#79
Episode 79
Test of prowess (5)
The situation happened in an instant.
A place where the item of one-shot reversal sleeps. Of course, I had to roll my eyes. However, I knew this through experience with numerous battle royale games. The odds of participating in such a melee and becoming the final winner are very low.
The degree quickly spoke to Tinia.
“Let’s aim for long-distance snipers like we did before. “The store is giving up.”
“Are you okay? “The other contestant will have a powerful weapon.”
“It’s too dangerous to get involved in that mess. Besides, of course I have no intention of giving it to you. “First of all, the decision will not be resolved in a short period of time, so we will proceed in a stable manner.”
“If you judge it that way. “I will follow your instructions.”
With that conclusion, the two began to capture long-distance attacks flying toward the store.
Peeing!
One arrow.
Quang!
There is one magic.
Two snipers in total. The distance wasn’t that far. After making his decision, Jeong-do quickly ran towards the closer of the two.
and.
“discovery. “It hits right away.”
I found a female elf hiding behind a rock holding a large bow. For a moment, a bad memory of yesterday came to mind. I threw all the mana I had into my legs and flew away at full speed.
“What?!”
Could it be that he couldn’t imagine a situation where he would be attacked by a surprise attack from behind a rock? The elf woman was defeated very easily. In a corner of his mind, a prejudice arose that elves were a foolish race.
“town! Ugh!”
“Losers have no rights. “Stay calm.”
To a certain extent, he first placed a gag on the mouth of the elf he had subdued. It was the most priority measure for mental protection. After that, Jeong-do tore off the floating stone and forced the elf to abstain. With this, the total number of floating seats is 23.
“good. “Quickly move to the next target.”
The location of the wizard has also been determined. Jeong Do and Tinia moved without delay and were soon able to obtain three more floating stones.
“What do we do now?”
Tinia asked after retiring the wizard. Jeongdo glanced towards the store.
Kang! Quang!
The sounds of battle could still be heard. In a situation where both sides are keeping each other in check, there is no way the showdown will go quickly. The extent was said to Tinia.
“first. Let’s move towards the store. “Don’t intervene.”
“hmm. Are you planning on hitting on the tired winner after the match? Indeed, it is vicious.”
“… Those who fight in such a conspicuous place are idiots. And that plan is dangerous.”
There may be some idiots with muscle and brains who will just charge into a store when they see it, but there are definitely participants who don’t. Currently, there may still be participants hiding in the forest around the river. The participants did not charge into the store, nor did they shoot for fear that their positions would be exposed, but instead took advantage of the opportunity. They were the biggest problem.
“human. So what are you going to do? Are you just going to watch?”
“what. “I’m watching.”
Jeongdo carefully moved to a slightly sloping high ground in the forest. As soon as I reached my target point, I looked down around the store. Although some time had passed since the goblins first made their move, battles continued to rage around the store. Before we knew it, the number of people around the store had increased to six, and it was becoming a chaotic situation.
“It’s just right.”
Jeongdo said so and transformed the King of All Diseases.
Red window.
Gae Dearg.
It is a magic spear paired with the Geibo that was used when fighting Tinia yesterday. A magic spear that can nullify an opponent’s magical protection. However, what was more important in the current situation was that it was an excellent javelin throwing weapon.
At least he started to push mana into the gay zerg.
“Are you planning on sniping? But they are all strong. Plus, it’s moving fast. “I don’t think I can really inflict any effective damage.”
“okay. You’re right.”
It is true that the javelin is powerful, but what use is it if it does not hit? In fact, the sniping of the elven archers and wizards that Do and Tinia had dealt with was not particularly effective. This was because the targets were moving quickly and everyone had at least one plan or two to prepare for long-distance sniping.
“Then all you have to do is aim for a target that doesn’t move!”
As Jeongdo said that, he threw a Geyzerg filled with mana.
The goal of the javelin is
It was a store.
Kwaang!!!
A violent explosion.
Since the store had no feet, of course the javelin hit and exploded. Jeongdo said after activating the binding magic built into the gay zerg and retrieving the spear.
“If I can’t have it, no one else can! Now, let’s jump out!”
“… crazy.”
“The current attack has exposed our location, so move quickly!”
“… i get it.”
Jeongdo and Tinia quickly ran away in the opposite direction of the river without even looking back. The sound of weapons clashing could still be heard from behind. After some distance from the river Tinia opened her mouth.
“It looks like we’re still fighting.”
“of course. There’s no way those guys who were fighting in the middle of a fight will calmly reconcile just because their goal is gone.”
