<Chapter 68: The God of Martial Arts Regresses to Level 2>
Suddenly, a linked quest at this point.
Seong Jihan recalled the linked quest he received when he was a Bronze Rigger.
[Stop the advance of the Flash Golem created by the Apostle of Destruction, 'Black Hand.' You can narrow the power gap using the Blessing of Crystal!]
'This linked quest... Itās a continuation of the one I completed during the defense.'
It was the quest where he had cleared the Flash Golem that appeared in the Defense Map, the Tower of Ten, with the Taesan Yopjeong technique.
Seong Jihan examined the content of the linked quest.
[Linked Quest - Apostle's Trace (1)]
- In a certain place in the Valley of the End, there is a being that does not belong to either light or darkness, hidden away.
- You must lure it out of hiding.
- Inflict damage on the Archangel's Sword at the Angel camp and the Reaper's Sickle at the Demon camp to obtain fragments of the divine artifacts.
- Reward: 20,000 achievement points
- Note: Fragments of the divine artifacts can only be obtained when you are in the opposing camp.
* Upon completion, the quest will continue to Apostle's Trace (2).
The Archangel's Sword and the Reaper's Sickle.
These two were symbols planted in front of the enemy's main building, the ultimate goal of the Valley map.
However, these symbols had the property of reflecting any attack directly, so players usually avoided attacking the main building from the direction of the symbols.
I donāt know what the connection is between these two and revealing the Apostleās existence...
'Obtaining fragments of the divine artifacts wonāt be easy.' Even though Seong Jihan was much stronger than the average Silvers, hitting the divine artifacts was a different matter.
'From the note, it seems I canāt touch my own campās divine artifact.'
Currently, he was in the Demon camp, so it was impossible to hit the Reaper's Sickle.
'I need to gather full buffs first.'
In the Valley map, there was a limit to the buffs.
There was a 20% overall stat boost given by the God, and the stat enhancement buff from killing jungle monsters could stack up to 200%.
'There was also a 25% stat boost for every 5 kills.'
Since it took time for jungle monsters to respawn, the easiest way to get buffs now was to rack up kills.
Seong Jihan immediately transformed into lightning and dashed to the mid lane.
* * *
"Ice Field!"
"Arrow Rain!"
In the mid lane, a mage and an archer player were engaged in a fierce soul battle.
'This guy, he really hits hard!'
'Indeed, his control is no joke!'
Amid the intense battle between the minions, the two players were firing off their skills and spells at each other.
Their duel was not a reckless exchange of attacks, but a calculated battle.
While calculating the damage and range of the opponent's skills, they were also timing their next moves in real-time, engaging in an invisible battle of wits.
Swoosh!
"Impossible!"
By a hair's breadth.
Boom!
"Where are you going?!"
Again, he narrowly avoided the skill by a hair's breadth.
The two had been long-time rivals, facing each other countless times in the Silver League.
And since the senior players who reached level 50 were preparing for their promotion matches, the mid laners of Gangnam 1 Silver were the strongest.
They recognized each other's skills.
They believed this rivalry would continue even after moving to the Gold League.
The intense battle that didnāt easily end continued for a while.
When the minions were depleted, and they were carefully observing each otherās movements, it happened.
"Excuse me."
From the northern stream.
Suddenly.
Seong Jihan, wielding the Phoenix Blade, appeared.
Both players showed signs of surprise on their faces.
Why are you here?
"Iām taking a kill."
"Eh...?"
Thud!
Seong Jihanās figure disappeared in an instant, and he instantly pierced the head of the Angel campās archer player.
"......?!"
"Iāll take the bounty too."
Seong Jihanās Phoenix Blade targeted the minions.
Unnamed Divine Art
Three Talents Supreme Art
Sweeping Thousand Armies
With one swing, ten newly respawned Angel minions were sent back to heaven.
The mid lane was quickly pacified.
"Wh... What...?"
The leader of the Rationality Guild looked at Seong Jihan with a bewildered expression.
Facing each other in the mid lane, engaging in intense battles, admiring each otherās control, and thinking they would be the most annoying rivals until graduating from the Silver League...
Such an opponent was taken down in one hit.
'...Level 30, right?'
Seong Jihan was known to be incredibly strong, but...
Watching him on a stream and seeing him in person were definitely different...
'No! Is this even a game?!'
Despite everything, it felt like everything he had built up was crumbling.
The leader of the Rationality Guild felt a 'wall' for the first time in his life.
"Good luck."
Seong Jihan waved to the Rationality Guild leader and disappeared.
A few minutes later.
[Player Seong Jihan is wreaking havoc!]
[Player Seong Jihan is unstoppable!]
[Player Seong Jihan is blessed by the God!]
Messages appeared one after another as he achieved consecutive 4 and 5 kills.
He must have already arrived at the bot lane and swept through it.
"...Heās really on a roll."
It was a bit embarrassing to have a team of four helping a level 30, but...
