Returner of the Colosseum

Episode 45 . Supernova (1)

An amphitheater with a diameter of 400 meters.

The stadium, visible through the pale moonlight, looked like it had moved from a small city.

[The full moon has risen.]

[＜Robe: Echo of the Moon＞ borrows the power of the moon and increases all stats by 5%.]

Ruined buildings of various floors were lined up on both sides of the main road in the middle, but since they were all empty, a dreary atmosphere flowed.

The smell of old lime stung my nose.

‘That guy is my 1st round opponent.’

On the other side of the street where I was standing, there was a player standing there.

Tring!

[The 1st round of 6 matches begins.]

[Ren vs Ha Okjeong]

[The match starts in 3 seconds.]

The first opponent was a middle-aged man holding a faded sword.

He was wearing a gray uniform, and above his head was the word [Woorim] floating around.

[The match starts in 2 seconds.]

‘Achievement privilege applied. Breath of thunder.’

Before the match started, I turned on the perks and skills.

There was no need to worry about the consumption of stamina because the state would be reset after each round anyway.

In addition, the moon’s echo raised all stats by 5% due to the full moon.

[The match starts in 1 second.]

As I was preparing for the star system battle, I was using items that only increased my strength and agility, so my strength and agility were both over 70.

In a word, I can show my best ability.

‘The first game is the most important.’

It was clear that most of the gods were devaluing the player Ren, just because I was from Earth.

By now, the comment section would be talking nonsense, such as saying that it was luck that killed Arwen, or that it was full of bubbles.

‘I have to make everyone shut their mouths in this match.’

[Start the match!]

As soon as the call to start the match came up, the white curtain in front of me disappeared.

I immediately closed the distance and used the Devil’s Eye.

Tring!

[Check the opponent’s abilities.]

[Name: Ha Okjeong]

[Disposition: Moderate]

[Muscle: 66(+?)] [Agility: 64(+?)] [Stamina: 64(+?)]

[Spirit: 52(+?)] [Intelligence: 13(+?)] [Magic Power: 59(+?)]

[Awakening Ability: ＜Advanced Swordsmanship＞ ＜Advanced Life Skills＞ ＜Intermediate Mana Management＞ ＜Intermediate Bakjutsu＞ ＜Intermediate Daggers＞ ＜Lesser Healing＞]

After confirming the other person’s abilities, I raised my eyes.

It was because his stats were higher than expected from the first opponent.

If I had to put it that way, he was on the same level as the Kayle I met in the Red Flag Battle.

But after looking at my status window, I smiled and approached him.

‘doesn’t care.’

After all, my stats are higher thanks to the specials, skills, and temps.

The other person checked my system and tilted their head.

“I didn’t know that the person who is said to be shaking the lower leagues these days was from Earth. My name is Ha Ok-jeong, a romantic.”

Ha Ok-jung held out a fist to me and wrapped it with one hand, a so-called throw.

“…”

I didn’t bother to accept his greeting.

I’m going to kill him anyway, so why should I say hello?

I just approached him holding the spear.

“hahahaha, as I’ve heard, you’re a taciturn person. Well, it’s useless to say your full name in a place like this. Then, I hope to teach you.”

Ha Ok-jeong drew her sword.

‘Let’s destroy it at once.’

With that as a signal, I also rushed at Ha Ok-jeong.

visor!

Kwajik- Kwajik-

The mana-filled spear collided with Ha Ok-jeong’s sword, sending out electricity in all directions.

“ぅ!”

Ha Ok-jeong, who was electrocuted by the electric current, instantly flinched and fell into a state of rigidity.

In just one clash, the guy was greatly pushed away.

‘Strength of a different class.’

I was thinking of showing it to everyone.

“This… this is what it is…”

Ha Ok-jung’s expression went bad.

My power transmitted through the sword was so strong that I couldn’t swing the sword properly because my arms went numb.

No, even holding the sword seemed difficult.

Confused and in a hurry to step backwards.

‘Let’s finish it.’

I grabbed the tip of the spear handle and swung it wide.

visor! Kwajik! Kwajijik!

Then Ha Ok-jeong’s sword, which was trying to block my window, bounced off to one side.

“Me, crazy!”

As long as he lost his sword, the fight ended there.

I stabbed the spear into the chest of Ha Ok-jeong, who had lost her sword and opened her mouth in a daze.