“… I felt this yesterday too, but you seem very familiar with this type of combat. “You know exactly what to do and what not to do.”
“uh… hmm. Well, that’s right. “I’ve tried it a lot.”
Of course, Jeongdo had no intention of mentioning the fact that the experience took place on a 30-inch monitor.
“As a result, everyone will gather in the center of the island, so let’s move in that direction. “As secretly as possible.”
The two moved deeper into the mountain. And soon, an unexpected miracle appeared before their eyes.
“and.”
“That’s sad. “What on earth were they fighting for?”
That appeared before Jeongdo and Tinia’s eyes.
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shop.
Another store suddenly appeared. If they had known that they were fighting at the riverside, they wouldn’t have lost their motivation due to futility. Of course, the extent was not my concern.
Jeongdo said to Tinia as he ran to the store.
“Please be on guard while I use the store!”
“… okay.”
bang!
Jeongdo burst through the store door and quickly looked inside.
Contrary to the word ‘store’, the space did not have any products on display and there were no clerks. However, there was only a large magic circle drawn on the floor in the center of the building.
‘It’s a similar format to the Kaumka era.’
Without much thought, Jeongdo took out the floating stone from his inventory and placed it on the magic circle. Then a category appeared before Jeong-do’s eyes.
Water – 1 floating stone.
Jerky – 2 floating stones.
.
.
Teleport to the center of the island – 50 floating stones.
.
.
Show participants’ locations on the map – 100 floating stones.
“That’s a lot.”
As explained, they were selling items and buffs that would be helpful to the participants. However, it was difficult to find an item that was particularly attractive to Jeong Do.
Food and weapons were meaningless to him, and powerful buffs were too expensive. Jeong Do left the other items behind and turned his gaze to the very bottom of the item.
At the bottom of the list, there was a special product that only existed once per store.
And my eyes widened as I checked the item.
<Special product in the store: Causes the island to collapse very quickly. – 25 floating stones.>
“… This.”
Should I call it a buff or a debuff?
The special product in this store was a special effect product that could end the test early.
The degree was lost in thought for a moment and soon came to a conclusion.
‘Let’s buy it.’
The current location is near the center of the island. He was in no danger of being left out, even if the island’s collapse accelerated. Rather, it is an opportunity to hunt down participants who will run towards the center of the island after being chased by the collapse after settling down. After making my decision, I purchased a special product.
Rumbling.
Immediately the entire island began to shake. Jeongdo activated the dungeon map and checked the situation.
“wow.”
The effect was amazing. The island was rapidly collapsing, starting from the outskirts. At this rate, the test might be concluded within today. Jeongdo hurried out of the store and spoke to Tinia.
“Let’s go back to the river earlier!”
“What do you mean? “You said it was foolish to get involved in a melee just a moment ago?”
“Things have changed. Now that we just clear the river side, we can easily deal with the remaining enemies.”
“I have no idea what you’re talking about… I get it. “Do as you are told.”
“okay. “Let’s hurry.”
Just as Do-do was about to leave for the river, a loud noise and firecrackers exploded in the sky. The fireworks exploded and displayed the number 8 in the sky. And what it meant was clear.
This means that there are currently 8 people remaining.
“already?”
Could it be that this phenomenon occurred because he himself accelerated the test? No, is that possible? There must have been at least seven people just around the river. The collapse of the island begins from the outskirts. It will still take time for the impact to reach this point.
“It seems like something happened on the river side. “Let’s hurry.”
Jeongdo and Tinia ran towards the river as fast as they could and soon found out why the number 8 had appeared.
It’s a bloody test.
The riverside was littered with numerous corpses with their limbs torn apart. A goblin running to the store for the first time. And there was even the corpse of a heavily armored warrior who had foolishly climbed the mountain yesterday. And there was a huge monster sitting in the middle of the corpse eating something.
‘strong.’
I knew it the moment I saw it. He is much stronger than himself. To a certain extent, I used observation while tensing my muscles so that I could react at any time.
Tiring!
<Troll Lord – Jinshu>
Level: 99
Mana: 108
Strength: 109 Stamina: 119 Reflexes: 97 Mana Responsiveness: 98
The degree to which I checked my abilities was frozen. The troll in front of me was a being whose physical limitations were much higher than my own. If you fight head on, you will inevitably lose. Here, while Tina is attracting attention, you have to select a person of Diamond rank or higher…
“Kruk. It’s tough. Tsk.”
