066. Skill Acquisition (1)
Soon, the surrounding landscape changed and I returned from the Colosseum to the arena in the common area on the 10th floor.
Little has changed since before the duel with Catherine Bennett.
It was because everyone in the arena was still excited and ‘betting’ points on other challengers.
However…
『Skill – Windstorm (C+)』
『Proficiency level – None』
『Basic effect – Activated when rushing forward while stabbing the sword, and attack speed increases by 3 times for ‘stab’ only.』 『
Detailed effect – Skill When this is activated, there is a 30% chance that the wind attribute will be applied to ‘Pierce’, and the movement speed will greatly increase.” But that doesn’t mean that
I haven’t changed at all.
The ‘Gale Sword’ he was able to get as a duel reward from Catherine Bennett was like that.
I sat down slowly and read the description of the flurry sword, then frowned.
Originally thought of as ‘swordsmanship’, the content of the flurry sword was quite different from what I thought.
“It wasn’t a swordsmanship skill…?”
Should I say it’s a skill specialized only for stabbing?
I lamented seeing the statement that it activates when you dash forward while stabbing your sword and increases the attack speed of stabbing by 3 times.
‘It’s not even a skill that can grow because I don’t have proficiency.’
Unlike the other challengers, it was a duel because he had useful skills…
‘There must have been a reason for that.’
Even Catherine Bennett was a wizard who specialized in combat without using a sword.
In other words, it means that they released a skill with good performance that is rarely used….
The ability of that skill was also quite different from what I thought, so I was a little disappointed.
Of course, as the level is high, it won’t be useless at all.
Since skills of this level are not easily obtainable, Catherine Bennett may have been thinking of using them as assistive skills.
Of course, with her level of physical ability, it would be difficult to use the flurry sword skill.
‘If it’s a C+ grade, it’s a higher grade than instantaneous acceleration.’
The acceleration skill at the moment of growth is C- grade, so it was obvious that it was a good ability.
‘It’s a pity that it’s not swordsmanship… but there’s nothing I can do about it.’
At least, I decided to be satisfied with the advantage of giving the wind attribute to the detailed effect.
‘If you use it well, you might be able to use it as a mobile device…’
Of course, it would depend on how much the movement speed increases, but that was the case.
Well, anyway, since ‘sword’ is included in the skill name, it can be used as a material for skill synthesis later.
Thinking that way, my dissatisfied mind soon calmed down.
“…”
Only then did he recall the Catherine Bennett he had seen at the Colosseum.
‘Come to think of it, he said he would come back.’
I said that and surrendered right away, so I don’t know what it meant…
‘I didn’t think there was any malice…’
I thought it wouldn’t do much harm, so I soon decided to stop thinking about it.
‘We’ll have to go back and find out who Katherine Bennet is.’
Hearing him speak so confidently, it seemed like he was a famous American hunter
.
Soon, I erased those thoughts and turned my eyes back to the screen in front of me.
「Han Seong-yoon」
「Location Server – Korea」
「Closing Rank – 3rd」
「Number of Wins – 1」
「Number of Defeats – 0」
As she led the duel with Catherine Bennett to victory, the record changed.
‘One win….’
I had to win more and increase the number of victories.
I was convinced that it was not yet time to leave this arena.
How can you leave without staying longer on a stage that is perfect for growth?
There would be no such thing as a foolish act.
Katherine Bennett was obviously strong and showed her strength as much as she was ranked 6th in the settlement rankings…
but in the end I would have won even if I hadn’t mastered the ‘sword warfare’ in the middle.
That’s why I was able to be sure that I couldn’t get tired of those weaker than her.
So…
‘It’s time to grow more.’
“The duel has been established.”
“Move to the Colosseum.”
He did not hesitate to fight any longer.
***
「Challenger Sungyoon Han vs. Challenger Yuji Oowaki」
「Let’s start a duel.」
Unlike Catherine Bennett, who was a challenger on the US server, this time the opponent was a challenger on the Japanese server.
‘Owaki Yuujira…?’
Seeing that he is holding a long spear along with the pauldron on his left shoulder, he seems to be using spearmanship… ‘I
don’t think his skills are that high.’
Maybe it’s because I’m learning the Blade Demon Sword skill, and I’m also quite familiar with weaponry?
The male challenger I see now is full of loopholes.
That would mean that this man’s weapon skills aren’t even C-level…
‘This is the 11th place in the Japanese server’s settlement ranking…?’
Realizing that fact, I couldn’t help but feel absurd.
「I feel that the manager ‘Iron-blooded Lord’ will be a trivial duel.」
「The manager ‘White Crane Swordsman’ points out that holding a
spear is awkward.] 「The manager ‘Black Devil’ I raise the corner of my mouth in anticipation.”
It was probably the same with the managers who were watching me, but everyone had the same opinion.
However, he opened his mouth with a rather arrogant face, probably not knowing that fact.
“I was looking forward to it because he was said to be in the top 3 among Korea’s challengers… but there is nothing to see.”
The moment I heard that, I couldn’t help but smile.
“…why are you laughing?”
“It’s because it’s funny.”
“…?”
“I didn’t know that we both thought the same thing.”
I never could have imagined that they would look down on each other the same way.
It seemed that the other person was the same, and he frowned in displeasure.
“You think you’re on the same level as me when you’re armed with just that item…!?”
That was the moment.
「The skill ‘Instantaneous Acceleration’ is activated.
」
Instead of saying more, I activated my Instant Acceleration skill…
In an instant, I spurred the floor of the Coliseum and thrust my sword at Yuuji.
And at the same time…
「The skill ‘Steel Blade (C+)’ is activated.」
The ‘Steel Blade’ she learned from Catherine Bennett was activated and her body accelerated further.