It was only for a moment.
The leader of the Rationality Guild decided to accept the victory now in front of him.
Wishing desperately not to meet him as an enemy in the next game.
* * *
40 minutes into the game.
The Angel camp was already pushed back to just in front of their main base.
All the towers in the top, mid, and bot lanes were destroyed, and the game was heading towards its end.
The Valley of the End, a map where the average game time was over 3 hours, was already coming to an end due to a single player.
- Silver is too easy?
- Haha, with full buffs, heās flying solo lol
- The other team doesnāt even come out of the well -_-;
The viewers couldnāt hide their frustration.
No one expected him to dominate the game like this from the first match.
Thereās such a level difference!
And itās his first time on the Valley map, right?
Despite this, Seong Jihan was rampaging and destroying all the lanes.
When he reached 20 kills, the opposing players gave up and sent messages to surrender.
[Damn... This game is shit]
[Weāre not playing anymore, so please push quickly T_T]
[Mr. Seong Jihan, please be on our team next time T_T]
[Why are the summons so strong? This game is fucking ridiculous]
The extreme praise from the opposing players who gave up continued.
The viewers fully empathized with them.
- The best praise: "This game is shit" lol
- I wouldnāt want to play either. Losing to summons two at a time;
- Seriously, the summons are too strong lol - Dark Elfās eyes are getting bigger, so cool... Hee~
- Her eyes are so dark, like a ghost ć·ć·
- But sheās pretty, so itās a pass!
- I still go to the Warrior channel to watch Dark Elf lol
At the Angel campās main base.
The barracks for producing troops in the top, mid, and bot lanes were destroyed, and only two defense towers in front of the main temple remained.
Seong Jihan met Ariel, who had been left in the top lane, in front of the main temple.
The small Dark Elf had grown significantly, reaching up to Seong Jihanās shoulder.
Her appearance was not much different from when he saw her in the survival map.
"Youāre here. Lower race."
"The summoning took quite a while."
"Your stats have increased a lot, so the duration has greatly increased."
Sword Shadow stat.
It started at 5 like other stats, but with the effects of two titles, it became +8, and with the gift 'Shadow of the Moon,' it is now 20.
With the in-game buff stacking, it is now 60.
"When your Sword Shadow stat increases, it becomes this useful. So, keep it up."
"Sorry, but there are other more useful abilities."
"What ability is so good?"
"Want to feel it?"
Seong Jihan extended his left hand to Ariel, and she nodded slightly.
Then, the Dark Elfās body spread out in a dark aura and was reabsorbed into Seong Jihanās left arm.
Ariel transformed from her summon form into the Shadow Sword Eclipse.
'Itās definitely more comfortable to handle now.'
Thanks to the increased stats, Eclipse was now more stable.
"For now."
Thud. Thud.
Seong Jihan passed through the chaos in front of him to destroy the templeās towers.
His first target was behind the main temple.
The well where the five Angel camp players, who had given up, were sitting idly.
"Eh?"
"What? What are you doing here?"
"This isnāt the place to destroy."
"If you come any closer, lightning will strike and kill you! Please end the game quickly..."
The idle enemy players warned Seong Jihan not to come closer.
"Iām here to get a pentakill."
Seong Jihan smiled and extended his hand.
"Wh... What?"
"My body...!"
Then, the five players were pulled towards Seong Jihan as if drawn by gravity.
The force was strong enough to pull enemies from the well blessed by the Archangel.
Thanks to the immensely strengthened Force from the blessing.
[The Archangel is enraged by the misconduct at the Angelās resting place!]
[The Archangel sends a bolt of judgment!]
Rumble!
The Archangel, enraged by the actions at the resting place, sent a bolt of lightning.
But.
Swish. Swish.
The lightning only hit Seong Jihanās afterimage.
Seong Jihan easily dodged the divine judgment with a light step.
The Archangelās eyes narrowed.
Sizzle!
[The Archangel strengthens the blessing of the resting place!]
A large white barrier surrounded the well.
Originally, the protection was almost invisible, but it became clearly visible with the strengthened blessing.
Seong Jihan, undeterred, began to channel his inner energy into Eclipse.
Unnamed Divine Art
Three Talents Supreme Art
Sweeping Thousand Armies
The Force opened a space, and the sword energy cut through it.
Sssss!
A black line was drawn on the white barrier.
The barrier, strengthened by the Archangelās blessing, resisted the attack, but...
Thud. Thud.
The flags and decorations beside the well were split in half and fell.
[...You are strong.]
Ariel, feeling Seong Jihanās sword energy inside Eclipse, said.
[This is your full power strike.]
[Even though you didnāt break the Archangelās blessing, leaving a mark is impressive. I commend you.]
"Full power? This is just the basics."
[...?]
Seeing Seong Jihan use Three Talents Supreme Art continuously, Ariel, who thought it was a fatal blow, was shocked.