Then the troll opened his mouth. Then he paused for a moment and looked exactly where Jeong Do and Tinia were. The troll accurately identified the location of the two with its high abilities.
“Whew. Are you human this time too? Weakened races. “I don’t enjoy hunting, but it can’t be helped.”
As the troll said that, he threw away the arm of the heavily armored warrior he was eating and stood up. Jeongdo frowned at the sight.
“Damn it.”
“You weak human. What are you angry about? It is the providence of nature that the losing side is eaten. “It’s the fault of the weak one.”
“… okay. “Then, even if you die, I won’t have anything to say.”
“Haha! The momentum on the human subject is good. Come on! “I’ll hunt you and eat you too!”
There was no need for further conversation.
The troll ran towards Jeong-do, and Jeong-do cheered and activated the dragon attack. The scale quickly flew towards the troll.
‘good. First, check it quickly and then load after looking at the situation… !’
however.
Jeongdo came up with his own strategy, but when the troll put his left hand forward, all his plans went awry. In his left hand, he was holding a small bead.
Faaah!
And the bead radiated bright light, and a notification window appeared in front of Jeong Do’s eyes.
<Delaf’s special weapon has been activated. From a minimum of one to a maximum of five skills, the user’s skills are temporarily sealed.>
“what?!”
Surprisingly, the troll had special items in the store. It was also an incredibly powerful item that showed absolute performance in person-to-person battles.
Jeongdo was shocked and opened the status window to check the skill column.
<<Bonding Draw> (Cannot be used), <Combination Draw> (Cannot be used), <Dragon Attack> (Cannot be used), <Changryongbo> (Cannot be used), <Hot Bombardment> (Cannot be used)>
A critical hit occurred. Jeongdo’s face became horribly stiff.
Truly the worst situation.
What kind of ridiculous odds are these to just select your main skill and seal it away? Jeongdo began to fall helplessly as the activated dragon attack was canceled.
“die!”
The troll did not miss the opportunity and swung its mace towards Jeongdo.
“shit!”
It was impossible to avoid it because it was floating in the air. The evasion skill was also sealed. Jeong Do gritted his teeth, anticipating the coming shock.
at that time.
“Dangerous!”
Tinia suddenly intervened and pushed Jeong Do. And then he was hit with that huge mace instead.
“Kyaaaak!”
Tinia flew at an incredible speed and fell to the ground. Then she trembled slightly and soon her body went limp.
“You bastard!”
Sparks flew into my eyes as I saw that scene. Jeongdo chewed his lips and took out a crystal from his inventory. The troll raised his eyes at that sight.
“You came this far and abstained? It’s ugly. “Aren’t you embarrassed to see your colleagues?”
The troll started running toward Jeong-do as if he had no intention of letting him abstain. There was quite a bit of distance difference, so he could easily abstain if he wanted to. Since you are already in the top 8, you can still advance even if you abstain.
But of course.
Jeongdo didn’t take out the crystal to abstain.
Quite the contrary.
It was to use the last function of the crystal.
Jeongdo recalled the conversation he had when he received the crystal from Crandel.
‘Does the helper’s role end with serving as a guide before entering the test site?’
‘no way. That’s why it’s no different from a book. There is a definitive help that contains the characteristics of helpers. That’s this crystal.’
‘Are there other functions besides the map function and the return function?’
‘Yes. The essence of our helpers is contained in this crystal. It will be a great help to the participants.
But to a certain degree. This is a dangerous force. If you use this function, you will not be able to use the map function and return function. A powerful power granted only to those who block their own escape. Please be careful when using it.’
The essence of helpers.
What it means has now appeared before my eyes.
<This is the essence of ‘Grandel Running Fast’. You can acquire the skill <Super Speed>.>
Crystal was a ‘Skill Stone’! Although it was an act of disappearing, he broke the crystal without any hesitation. And a notification window appeared once again.
<You have acquired the skill <Super Speed>.>
Skills are fused by <<Communication-lv.3> and <Game-lv.3>. <Super Speed> and <Changryongbo (Reinforced)> are integrated into <Seomryongbo>.>
The troll did not notice the change in Jeongdo and was still running towards Jeongdo. The moment Do-do decided to step on the Seomryongbo towards the guy and use the dragon attack, the skills were combined once again.
<You have succeeded in combining skills. You have acquired <Dragon and Tiger Strike>.>
When comparing fast-moving objects, it is often said that ‘afterimages remain’.
I could tell the extent at this moment. Even if the extreme speed is exceeded, not even an afterimage remains.