「The skill ‘Steel Blade (C+)’ gives the blade the wind property.」
Not only that, but the blade got engulfed in the wind, probably because the ability that had the wind property with a 30% chance was activated.
Whoa…!
“What is this…!?”
Perhaps he noticed that the duel could end in one match, and only then did the opponent move in a hurry.
“The Source’s Shield…!”
The moment she shouted that while stretching out her left hand, which had nothing to lift.
Whoaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa…!
A thin yellow curtain spread out in a large circle from the palm of your hand, covering the body of the Japanese challenger.
It must be the ‘Shield of Origin (D-)’ that was raised as a penalty reward in this duel.
However, ….
“Power ‘Sword Merchant 劍氣 人’ is activated
.
‘
Subsequently, a lightning-attribute sword was added, and a single windstorm pierced the thin curtain.
“Keukkeuhuhuhh…!”
The thin shield that protected the body disappeared, and the opponent eventually had no choice but to give up their shoulders.
Seeing that he was being pushed back with his shoulder pierced, he was about to pull out his sword and urge surrender.
“Ha surrender…!”
「Challenger Yuuji Oowaki has surrendered.」
Because of the sudden surrender, his model disappeared from the Colosseum…
「I won.」
「As a victory reward, you will acquire the skill ‘Shield of Origin (D-)’. ”
“Due to the end of the duel, we will soon move to the arena in the common area on the 10th floor.”
Then again, the duel reward came into hand along with a message announcing victory.
『Skill – Shield of Origin (D-)』
『Proficiency level – None』
『Basic effect – When you memorize the skill name, you can summon a shield made of magic.』
『Detailed effect – The size of the shield and You can adjust the intensity.]
He had already won his second victory in this arena.
***
After that, I challenged quite a few people to a duel and achieved a winning streak.
The United States, Japan, Russia, China, Germany, etc….
Challenged numerous other countries without stopping and applied for a duel.
Of course, there were some who refused to duel, but even so, there were cases where the duel was established, so the harvest was quite large.
I was able to win three more duels…
「I achieved the achievement ‘Master of Duel’」
「Muscle strength increased by 2」
When I won the fifth duel, I even got an achievement.
Soon after returning to the arena, I confirmed all the abilities I had acquired through dueling.
『Skill – Silent Walking (E-)』
『Proficiency – None』
『Effect – Can make footsteps not make a sound when moving anywhere.』
I read the description starting with the skill acquired in the third duel
… There was no such special explanation, and the ability was not very good.
That doesn’t mean you can’t grow because you don’t have ‘skills’.
‘The ability to eliminate footsteps must also be pretty good…’
It didn’t help me that much.
I decided to put it on hold because I could use it as a synthetic material or whatever.
『Skill – Onslaught of Frenzy (D)』
『Proficiency – None』
『Effect – When memorizing the skill name, you can temporarily double your attack speed. However, when it overlaps with other attack speed increases, the attack speed increase multiplier is weakened by 1.35 times.”
Next, he carefully examined the skills he had learned in the fourth duel.
‘Frenzy onslaught is not bad.’
The increased attack speed helps me quite a bit.
It was all the more so as his main specialty was to attack like a storm by taking advantage of being faster than others.
Attack speed is how fast an attack can go.
In other words, as the attack speed increases, the speed of swinging the sword also increases
…
Of course, if there is another increase in attack speed, the multiplier is weakened to 1.35 times
…
That doesn’t mean it’s useless, but it was satisfying enough.
『Skill – Indomitable Shield (E-)』
『Proficiency – None』
『Basic Effect – When you memorize the skill name, you can create a shield in the direction you are facing.』
『Detailed Effect – The attack that hits the shield created at this time is The power is halved by 15%.]
Lastly, it is a skill similar to the ‘Shield of Origin’ that I learned from a challenger named Yuji Oowaki…
‘This is also a skill that cannot grow like the skills obtained above.’
That was pretty disappointing.
In any case, the increase in the skill level would mean that the basic abilities were enriched or new abilities were added.
It was a pity that such a thing was impossible at all.
Of course…
‘In the end, everyone will be used for skill synthesis, so it won’t be that important.’
The impossibility of growth was also solved by the unique authority of the halo ‘ruler’.
As it has been done so far, all these skills can be synthesized.
The only problem was the number of skills.
‘Considering the combination of skill synthesis, it would be nice if there were more similar skills.’
The acquired skills were few and it didn’t seem like a pretty good combination when synthesizing.
That’s why I want to acquire similar skills, but
they all refuse to duel.
“Hmm…”
It was the moment I really wanted to leave the arena.
‘Is this…?’
It was as if a bolt of lightning flashed in my head, and an amazing idea came into my mind.
‘If I had to reveal my name and financial rankings anyway, I wouldn’t bother applying individually.’
People like Katherine Bennett and Yuji Oowaki were themselves challenged to duels.
In other words, you can apply for a duel after placing the penalty reward in advance
.
Immediately, I manipulated the screen in front of me and put my name on the ‘duel’.
And…
『Emergency Index』
『Grade: C-』
『Rational judgment is possible in any situation. Status abnormalities such as anger and confusion are halved during combat and combat immersion increases.
』 I raised the ‘authority’ that I hadn’t raised.
Of course, from now on, my name and settlement ranking will be revealed everywhere…
「Victory Reward – Authority ‘C-‘」
People will be more interested in this ‘Victory Reward’ than that.
And the effect of this power fishing, which can be called a kind of fishing technique…
「Challenger ‘Mochiyama Yachiha’ challenges a duel.]
「Challenger ‘Carol Vega’ challenges a duel…]
「Challenger ‘Lee Jin-cheol’ is in a duel…」
“It’s great.”
It was better than I thought.