Pook-

Tring!

[You have killed the player ‘Okjeong Ha’.]

[Your HP is recovered by 1% with ＜Recovery of Blood＞ ability.]

[All stats increase by 1% with ＜Blood Reinforcement＞ ability. (1/30)]

[The boost is reset if you don’t kill another creature within 3 minutes.]

He killed Okjeong Ha, who had a fairly high stat, in one shot.

It took only 3 seconds to defeat a strong man like Cale because he fought with his mind.

‘With this, since I’m from Earth, all the bubbles will be shutting up.’

From the beginning, it was an opponent that could not be compared with their skills.

As long as I am armed with good skills and items, there will be only a few people in the lower leagues who can withstand my attacks.

[Round 1 of 6 matches has ended.]

[‘Ren’ wins!]

[After a while, Round 2 will begin. Please prepare.]

At the same time as the victory message window, white light gathered and absorbed me.

Let’s entrust ourselves to the light and instantly hook! With that feeling, my body was transported to another space.

And a circular arena the same size as the first round that appears.

Even the appearance of the building inside was the same.

[Recovers all statuses to 100%.]

[The 2nd round of 6 matches begins.]

[Ren vs Go Joo-seong]

[The match starts in 3 seconds.]

‘I’m going to fight like crazy.’

The notification window started counting down without giving me a moment to catch my breath.

Well, I understand.

A tournament match with a whopping 6,304 players.

The game should be played in a hurry so that the audience will not be bored.

[The match starts in 2 seconds.]

My opponent in round 2 is an archer who seems to be from Jolbon.

He was pulling an arrow from his quiver while holding a short bow.

‘This match is good.’

[The match starts in 1 second.]

Seeing all sorts of abandoned buildings scattered around the maze-like alleys, it was perfect for hiding.

Currently, that archer named Go Ju-seong must have a headache.

If I am hiding between the abandoned buildings and suddenly ambushed, there will be no way to increase the distance.

[Start the match!]

At the same time as the opening call, I hid between the buildings.

Wedge love!

At the same time, an arrow passed me by.

It was so small that it was barely noticeable.

‘It wouldn’t have been easy if it had been a normal survival match rather than a one-on-one match like this.’

It would have been tricky to notice if he secretly hid and sniped at him with the meat of an animal without anyone noticing.

But not as much here.

Hiding in the alleys around the main road, I immediately used the Cloak of Silence skill.

Tring!

[You used ＜Skill: Silence Cloak＞.]

[Consumes 1 point of magic stat every 10 seconds.]

Then, he moved in the direction of Gojuseong.

Sarak- Sarak-

I heard the sound of footsteps as I closed some distance from the guy’s starting point.

A slight echo came from the sound of footsteps, probably hiding in an abandoned building.

I could hear footsteps, but I couldn’t feel anything in the magic field, so it seemed that there was a fair distance.

‘Even so, it’s only a matter of time before I find it.’

I started going back and forth between the alleys, looking for a space where he could hide.

Then, his movement from the 1 o’clock direction was captured by the magic field.

The location is a room in a three-story building surrounded by two-story buildings, with only one person sticking out.

‘It’s a pretty tricky place.’

It will be easy to find me because it is the tallest building around, and even if I find him first, I can escape through the rooftop of a nearby two-story building.

As an archer, it was a position that gave me an edge.

But there was something he hadn’t thought of.

‘I don’t know if I have stealth skills.’

As proof of that, he didn’t find me until I reached the entrance of the building where Gojuseong was located.

When I arrived at the third floor where it was hiding, Go Joo-seong was still busy looking for me with only his head sticking out.

‘The game is over.’

I ran straight toward Goju Castle.

“Uh, when!”

When the stealth was released due to the attack judgment, Go Joo-seong, who finally read my presence, evaded my window and flew to the roof of a two-story building right next to it.

While floating in the air while spinning around, Go Joo-seong hung an arrow on a string and aimed it at me.

‘Do you think I’ll miss it?’

I immediately poured mana into my spear and threw it at him.

Phew!

At the same time, his arrow flew towards my forehead.

Wedge love!

I turned my head and lightly dodged his arrow, and he.

hooked! dump-

While floating in the air, he landed on the roof of a two-story building with a spear stuck in his chest.

Tring!

[You have killed player ‘Gojuseong’.]

