Returner of the Colosseum

Episode 35 . stabilization(2)

After the Blood Knight 195 game, I was able to free myself from the education of newcomers.

I had nothing more to teach.

Now was the time for them to wield their own weapons and gain enlightenment by rolling their bodies.

“Aren’t you going to teach us in the future?”

“yes. I have learned everything that can be learned from me.”

“Are we still weak enough that we can’t even compare ourselves to you?”

“Everything I have done so far has been training to create a big frame. Now that the big frame has been made, it is up to you to fill it in.”

At my words, the gang of four put on a very puzzled expression.

It seemed that he did not know that I would finish my education overnight.

Joo Chang-beom stepped forward.

“I know what you mean. Can I ask if there’s anything I’m stuck on?”

“of course. And if a match is caught, I will stand aside and help. So, rather than the end at all, it can be seen as a relationship where we help each other and receive help as needed. And we will continue to fight against each other anyway.”

Dalian was absolutely essential.

That way, you can check what parts are lacking in yourself and make up for it.

I also learned a lot because I was able to train new weapons and have real-life experience against newcomers.

“And for the foreseeable future, you will be very busy. There will be new recruits coming in.”

On the day the newcomers returned safely from the Blood Knight 195 game, they said to Aserian.

I think I can accept new recruits now.

So maybe today or tomorrow there will be a lot of new recruits coming in.

“A newcomer is coming? Then we can get out of the maknae now!”

Joo Chang-beom smiled brightly and liked it.

“So, just as I taught you, you will teach the newcomers.”

“Oh oh!”

“You have to be pretty.”

The other four rooms seemed very excited about the arrival of a new member.

well.

It’s not necessarily a good thing.

“I will tell you in advance. It will never be easy. managing someone. You’ll be more stressed than usual, and you’ll be under pressure to teach properly. Comparing newcomers who have taught each other, there may be a sense of competition that is more than necessary. However, this one thing is clear. You will learn a lot in the process.”

I lowered my voice and said.

Then, the mood in the room of four, which was very excited, calmed down.

I felt my sincerity.

“I really did my best for you. Because you and I are the cornerstone of the team’s fighting spirit here. And the cornerstone was quite the foundation. The new recruits coming in from now on will be pillars built on the cornerstone in the future. So, everyone, please do your best. Just like I taught you.”

“All right.”

“Yes, brother!”

“I will do my best!”

The gang of four answered with determined expressions.

Seeing that, I was able to nod my head in satisfaction.

Incidents will happen more often in the future.

What was clear was that the farm was going to be much more vibrant and bigger than before.

A new family has arrived at the farm.

A total of 19 people.

16 were new players, and 3 were employees.

As the number of players increased, the number of users was also essential.

Lee Se-yeon alone won’t be able to handle 21 people.

“Come on, everyone! Keep going! Stretching is so important! This isn’t just about warming up. It’s training that you absolutely must do if you want to be strong, training! Stay focused!”

A gym that is much bigger than before.

The four groups started stretching from their respective seats.

I started training while looking at it.

“Sup, whoa. Sup, whoa.”

As I was training with cursed items, the weight of the barbell I was holding was only 320 kg.

Nevertheless, the new recruits were peeping at me with longing eyes.

‘What the hell did you explain.’

Those eyes deepened even more in the ensuing sparring.

Afterwards, to demonstrate how the sparring training was conducted, me and the gang of four engaged in sparring 4 to 1.

Swoop-

I swung my whip while avoiding Luciano’s flying spear.

Empty!

The round weight at the end of the whip hit the spearman’s shield, creating a harsh metal sound.

‘Whoa. It’s not easy.’

The strategy currently used by the Gang of Four was the formation they had captured while hunting the ant masters.

In front, Chang-beom blocked my attack, and Zig penetrated the gap, and Luciano and Jace wielded their great swords and spears from behind.

My weapon today is a meteor.

It was a weapon characterized by tremendous speed, unpredictable attack direction, and long reach.

When I tried it myself, there were many advantages.

‘The problem is that it’s very difficult to raise the proficiency.’

I’ve been using it for over a month already, dealing with newcomers, but I still haven’t gotten out of the intermediate level.

Even if you have a super sense.

‘I have to get rid of the advocate first.’

The main problem was Chang-beom Zhou, who held out his shield in front of me to block my attacks.

