– Volume 12, Chapter 1
276. Colosseum (1)
“What?”
“Isn’t there a game similar to this one? It’s been too long, so I’m not very good at it.”
The people who saw the system window made a fuss. After reading the explanation, Kim Hwiyeon murmured.
“The final winner will be decided… The random player will be assigned… Luck will be important.”
Kim Hwi-yeon quickly finished her judgment.
I don’t know how many random people there are, but it’s probably not a small number. If not, more than a hundred.
And only the last surviving winner could receive the next quest.
The strongest person out of a hundred had a good chance of going up.
And strength is relative.
“Unless you’re extremely unlucky, you’ll be able to get quite a few points.”
Kim Hwi-yeon was strong. In particular, Korea
has gone deeper than other countries thanks to the help of Taesan. It is safe to say that there is almost no chance of losing 1:1 to a hard mode player from another country.
So, even in Alone mode like Taesan or Lee Taeyeon, she had a high chance of continuing to gain points unless she met a particularly strong opponent or lost while dealing with a large number of opponents.
“How many were there in total?”
“One… sixteen million? Is it about?”
“There are too many.”
“Most of them are in the US.”
The number of survivors in the United States was overwhelming. Perhaps, when they are assigned to a space, they will only meet mostly Americans.
“But the balance is broken. Is it like this?”
In the case of Izzy and Normal mode, it was impossible to perform the honor itself unless you were very unlucky. All they could do was survive as long as possible and earn even the smallest points.
Taesan replied.
“Does the guy who created this place care about that?”
“but. That’s right.”
Kim Hwi-yeon nodded and gave Tae-san a strange look.
“In the end, it must be Mr. Taesan who wins.”
It was a natural story. Taesan’s defense power was superior, and their attacks were not eaten at all.
Even if it was Amelia, it wouldn’t be different. It didn’t do any damage at all, but there was no chance of winning.
The moment Kim Hwi-yeon prayed to stop meeting Tae-san, a new system window appeared.
[Add special rules.]
[1. Stamina is fixed at 100 and defense at 0.]
[2. At the end of the quest, the total number of additional points is given to the country with the most players remaining.]
[3. Additional rewards are given to the last winner.]
[4. All physical strength recovery skills are sealed
.]
“What?”
Seeing the system window that appeared belatedly, Kim Hwi-yeon nodded.
“It’s okay if there are rules like this.”
If HP was 100 and Defense was 0, even Easy or Normal mode players had a chance.
It meant that we could
win if we joined forces or if the opponent was caught off guard, we could only land two or three attacks .
“But isn’t the second condition too favorable to the United States? I bet the guy who made this wouldn’t mind.”
Hwiyeon Kim grumbled. Instead of answering, Taesan narrowly opened her eyes.
‘This.’
Such special rules did not exist in my previous life.
The reason was simple. It was because the Colosseum was a place only for Amelia in the first place.
There was no reason to allow the possibility that she could be defeated. Therefore, there were no special rules, and Amelia won the victory alone with her overwhelming power.
But this time there were special rules. The reason could easily be predicted.
‘Looks like he wants to defeat me somehow.’
Taesan held a sneer.
The special rule was a rule in which the stronger one suffers losses. And, of course, Taesan suffered the most loss.
“What a petty god.”
If so, it couldn’t have ended just like this. I’ll do more manual work.
Ugh.
[The quest begins.]
[A random player is assigned to the space.]
“Uh-uh.”
People are buzzing. Light began to surround them.
“See you later.”
Taesan said briefly and closed his eyes.
Space leaped and when he opened his eyes, he was lying on a vast plain.
Looking around, it was quite large. At least in his eyes, he couldn’t see the end.
[It is a space created by God. It is said that it is a space that will collapse soon because there is no foundation, but thousands of such places were built in an instant. After all, God is God.]
The ghost exclaims a little. Taesan gathers demons and opens the passage. Feel the devil’s gaze and gather strength.
[You activated Lerazie’s Realm Detect.]
Magi spreads in all directions.
number of moving people. their strength. Terrain information.
All information comes to Taesan. Taesan closed her eyes and calmly organized the information.
And before long, the spreading detection reached the edge of space.
“It’s not that wide.”
A total of 100 players were assigned.
It was a size that could be finished in a matter of minutes if it was determined and moved. Taesan was thinking of dealing with the one closest to him first.
his feet moved. As I sprinted at high speed, it wasn’t long before I saw a man’s face in bewilderment. Taishan stood in front of him.
“What!”
The man who found the mountain was startled and backed away. Taesan looked at the man’s forearm.
red cloth. It was hard mode.
The man who was watching Mt. Tae asked cautiously
.
” Japanese?”
“korean.”
“ah. sorry. Asians look alike, so it’s hard to tell them apart.”
The man raised his hand and apologized. Distinct features. Blond hair and blue eyes.
Taesan opened his mouth.
“Are you American?”
“yes. My name is Guster. A proud American hardmode player.”
Guster said proudly. And soon, as if curious, he inspected Taesan carefully.
“It’s not like you’re speaking English just by looking at the movements of your mouth. It makes sense. It wasn’t just Kerr Unity.”
Guster smiled contentedly.
“I don’t need to bother studying. very good. What is your name?”
“Taesan.”
Guster’s eyes shone.
“Was it you that Amelia was talking about?”
“that’s right. Are you done checking?”
Taesan came closer. Guster’s expression changed. He grabbed his sword with a serious face and charged.
[Guster activated Add.]
