armor was torn apart like paper by the spear’s rotation.
Not only that, but his body was also turning into light.
Dying within the first minute of the game.
“This… can’t be…”
With thesest words, the Warrior disappeared.
Seong Jihan looked around.
There were no more yers nearby.
So, the next hunting ground would be…
Whoosh!
From beyond the stadium, far from where Seong Jihan was located, a massive me shot up.
It was a powerful fire magic that was hard to imagine a Bronze Rank Mage could unleash.
“Barren, huh.”
Indeed, no matter how much of a balcon he was, he still had firepower befitting a yer who had ranked 1st in the world in his previous life.
“If I don’t subdue him quickly, he might take the highest kill count from me.”
It seemed that for mass ughter, magic was more efficient.
Especially considering that Barren’s magic power seemed to be close to Gold-level, if Seong Jihan left him alone, he might lose out on the highest kill count.
“Shall I go?”
Seong Jihan crouched for a moment, and as he lifted his foot…
Nameless Divine Arts Footwork Technique: shing Sky Thunder Steps
His body shed with light and disappeared.
Channel 0’s live broadcast mainly focused on Barren’s actions, but asionally, they also showed Seong Jihan.
– yer Seong! Oh… you used Divine Blessing? Was Divine Blessing possible even in Bronze?
– It’s possible if you have the money. Choosing to use it in the Bronze League! Seong must be rich!
– But his equipment is… too… He came to the promotion match in a shirt! He could’ve used the money for Divine Blessing to buy some armor!
– I agree. Even if Barren’s mes touched him a little, he might turn into charcoal! Does he want attention that badly?
– Still, that white spear that yer Seong is holding looks impressive. He might have invested the money meant for armor in a weapon.
– Oh! That’s not a spear; it’s an arrow, the Phoenix’s Spear! yer Seong obtained it through a hidden quest in this dungeon!
– Christoph, you know a lot!
– Haha…! It’s because I’m a fan of Seong!
Despite calling himself a fan,mentator Christoph had simply gathered information in advance formentary purposes.
He was by no means a fan of Seong Jihan.
– So, is Seong fighting with arrows? Haha!
– Yes, you could say he practically has no proper weapon!
– This is unbelievable! Korea’s treatment of yers is too harsh!
While discussing this back and forth, the Americanmentatorsughed at Seong Jihan.
However, when Seong Jihan spun the spear above his head, theyughed even harder.
– Seong! Is he threatening seven opponents?
– It’s like a porcupine trying to put up its quills!
But then…
sh!
As the seven yers screamed in horror, they were all split in half at once.
Time seemed to stand still instead of flowing.
[Trantor – Kshn]
– yer Seong… he killed 7 of them in a single strike?
At least thementator regained hisposure quickly. Hemented on Seong Jihan’s score.
– Christoph! What on earth did Seong do?
– Well… um…
Christoph, who had dered himself a fan, couldn’t exin Seong Jihan’s technique.
It was because it was beyond hismon sense.
‘Is this still Bronze? No, even if it were Gold, it couldn’t be at this level…’
“I-I can’t believe this… Among the seven yers, there was a warrior equipped with S-grade armor.”
“To cut them down from such a long range in one strike! Could Divine Blessing have such a significant effect?”
“No, that’s not it. yer Seong doesn’t belong to any guild. He doesn’t receive guild buffs, so no matter how significant the effect of Divine Blessing is, he shouldn’t be able to disy that kind of power!”
“What?! He doesn’t belong to a guild. A yer of that caliber?”
“Yes!”
The live broadcast returned to Barren, but thementators kept discussing Seong Jihan.
“He doesn’t belong to a guild…! Does that mean yer Seong is preparing to transfer to a foreign country?”
“It’s possible!”
“Oh my god… This… I guess he’s going to receive a lot of love calls from different countries.”
“Yes, today, Seong is showcasing himself properly!”
In the meantime, Seong Jihan obtained another kill.
Already 10 kills!
Barren was also using his signature skill, the “Fire Wave,” but he wasgging behind with only 6 kills.
“Barren! He burns down the Orc Corps with Fire Wave, adding 3 kills! Now he has 12 kills!”
“Seong’s spear technique… What kind of technique is that? Once he swings it, everyone is split in half! He achieved 15 kills!”
In the Top 100 promotion match, the focus was now solely on Barren and Seong Jihan. Other yers had long be supporting roles whose only purpose was to increase the two’s kill count.
Either they were torn apart by Seong Jihan’s spear, or they were incinerated by Barren’s Fire Wave.
The scores showed that while Seong Jihan was leading, Barren was gradually catching up. At this rate, Barren might reim the top spot.
However, tension still lingered in the voices of the Americanmentators.
“Barren is rapidly catching up to Seong in kills…”
“Christoph! The direction Seong is running in, it really looks like…”
“Yes, it seems to be in Barren’s direction!”
“Seong… He’s running at an unbelievable speed! Like lightning!”
“Barren, you need to prepare for him quickly!”
Seong Jihan, who had been in the southwestern part of the arena, and Barren, in the northeastern part, were still in their original positions.
Barren continued to unleash his Fire Wave without moving, and the reinforced fire magic ovepped multiple times, turning that area into a hellish inferno.
If he continued to use magic like this, the entire arena would be engulfed in mes.
“Ugh…!”
Most yers tried their best to escape from that inferno by any means necessary.
Who could resist against waves of mes that shot up more than 10 meters high?
It was a dire situation for yers who had reached the Top 100 in the world.
In survival games, the first priority was not getting killed.
“Whoa, this is insane…!”
“Ha… Sh*t… Is this still Bronze?!”
“Kuhuk… Kuhuk… R-Run!”
In the face of that volcanic eruption-like natural disaster, monsters and yers alike were frantically fleeing.
But there was one exception.
Seong Jihan, instead, ran toward the origin of the mes.
“As expected.”
Seong Jihan grinned while looking at the overwhelming mana pouring down on him.
“He still doesn’t know how to handle Force.”
His Phoenix’s Spear swept horizontally.
Nameless Divine Art, Triad of Martial Mastery: Total Annihtion.
Then, the wave of fire that seemed like it could swallow the world…
Split in half.
[Trantor – Kshn]