It wouldn’t be easy to predict, but it was blocking my attacks almost perfectly.

On the other hand, the other three have yet to get used to the trajectory of the meteor.

If you can only take down Chang-beom Chang, it won’t be too difficult to take down the other three.

‘Let’s attack the lower body.’

I shot the meteor pendulum, which was spinning high above my head, at Chang-beom Chang’s face.

Then, a shield that sounds like it’s been waiting.

‘now!’

I slightly pulled the tip of the flying whip and turned the trajectory of the meteor.

Then, the meteor pendulum twisted like a snake and fell, striking Chang-beom Chang’s ankle.

“Keep!”

Joo Chang-beom collapses without losing his center of gravity.

I didn’t miss the opportunity and swung the meteor like a storm.

Empty! Empty! Empty! Empty! Empty!

When the shield disappeared, the meteor plummeted like a fish out of water and pounded the remaining triumvirate.

In the end, Zig, Luciano, and Jace had to roll on the floor with Chang-beom Chang without even attempting a decent attack on me.

‘Whoa.’

It was felt that their level was rapidly rising.

They weren’t even opponents at first, but they’ve been having a hard time lately.

Of course, under the premise that you are wearing a cursed item.

“Cheuk, heuk. Go, you worked hard, brother.”

“Thank you for Dalian today.”

The four quarters fell and bleed, but bowed their heads to me.

I left the arena with a light nod.

-saw? He just overwhelms the four of them by himself. Zig didn’t just tell you to be careful.

―They even said that the meteor pendulum is a weapon that is being practiced. It’s been less than a month since I practiced.

– Oh, I heard that too. They say that if they hold a spear, they won’t be able to block a single attack.

-Anyway, let’s be careful. They say that if you touch the plant by mistake, they will laugh and cut off your limbs.

I could hear the new recruits whispering behind me.

But at the end of the conversation, I couldn’t help but burst into laughter without knowing it.

‘Crazy guys. What the hell are you talking about me?’

After leaving the training ground, I headed for Aserian’s office.

“Welcome, Ahn Woo-jin. I was waiting for you.”

“yes. Forgive me for being late.”

A state in which Aserian’s call arrived during the sparring.

That’s why I tried to finish the match more urgently than usual.

As I sat down, Aserian held out a piece of paper.

There, in large letters, it was written on the first line:

―Blood Knight 200 co-main event ‘Ren’ participation proposal

‘My nominated offer.’

I exhaled lightly and put the paper on the table.

You’re finally here.

Two months have passed since Blood Knight 187.

I didn’t show it, but I’ve been waiting for the game unknowingly.

Calmly calming my fluttering heart, I read the paper at once.

First of all, the most important part was not the promotion shot match.

and······.

“The number of participants… 5,000?”

For a moment I couldn’t believe my eyes.

Even if only 1,000 people participate, it is classified as a large game, but 5,000 people participate?

“Are you surprised? The moment I saw it, I doubted if they had written the numbers wrong. But it’s the first time I’ve seen Ahn Woo-jin’s surprised expression. Whoops.”

“Then are these 5,000 real? It’s not even PvM, it’s individual PvP?”

“yes. I heard that a super-large event will be held in the lower leagues soon. Well, the game maker is determined to somehow increase the number of spectators in the lower leagues. Because of that, they say they planned a super-large game to attract attention.”

It was only after hearing Aserian’s words that I knew how things were going.

‘I waited a really long time.’

A game played by all players belonging to a lower league.

It meant that the interstellar battle was about to begin.

The Seong-Gye Competition was a game in which each Seong-Gye gathered together to compete against each other, regardless of the team they belonged to.

And it was also the reason why I struggled to get up to the higher leagues late.

‘I must obtain the star system privilege in the star system battle.’

Ironically, the Seonggye match is held only in the lower leagues.

The reason was very simple.

‘Because there are no people from Earth if they go up to a higher league.’

It was also the reason why people from Earth were ignored.

A star system without a name.

The weakest system among the twelve systems.

That was the evaluation of Earth.

Of course, the second round will be different.

“Are you worried because it is a very large game? Can I give you some time?”

“hour······? ah.”

As I gazed at the paper and lost my thoughts, Aserian seemed to be mistaken.

I put down the paper and looked at Aserian.

“I will play this match.”