The degree literally disappeared before the troll’s eyes.
Not only was there no sight or sound left.
“hmm?!”
The startled troll looked around and was soon able to find the extent. Before he knew it, Jeong-do was behind the troll’s back, staring blankly into space. The troll was slightly amazed at the sight.
“<Blink> It’s magic. He also had a knack for magic… “Kwaaak!”
But the troll’s words could not continue there.
Extreme pain felt in the chest.
The troll lowered his head and looked at his chest.
“What is this?”
The left side of his chest, where his heart should be, was gaping.
“mind… Nonsense… ”
thud.
The troll eventually collapsed without even finishing his sentence.
* * * * * *
“Is it over?”
Some time after the troll is defeated.
Tinia, who had been unable to fight, stood up. During the time she was down, she had barely recovered to the point where she could move.
She moved with difficulty towards the level where she stood in a daze.
“hey. Are you okay? Why am I so dazed all of a sudden… ”
At that time, Tinia spoke to Jeongdo in a worried voice.
“Khaak!”
The reversal has begun.
“It was dangerous. “If it had been before I came here, I would have just died from a single blow.”
“What?!”
Surprisingly, the troll whose heart had been pierced slowly began to wake up. Besides, isn’t his momentum even more terrifying than before he fell? Her Tinia’s complexion turned pale.
Shrrrrrrrr.
Is this the troll’s incredible resilience? The heart was recovering. No, can that be explained by the word recovery? Since she is also an expert in body regeneration, Tinia concluded that this is not recovery. And she was astonished.
“oh my god… “The power of time!”
Time regression, not recovery.
The troll’s body was returning to the way it was before it was pierced by Jeongdo.
Naturally, it was not a skill that could be granted to a single troll. But the troll was more than lucky with his partner. The reason the troll was able to travel back in time only for its body was because it learned the helper’s essence through crystal, just like Jeongdo.
“I take back the term ‘weak human being.’ You are a great warrior. “It’s truly worth eating!”
After saying that, the troll started to rush towards Jeongdo once again. Tinia stood in front of him with her entire body.
“shit.”
Are you saying that there were aftereffects from suddenly delivering such a powerful blow? At least he was able to come to his senses even when the troll came within a stone’s throw.
‘I can’t help it.’
If you are hit by that mace while defenseless, you will die instantly. I had to become my own shield. We have to stop him somehow until he comes to his senses… !
“Kwaap!”
The troll swung its ignorant mace at Tinia with all its might. Tinia strengthened her resolve even though she was in perfect condition.
at that time.
“Oh sorry. Suddenly, so much came to me that I lost my mind. “It’s okay now.”
widely.
Jeong Do easily blocked the mace flying with terrifying force with one hand. Tinia and the troll were each surprised for different reasons.
“What?!”
“Have you come to your senses?!”
“okay. “Thank you for protecting me.”
The reason why Jeongdo stared blankly into space.
This was because I gained insight into ‘speed’ while using the Dragon and Tiger Strike.
<We have achieved speeds that cannot be achieved with current standards. I realized the speed beyond my limits – the speed of God. The user’s status increases.>
<Great achievement! Compensation will be paid.>
Did Grandel say that if you spar with him, you can increase your rank through enlightenment? For now, I have gained that realization by experiencing Grandel’s skills!
Since this is a test to raise one’s level, those whose level has already been raised cannot participate.
There were no restrictions on cases where the grade was raised ‘during the test’. Jeongdo glared at the troll with a terrifying force.
“What! “This ridiculous power!”
“I have no obligation to explain. “Imagine it yourself.”
The troll’s body trembled slightly from the force.
In fact, just because the rank increases, it does not become stronger so drastically. The rise in rank only meant an increase in the limit, but it did not mean that the actual ability became stronger.
However, Jeong Do had a special talent.
<<Game-lv.3> is activated. All abilities increase 3 times.>
The talent of conversion was applied to the degree to which the restrictions of rank were lifted. Jeong Do opened his status window.
Name: Jinjeongdo
Level: 69
Mana: 94
Strength: 297 Stamina: 297 Reflexes: 297 Mana Responsiveness: 297
Overwhelming abilities.
Although it was a temporary situation, he had acquired black-level power.
“Did you say it was the weak guy’s fault? “I hope that feeling hasn’t changed yet.”
Jeongdo approached the troll with cold eyes.
Jinshu, the king of trolls.
A predator that has been trampling and eating all kinds of living things with its powerful force since birth.
It was the moment when the monster was reduced to nothing more than prey.