[Guster activated Concentration.]
Taesan moved as he saw Guster rushing towards him at high speed.
Guster’s body collapsed like a puppet with a thread cut.
[4032 damage to Guster.]
[Guster became incapacitated.]
The collapsing Guster laughed
.
“That’s absurd.”
“Useful.”
The moment he encounters Taesan, he decides that he is an opponent he cannot defeat, and turns his attention to another story. After getting the information he wants from there, when he tries to start a battle, he instantly changes the atmosphere and tries to catch Tae-san off guard.
He was quick to judge and precise in his actions. He had the skills to survive in hard mode.
But that was all.
“Let’s finish quickly.”
Taesan kicked his feet. His appearance disappeared.
Guster thought he was strong.
It wasn’t particularly that he was megalomaniac or that he overestimated himself.
He was objectively a strong man. He had the highest level of power among many hard mode players in the Labyrinth.
As such, he had the confidence to overcome it when he first received the quest. Of course, I thought I could win three or four times, even if I couldn’t reach the end.
But that thought was shattered.
When he opened his eyes, he was back to where he was.
“O”
Guster scratched his head. A few minutes later a man was summoned with a blank face. He looked around and found Guster.
“what. Guster. Are you back already?”
“Sebeth.”
Sebes is an easy mode player. He was a man who was quite different from the hard mode Guster.
But the two were very close. The reason was simple. It was because the two had been friends before the labyrinth opened.
Guster asked Sebes.
“How are you?”
“Of course I lost. Even if there is no defense, how could it not work?”
Sebeth shrugged. Even if you don’t have defense, it’s meaningless if you can’t hit the attack.
In addition, Easy Mode’s attack power was so low that it was impossible to cut 100 HP at once, so there was virtually no chance of winning.
“Did you get over it? Also Guster. It is the pride of our village.”
“no.”
Guster shook his head. Embarrassment appeared on Sebes’ face.
“Did you lose?”
“…Sebeth. Taesan is a human. Do you know?”
“That Korean side of the free mode player? Of course you know.”
Sebes nodded.
“Amelia. She pretends not to, but still cares.”
Amelia was the best Alone mode player in America. Her monstrous
strength was witnessed by all who survived.
That’s why they all knew about the player she cared about, Taesan.
But they didn’t really care.
“Well, wouldn’t it be weaker than Amelia? I don’t think there’s anyone stronger than her.”
Amelia was literally a monster.
Crushing the sea with a single blow, the ground screams as you stomp your feet. Rather than human,
he had powers closer to natural disasters.
They couldn’t believe that another human could have that much power.
That’s why Koreans continued to praise Taesan in the community, but most of them were filtered out. I thought most of the story was overrated.
“…I thought so too.”
but.
Guster kept his mouth shut.
He was a particularly strong one even in hard mode.
That’s why he fought by Amelia’s side many times and sparred with her a few times. And every time I realized that there was a wall that I couldn’t overcome.
But this.
The power of Taesan he met.
Not to mention, he didn’t use any skills. Still, it was 4000.
Guster didn’t see the community often, but from time to time, he said that a man named Taesan had quite a lot of damage increase skills.
If so, how far will Taesan’s damage go?
After imagining it for a moment, Guster laughed. Just imagining it was absurd.
“Should I like this?”
Guster was puzzled. Having a strong human would help them survive, so it was definitely a good thing.
However, I couldn’t just like it because I didn’t know how Amelia would behave because of it. The Amelia he saw was a person obsessed with being the strongest.
“What are you talking about?”
“I’ll tell you when people get together.
It’s an important story. very much.”
“ah. that’s right.”
He said as if he had remembered Sebes.
“Oliver said that too.”
“Oliver Kahn? Could it be that Oliver was in your space?”
“huh. They told me to think I was just out of luck.”
“You’re really out of luck.”
Oliver was stronger than Guster. Except for Amelia, he had the power to be called the strongest in America
.
Sebez opened his mouth.
“Oliver said he thought of a good way for us to profit, so don’t be too heartbroken.”
[Quest completed]
[You have become the winner.]
[Settling…]
[You have gained 20 points.]
[Return to the winner’s place.]
Taishan has arrived in a wide open space.
20 points. It’s probably the maximum number of points you can get. Taesan, who saw the system window, was deeply moved.
He had also entered the Colosseum in his previous life. And he was defeated in the first battle.
It wasn’t until
he passed the 60th floor in Easy Mode that he acquired a full-fledged skill .
At that time, he was strong for an easy mode, but he was an easy mode after all. No matter how much I ran, I couldn’t win against normal or hard.
Taesan looked around. He was the first to overcome, so there was no one around.
As time passed, those who seemed to be victors soon showed up one by one.
“phew. It’s difficult.”
Kim Hwi-yeon appeared, wiping away sweat. Somehow, the defense disappeared and the stamina was fixed at 100, so
I couldn’t be vigilant. You last played against an American hardmode player and won.
It wasn’t just her who won.
Kim Hwi-yeon, Keum Joong-geun, and Kang Jun-hyeok, who are considered to be of high quality in Korea, began to appear one by one, and soon a system window appeared.
[All winners determined. Move on to the next battlefield in one hour.]
One hour. There was free time. During that time, Kim Hwi-yeon gathered people and tried to organize the information.
“There were a total of 3900 hard mode players in Korea, right?”
How many of them survived?
Figure out the number of survivors. After checking, Kim Hwi-yeon muttered with a surprised face.
“3343 people? How did so many survive?”
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