After Blood Knight 179, I have achieved rapid growth.

There was nothing to be afraid of because there were 5,000 participants.

“all right. There are four weeks left, so I will do my best in the meantime.”

“I will prepare thoroughly. then.”

I bowed lightly to Aserian and left the office.

It was time to head back to the training ground.

“brother!”

Joo Chang-beom was calling me from the training ground and was running fast.

In an instant, I felt a surge of anxiety.

Because I had never seen Changbeom Joo look so desperate in a farm.

‘Has anything happened between the new recruits?’

“Is there a problem?”

“A mask came up on the brokerage exchange. My brother asked me to tell you if there were any fragments of the mask coming up before.”

However, Changbeom Joo’s story completely exceeded my expectations.

‘mask!’

I hurriedly opened a brokerage exchange.

Where are you?

Couldn’t it have been sold in the meantime?

Of course, just because it’s a fragment of a mask, it’s not necessarily an item that can be synthesized into a Vladimir mask.

However, as the fragment of the mask itself was an item that was difficult to see in the first place, there was a sufficient possibility.

As I quickly went down the brokerage exchange, I saw fragments of the mask that Chang-beom Chang had talked about.

[＜Consumable Item: Mask Fragment (Red)＞]

[A fragment from which a part of a mask fell off. I don’t know what kind of mask it is. Wearing it for a long time, it contains some of the owner’s abilities.]

[This is an item that can be synthesized if you have the original mask.]

[Rating: Unknown]

[Price: 5,000 G]

‘Exactly what I was looking for!’

As soon as I saw the shard’s information, I immediately clicked the purchase tab.

[You purchased ＜Consumable Item: Mask Fragment (Red)＞ for 5,000 G.]

A red mask appeared on the palm of my hand.

The moment I saw it, I burst into laughter without knowing it.

I never thought I’d get a fragment of a mask from an intermediary exchange.

Even the price was only 5,000 gold. It seemed that he thought it was just a japtem.

“Is this what you were looking for?”

“Ah, yes. thank you for letting me know. It is exactly what I was looking for.”

Come to think of it, I couldn’t even say thank you to Chang-beom Joo for buying a mask.

When I thanked Chang-beom Chang, he scratched the back of his head.

It was an expression of embarrassment.

“No, brother. How much did my brother do for me? But are you putting that mask piece on your brother’s mask? It seems like patterns are being added to the mask one by one.”

“Yes, that’s right. Would you like to see it?”

“Oh, can I?”

“There is nothing that can’t be done.”

I brought a fragment of the red mask to Vladimir’s mask.

Tring!

[Do you want to combine ＜Mask: Vladimir’s Mask＞ and ＜Consumable Item: Mask Fragment (Red)＞?]

[Once synthesized, it cannot be undone.]

[Yes / No]

Tring!

[Successfully synthesized ＜Mask: Vladimir’s Mask＞ and ＜Consumable Item: Mask Fragment (Red)＞!]

[Obtain ＜Mask: Vladimir’s Game＞!]

[＜Mask: Vladimir’s Game＞]

[This is the mask worn by the senior demon, Vladimir. Wearing it for a long time, it contains some of the owner’s abilities.]

[You can use the ＜Recovery of Blood＞ ability when equipped.]

[When equipped, ＜Evil Eyes＞ ability can be used.]

[When equipped, you can use the ＜Blood Reinforcement＞ ability.]

[＜Recovery of blood＞ – HP is restored by 1% each time a creature is killed.]

[＜Evil Eyes＞ ― Partial glimpse of the target’s status window. You can spot someone’s lies. You can see it as brightly as daytime even at night.]

[＜Blood Reinforcement＞ ― Every time you kill a creature, all stats temporarily increase by 1%. If you don’t kill other creatures within 3 minutes, the stat increase is reset, and it rises up to 30%.]

[Rating: Legend]

Along with the notification window, the fragments in his hand were absorbed into the Vladimir mask.

However, the moment I saw the status window, I was surprised without even realizing it.

‘crazy.’

1% for every kill, up to 30%?

While looking at the item information, I unknowingly opened my mouth.

Is this a completely unbalanced item?

How many times did a bastard named Vladimir get raided in his life to have such monstrous abilities?

Rating went from rare to legendary straight away.

It skipped the nobility.

“under. hahahaha······.”

Laughter broke out without my knowledge.