Suddenly, the smell of burning meat stung my nostrils.

The power of the thunderbolt penetrated the boy’s chest and burned his skin.

I jumped onto the roof of the two-story building where he fell.

Then, pushing the corpse with his foot, he pulled out a spear stuck like a skewer.

[The 2nd round of 6 matches has ended.]

[‘Ren’ wins!]

[After a while, Round 3 will begin. Please prepare.]

A message window appears at the same time.

A white light began to surround me again.

‘The overall level is definitely high enough to apply for a one-on-one match.’

But I didn’t care.

Because I will be stronger than them anyway.

[The 8th round of 6 matches begins.]

[Ren vs. Brooks]

Even after that, I had to deal with numerous players such as the Nanin tribe, the Vikings, the Elves, and the Moorim people.

But there was no one who could stand in my way.

At best, it was at the level of blocking my window a few times.

After 7 rounds, the number of participants decreased to less than 100.

‘The level is definitely different from the top 100.’

[Dance of scorching flames!]

Magic rained down on me from all directions.

Several goblin fires that I could not block with the spear hit my body.

Hwareuk!

But the damage I suffered wasn’t that great.

The moon’s echo is slightly scorched by the demon’s fire.

[Magic offset rate: 50%]

‘Wow, is this really good?’

It was a skill that reduced damage by as much as half, but in fact, I was dubious about its usefulness.

Regardless of whether the damage was reduced or not, I thought it would be the same if I hit a direct hit with magic anyway.

But there was something I overlooked.

Not magic offset, but magic offset.

It was only one letter difference, but the meaning contained in it was clearly different.

‘It wasn’t simply that the damage was reduced, it was that the magic power that interfered with me was reduced by half.’

In a word, when magic comes flying, if I put magic into my spear and swing it, I can block it with half the power.

It wasn’t until I experienced it myself that I knew how great this skill was.

I wasn’t the only one surprised by the magic offset skill.

“f*ck! Why doesn’t magic work!”

Brooks, my opponent in the 8th round, swung his sword and made a fuss.

He was a combat mage who handled magic and sword at the same time.

And his swordsmanship skills were excellent enough to rank in the top 100 in one-on-one matches.

But no matter how well a sword is handled, a wizard is a wizard.

In the end, the sword is only an assistant, and the main attack is magic.

【A gentle water curtain!】

As I approached unharmed despite being hit by magic, Brooks hurriedly used defensive magic.

But I smiled and swung the spear.

squeak-

Then, the barrier that formed in front of Brooks was easily torn apart, tearing open Brooks’ chest.

“Sir, f*ck. This is a scam…”

50% mana offset.

I’m sorry Brooks, but that also applies to defensive magic.

Tring!

[Current number of survivors: 32]

[The 8th round of 6 matches has ended.]

[‘Ren’ wins!]

[In a moment, round 9 will begin. Please prepare.]

The number remaining is 32 people.

Obviously, there were 6,304 people when I first started, but I wondered how the number that fit the power of 2 came out.

Were there any guys who came up with a bye in the middle?

‘Well, that’s not important.’

If you win the next 5 times.

The district can win 6 games.

It was time to entrust my body to the light with such thoughts.

Whoop! The feeling of doing it was over and I arrived at the ring of the 9th round.

And after confirming the other person’s appearance, I raised my eyes.

Opposite me stood an opponent I hadn’t expected.

[Check the opponent’s abilities.]

[Name: Victor]

[Alignment: Good]

[Strength: 64(+?)] [Agility: 70(+?)] [Stamina: 65(+?)]

[Spirit: 72(+?)] [Intelligence: 18(+?)] [Magic Power: 71(+?)]

[Awakening abilities: ＜Advanced swordsmanship＞ ＜Advanced swordsmanship＞ ＜Superlative dagger skill＞ ＜Superlative mana management＞ ＜Superlative living＞ ＜Advanced horsemanship＞ ＜Advanced swordsmanship＞ ＜Advanced throwing＞ ＜Intermediate healing＞]

‘Victor!’

He was looking at me and smiling brightly.

‘I finally met you.’

I looked at Victor with a happy heart and smiled broadly.

Because he was the one I wanted to kill so much.

The humiliation suffered in the Battle of the Red Flag.

The opportunity to give back has arrived.

‘I’ll thoroughly trample it so that it doesn’t fold again.’